DOCSLIB.ORG

South Bay Salt Ponds Initial Stewardship Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
South Bay Salt Ponds Initial Stewardship Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement South Bay Salt Ponds Initial Stewardship Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement December 2003 Submitted by: California Department of United States Fish and Fish and Game Wildlife Service SOUTH BAY SALT PONDS INITIAL STEWARDSHIP PLAN NOTICE: This document represents a Draft EIR/EIS prepared by California Department of Fish and Game and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Due to differences in publication requirements, the CEQA and NEPA documents will have different circulation times. CEQA: The Draft EIR/EIS will be circulated for a 45-day public and agency review period, beginning with the publication of this document on December 22, 2003 and ending 45 days after this date. Copies of the document have been made available to applicable local, state, and federal agencies and to interested organizations and individuals wishing to review and comment on the report. Written comments will be received by CDFG at the following address: Carl Wilcox Habitat Conservation Manager California Department of Fish and Game Region 3 Headquarters P.O. Box 47 Yountville, CA 94599 FAX (707) 944-5563 NEPA: USFWS will consider all comments on the DEIR/EIS provided by the public and federal, state, and local agencies within the 45-day comment period starting upon publication in the Federal Register. Written comments will be received by USFWS at the following address: Margaret Kolar Refuge Manager U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service San Francisco Bay NWR Complex P.O. Box 524 Newark, California 94560 FAX: (510) 792-5828 Email: [email protected] Draft South Bay Salt Pond Initial Stewardship Project Environmental Impact Report / Environmental Impact Statement Prepared for: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service California Department of Fish and Game San Francisco Bay NWR Complex Region 3 Headquarters P.O. Box 524 P.O. Box 47 Newark, CA 94560 Yountville, CA 94599 Contact: Contact: Margaret Kolar, Refuge Manager Carl Wilcox, Habitat Conservation Manager Prepared by: Life Science!, Inc. 1059 Court Street, Suite 106 Woodland, CA 95695 Contact: Lisa Stallings, PhD 530/668-5667 December 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Introduction ____________Purpose and Need ..................................................................................S-2 ____________Project Alternatives................................................................................S-3 ____________Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures .................................S-5 ____________Unavoidable Significant Impacts...........................................................S-7 ____________Comparison of the Alternatives .............................................................S-7 ____________Environmentally Superior (CEQA) And Preferred (NEPA) Alternatives ................................................S-8 Chapter 1.0 Introduction 1.1 _________Project Location.....................................................................................1-1 1.1.1________ Alviso Pond Complex......................................................................1-1 1.1.2________ West Bay Complex ..........................................................................1-2 1.1.3________ Baumberg Pond Complex................................................................1-2 1.2 _________Project Purpose and Need ......................................................................1-2 1.3 _________Project Background................................................................................1-3 1.3.1________ Salt Production in the South San Francisco Bay .............................1-3 1.3.2________ History of the Project.......................................................................1-5 1.4 _________Project Description.................................................................................1-5 1.5 _________Overview of CEQA and NEPA Compliance.........................................1-6 1.5.1________ CEQA Compliance..........................................................................1-6 1.5.2________ NEPA Compliance...........................................................................1-7 1.6 _________Scope and Intent of the EIR/EIS............................................................1-7 1.6.1________ Resources Evaluated and Eliminated from Further Consideration..1-8 1.7 _________Key Issues Addressed in the EIR/EIS....................................................1-9 1.8 _________Public Involvement and Scoping ...........................................................1-9 1.8.1________ Scoping ............................................................................................1-9 1.8.2________ Involvement with Draft EIR/EIS ...................................................1-10 1.8.3________ Final EIR/EIS.................................................................................1-11 1.8.4________ Thirty-Day Waiting Period/Public Comment Period.....................1-11 1.8.5________ Record of Decision (ROD)/EIR Certification................................1-11 1.8.6________ Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (CEQA) ..............1-12 1.9 _________Issues and Concerns.............................................................................1-12 1.9.1________ Issue 1: Hydrologic and Hydraulic Resources, including Flood Protection .....1-12 1.9.2________ Issue 2: Water Quality ...................................................................1-13 1.9.3________ Issue 3: Contaminated Sediments ..................................................1-13 1.9.4________ Issue 4: Biological Resources ........................................................1-14 1.9.5________ Issue 5: Cultural Resources............................................................1-14 1.9.6________ Issue 6: Recreation, Public Access, and Public Health..................1-15 1.9.7________ Issue 7: Air Quality........................................................................1-15 1.9.8________ Issue 8: Utilities and Infrastructure................................................1-15 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Cargill South Bay Salt Ponds EIR/EIS ii Front Material—List of Figures Revised 1/6/2004 1.9.9________ Issue 9: Socio-economics...............................................................1-15 1.9.10_______ Issue 10: Land Use Planning .........................................................1-15 1.9.11_______ Issue 11: Cumulative Impacts........................................................1-15 1.10 ________Availability of Project Files.................................................................1-16 1.11 ________Report Organization.............................................................................1-16 1.12 ________Consultation and Other Requirements.................................................1-16 1.12.1_______ Required Permits, Consultations, and Approvals ..........................1-16 1.12.2_______ Federal, State, and Local Environmental Requirements................1-17 1.12.3_______ Federal Requirements ....................................................................1-18 1.12.4_______ State Requirements ........................................................................1-22 1.13 ________Other Pertinent Studies and Documents ..............................................1-24 1.13.1_______ Biological Analysis........................................................................1-24 1.13.2_______ Management Plans and Strategies .................................................1-24 Chapter 2 Alternatives 2.1 _________Introduction............................................................................................2-1 2.2 _________Development of Alternatives .................................................................2-1 2.3 _________Alternatives Considered But Eliminated from Detailed Study..............2-3 2.3.1________ Three-System Alternative................................................................2-4 2.3.2________ Pump All the Baumberg Ponds Alternative.....................................2-4 2.3.3________ Culvert Structures for Island Ponds Alternative ..............................2-4 2.3.4________ Breach All Ponds Alternative ..........................................................2-5 2.3.5________ Individual System Alternatives........................................................2-5 2.4 _________Alternatives Considered in Detail..........................................................2-7 2.4.1________ No Project/No Action Alternative ...................................................2-9 2.4.2________ Alternative 1: Seasonal Pond Alternative......................................2-10 2.4.3________ Pond Management Alternative 2: Simultaneous March/April Initial Release.............2-10 2.4.4________ Pond Management Alternative 3: Phased Initial Release..............2-41 2.5 _________Comparison of Alternatives .................................................................2-43 Chapter 3 Hydrologic and Hydraulic Conditions 3.1 _________Affected Environment............................................................................3-1 3.1.1________ SSFB Tides and Tidal Currents .......................................................3-1 3.1.2________ Freshwater Inflows to SSFB ............................................................3-1 3.1.3________ SSFB Tidal Sloughs.........................................................................3-2 3.1.4________ Flood Protection...............................................................................3-4
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Natural Resources Section of the Resources Management Plan
    NATURAL RESOURCES SECTION OF THE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA Prepared by Golden Gate National Recreation Area National Park Service Department of the Interior December 20, 1999 Prepared by: ___________________________________ Date:_____________ Division of Natural Resource Management and Research Approved by: ___________________________________ Date:_____________ General Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area NATURAL RESOURCES SECTION OF THE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Purpose of Park Establishment 1 1.2 Purpose of the Plan 1 1.3 Compliance/National Environmental Policy Act 2 2 NATURAL RESOURCES VALUES 3 2.1 Geography, Geology and Minerals 3 2.2 Water Resources 4 2.3 Plant Resources 4 2.4 Rare and Endangered Species 4 2.5 Wildlife Resources 5 2.6 Marine Resources 15 2.7 Air Resources and Night Sky 16 3 CONDITIONS AND THREATS TO NATURAL RESOURCES 19 3.1 Geologic and Mineral Resources 19 3.2 Water Resources 20 3.3 Plant Resources 22 3.4 Rare and Endangered Species 24 3.5 Wildlife Resources 31 3.6 Marine Resources 34 3.7 Air Resources and Night Sky 36 4 GGNRA NATURAL RESOURCE PROGRAM 37 4.1 Objectives of the Natural Resource Program 37 4.2 Inventory and Monitoring (Vital Signs) — an Integrated Program 38 4.3 Restoration — an Integrated Program 38 4.4 Wildlife Program 41 4.5 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 55 4.6 Vegetation Program 55 4.7 Forestry Program 65 4.8 Range Inventory and Management 67 4.9 Prescribed Fire Management 67 4.10 Aquatic/Hydrology
