Debris Dumped into Cold Creek

Our Stream Team recently discovered some illegal dumping going on in Cold Creek in the Malibu Creek watershed. A very large amount of yard waste and woody debris had been dumped off from Piuma Road into the stream channel.

When yard waste is left to decay within a creek it can lead to a variety of water quality impacts. The decomposition process consumes oxygen, which can lead to the suffocation of aquatic species. Also, during the decomposition process, nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphate are released, which can result to an unhealthy build up of algae.

Not only does dumping yard waste into a creek have a multitude of adverse affects on its water quality and biological communities, it is also illegal.

Learn more (CalabasasPatch post featuring letter and photos by Kevin Jontz, Stream Team Monitoring Specialist).