Storm Drain Pollution and Steelhead Persistence

The following photos are by Frank Emerson, VP of the Carmel River Steelhead Association. These photos were taken near the Crossroads Shopping Center at the mouth of the valley. The storm drain near the Highway One Bridge was discharging this white plume into the river bed. The white plume cleared up after about an hour. The flow was not enough to reach the lagoon, but  the CRSA will continue to monitor conditions of the river and storm drain outflows. Larry Hampson from the Water  Management District came to get samples of the water to test it and see what was causing the plume. The rescue team from the MPWMD rescued the steelhead and took it to better habitat upstream. 
Thank you Frank, Brian, and Roy of the Steelhead Association and to Larry and the Rescue Team of the MPWMD for their work. .