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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Comments to Riparian and Wetland Protection Policy Basin Plan Amendment
Included below and attached is: Riparian and Wetland Protection Policy Basin Plan Amendment – Initial Comments by the Coast Action Group This Basin Plan amendment is crucial for riparian protection on north coast rivers. Concerned parties should get involved in … Continue reading
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Transfer Of Water Violates Clean Water Act
By Alfred E. Smith, II In a decision of significant importance to water suppliers throughout the country, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently ruled that National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permits are required … Continue reading
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Stormwater Issues and Designs
Hi folks concerned and involved with stormwater quality & quantity issues and better development designs. I found the following article in Stormwater Journal very interesting and informative in a more detailed manner. They used a number of different approaches, some … Continue reading
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SCWA’s Draft Strategic Plan
Attached is SCWA’s draft Strategic Plan, as of Oct. 2006. It is being reviewed now by the contractors cities/agency council/boards for final adoption by SCWA Bd of Dir. in Feb or early March. Take a look particularly at the Mission, … Continue reading
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GPU Water Resource Element Changes
The attached just came my way. Will be reviewed by Planning Commission [Monday, January 30, 6pm--See RW Calendar] Please send comments to me asap. Thanks. BTW: I’m mystified why a doc dated 12/6 took five weeks to surface. Stephen [SCWC] … Continue reading
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“Paper Water” and OWL Foundation’s Legal Action
[On Rohnert Park's Water Supply Assessment (WSA) and EIR which is what the WSA is supposed to be based on] Here’s some more background. This EIR was presented to the RP city council the very day before we were supposed … Continue reading
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Response to PD Article and Editorial
Dear all – Thanks to you for the excellent article and editorial that begins to address the county’s problems with balancing water supply and demands. Still not answered, however, is the important question of how the Water Agency squares its … Continue reading
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Regarding SCWA’s Conservation in Water Plan
The SCWA says they have looked at conservation and reuse, yet their projected water use of 101,000 ac-ft did not decrease at all. Len Holt
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Comment on SCWA’s Water Plan
Wow you gotta love it that after 50+ years as a major metropolitan supplier of water that “This is the first time we have really tried to look at the water-use picture that includes conservation, recycled water, Russian River water … Continue reading
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Quenching Sonoma County’s Thirst
by Bleys Rose Press Democrat January 2007 Sonoma County will have enough water for the next two decades except in critically dry years – if it can secure a 35 percent increase in the amount of water it can draw … Continue reading
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