Monthly Archives: February 2007

State Supreme Court Decision on CEQA and Water

Dear Friends: RE: Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth, Inc. v. City of Rancho Cordova and Sunrise Douglas Property Owners Association et al. Decision by California Supreme Court, 2/1/07 [attached] This is an excellent decision, and will help us immensely … Continue reading

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California Supreme Court on CEQA Compliance

FYI: California Supreme Court Weighs In Once Again on CEQA Compliance Have a great week, Rue Excerpt: By William W. Abbott & Janell M. Bogue Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth, Inc. v. City of Rancho Cordova (February 1, 2007, … Continue reading

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Repercussions Of Water Pollutants That Mute Smell

Janet Raloff (Science News Jan. 27, 2007 Vol. 171) People complain about the way that fish smell. But it’s the fish that should be doing the grumbling. In pristine waters, the animals smell quite well, thank you. Those tiny holes … Continue reading

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GPU Riparian Resources

For those dealing with County General Plan and Grading Ordinance Riparian Setback and stream protection issues, NMFS has supplied the links – included below. This information can be useful in commenting on City and County policy development as well as … Continue reading

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S.C. General Plan Update Hearings

UPDATE: the most recent information I have on what is to be done at future GP update meetings. The further away the date, the less accurate the information. Note the beginning time change on the 23rd. The Chairman asked to … Continue reading

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Introduction to Well Monitoring

Hey Ya’ll, I was surfing my old files and found this great document by Stephen and others?, about how to monitor your well and felt compelled to send it out as a recycled resource once again based on the current … Continue reading

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Agricultural Footprint — Big And Getting Bigger

There are surprisingly large hidden costs to hot dogs, burgers, milk, and other animal products, finds a new report entitled Livestock’s Long Shadow. Prepared by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization in Rome, the report notes that animal agriculture … Continue reading

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Wetlands and Watersheds Articles Online

THIS JUST IN: Article 1 of the Wetlands and Watersheds Article Series Wetlands and Watersheds Article 1: “Direct and Indirect Impacts of Urbaization on Wetland Quality” reviews the current state of wetland science as it pertains to impacts from urbanization … Continue reading

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EPA and State TMDL Clarification

A few questions have come up about the recently-published State TMDL list and schedule, and I thought it would be helpful to make a clarification or two. If you are not concerned about TMDL development on the Mad River, please … Continue reading

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