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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Film: End of the Line
To All, “The inconvenient truth about the impact of overfishing on the world’s oceans” — The Economist Fresh from its World Premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, THE END OF THE LINE is the first major documentary about the … Continue reading
Endangered Species Day Today!
Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that today the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous vote the Senate Resolution (pasted below), as National Endangered Species Day. We worked with Senator Feinstein’s office to get this done, and they carried … Continue reading
Posted in Salmonid/Wildlife Impacts
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Update on S. 787, The Clean Water Restoration Act
FYI, S. 787, The Clean Water Restoration Act, was introduced by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) on April 2nd. The Clean Water Act was passed in order to restore the chemical, physical and biological integrity of our nation’s waters. This cannot … Continue reading
Posted in Groundwater Impacts, Pesticide pollution, Salmonid/Wildlife Impacts, Streams and Wetlands Impacts
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Notice of Public Workshop and CEQA Scoping for Elk River TMDL, North Coast Region
Notice of Public Workshop and CEQA Scoping for Elk River TMDL, North Coast Region The Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region staff will hold a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) scoping meeting and public workshop on May 20, … Continue reading
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Russian River Keeper Action on NSCARP
www.russianriverkeeper.org Dear Russian Riverkeeper Supporter: The attached alert from Clean Water Coalition of Northern Sonoma County, which Russian Riverkeeper is a member of, describes the massive Water Agency project that will impact our River. This is the same project Marty … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture Impacts, Streams and Wetlands Impacts, Waste Discharge Pollution, Watershed Related Concerns
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Regulators Settle Salamander-protection Suit in Sonoma County
Settlement calls for reconsideration of 74,000 acres of central Sonoma County for “critical habitat” for protected California Tiger Salamander JEFF QUACKENBUSH, BUSINESS JOURNAL, May 5, 2009 The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity reached … Continue reading
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Growers Ramp up NSCARP Criticism,…
… call EIR Flawed, Clean Water Coalition calling for Rejection of EIR by Supes on May 12. Frank Robertson Staff Writer A group of Healdsburg winegrowers turned up their opposition this week against a Sonoma County Water Agency plan to … Continue reading
Posted in Water Conservation Issue
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State of the Sacramento River Watershed Forum: Creating a Shared Vision
State of the Sacramento River Watershed Forum: Creating a Shared Vision The future of California is joined at the hip with the Sacramento River – Dr. Jeff Mount, UC Davis Thursday, May 14, 2009 Capitol Plaza Ballrooms 1025 Ninth Street, … Continue reading
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NSCAR FEIS/FEIR Comes before Sonoma County BOS
The NSCAR FEIS/FEIR will be presented to the SCWA Board of Directors on May 12, 2009 at 8:30 am at 575 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, California. The full notice for this is below. –Larry NOTICE OF AVAILABILTY OF A FINAL … Continue reading
Comments on RR Low Flow, Dams, and Conservation
Brian (et al): My message was designed to raise questions (of which I still have many) and get folks to go look at the policy – web link provided. I still have concerns and will insert them into your text … Continue reading