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City of Long BeachWorking Together to Serve
Suja LowenthalVice Mayor
The Cost of PollutionThe Cost of Pollution
TEDx Presentation By:Long Beach Vice MayorSuja Lowenthal, DHD
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The Cost of PollutionThe Cost of Pollution
• Effects on Long BeachEffects on Long Beach• Los Angeles & San Gabriel
Watershed• Beach & River Clean Up
CostsC t f S C t l • Cost of Source Control Strategies
• Legislation & Educationg• Community Costs
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“You Must Be The Change You Wish T S I Th W ld”To See In The World”
~ Mahatma Ghandi
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LA River WatershedLA River Watershed
• Upstream pollution affects Upstream pollution affects Long Beach, at the mouth of the LA River
• LA River– 824 square miles– 51 miles of river51 miles of river– 44% of City’s drainage area
• San Gabriel River– 689 square miles– 75 miles of river– 7% of City’s drainage areay g
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Average 6,000 tons per year, Costing the City $2.2 million
It is estimated that 95% of the debris that ends up in Queensway Bay and our beach comes from the LA River
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Clean Up EffortsClean Up Efforts
The Predator The Beach Rake
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Trash Net SystemsTrash Net Systems
• Trash nets are installed on Trash nets are installed on the channels of the LA River to capture trash and d b idebris
• Between the 2004 - 2008 storm seasons, collected storm seasons, collected 810,830 lbs of debris
324,745
250 000
300,000
350,000
176,520
142,300167,265
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Trash (lbs)
0
50,000
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
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Vortex Separation SystemsVortex Separation Systems
• Between the 2004 - 2008 Between the 2004 - 2008 storm seasons, collected 130,949 lbs of debris
• Located at 2 locations feeding LA River, collecting trash, debris collecting trash, debris and sediment
58,84060,000
70,000
37,914
19,18015,01520,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
Trash
0
10,000
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
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Catch Basin Debris Diverters: 3 remedies called a ‘Treatment Train’
• Debris Excluder prevents Debris Excluder prevents trash and greenwaste
• Smart Sponge captures trash, oils/gas, bacteria
• Outfall Pipe Screen captures remaining trash debrisremaining trash, debris
• Located at 151 locations feeding LA River
• Collecting trash, debris, greenwaste,oils/gas and bacteriabacteria
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Clean Up CostsClean Up Costs
• Average Cost Measure Total CostAverage Cost– Pothole Filled ~ $53 – Per Mile of Road Repaved
$1 900 800 il
Measure Total Cost
Beach Clean Up (Annual) $2,200,000
~ $1,900,800 per mile– Per Mile of Bike Lane ~
$27,500 per mile
Trash Net Systems
$18,625,185(Annual) $180,000
Vortex Separation $1,045,023• Cost of an additional
Police Officer ~ $125,000• Cost of an additional Fire
Vortex Separation Systems
$1,045,023(Annual) $72,000
Treatment Train Catch Basins
$377,500
• Cost of an additional Fire Fighter ~ $128,000
• Cost of Park staff ~
Catc as s
Total InvestedAnnual Cost
$20,047,708$2,452,000
$28,000
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Legislation and EducationLegislation and Education
• Litterfree Long BeachLitterfree Long Beach• Litter Lizard Program• Brag About Your Bagg g• Plastic Bag Ban
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Change Starts With Changing BehaviorChange Starts With Changing Behavior
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Change Starts With Each Of UsChange Starts With Each Of Us
“You Must Be The Change You Wish To See In The World”~ Mahatma Ghandi