Monthly Archives: December 2007

Basin Plan Amendment Notice for Control of Dianzinon/Chlorpyrifos

For you information and action: State Water Resources Control Board Tam M. Doduc, Board Chair 1001 I Street • Sacramento, California 95814 • (916) 341-5455 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 100 • Sacramento, California • 95812-0100 Fax (916) 341-5621 • http://www.waterboards.ca.gov … Continue reading

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Urgent Support for Wetlands–Feingold’s S.1870

URGENT! Please act now! Dear Wetlands friends – Below is an email I received yesterday from the “Land Rights Network”, a group dedicated to property rights, private ‘stewardship’ of public and private lands, and to the ‘wise-use’ movement. They are … Continue reading

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We just can’t keep growing

Our view: The threat of water rationing is a wake-up call to Southern California – especially our politicians. Editorial from sbsun.com, September, 2007 Don’t blame the smelt. A district judge cited the danger of wiping out the tiny Sacramento Delta … Continue reading

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On the Court Ruling Upholding Listing for Coho Salmon

We have been working on this project, CESA listing of Coho, Since the Petition filing in 2000 and in discussion – before that in strategy discussion – since the early 90′s when we did the Petition to List Coho on … Continue reading

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Coho Salmon Finally Win Protection

December 7, 2007 On Nov. 20, 2007, in California Forestry Association v. California Fish & Game Commission, the Third District Court of Appeal upheld the decision by the California Fish & Game Commission (“Commission”) to list two coho salmon “evolutionarily … Continue reading

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Coho Salmon Finally Win Protection

Sacramento – The California Court of Appeal today upheld a previous ruling by the state’s superior court, affirming endangered species status for the embattled California Coho salmon in the case of California Forestry Association et al. v. Fish & Game … Continue reading

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Economic Impacts of a Water Shortage–Petaluma, Dec. 13

fyi Bi-Annual Economic Insight Report: Economic Impacts of a Water Shortage North Bay Leadership Council is pleased to announce its’ second Economic Insight: Economic Impacts of a Water Shortage. NBLC has again commissioned Robert Eyler, Ph.D. to write a report … Continue reading

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RR Irrigation Reliability and Beneficial Reuse Project Final EIR

RUSSIAN RIVER COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT Russian River County Sanitation District Irrigation Reliability and Beneficial Reuse Project Final Environmental Impact Report Certification Resolution certifying the Russian River County Sanitation District Irrigation Reliability and Beneficial Reuse Project Final Environmental Impact Report and … Continue reading

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Water Board’s Plan to Control Sediment in Impaired Watersheds

Comments on this are due by Friday Dec 14. Since the next SCWC meeting is Dec 12, we will not be able to comment as a coalition. Your own organization is therefore encouraged to do your own letter. Please contact … Continue reading

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Who is Responsible for Restoration?

To All, This was a perennial problem at the City Council level – we’d approve mitigations which involved the developer handing over the restoration or replacement project to the city’s jurisdiction, but no funding for maintenance in perpetuity was ever … Continue reading

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