I received a notice in the mail for- Public Scoping Meetings for Preparation of a Draft EIR These meetings are for an application received by Sonoma County PRMD to convert 1,681 acres of timberland to vineyard on a 19,300 acre ranch, residential development and lots of roads referred to as Preservation Ranch located just east […]
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Sonoma County Workshop on Future Water Supply
Brenda, Vesta, Here is information about the Water Supply Workshop that is happening this upcoming Monday, April 13th. Any help on getting the word out would be appreciated! Ann p.s. This is an abbreviated version of a press release that will be sent out to all media tomorrow but which is still in draft form […]
Read MoreDiscussion on Article on Coho Kill
Lisa: You have several things going on here. I will try to speak to each one. As they effect all of our efforts I have copied some groups working on the same or similar issue in Sonoma County Legal and Illegal Diversion and Fish Kill We have been working on issues related to diversion, legal […]
Read MoreRegarding Frost Protection and Fish Kill
Hi All– This underlines the statements Alan and others have been making to the State Water Board on how the State’s process has been killing fish at the species scale. Jane Grape-friendly fisheries management strikes again: this is another example of mismanaging the Russian River and destroying fish, and using the Eel River and L. […]
Read MoreWorkshop on Using Water for Frost Protect Tues, Apr 7
CORRECTION – Workshop will commence Tuesday, April 7, 2009 (not 4/11) no earlier than 11 a.m. following the State Water Resources Control Board’s Board Meeting. State Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Rights 1001 I Street, 14th Floor ♦ Sacramento, California 95814 ♦ 916.341.5300 P.O. Box 2000 ♦ Sacramento, California 95812-2000 Fax: 916.341.5400 ♦ […]
Read MoreComment on Russian PD’s River Low Flows Article
To All, There’s not enough water this year in Lake Mendocino to meet D.1610 minimum streamflow requirements this fall, particularly for the fall Chinook run. Yet, in their typical business-as-usual manner, in the SCWA’s Water Supply, Transmission and Reliability Project (“WSTRP”) DEIR, the Agency’s proposal for obtaining an additional 26,000af/y from the Russian River, refuses […]
Read MoreClean Water Act Action
Dear Clean Water Network Members and Others, REMINDER: ACT NOW to schedule meetings with your Senators and Representatives for the in-district work period of April 6-17 to talk with them about restoring the Clean Water Act. Setting up a meeting takes advance time, so it is best to get a request in as soon as […]
Read MoreH2O and the Waters of Life With Dr. Les Adler Wed, Apr 1
Join us Wednesday at noon on the Santa Rosa Campus or Wednesday evening in Petaluma for H2O and the Waters of Life With Dr. Les Adler Wednesday, April 1, 2009 12:15pm, Newman Auditorium, Santa Rosa Campus 7 pm, Connie Mahoney Reading Room, Mahoney Library, Petaluma Campus Water, the most indispensable ingredient for all life on […]
Read MoreSenate Testimony on the Energy Water Nexus
Below is the March 10, 2009 testimony to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate by Professor Michael Webber, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Director, Center for International Energy & Environmental Policy at The University of Texas at Austin (hat-tip Debbie Cook). Dr. Webber explains the intricate and increasingly vital links […]
Read More6th Annual Water Conservation Showcase
Hi, fyi Veronica Carbon calculator http://www.empowermentinstitute.net/lcd/lcd_files/LCDcalcNet.html “Rates of climate change are not a fact. They are based on our choices. Reduce energy use now!”… VJ as modified from Rick Theis. “Yes We Better” -Gary Abreim For recommendations on how to reduce energy use now see www.VeronicaJacobi.com and please suggest additions! 6th Annual Water Conservation Showcase Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 10:00 […]
Read MoreJoin us for Park Advocacy Day
Join us for Park Advocacy Day March 23, 2009 Park Advocacy Day is an event that brings together park supporters from throughout California to advocate for the protection and enhancement of California’s 278 state parks. Participants meet with policymakers to discuss the important issues facing state parks throughout California. These meetings make a great impact […]
Read MoreObama Bringing Science Back to ESA
FYI, Obama Restores Crucial Provision of the Endangered Species Act Marking yet another reversal of President Bush’s environmental legacy, President Obama has issued a memo restoring rules requiring U.S. agencies to consult with independent federal experts to determine if their actions might harm threatened and endangered species. Obama said his memo would “help restore the […]
Read MoreDiscussion the Recent Broodstock Program
Hi Rue: I didn’t realize you were there. It was a big meeting and I guess I missed some people. My eyes aren’t so great anymore. I also missed Cat, but I remember seeing Fred and I apologize for not mentioning that he was there. I had to run out during lunch period and didn’t […]
Read MoreWorkshop on Draft 305(b) WQ Assessment/303(d) List of Impaired Waters
Hello there, The public meeting I attended last week had a very light turnout (4 people). It would be good for many more people to be familiar with this report and to provide feedback. It lays the ground (so to speak) for much that will follow. Have a wonderful wet week, Rue —— To Interested […]
Read MoreSpeak Up for Clean Water in the Russian River Watershed
Speak Up for Clean Water in the Russian River Watershed!! Impaired Waterways Workshop Join Russian Riverkeeper and the California Coastkeeper Alliance for a workshop on how to use the public comment process to effectively speak up for the health of your local waterways! Monday, March 9th, 6:00pm @ the Environmental Center of Sonoma (Directions) Every two years, by federal […]
