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rookiefisherman · 06-05-2007, 03:02 AM

I have some issues with this...

There is still mercury there, but at levels far below any standards. Mercury is some bad stuff. If it were at levels above any standards, fishing would be cut off. Have to wonder about the getting the mercury levels down thing. That was done how?

A: In order to remove any mercury components within a body of water, it is first partitioned into several segments and then the mercury is negated. This is a troublesome process and is extremely difficult to accomplish.

3. "The water itself IS INDEED WASTEWATER! "

There's some truth to that. Water is pimped out of the San Antonio River into both Braunig and Calaveras. The river is used as a pipeline to get treated water from the treatment plants.

4. "The SA River Authority pumps treated wastewater into Calaveras to cool the plant."

No they don't. CPS Energy does.

A: CPS is in charge of treating the wastewater and the SARA runs the transport session. CPS provides the water and SARA handles the transport. That is why we pay SARA to enter the lake, not CPS.

5. "They save money this way "

Only in the sense that it isn't being pumped out of the aquifer. That'd be bad for all of us. And the water out of the river isn't free either.

A: Definitely not free, but cheaper. (Saves money)

6. For those of you that don't excatly know what waste water is; it is everything that goes down the drain and toilet bowls. They sipher it out, chlorinate it, and pump it to Calaveras and Braunig Lake. So all that water you see used to have fecies, detergents, urination, raw sewege, etc.....

There's more to it than that. But the water coming out of the treatment plants is CLEANER than what's already in the river. Even so, once it's in the lake, all the fish, snakes, birds, racoons, and turtles are using it as a bathroom too.

A: Very true, but when was the last time a school of fish got together and did laundry?, or washed their car?, or changed their automotive oil? As gross as it sounds, processed fecies is indeed more sanitary than the other listed chemical makeup.

7. "That's why it is so dark."

Nope. It's dark now because of all the algae growing. It's somewhat dark the rest of the time, especially in the summer, because of evaporation. When the water evaoprates, all the stuff in it (algae, minerals, etc) are left behind. It concentrates. Only way to get rid rid of it is to open the dam gates and flush it out. Only time that happens is when there are big rains. Even so, it's like putting a bandaide on an amputation. To get rid of half the solids you'd half to drain a lot more than half the lake, and that ain't going to happen, at least not in any kind of timely manner.

A: (In a sense) There is also seaweed and algae in the Pacific, yet the water is blue and in certain locations, clear. For the record, out of treated wastewater, only 90 percent is actually treated. The other 10 percent is waste in its original format. According to CPS, their treatment cells cannot process 100 percent bacterial and chemical-free wastewater. 10 percent doesn't seem that big of an issue until you view the image that the lake consists of thousands of gallons treated wastewater; again which 10 percent is untreated. Also experts agree that the physical coloration of the topside water view, is actually a reflection of the sky above it. It doesn't matter to me because I still wade in it anyway. And if it makes anyone feel any better, I fell in a drop pocket unexpectedly and yes the water went in my mouth. Oh well, like I said I love going to Calaveras and as a matter of fact, I'm going tomorrow. I hope this helps guys, and as per my username; I'm still just an ametuer learning. Thanks for the posting!!

P.S. This information came from various websites which include CPS, TX Lake History, Wikipedia, howthingswork.com, answers.com, and a couple of others. Coming from accredited sources, it "seems" to be pretty truthful.

Sorry f this seemed like an an attack, but I hear/see lots of statements made about the lakes that aren't true, but are repeated by people with good intentions. The only way to slow them down is to put out the truth.

06-05-2007, 03:02 AM	#22
rookiefisherman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6	Re: Discuss: Calaveras Lake Park I have some issues with this... There is still mercury there, but at levels far below any standards. Mercury is some bad stuff. If it were at levels above any standards, fishing would be cut off. Have to wonder about the getting the mercury levels down thing. That was done how? A: In order to remove any mercury components within a body of water, it is first partitioned into several segments and then the mercury is negated. This is a troublesome process and is extremely difficult to accomplish. 3. "The water itself IS INDEED WASTEWATER! " There's some truth to that. Water is pimped out of the San Antonio River into both Braunig and Calaveras. The river is used as a pipeline to get treated water from the treatment plants. 4. "The SA River Authority pumps treated wastewater into Calaveras to cool the plant." No they don't. CPS Energy does. A: CPS is in charge of treating the wastewater and the SARA runs the transport session. CPS provides the water and SARA handles the transport. That is why we pay SARA to enter the lake, not CPS. 5. "They save money this way " Only in the sense that it isn't being pumped out of the aquifer. That'd be bad for all of us. And the water out of the river isn't free either. A: Definitely not free, but cheaper. (Saves money) 6. For those of you that don't excatly know what waste water is; it is everything that goes down the drain and toilet bowls. They sipher it out, chlorinate it, and pump it to Calaveras and Braunig Lake. So all that water you see used to have fecies, detergents, urination, raw sewege, etc..... There's more to it than that. But the water coming out of the treatment plants is CLEANER than what's already in the river. Even so, once it's in the lake, all the fish, snakes, birds, racoons, and turtles are using it as a bathroom too. A: Very true, but when was the last time a school of fish got together and did laundry?, or washed their car?, or changed their automotive oil? As gross as it sounds, processed fecies is indeed more sanitary than the other listed chemical makeup. 7. "That's why it is so dark." Nope. It's dark now because of all the algae growing. It's somewhat dark the rest of the time, especially in the summer, because of evaporation. When the water evaoprates, all the stuff in it (algae, minerals, etc) are left behind. It concentrates. Only way to get rid rid of it is to open the dam gates and flush it out. Only time that happens is when there are big rains. Even so, it's like putting a bandaide on an amputation. To get rid of half the solids you'd half to drain a lot more than half the lake, and that ain't going to happen, at least not in any kind of timely manner. A: (In a sense) There is also seaweed and algae in the Pacific, yet the water is blue and in certain locations, clear. For the record, out of treated wastewater, only 90 percent is actually treated. The other 10 percent is waste in its original format. According to CPS, their treatment cells cannot process 100 percent bacterial and chemical-free wastewater. 10 percent doesn't seem that big of an issue until you view the image that the lake consists of thousands of gallons treated wastewater; again which 10 percent is untreated. Also experts agree that the physical coloration of the topside water view, is actually a reflection of the sky above it. It doesn't matter to me because I still wade in it anyway. And if it makes anyone feel any better, I fell in a drop pocket unexpectedly and yes the water went in my mouth. Oh well, like I said I love going to Calaveras and as a matter of fact, I'm going tomorrow. I hope this helps guys, and as per my username; I'm still just an ametuer learning. Thanks for the posting!! P.S. This information came from various websites which include CPS, TX Lake History, Wikipedia, howthingswork.com, answers.com, and a couple of others. Coming from accredited sources, it "seems" to be pretty truthful. Sorry f this seemed like an an attack, but I hear/see lots of statements made about the lakes that aren't true, but are repeated by people with good intentions. The only way to slow them down is to put out the truth.