Monthly Archives: March 2007

Response to Laguna Problems

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Larry

Dear Alan, I agree with your assessment of this situation. I have held (5) categories of State certifications in pesticide application including aquatic application, and have sprayed thousands of gallons of these compounds over the years. I see the continued … Continue reading →

CWA Letter to Water Board for Laguna’s Ludwigia

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Larry

The letter attached and pasted below was mailed to the NCRWQB today. It was approved at our meeting last Wednesday. There were four procedural abstentions. There were no votes against. Stephen Regional Water Quality Control Board North Coast Region 5550 … Continue reading →

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Laguna de Santa Rosa Problems

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Larry

I have been puttering around with this – don’t know quite which way to go – if any. The outline below is a short discussion regarding some of the outgoing problems in the Laguna de Santa Rosa. The Laguna be … Continue reading →

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Dry Creek Wastewater Pact Nullified by Court Order

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Larry

By Barry Dugan, Healdsburg Tibune March 22, 2007 Opponents said lawsuit uncovered “Trojan horse” A pact between a group of Dry Creek Valley property owners and the Sonoma County Water Agency, which could have forced grape growers to use 1.5 … Continue reading →

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Dry Creek Water Pact Overturned

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Larry

Here’s more information on the Dry Creek wastewater ruling: Judge’s ruling cites need for environmental impact study of pumping limits By BLEYS W. ROSE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A Sonoma County judge’s decision last week in an obscure and arcane lawsuit … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit Filed on Sonoma County Water Agency’s Water Plan

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Larry

Santa Rosa – On Monday, March 19, a broad coalition of community organizations representing conservationists, farmers, ranchers, fishermen and recreationists filed a lawsuit in Sonoma County Superior Court challenging the Sonoma County Water Agency’s (SCWA’s) recently-adopted Urban Water Management Plan … Continue reading →

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Lavine’s Letter to Water Board on the Laguna de Santa Rosa

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Larry

Regional Water Quality Control Board North Coast Region 5550 Skylane Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA Subject: Inclusion of the Laguna de Santa Rosa on the Clean Water Act Section 303 (d) List of Water Quality Limited Segments – for the invasive … Continue reading →

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California Supreme Court weighs In on the Evaluation of Future Water Supplies

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Larry

Over the past several years, the fate of large-scale planned development projects in California has rested on the proven availability of water supplies. Due to state legislation referred to as S8 610/221 and a string of appellate cases decided under … Continue reading →

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Levine’s Water Law Talk from SRFC

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Larry

Below – is a copy of my presentation at the Salmonid Restoration Federation Conference Bits and pieces of this presentation may be useful to some. COAST ACTION GROUP – P.O. BOX 215 – POINT ARENA, CA 95468 – (707) 542-4408 … Continue reading →

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State of the Laguna Conference

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Larry

I imagine you all got this but just in case . . . Save the Date! Thursday March 29 through Sunday, April 1, 2007. Nearly 18 years after the first State of the Laguna Conference led to the formation of … Continue reading →