Last week, Berkeley Forge & Tool, Inc. agreed to reduce its rainy-season pollution of San Francisco Bay. The agreement came after Baykeeper notified Berkeley Forge that its storm water runoff contained high levels of aluminum, copper, iron, zinc, and other pollutants.
Berkeley Forge manufactures metal machine parts for heavy mining equipment, as well as custom forged tools.
How fast and how far will climate change raise the water level in San Francisco Bay? Baykeeper’s new interactive graph provides answers based on the latest projections from the National Academy of Sciences.
Click here or on the graph below to view the full version.
San Francisco’s Ocean Beach is eroding at an increasing rate, threatening a major sewer line and the Great Highway. One proven cause is sand mining and dredging in San Francisco Bay.
There’s a better chance of controlling the erosion, Baykeeper recently told California officials, if management plans cover the ocean shoreline and the Bay together. Currently, the two areas are being considered separately.
A proposed oil storage and shipping facility could pollute San Francisco Bay in multiple ways, Baykeeper recently told Pittsburg city officials. We urged that better plans for pollution controls be required before the project is allowed to move forward.
Baykeeper made our recommendations in Pittsburg’s process of considering the WesPac Pittsburg Energy Infrastructure Project’s draft environmental impact report.
Are you interested in getting out in the field for a healthy Bay? Baykeeper seeks Volunteer Pollution Investigators to help us find out which industrial facilities are polluting San Francisco Bay.
We’re looking for volunteers who can work up to ten hours this fall and winter. Baykeeper will provide free training and necessary materials. One-hour training sessions will be held around the Bay Area in September.
Bay Area cities are taking steps toward keeping trash, toxic chemicals and pesticides from washing into San Francisco Bay during the rainy season. However, Baykeeper is concerned that cities are not making enough progress to meet some of their targets for reducing their storm water pollution.
With help from volunteers, Baykeeper will soon begin a new project to remove up to 125 tons of toxic debris polluting the San Francisco Bay shoreline and waters around Point Molate in Richmond.
The debris includes hundreds of pilings contaminated with creosote, a cancer-causing wood preservative that poses a threat to both wildlife and people. Also slated to be removed are trash and parts of a derelict pier that have floated ashore.
On Wednesday, state and federal officials will announce a new deal to build peripheral tunnels to channel water diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Unfortunately, the plan calls for moving forward with the tunnels before cementing how the system will be used to meet the competing needs of drinking water, agriculture and environmental sustainability. The plan essentially puts off the hard decisions of how California will manage its limited water supply, and simultaneously commits the state to embarking on a controversial solution.
When you see the Baykeeper boat out patrolling the Bay, it’s thanks in large part to our volunteer Head Skipper, Geoff Potter.
Not only is Geoff often at the helm, he also handles all of the boat’s engine and hull maintenance and repairs. In addition, he selects and trains Baykeeper’s roster of volunteer skippers.
“Geoff has been our most dedicated volunteer since 1997,” says Baykeeper Executive Director Deb Self. “His expertise and vast experience with boats have made a huge contribution to our work to protect San Francisco Bay.”
A recent San Francisco Chronicle article falsely suggests that new federal regulations on pesticides are contributing to the spread of West Nile virus.
