Friends of San Lorenzo Creek


Water Quality in
San Lorenzo Creek Watershed

Diazinon in San Lorenzo Creek — A report from November 2000 posted on the website of the Sacramento River Watershed Program.

Critical Coastal Area #95 — San Lorenzo Creek is designated a "critical coastal area" by the California Coastal Commission because of diazinon and runoff from urban development.

Copper in Castro Valley Creek (2004) — Study conducted by Donald Yee, San Francisco Estuary Institute, for the Brake Pad Partnership.

Urban Runoff Water Quality at Castro Valley Creek (1979) — Study conducted by Metcalf and Eddy, Inc., Palo Alto. Report is available from National Technical Information Service.












[Posted July 17, 2006]