Monthly Archives: August 2008

In Memoriam: Elmer Dudik Jr., N.C. Regional Water Board

Friends, In Memoriam Elmer Dudik Jr. It is with great sadness that we announce that our colleague and dear friend Elmer Dudik passed away this weekend at age 60. He had an allergic reaction to a bee sting while camping … Continue reading

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Wetlands & Riparian Public Hearings Notice

Please find attached a Notice of Public Hearing on the CEQA Scoping Meetings on Phase I of the Wetland & Riparian Area Protection Policy which are scheduled for August 18 (Sacramento) and August 20 (Huntington Beach). Comment deadline is September … Continue reading

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What Will the North Bay Water Recycling Program Really Cost?

This week we focus on a deal being promulgated called the North Bay Water Recycling Program. There is an analysis and commentary by David Keller and an official comment letter by the Sonoma County Water Coalition. Note that the notice … Continue reading

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Notice of Preparation

NBWRA North Bay Water Recycling Program (formerly the North San Pablo Restoration and Reuse Project) Scoping Documents (23 pages with maps) Project Objectives The Authority wishes to implement “A cooperative program in the San Pablo Bay region that supports sustainability … Continue reading

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Sonoma County Water Coalition’s Comment Regarding Water Plan

Dear Chairman Bingaman and Members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, The Sonoma County Water Coalition (SCWC) includes 32 organizations representing more than 25,000 citizens in Sonoma County, California. The unifying momentum behind this coalition is a shared … Continue reading

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Scoping Meeting on North Bay Water Reuse, Petaluma

The special scoping session for our comments on the Notice of Preparation for the North Bay Water Reuse Program will be tomorrow: Wednesday, 8/6, 10am – 11.30am ESA Consultants Office  (preparers of the EIR/EIS) 1425 N. McDowell Blvd, Suite 105 … Continue reading

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Want Fish? Workshop on Instream Flows–AB 2121

Want Fish? The State Water Resources Control Board next workshops on maintaining instream flows, draft policies for implementing AB2121 are here. Do not let this SWRCB public workshop on minimum instream flow draft policies (AB2121) be dominated by a massive … Continue reading

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Water Board’s Workshops on Instream Flows–AB 2121

Want Fish? The State Water Resources Control Board next workshops on maintaining instream flows, draft policies for implementing AB2121 are here. Do not let this SWRCB public workshop on minimum instream flow draft policies (AB2121) be dominated by a massive … Continue reading

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Scoping Meeting for North Bay Reuse, Aug. 6, 10-11:30

Dear friends – The North Bay Water Reuse Authority has gone ahead and just released their Notice of Preparation for the NBay Water Recycling Program, the subject of HR236 and S1472.  They are expediting public meetings next week to solicit … Continue reading

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