    [Show full text]
  • Get PDF Salt Evaporation Pond
    I7YJMSA8ZXXW > Book # Salt Evaporation Pond Salt Evaporation Pond Filesize: 8.01 MB Reviews This ebook might be worth a read, and superior to other. It is probably the most amazing publication we have read. Your lifestyle period will likely be transform once you total looking over this publication. (Alana McCullough) DISCLAIMER | DMCA KTGINKSOL3G5 ~ Doc Salt Evaporation Pond SALT EVAPORATION POND Betascript Publishers Jan 2010, 2010. Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Salt evaporation ponds are shallow man-made ponds designed to produce salts from sea water or other brines. The seawater or brine is fed into large ponds and water is drawn out through natural evaporation which allows the salt to be subsequently harvested. The ponds also provide a productive resting and feeding ground for many species of waterbirds, including several endangered species. The ponds are commonly separated by levees. Due to variable algal concentrations, vivid colors, from pale green to bright red, are created in the evaporation ponds. The color indicates the salinity of the ponds. Micro-organisms change their hues as the salinity of the pond increases. In low to mid-salinity ponds, green algae are predominant. In middle to high salinity ponds, an algae called Dunaliella salina shis the color to red. Millions of tiny brine shrimp create an orange cast in mid- salinity ponds. Other bacteria such as Stichococcus also contribute tints. 80 pp. Englisch. Read Salt Evaporation Pond Online Download PDF Salt Evaporation Pond QLWVIHJYBBW4 < eBook « Salt Evaporation Pond You May Also Like Crochet: Learn How to Make Money with Crochet and Create 10 Most Popular Crochet Patterns for Sale: ( Learn to Read Crochet Patterns, Charts, and Graphs, Beginner s Crochet Guide with Pictures) Createspace, United States, 2015.
    [Show full text]
  • Solar Energy - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
    Solar energy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar energy technologies include solar heating, solar photovoltaics, solar thermal electricity and solar architecture, which can make considerable contributions to solving some of the most urgent problems the world now faces.[1] Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute solar energy. Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic panels and solar thermal collectors to harness the energy. Passive solar Nellis Solar Power Plant in the United States, one of techniques include orienting a building to the Sun, selecting the largest photovoltaic power plants in North materials with favorable thermal mass or light dispersing properties, and designing spaces that naturally circulate air. America. In 2011, the International Energy Agency said that "the development of affordable, Renewable energy inexhaustible and clean solar energy technologies will have huge longer-term benefits. It will increase countries’ energy security through reliance on an indigenous, inexhaustible and mostly import-independent resource, enhance sustainability, reduce pollution, lower the costs of mitigating climate change, and keep fossil fuel prices lower than otherwise. These advantages are
    [Show full text]
  • Life in Extreme Environments
    insight review articles Life in extreme environments Lynn J. Rothschild & Rocco L. Mancinelli NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035-1000, USA (e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]) Each recent report of liquid water existing elsewhere in the Solar System has reverberated through the international press and excited the imagination of humankind. Why? Because in the past few decades we have come to realize that where there is liquid water on Earth, virtually no matter what the physical conditions, there is life. What we previously thought of as insurmountable physical and chemical barriers to life, we now see as yet another niche harbouring ‘extremophiles’. This realization, coupled with new data on the survival of microbes in the space environment and modelling of the potential for transfer of life between celestial bodies, suggests that life could be more common than previously thought. Here we examine critically what it means to be an extremophile, and the implications of this for evolution, biotechnology and especially the search for life in the Universe. ormal is passé; extreme is chic. While thriving in biological extremes (for example, nutritional Aristotle cautioned “everything in extremes, and extremes of population density, parasites, moderation”, the Romans, known for their prey, and so on). excesses, coined the word ‘extremus’, the ‘Extremophile’ conjures up images of prokaryotes, yet the superlative of exter (‘being on the outside’). taxonomic range spans all three domains. Although all NBy the fifteenth century ‘extreme’ had arrived, via Middle hyperthermophiles are members of the Archaea and French, to English. At the dawning of the twenty-first Bacteria, eukaryotes are common among the psychrophiles, century we know that the Solar System, and even Earth, acidophiles, alkaliphiles, piezophiles, xerophiles and contain environmental extremes unimaginable to the halophiles (which respectively thrive at low temperatures, low ‘ancients’ of the nineteenth century.
