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Monthly Archives: September 2007
The California Watershed Assessment Manual Volume II is Now Available!
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You call this a drought? Researchers find evidence of far longer dry spells
Ventura County Star – 9/20/07 By John Krist, Star columnist To say the past year has been dry in Southern California would be an understatement of almost ridiculous proportions. Totals since last Oct. 1, the date marking the start of … Continue reading
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Clean Water Birthday Appeal
Dear Supporter Happy Birthday, clean water! The Clean Water Act is turning 35. But our lakes, rivers, and oceans need more support than ever before to ensure that our kids and grandkids enjoy clean, affordable, public water. A birthday is … Continue reading
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North Coast IRWMP Conference
I thought this might be of interest. The program looks good and many of the speakers are quite good. If you cannot receive the attachment on this version – let me know and I’ll forward it to you. Have a … Continue reading
Public Work Shops on Water Management
I thought this might be of interest. Feel free to pass it along. Thanks to Jim for this lead. Have a great week, Rue Public Work Shops on Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Program Concepts and IRWM Grant Program Guidelines … Continue reading
20th Annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup
Sonoma County, California Saturday, September 22nd and Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 We Need Volunteers to Help Organize the Effort, Join Us Cleaning Up in a Day On, Around and About the River! For more information or to register, go to: … Continue reading
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The True Cost of Gravel Mining in the Russian River
How the public foots the bill, while miners truck out the profits. (From Russian RiverKeeper. For more info, see RussianRiverKeeper.org) Gravel Mining competes with a healthy sustainable watershed, you can import gravel but you can’t import a healthy fishery or … Continue reading
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Disappointment Expressed for Petaluma Water Conservation
Dave – You are completely correct. This is a real disappointment. It would be great if you and others would send letters to the editor about this (both PD and Argus). The real estate sales lobby effectively flexed its muscles … Continue reading
Discharging from Lake Sonoma
My understanding of discharges from L. Sonoma is that it is “surface water”, and cannot directly enter the SCWA pipeline system without treatment. So far, to get their additional 26,000af, this means (1) release down Dry Creek in a new … Continue reading
New Diversion Application for RR Water
This is an application for over 600 af/yr new water diversions (pumping “underflow” by wells) from the Russian River near Talmadge, Mendocino County, for grape irrigation by the Rogina Water Company. ‘m hoping that there will be a protest from … Continue reading