Roundup Sprayed On Weeds In Delta, 400 Miles Upstream Of Malibu
Written by 991KBU on July 31, 2018
A state agency has decided it’s a good idea to spray Roundup in the water supply that feeds the San Francisco Bay Area … Los Angeles … and yes Malibu.
The Sacramento Bee reports that the state Division of Boating and Waterways has sprayed relatively small amounts of Roundup directly into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Since 2010, Boating and Waterways has put more than 14,000 gallons of Roundup into the Delta, according to a Sacramento Bee review of data provided by the agency.
It’s being used to kill weeds that are clogging water intake pipes … marinas and key infrastructure.
These invasive weeds that are so extensive that they are visible from outers pace.
The active ingredient in Roundup was added a year ago to California’s official list of chemicals known to cause cancer.
The manufacturer … Monsanto … has won a temporary court order that blocks the state from requiring that cancer warning be labels on Roundup.
A federal judge said the warnings would mislead consumers because “almost all other regulators have concluded that there is insufficient evidence” that Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, is carcinogenic.
Critics call that dangerous.
Why use it in the Delta at all?
A weed expert at U C Davis says relatively small amounts sprayed there pose little risk to the water supply … and are effective.
Billions of gallons of water flow through the estuary.
The Roundup dissipates quickly.
Glyphosate has no activity in the water itself.
It’s only active when it’s on the foliage of the plants … which are water primrose and hyacinth … brought to California for use in aquariums and decorative ponds.
The state says weed control is critical to improve the plight of the nearly extinct fish in the delta.
And to keep the water flowing to the San Francisco Bay Area … Los Angeles …. and San Diego.
And Malibu.