    [Show full text]
  • Water Quality Parameter Analyzes of Salt Evaporation Ponds in Kecamatan Galis Kabupaten Pamekasan, East Java
    PREELIMINARY STUDY: WATER QUALITY PARAMETER ANALYZES OF SALT EVAPORATION PONDS IN KECAMATAN GALIS KABUPATEN PAMEKASAN, EAST JAVA Onie Wiwid Jayanthia,*, Ary Giri Dwi Kartikaa, Widia Yuliati Ningsiha, Zulia Susantia, Ghetra Sanda Saschevaa aMarine Science Departement, Faculty of Agricultural, University of Trunojoyo-Madura Jl. Raya Telang PO BOX 2 Kamal-Bangkalan, East Java * Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract Water quality is an important parameter that affects the productivity and quality of salt produced in the traditional salt ponds. Environmental factors of water quality in salt ponds include bouzem plots, brine plots, peminihan ponds, and crystallization tables are important to be analyzed so that the quality of community salt can be improved, but some research is very limited about this so this research needs to be carried out. The method that used in this research is exploratory descriptive method by measuring water quality in bouzem plots, brine plots, evaporation ponds and crystallization tables. The result of water quality in bouzem plots (temperature=32ᴼC; pH=8,5; DO = 5,2 mg/L; salinity=2,5ᴼBe), evaporations ponds (temperature=34ᴼC ; pH=8,5 – 8,6 ; DO=5,4 – 6,2 mg/L; salinity=34ᴼBe), brine plots (temperature=39ᴼC ; pH=7,4 – 7,5 ; DO=2,8 – 3,3 mg/L; salinity=20ᴼBe), and crystallization tables (temperature=38ᴼC ; pH=5,7 – 6,4 ; DO=1,2 – 1,3 mg/L; salinity=29ᴼBe) Keywords: Water quality, Salt Evaporation Ponds, Pamekasan INTRODUCTION that it will help the knowledge of ideal pond locations based on water quality parameters. Indonesia has great marine resource potential, one of which is salt resource.
    [Show full text]
  • Biological and Chemical Features Associated with Salt Production in Solar Saltfields at Dry Creek, South Australia
    ã'à o Biological and chemical features associated with salt production in solar saltfields at Dry Creek, South Australia Fereshteh Ghassemzadeh B.Sc. (Hons), The University of Mashhad,IRAN M.Sc. The University of Oklahoma, USA Department of Zoology University of Adelaide Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Muy, 1997 ØE(DICAqE(D Ío qYßE WrEgyfoq{oç Avl{çAqrßEK (D& ç'H' çT{ASSß9/|ZA(DtE { DECLARATION This work contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any university and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference or acknowledge is made in the text. I give consent for this copy of my thesis, when deposited in the University Líbrary being available for photocopying and loan. Signed Date lqí-l '2'o TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents. Abstract.... V Acknowledgements...... vlll List of Tables .............. .X List of Figures. .xll CHAPTER ONE Introduction .1 1.1. History of solar saltfields.. .J 1.2. Literature review.............. .6 1.3. Study area.......... .9 1.4. Aims of study 13 CHAPTER TWO Physico-Chemical Investigations 15 2.1. Introduction. .............. 15 2.2. Methods and materials............ 16 2.2.1. Field methods ............. I6 2.2.2. Laboratory methods.... t7 2.3. Results 18 2.3.1. Physical parameters .... 20 2.3.2. Chemical parameters .. 22 2.4 Discussion 25 2.4.I Physical parameters.... 26 2.4.2 Chemical parameters .. 28 2.5 Conclusions ..............
