Monthly Archives: July 2007

Don and all – I’m beginning to think that the selection of 2004 by SWRCB (and SCWA) as the base reference year was not an accident – that way many of the contractors can accurately claim to have already done … Continue reading

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An Assessment of Water in Sonoma County

This op-ed on water was written by Don Bennett, one of the Sonoma County (and former Petaluma) Planning Commissioners. Questions remain about what the Sonoma County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors/Directors of SCWA plan to do about reducing demands, … Continue reading

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Water Scarcity Will Change How We Live and Work

A broad-reaching conservation ethic will take hold — and not just in the water-starved West. By Richard Sammon June 2007 Get used to living with less water — at home and at work. And it’s not just about being better … Continue reading

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Water riches drying up; Canadians face parched future

Calgary Herald May 2007 By Mike De Souza OTTAWA – The threat of global warming, bulk exports and high household water use are putting Canada’s status as a water-rich nation in jeopardy, say newly released federal documents obtained by CanWest … Continue reading

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Important Water Meeting on 15% Reductions and Conservation Effort

WAC Technical Advisory Committee Meeting July 2 Monday 9am Just how much is each water contractor reducing their demands on the SCWA Russian River Project for water? A number of cities are already saying they’ve hit or exceeded 15% reductions … Continue reading

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