Urban runoff trash conveyance Meeker Slough

On October 13, 2009 a huge storm brought winds and heavy rain to the San Francisco Bay area. 4.2 inches of rain fell in the Richmond, CA area. Storm water runoff conveyed trash from the urban uplands of the Meeker Slough watershed. This video shows a trash being conveyed down Meeker Ditch at the confluence of Meeker Ditch and Meeker Tidal Creek, the two main tributaries of Meeker Slough, home of the endangered California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus). The City of Richmond banned use of plastic foam food containers this week.

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Pets & Animals

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• urban runoff
• trash
• marine debris
• Meeker Slough
• clapper rail