Monthly Archives: March 2008

Lake Mendocino’s Water Level to be Raised

By Glenda Anderson THE PRESS DEMOCRAT March 5, 2008 The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to raise Lake Mendocino’s maximum level in an attempt to blunt the impacts of dry weather that last year forced cuts in water use … Continue reading

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Dam Raising?

Actually, there is absolutely no dam raising happening. This is a change in water levels behind the existing and unchanged Coyote Dam. There is no fish passage around Coyote Dam either. While Mendocino Co. supes are ‘studying’ the feasibility of … Continue reading

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Comment on the Wastewater Project SEIR Certification

Comment on the Wastewater Project SEIR Certification: Camp Meeker/Occidental Wastewater Project final SEIR Certification RRWPC Comments on Transmittal and Resolution February 26, 2008 (Item #50) Submitted by Brenda Adelman for RRWPC The proposed resolution noted above, directs certification of an … Continue reading

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Instream Flow Maintenance

Instream flow Maintenance Instream Flow – AB 2121 – Interested Parties As you know this policy is out for comment. The comment period has been extended to May 1 CAG is working in comments – this is tedious as the … Continue reading

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Kellar’s opinion of “Channeling Mulholland”

This new LA Times editorial, “Channeling Mulholland,” signals the change of water policies that we need in California and the arid West – and that we have been asking the Sonoma County Water Agency and all its contractors to do … Continue reading

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Channeling Mulholland

The Times launches an editorial series on water and water policy in California and around the world. February 25, 2008 The early history of Los Angeles was defined by its struggle to get water wherever, and whenever, it could. William … Continue reading

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Comment on Salmon Coalition’s Involvement in WAC Meetings

To All, It appears that the City of Santa Rosa, through participation in the Water Advisory Committee, is (unknowingly) participating in a process related to position take by a group called the “Salmon Coalition” – where this process is not … Continue reading

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Instream Flow – AB 2121

Instream Flow – AB 2121 – Interested Parties As you know this policy is out for comment. The comment period has been extended to May 1 CAG is working in comments – this is tedious as the policy is long, … Continue reading

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