Everything about The Cauca River totally explained
The
Cauca River is a
river in
Colombia that lies between the
Occidental and
Central cordilleras. Born in southwestern Colombia near the city of
Popayán, it joins the
Magdalena River just south of
Santa Cruz de Mompox. It has a total length of 1350 km. from origin to mouth. The river is under the supervision of the
Corporación Regional del Cauca and the
Corporación Autonoma Regional del Valle del Cauca.
Environmental issues
On
November 18,
2007 Colombian newspaper
El Tiempo reported that the river was receiving an average of 500 tons of residual waters a day. Pollution from the city of
Popayan, seven gold mines that also add industrial pollutants such as mercury, some 8 sand mills, plus a couple of mines of
coal and
bauxite.
Cali, the largest city over the river depends on the river in a 76%. Adding to these other affluent rivers collect residual waters from other major cities and deposit an aproximate of 330 tons of residual waste into the river, by the time it gets to
Yumbo the river has no oxygen.
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