Monthly Archives: April 2008

Hearing on SR’s EIR for Wastewater–Apr.3, 5pm

Attention all water folk; Mark your calendars; this meeting is important. TheĀ  Incremental Recycled Water Program (IRWP) concerns every living creature in Sonoma County. This project intends to dump partially treated sewage in the Russian River ABOVE drinking water intakes … Continue reading

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New hurdle for Klamath dams

Utility could face scrutiny over water quality Associated Press – 3/21/08 GRANTS PASS, ORE. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has listed toxins from blue-green algae as another pollutant of the Klamath River behind the hydroelectric dams that Indian tribes, … Continue reading

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Algae toxin added to Klamath River quality standards

Redding Record Searchlight – 3/22/08 By Dylan Darling, staff writer Tiny toxins produced by bright green algae along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County have been added by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to a list of factors to be … Continue reading

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Klamath Basin pact still has problems

Eureka Times Standard – 3/20/08 By Greg King, executive director of the Northcoast Environmental Center Not long ago, my neighbor said he’d seen me on TV discussing the Northcoast Environmental Center’s opposition to the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement. He seemed … Continue reading

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