Water quality: Pollution of San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5005952

Pollution in the San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is a problem but the full extent of the problem and its impact on the overall health of the bay is not fully known. GAO found that federal wastewater dischargers contribute less than 1 percent of the total wastewater directly discharged in the bay and delta. Hazardous waste leaks from federal facilities have significantly less effect on overall water quality compared with other sources of bay and delta pollution. Federal studies are underway to better identify and quantify bay and delta pollution sources and to set priorities among pollution problems and develop a plan to enhance the bay's and delta's environmental health.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5005952
• Report Number(s): GAO/RCED-87-156FS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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