Monthly Archives: November 2009

Restoration Project in Dry Creek for Lake Sonoma Water

nderstood and agreed. The price tag and other opportunity costs should be looked out. From your disingenuous and aged (assuming disingenuous means fast for an old guy – that is what he meant didn’t he?) friend. It is safe to … Continue reading

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Comment on Water Budget and Water Use

To All, Say for instance we had a practical realistic state water budget, would it be prudent to plug in a reasonable metric or estimate of what illegal water users are using in order to get a handle on water … Continue reading

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ATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN (WQMP) FOR NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN CALIFORNIA

STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA UPDATING THE WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN (WQMP) FOR NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN CALIFORNIA Monday, November 30, 2009 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Cal/EPA Building, Coastal Hearing Room 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA … Continue reading

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Dutch Bill Creek Dam Removal & Restoration Celebration

Save the Date – Dutch Bill Creek Dam Removal & Restoration Celebration Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:48:11 -0800Please join the Camp Meeker Recreation and Park District and the Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District in a Celebration of Phase I of the … Continue reading

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State Water Budget?

Say for instance we had a practical realistic state water budget, would it be prudent to plug in a reasonable metric or estimate of what illegal water users are using in order to get a handle on water usage and … Continue reading

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Importance of Frost Protection Workshop

Yup ! I am I hope I am not the only one. Is anyone attending the Wednesday, November 18 workshop in Sacramento on Water Diversions for Purposes of Frost Protection in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties? Zen Sending this reminder notice … Continue reading

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Environmental Groups Battle Over Water Legislation

by: Rick Cabral, t r u t h o u t | Report, Thursday 05 November 2009 The California legislature has passed a comprehensive and complex package of water legislation with twin goals of protecting the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta while … Continue reading

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Who Is Stealing California’s Water?

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute, November 4, 2009 We must stop pretending that water is free and unlimited, available to anyone who can put a siphon in a river or drill another groundwater well. What do I mean by stealing water? … Continue reading

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Rainwater Catchment & Water Conservation Workshop

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BZA Meeting for Winery in Mark West Creek Watershed

This is a very contentious issue in the Mark West Creek watershed, an important fisheries being negatively impacted by piece-mealing construction for a winery. The applicant, Dumol Winery, is trying to get approval in the sensitive upper Mark West Creek … Continue reading

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