    [Show full text]
  • Brine Velocity Salt Production with the Flow Probe
    Case Study YSI Environmental Solutions • XA00181 Brine Velocity and Discharge Measurements for Efficient Salt Production ONSLOW, AUSTRALIA Project Challenges The Shark Bay Salt Field was built in the late 1990’s and began shipment of salt in 2001. Weather conditions in Onslow, Western Australia are favorable to solar marine salt operations, where annual evaporation is very high. This high evaporation ensures an efficient production capacity of solar marine salt. The salt field was built by enclosing a vast natural flat area facing the Indian Ocean with sea wall levees. This topographical feature allows the salt field to manage the brine flow efficiently. The salt field encompasses an area of 220 square kilometres, of which 87 Salt Evaporation Pond at Shark Bay Salt square kilometres are occupied by closely interconnected operational ponds. Sea water is pumped into the first evaporation pond, and the brine flows through most of the evaporation ponds by gravity. To efficiently manage the ponds, velocity and flow measurements need to be taken regularly so as to optimise salt production. Solution Robert Lund, Technical Services Superintendent, has used the Global Water Flow Probe for over two years as a simple and effective instrument to understand the velocity and discharge flowing between the ponds he manages. Result Spot water velocity measurements are easily and safely taken at the facility using the Global Water Flow Probe. The deployment pole with Rapid crystallization poses a measurement challenge measurement gradations is able to extend to 4.2metres (FP211) enabling measurement of water velocity in deep sections as well as in areas with difficult access.
    [Show full text]
  • San Francisco Bay Estuary Salt Ponds Progress Report 2001 - 2003 USGS Priority Ecosystem Science Program USGS/USFWS (CNO) Science Support
    San Francisco Bay Estuary Salt Ponds Progress Report 2001 - 2003 USGS Priority Ecosystem Science Program USGS/USFWS (CNO) Science Support 7A 7 4 2 2A 14 3 A9 A14 A15 A10 A11 A13 A16 A12 A. K. Miles, J. Y. Takekawa, D. H. Schoellhamer, S. E. Spring, N. D. Athearn, G. G. Shellenbarger, and D. C. Tsao U. S. Geological Survey, Western Region San Francisco Bay Estuary Salt Ponds Progress Report 2001-2003 San Francisco Bay Estuary Salt Ponds Progress Report 2001 – 2003 USGS Priority Ecosystem Science Program USGS/USFWS (CNO) Science Support Program A. Keith Miles1, John Y. Takekawa2, David H. Schoellhammer3, Sarah E. Spring1, Nicole D. Athearn2, Gregory G. Shellenbarger3, and Danika C. Tsao1 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WESTERN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER Prepared for: Director Program Coordinator USGS Western Ecological Research Center USGS Priority Ecosystem Science Program 3020 State University Drive East 345 Middlefield Road Sacramento, CA 95819 Menlo Park, California 94025 Coordinator Project Officer Aquatic Invasive Species & Research Program San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge US Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 1 PO Box 514 911 NE 11th Avenue, Suite 6E Newark, CA 94560 Portland, OR 97232 SSP & QRP Coordinator CNO, US Fish & Wildlife Service 2800 Cottage Way, Room W2606 Sacramento, CA 95825 1Davis Field Station USGS Western Ecological Research Center 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 2San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station USGS Western Ecological Research Center 505 Azuar Drive, Vallejo, CA 94590 3USGS Water Resources 6000 J Street, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95818 Davis, California [2004] ii San Francisco Bay Estuary Salt Ponds Progress Report 2001-2003 U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • U.S. EPA 2006H
    Docket A-98-49 Item V-B2-1 COMPLIANCE APPLICATION REVIEW DOCUMENTS FOR THE CRITERIA FOR THE CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE 40 CFR PART 191 DISPOSAL REGULATIONS: FINAL RECERTIFICATION DECISION U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Washington, D.C. 20460 March 2006 BACKGROUND The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a permanent repository for transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) near Carlsbad, New Mexico. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is required by Section 8(f) of the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (WIPP LWA) of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-579, as amended by the 1996 WIPP LWA Amendments, Pub. L. 104-201) to periodically evaluate whether WIPP continues to comply with subparts B and C of 40 CFR part 191Cknown as the "disposal regulations"Cand to issue or deny a recertification of compliance. DOE is required by the WIPP LWA to submit a recertification application to EPA that will be the basis of EPA's evaluation of whether a recertification of the WIPP's compliance with the disposal regulations should be issued. The Secretary of Energy must submit documentation of the WIPP's continued compliance with the disposal regulations to the Administrator of EPA every five years after the initial receipt of transuranic waste for disposal at the WIPP, until the end of the decommissioning phase. DOE submitted the Compliance Recertification Application (2004 CRA) on March 26, 2004, as announced by EPA in a Notice of Availability on May 24, 2006 (69 FR 29646).
