Abstract |
The California Board noted the dearth of reliable data available on the effects of waste discharge from vessels, and suggested San Diego Bay, California, was ideally suited as a laboratory in which to conduct an investigation on this problem. The review traces the history of waste disposal practices in the San Diego Bay Area from the inception of the first collection system to the advent of the new treatment plant at Point Loma. The desecration of the Bay by three-quarters of a century of waste loadings is documented. The remarkably rapid recovery of water quality, once sewage waste loadings were discontinued, is also cited. |