Monthly Archives: January 2009

Pharmaceuticals in Water

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Larry

Hi everyone: Here is a message I sent to Jared Huffman which is a response to a short article about studies of pharmaceuticals in wastewater (see below).  The article is about the findings of two scientists who worked with Santa … Continue reading →

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Report for the 305(b) Water Quality Assessment and List of Impaired Waters

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Larry

To Interested Parties: Attached is a notice of the availability of the draft document, the public comment period, public workshops, and the public hearing for the North Coast 2008 Integrated Report for the 305(b) Water Quality Assessment and the 303(d) … Continue reading →

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Response to “CA Salmon Deal Fishy”

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Larry

Great Bob! You fishead – you  I will share this with friends. Alan   I submitted the following response to the Capital Press. Bob Rawson With regard to the Commentary made by Don Curlee in The Capital Press – 1/09/09 … Continue reading →

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Septic tanks are being targeted by state water board

Posted on January 12, 2009 by admin

January 7, 2009 By Steve Adler – for the California Farm Bureau Federation The State Water Resources Control Board is calling them Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, which basically is just a fancy way of saying septic tanks. These septic tanks, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Last Taboo

Posted on January 12, 2009 by admin

Book Review The Last Taboo: Opening the Door on the Global Sanitation Crisis. The Last Taboo: Opening the Door on the Global Sanitation Crisis. London: Earthscan, 2008. 272 pp. $136.50 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-84407-543-0; $38.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-84407-544-7. Reviewed by Dolly … Continue reading →

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Sheephouse Creek NTMP

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Larry

            To the Friends of Sheephouse Creek: I just talked with Wendy Snyder and the revised Ricioli NTMP is being considered as received today and will be logged in by CDF staff. First review meeting … Continue reading →

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Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Larry

Hello, We’re sending out this reminder about the Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure program, and do appreciate your sharing the word! For Immediate Release: December 30, 2008 Water, precious water…How are we taking care of our nation’s water … Continue reading →

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Coho Salmon are Bred for Diversity, Strength

Posted on January 5, 2009 by admin

Peter Fimrite, SF Chronicle January 3, 2009 The nets that volunteers held in a remote river valley near Bodega Bay were full of the squiggling bluish fish that biologists hope will be the seed population of a new race of … Continue reading →

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When the Rivers Run Dry: Water—The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century

Posted on January 5, 2009 by admin

Fred Pearce, Boston: Beacon Press, 2006. xi + 324 pp. $26.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8070-8572-1; $16.00 (paper) Reviewed by Eliza L. Martin Published on H-Water (December, 2008) Water: A Global Crisis Among the barrage of environmental problems we face today, from … Continue reading →

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Basin Plan Amendment

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Larry

Hi everyone!   I want to wish you all a very Happy New Year.  May it be filled with many  blessings including good health, prosperity, and love.  Last night I counted my blessings over the last year and realized it … Continue reading →

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