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Legacy Gold and Mercury Mines in California Map source: US Geological Survey, 2005 California’s Water Sources Map source: Sierra Nevada Conservancy, 2009 Legacy Mines & Water in caLifornia The majority of California’s surface water comes from the Sierra Nevada, where the gold mines are. Legacy mine drainage and toxic plumes travel from the Sierra to the Sea in rivers and through municipal water systems.

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Page 1: New L M & W caLifornia - The Sierra Fund · 2014. 4. 21. · Water Sources Map source: Sierra Nevada Conservancy, 2009 Legacy Mines & Water in caLifornia The majority of California’s

Legacy Gold and Mercury Mines in California

Map source: US Geological Survey, 2005

California’s Water Sources

Map source: Sierra Nevada Conservancy, 2009

Legacy Mines & Water in caLifornia

The majority of California’s surface water comes from the Sierra Nevada, where the gold mines are. Legacy mine drainage and toxic plumes travel from the Sierra to the

Sea in rivers and through municipal water systems.