Category Archives: Streams and Wetlands Impacts

RRWPC Response to Supervisor Carrillo’s op-ed on Myths about Sandbar Plan

Posted on November 7, 2011 by admin

Press Democrat, By Brenda Adelman, October 26, 2011 Russian River Watershed Protection Committee (RRWPC) has closely followed Sonoma County Water Agency’s (SCWA) Estuary Management Plan process for many years. We are quite familiar with the issues addressed by Supervisor Carrillo in the … Continue reading →

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Meetings and Issues Announcements from NCRWQCB

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Larry

North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board ANNOUNCEMENTS The next Regional Board meeting will be 11/03/2011 Policy For Implementation of the Water Quality Objective for Temperature Public Comments on the Policy for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration CEQA Scoping Document due November … Continue reading →

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Winemaking

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

October 02, 2011 | Derrick Schneider,  Special to The Chronicle “Conserve water, drink wine,” quips a common bumper sticker. If only that were true. Making a gallon of California wine, by various estimates, requires anywhere from a few dozen gallons … Continue reading →

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Hydrologic Impacts of Small-Scale Instream Diversions for Frost and Heat Protection in the California Wine Country

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

Matthew J. Deitch,a* G. Mathias Kondolfb and Adina M. Merenlender a Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, b Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA ABSTRACT Though … Continue reading →

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The Real Frost Protection Conspiracy

Posted on October 10, 2011 by admin

by Will Parrish on Sep 28th, 2011 The primary mandate of the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), a division of the California Environmental Protection Agency, is to ensure adequate water for California’s fish populations. Its actual function, however, … Continue reading →

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Frost-proof wine freezing out fish

Posted on October 10, 2011 by admin

Op-ed, Sonoma Index-Tribune By Lloyd G. Carter Do not expect the State Water Resources Control Board’s recently adopted frost prevention self-monitoring program to halt the Russian River fishery’s slow slide toward extinction. If anything, the new regulations may hasten extinction, … Continue reading →

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RWB Requests Information for Developing Plan for Irrigated Lands

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Larry

To All, This email is being sent on behalf of Catherine Kuhlman, Executive Officer of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board).  Regional Water Board staff is developing a Water Quality Compliance Program for Discharges from … Continue reading →

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A Comparison of Two Different Gualala Watershed Groups

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Larry

To All, A comparison of Friends of the Gualala River and Gualala River Watershed Council Two very different organizations Friends of the Gualala River (FoGR) GualalaRiver.org Gualala River Watershed Council (GRWC) GRWC.info FoGR is a leader in environmental advocacy and action dedicated to protection and recovery of … Continue reading →

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State water board adopts Russian River frost plan

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

KENT PORTER/BRETT WILKISON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT September 20, 2011 State water regulators Tuesday approved a sweeping set of rules to govern how vineyard and orchard operators in the Russian River watershed use water to protect crops from springtime frost. The … Continue reading →

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New Coalition Formed to Focus on Returning Stream Flows to the North Coast Region

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

The North Coast Stream Flow Coalition (NCSFC) has formed to carry out a campaign to get water back in northern California rivers. They want to break the political log jam preventing protection and restoration of adequate flow in North Coast … Continue reading →

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