Read MoreComment on SCWA’s Public Meetings on Water Rationing
Prologue to SCWA’s public meeting schedule notice for talking about the next Urgency Change Petitions to SWRCB and flow reductions: If SCWA doesn’t have enough water for our salmon and steelhead, why do they keep building? If they don’t have enough water, when will they institute mandatory reductions and efficiencies for the water they do […]
Read MoreStorm Fills Reservoirs – Drought Fears Persist
Jill Tucker, Chronicle Staff Writer, February 23, 2009 A steady rainfall over the weekend helped bring California a lot closer to its normal levels of precipitation for the year – and more rain is on its way this week. Still, officials cautioned, it’s too early to tell whether the state will have a drought. The […]
Read MoreRegarding Chu’s Warning of Global Warming
FYI…??? Brock “I don’t think the American public has gripped in its gut what could happen,” says Nobel winner Steven Chu. California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns ‘We’re looking at a scenario where there’s no more agriculture in California,’ Steven Chu says. He sees education as a means to combat […]
Read MoreDeadline Extended on Septic Regs to Feb. 9
Russian River Folks, The Water Board will have 2 make-up hearings to present the regs and take comments. See notice attached. Both are Feb. 9 in Santa Rosa at the Finley Theatre at the Wells Fargo Center for the Performing Arts. PLEASE BE HEARD. Also, the deadline for written comments on the Draft EIR has […]
Read MoreLiquid Assets, The Film
Hey Ya’ll, I never heard if this movie ever aired on PBS around here or not? Here is a link to the trailer. DVD is available for purchase at $24.95. I may buy it?? Anyone else pondering it? Brock http://liquidassets.psu.edu/ Liquid Assets is a public media and outreach initiative that seeks to inform the nation […]
Read MoreComment Letter on North Coast Basin Plan
Please review – open to suggestions COAST ACTION GROUP P.O. BOX 215 POINT ARENA, CA 95468 January 21, 2009 Catherine Kuhlman: Executive Officer North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board 5550 Skylane Blvd. Ste. A Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Subject: Proposal to Amend the North Coast Basin Plan by Establishing Exception Criteria to the […]
Read MoreThe Value of Water Forum
To All, Thursday, January 29, 2009, 7:30 – 9:30 am Embassy Suites Hotel 101 McInnis Parkway San Rafael, CA 94903 Restoring the vitality of the economy, protecting the health of the environment,and responding to California’s drought are perhaps the greatest challenges now facing the state (and our region). This two-hour forum on January 29 […]
Read MoreResponse to “CA Salmon Deal Fishy”
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 titled: “California salmon deal fishy” I have this response. Mr. Curlee’s article is an empty […]
Read MoreLiquid Assets: The Story of Our Water
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 systems? KRCB Television 22 presents Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure on Sunday, […]
Read MoreWhen the Rivers Run Dry: Water—The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century
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 climate change, to deforestation, to pollution, there is another potential disaster looming on the horizon […]
Read MoreCCWI on Water Testing in Russian River System
Hello everyone! We’d like to start out by saying we are really excited to share the results of the first study for our new Lower Russian River watershed monitoring and outreach program! As we all know our County’s drinking water comes from this watershed basin, and in fact many Marin residents get their water from […]
Read More2008: Year in Review for Impacts to California Water
Steve Adler December 24, 2008 January The state Air Resources Board proposed sweeping changes that would impact about 400,000 instate, on-road diesel vehicles and about 1.2 million vehicles from out of state. March Gov. Schwarzenegger introduced his water plan for California that included conservation, protection of delta levees, study of delta water conveyance and three […]
Read MoreRIVER OF RENEWAL WINS AWARD
RIVER OF RENEWAL WINS AWARD AT AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL San Francisco, CA River of Renewal, a film describing the Klamath Basin tribes¹ struggle to establish fishing rights, restore river flows, and remove dams, won the Best Documentary Award at the American Indian Film Festival. The film’s title may be prophetic. Just two days before […]
Read MoreJudge Rejects Sonoma County Water Agency Plan
Environmentalists, community groups’ suit alleged agency’s water estimates were overly optimistic DEREK J. MOORE, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT November 1, 2008 A judge’s ruling this week against the Sonoma County Water Agency could profoundly affect future development on the North Coast, as well as the protection of endangered species and conservation efforts. The case involves the […]
Read MoreSonoma County Superior Court Overturns Sonoma County Water Agency Management Plan
Sonoma County Water Coalition Press Release Santa Rosa – Today a broad coalition of community organizations representing conservationists, farmers, ranchers, fishermen and recreationists announced that Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Gary Nadler has ruled in their favor and struck down the Sonoma County Water Agency’s (SCWA’s) recently-adopted Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). Judge Nadler agreed […]
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