    [Show full text]
  • Utah's Extractive
    UTAH’S EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE INDUSTRIES 2012 by Taylor Boden, Michael Vanden Berg, Ken Krahulec, and David Tabet CIRCULAR 116 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY a division of UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2013 UTAH’S EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE INDUSTRIES 2012 by Taylor Boden, Michael Vanden Berg, Ken Krahulec, and David Tabet Cover photo: Potash and salt evaporation pond at Intrepid Potash-Wendover in Tooele County, Utah. Photo by Mark Gwynn. ISBN: 978--1-55791-884-0 CIRCULAR 116 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY a division of UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2013 STATE OF UTAH Gary R. Herbert, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Michael Styler, Executive Director UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Richard G. Allis, Director PUBLICATIONS contact Natural Resources Map & Bookstore 1594 W. North Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84116 telephone: 801-537-3320 toll-free: 1-888-UTAH MAP website: mapstore.utah.gov email: [email protected] UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY contact 1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3110 Salt Lake City, UT 84116 telephone: 801-537-3300 website: geology.utah.gov Although this product represents the work of professional scientists, the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, makes no warranty, express or implied, regarding its suitability for a particular use. The Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, shall not be liable under any circumstances for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages with respect to claims by users of this product. CONTENTS ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Bacillus Isabeliae Sp. Nov., a Halophilic Bacterium Isolated from a Sea Salt Evaporation Pond
    International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2008), 58, 226–230 DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.65217-0 Bacillus isabeliae sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a sea salt evaporation pond Luciana Albuquerque,1 Igor Tiago,1 Marco Taborda,1 M. Fernanda Nobre,1 Anto´nio Verı´ssimo1 and Milton S. da Costa2 Correspondence 1Centro de Neurocieˆncias e Biologia Celular, Department of Zoology, University of Coimbra, Milton S. da Costa 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal [email protected] 2Department of Biochemistry, University of Coimbra, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal A low-G+C, Gram-positive isolate, designated strain CVS-8T, was isolated from a sea salt evaporation pond on the Island of Sal in the Cape Verde Archipelago. This organism was found to be a catalase- and oxidase-positive, non-motile, spore-forming, aerobic, curved rod-shaped organism with an optimum growth temperature of about 35–37 6C and an optimum pH between 7.5 and 8.0. Optimal growth occurred in media containing 4–6 % (w/v) NaCl and no growth occurred in medium without NaCl. The cell-wall peptidoglycan was of the A1c type with meso-diaminopimelic acid, the major respiratory quinone was MK-7, the major fatty acids were iso-15 : 0, 16 : 0, anteiso-15 : 0 and iso-16 : 0 and the major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and an unidentified aminoglycophospholipid. The G+C content of the DNA was 37.9 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain CVS-8T represented a novel species of the genus Bacillus, the highest levels of sequence similarity (mean pairwise similarity values of ~97.5 %) being found with respect to the type strains of Bacillus shackletonii and Bacillus acidicola.
    [Show full text]
  • Great Salt Lake Microbiology: a Historical Perspective
    International Microbiology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10123-018-0008-z REVIEW Great Salt Lake microbiology: a historical perspective Bonnie K. Baxter1 Received: 1 April 2018 /Revised: 7 May 2018 /Accepted: 8 May 2018 # The Author(s) 2018 Abstract Over geologic time, the water in the Bonneville basin has risen and fallen, most dramatically as freshwater Lake Bonneville lost enormous volume 15,000–13,000 years ago and became the modern day Great Salt Lake. It is likely that paleo-humans lived along the shores of this body of water as it shrunk to the present margins, and native peoples inhabited the surrounding desert and wetlands in recent times. Nineteenth century Euro-American explorers and pioneers described the geology, geography, and flora and fauna of Great Salt Lake, but their work attracted white settlers to Utah, who changed the lake immeasurably. Human intervention in the 1950s created two large sub-ecosystems, bisected by a railroad causeway. The north arm approaches ten times the salinity of sea water, while the south arm salinity is a meager four times that of the oceans. Great Salt Lake was historically referred to as sterile, leading to the nickname BAmerica’s Dead Sea.^ However, the salty brine is teaming with life, even in the hypersaline north arm. In fact, scientists have known that this lake contains a diversity of microscopic lifeforms for more than 100 years. This essay will explore the stories of the people who observed and researched the salty microbiology of Great Salt Lake, whose discoveries demonstrated the presence of bacteria, archaea, algae, and protozoa that thrive in this lake.
    [Show full text]