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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Native Coho a No-show in Scott Creek
By Roger Sideman Sentinel staff writer February 26, 2007 DAVENPORT – One lone female coho salmon made the journey home to Scott Creek this year to spawn – not good news for a fish that desperately needs some. Salmon researchers … Continue reading
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25th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
Hello, The 25th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference is taking place March 7-10 at the Wells Fargo Arts Center in Santa Rosa, California. We are very excited about the exceptional quality of the tours, workshops and presentations being offered that will … Continue reading
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Climate Change Consequences to California’s Water Storage
Associated Press SACRAMENTO – California water officials should factor in the projected consequences of climate change when assessing the state’s water supplies, according to legislation introduced this week by Assemblywoman Lois Wolk, D-Davis. “It is critical that we begin adapting … Continue reading
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Steelhead Celebration
EVENT: Steelhead Month Celebration The BOS unanimously approved a resolution dedicating February as Steelhead Month. We hope you’ll join in the celebration. Sharon Marchetti and Don McEnhill Russian Riverkeeper staf The Salmonid Restoration Federation will hold the 25th Annual Salmonid … Continue reading
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Open House for RR Wastewater Treatment Plant
Public Open House Scheduled for Russian River County Sanitation District Wastewater Treatment Plant Irrigation Reliability and Beneficial Reuse Project Sonoma County Water Agency staff on behalf of the Russian River County Sanitation District will be available to answer questions from … Continue reading
Stream and Wetland System Protection Policy
Here are some highlights from the public workshop at the San Francisco RWQCB, about the stream and wetland system protection policy that they and the North Coast RWQCB are developing. The policy would extend the RWQCB’s reach upstream into wetlands, … Continue reading
Counterintuitive Toxicity: Increasingly, scientists are finding that they can’t predict a poison’s low-dose effects
Janet Raloff 2007; Vol. 171, No. 3 For decades, researchers largely assumed that a poison’s effects increase as the dose rises and diminish as it falls. However, scientists are increasingly documenting unexpected effects—sometimes disproportionately adverse, sometimes beneficial—at extremely low doses … Continue reading
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EPA on 303(d) Listings
Attached are the two letters from EPA authorizing the 303(d) list as written by the state. As mentioned in the letters attached, EPA is separatly reviewing waters CA didn’t decide to list in a phase II part of their work … Continue reading
Water Laws Updates
Greetings! I recently attended a seminar in Sacramento that highlighted court decisions made in 2006 re: environmental laws. I am attaching a small section that shows our own OWL case, along with others. I have repeatedly attempted to send more … Continue reading
Clarification for Surface Water Quality Assessment
Attached is a letter that clarifies certain aspects of the notice dated December 4, 2006 regarding the Public Solicitation of Water Quality Data and Information for the 2008 Integrated Report (that will contain the list of waters not meeting standards … Continue reading