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Oil and grease are often referred to as “hydrocarbons,” or petroleum-based substances. Hydrocarbons travel attached to sediment and are frequently found in storm water and accumulate in bottom sediments. Little is known about the direct impacts of hydrocarbons on waterways, however, bioaccumulation and toxicity in aquatic organisms is a large concern. “Hotspots” for high concentrations of hydrocarbons are gas stations, convenience stores, commuter and residential parking areas and streets (CWP, March 2003). Table 5-10 Oil and Grease: Sources and Causes Sources Automobiles Dumping from Food Preparation Facilities Dumpsters Maintenance/Storage Yards Junk Yard Gas Stations Cause Poor Maintenance Lack of Convenient Disposal Facilities Inadequate Disposal Facilities Poor Maintenance Lack of Convenient Disposal Facilities Poor Design Poor Construction Poor Maintenance Poor Maintenance Poor Construction Lack of Oil/Grease Separator Lack of Buffer Poor Maintenance Lack of Oil/Grease Separator Lack of Buffer Poor Maintenance Poor Design Poor Construction Lack of Oil/Grease Separator Source: Rouge Valley Council of Governments, 2005 According to the EPA, as much as 100 pounds of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is generated per home/garage annually. HHW includes paints, solvents, used motor oil, excess pesticides and cleaning products. Although the exact fraction of HHW that is illegally dumped into the storm drain is unknown, it is apparent that during most outdoor rinsing of pesticide applicators and outdoor painting cleanup the waste enters the storm drain system creating potential toxins to aquatic life (CWP, March 2003). Sources Paint Batteries Solvents Medicines/Antibiotics Table 5-11 HHW: Sources and Causes Cause Lack of Convenient Disposal Facilities Lack of Convenient Disposal Facilities Lack of Convenient Disposal Facilities Lack of Convenient Disposal Facilities Not Removed By POTW Source: King County Government, 2005 Heavy Metals, specifically zinc, copper, lead, cadmium, and chromium, have been consistently found in urban storm water at levels of concern. EPA studies found that 75% of the time, concentrations of lead, zinc and copper 5-20 Looking Glass River Watershed April 2007
exceed chronic toxicity limits in storm water samples. These metals result from the use of motor vehicles, metals and paint weathering, burning and atmospheric deposition of fossil fuels and have the potential, from bioaccumulation, to be highly toxic to aquatic organisms (CWP, March 2003). Table 5-12 Heavy Metals: Sources and Causes Sources Automobiles Metal Roofs Soil Leachate Maintenance/Storage Yards Junk Yard Dumping Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) Atmospheric Deposition Medical Establishments Cause Normal Result of Usage Poor Maintenance Normal Result of Usage Lack of Buffer Contaminated Soil from Historic Industrial Practices Normal Background Level Present in Soil Poor Maintenance Poor Construction Lack of Buffer Poor Maintenance Lack of Buffer Lack of Education Lack of Convenient Disposal Facilities Plant Effluent Limits Poor Design Poor Maintenance Causes Not Appropriate for this Plan but Education Needed Lack of Convenient Disposal Facilities Poor Management Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) were commonly used in industrial and commercial equipment, including heat transfer systems and televisions, as well as in paints, plastic and rubber products, pigments, dyes and carbonless copy paper until PCBs were banned in 1976. According to the EPA, PCBs are known to cause cancer in animals, cause problems in human immune, reproductive, nervous and endocrine systems and affect intellectual development of children and adults (EPA, 2005). Table 5-13 PCBs: Sources and Causes Sources Stream Bottom Sediment Brownfield Runoff and Subsurface Leaching Cause Plant Discharges Lack of Convenient Disposal Facilities Permitted Usage Plant Discharges Lack of Convenient Disposal Facilities Permitted Usage Source: DHI Water and Environment, 2005 Pesticides are used to control unwanted pests in the urban environment and vary in mobility, persistence, and potential aquatic impacts. Pesticide detection has been found to proportionally increase with the amount of urban land. Studies have found that high concentrations of pesticides, specifically diazinon, have adverse effects on ecology and human health. The Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) studies identify 100 percent of urban stream fish contain detectable pesticide levels in their tissues (CWP March 2003). Section 5: Stressor Summary 5-21
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Table of Contents Organization of t
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SECTION 10 - Plan Sustainability In
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FIGURES Figure 1-1 Watershed Locati
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Organization of the Plan This plan
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Significant Natural Features to be
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References Centers for Disease Cont
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3. Water Quality Conditions People
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Page 98 and 99: Introduction 6. Goals and Objective
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each other about how to protect and
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Appendix F Vermillion Creek Corresp
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