Delta Drinking Water Quality and Treatment Costs

13/11/2008 50 min

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Episode Synopsis

This presentation by Wei-Hsiang Chen from the UC Davis John Muir Institute for the Environment explores the current and long-term effects of Delta export water quality on drinking water treatment cost and any public health risks from the disinfection process. Salinity, organic carbons, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous) and pesticides/herbicides are of primary interest.