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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Bill McKibben to Speak on Climate Change/Climate Action
I hope to see you there!!Thank you.Veronica Save $5 per ticket by purchasing in advance. Also many groups are planning local action for October 24th, the International Day of Climate Action. Stay tuned for details! Purchase tickets online at http://www.scdsevents.org and stop by … Continue reading
Water Board Meeting on Stormwater Discharge Permits for SR and SCWA
Hi everyone! On October 1st, sometime after 8:30 (probably 9 AM) the North Coast Regional Board will consider final approval of the MS4 Storm Water and Non-Storm Water Discharge Permit for SCWA and Santa Rosa at their office at 5550 … Continue reading
Report on SR’s Legal Action Against SCWA Over Water
Correction: rate-payer money fighting rate-payer money. Stephen There’s something very wrong about tax-payer money fighting tax-payer money. Ray In Judge Tansil’s courtroom this afternoon, SR’s complaint to compel a temporary restraining order against SCWA’s Board of Directors to keep them from … Continue reading
Water Agency changes direction
Abandons More Diversion in Favor of Conservation and Reuse Frank Robertson, Sonoma West Staff Writer, September 16, 2009 SANTA ROSA – Despite opposition from its water customers the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors this week adopted a dramatic new plan … Continue reading
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The Day the Water Bubble Burst
From SR Council Watch On September 15, 2009, the Sonoma County water bubble burst when Supervisors voted to deep-six a grand design, known as the “Water Plan,” intended to increase future supplies of the wet stuff. After over 15 years … Continue reading
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Nestlé Waters Defeated in McCloud, CA
Larry, Food & Water Watch and the McCloud Watershed Council scored a major victory! Nestlé Waters of North America announced it would withdraw its proposal to build a bottling facility in McCloud, California. There was a long, intense public debate … Continue reading
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Video Shows Green Practices to Manage Stormwater Runoff
FYI… Brock U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Video Shows Green Practices to Manage Stormwater Runoff The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Botanic Garden produced an on-line video , “Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It … Continue reading
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California Water Code 1259.2 Annual Report – 2008
FYI…!! At what point of over-appropriation do Water Rights become Water Wrongs?? Brock Subject: California Water Code 1259.2 Annual Report – 2008 This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. California Water Code 1259.2 requires the Division … Continue reading
Carbon Reignites CA Forest Wars
You can feel it in the air. High Country News recently took note of it. On 14 million acres of California private timberlands and woodlands, trouble is brewing. Below is an August 25, 2009 press release from the Center for … Continue reading
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Sonoma County Oak Woodlands
Below is a recent letter sent by the Oak Foundation to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. To date no reply has been received from the Board. August 12, 2009 Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Administration Building 575 Administration Drive, … Continue reading
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