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Ukiah volunteer hatchery gets donated sand filter to address muddy water from Lake Mendocino
Summary
Commissioners heard a report that the Townsend educational hatchery received a donated large sand filter and 900 pounds of sand that volunteers installed; the hatchery faces turbidity from Lake Mendocino and cannot yet test the system because there is no running water on site.
Commissioner Christina reported that volunteers at the Townsend educational hatchery installed a donated sand pool filter and about 900 pounds of sand to address persistent turbidity in water taken from Lake Mendocino.
The filter, donated by Moyers Pool Supply and valued at more than $1,000, was installed with help from a club member who is a plumber. “We got a donation, of a pool filter. Very large sand filter,” Commissioner Christina said. She and other volunteers installed the unit but said the hatchery currently has no running water, so staff cannot yet test whether the unit clears the turbidity.
The commission heard that turbidity has been a chronic…
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