Colonies Basin to be drained
The San Antonio Water Company began draining the Colonies Water Basin on Monday in order to boost the water supply.
The Basin, located below 19th Street and east of Campus Avenue, has been clogged due to an accumulation of silt and algae along the bottom preventing water percolation.
The project entails draining the basin so geological technicians can sample the ground soil to determine the amount of percolation that the basin will be capable of.
An illegal population of Bass was discovered in the basin. The Department for Fish and Game took samples to determine if the fish contaminated the drinking water distributed from the basin.
Read the full story online at www.dailybulletin.com or in the Thursday edition of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
The Basin, located below 19th Street and east of Campus Avenue, has been clogged due to an accumulation of silt and algae along the bottom preventing water percolation.
The project entails draining the basin so geological technicians can sample the ground soil to determine the amount of percolation that the basin will be capable of.
An illegal population of Bass was discovered in the basin. The Department for Fish and Game took samples to determine if the fish contaminated the drinking water distributed from the basin.
Read the full story online at www.dailybulletin.com or in the Thursday edition of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
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