For the full story – please visit my web site – there are several articles on this subject – you can go to the ENVIRONMENT category for the full collection. And please pass along this information so we can get many people attending these important meetings! Thank you! http://www.westcountygazette.com/blog/2008/11/sonoma-county-water-meetings-biological.html We have a lot of meetings […]
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Climate Change Summit
GCC: Climate Change Conference: Managing Risk & Uncertainty Posted by: “SWHWG Newsservice” waterstrider@comcast.net Climate Change Summit Space in DWR and WEF Sponsored Event Still Available A 1-1/2 day summit, Climate Change: Managing Risk & Uncertainty, set for Nov. 13-14 at the Long Beach Hilton, will bring together top experts from local water agencies, cities, state […]
Read MoreCalifornia Took on Energy Crisis, Now it Faces Water Crisis
By Lester Snow, SF Chronicle, Op-Ed, 9.29.08 Once a week, a truck brings drinking water to the small town of Bodega, just west of Santa Rosa. Without this delivery, the Bodega Water Company could not meet the needs of the town’s 150 residents who normally rely on well water. The company expects to step up […]
Read MoreRainwater Harvesting Information
Lots of good material here concerning rainwater harvesting: http://www.harvesth2o.com/ Addresses building code issues and stresses that harvested rainwater is not ‘reclaimed’ water and should not be regulated as such. Stephen
Read MoreCalifornia Sportfishing Protection Alliance Files Protest to Protect Rivers Against Further Overdraft
By Chris Shutes, FERC Projects Director September 28, 2008 The Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation Improvement District (“Mendocino District”) has petitioned the State Water Resource Control Board for water from Lake Mendocino under two County of Origin water rights applications. Mendocino claims, based on a reading of old water rights applications and decisions, […]
Read MoreL.A Times Op-ed Dorothy Green penned days before her death
A heartfelt plea for a sensible water policy Heal the Bay’s founder lays out her vision for a clean and sustainable state supply. By Dorothy Green October 8, 2008 To everything there is a season; but water is eternal. Or it was, until we started disturbing its natural rhythms. We penned it behind dams and […]
Read MoreJenner Headlands Finalized to Open Space in Sonoma County
Wonderful news and long sought. Thanks to our own Supervisor Reilly, the Land Trust and so many others we have a treasure preserved for all time. Now we have to go to work on protecting the rest, and connecting the headlands east. Congratulations to all of you who have worked so long and hard to […]
Read MoreBiological Opinion on Russian River Meeting Oct. 1
FYI: The notice of pubic policy facilitating committee meeting for the Russian River Section 7 consultation will meet to “discuss, disseminate information and take public comment on the implementation of Section 7 of the federal Endangered Species Act as called for in a Memorandum of Understanding with the US ACE, National Marine Fisheries Service and […]
Read MoreBiological Opinion Briefing Meeting Russian River Watershed
To All, The National Marine Fisheries Service has been working on a Biological Opinion as part of the Section 7 of the ESA but will focus on the water supply, flood control, and channel maintenance operations within the Russian River watershed. This potentially is very significant to the type of decisions the Water Agency and […]
Read MoreArticle on Rainwater Harvesting
FYI, in light of San Francisco’s new enlightenment on water management… –Larry Rainwater Harvesting Makes Comeback Amid Severe Drought MALIA WOLLAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 1, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO — Tara Hui climbed under her deck, nudged past a cluster of 55-gallon barrels and a roosting chicken, and pointed to a shiny metal gutter spout. Tara […]
Read More11th Annual Coho Confab on the Smith River
11th Annual Coho Confab September 26-28, 2008 on the Smith River The 11th Annual Coho Confab will be held on the South Fork of the Smith River in the far northwestern corner of California. This dynamic event is sponsored by Salmonid Restoration Federation, Trees Foundation, Smith River Alliance, Smith River Advisory Council, and Cal Trout. […]
Read More11th Annual Coho Confab on the Smith River
11th Annual Coho Confab September 26-28, 2008 on the Smith River The 11th Annual Coho Confab will be held on the South Fork of the Smith River in the far northwestern corner of California. This dynamic event is sponsored by Salmonid Restoration Federation, Trees Foundation, Smith River Alliance, Smith River Advisory Council, and Cal Trout. […]
Read More“Want Fish” Workshop at Lake Sonoma September 13
To All, Please plan to attend the exciting conference on Sept 13 at the US Army Corps of Engineers Lake Sonoma Visitor Center. Curtis Kendall RUSSIAN RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL Steward@rrwc.net www.rrwc.net Russian River Watershed Council Box 3908, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 For More Information: Address: PURPOSE: To raise awareness of issues surrounding Russian River fisheries […]
Read MoreCommunity Day at Riverkeeper Park–Guerneville
Hi, I thought you would be interested in a special event, Community Day at Riverkeeper Stewardship Park. The flyer is attached and a smaller version is shown below in this email. Please share this flyer, post it and publish it. To learn more about the Riverkeeper and the Park visit the website http://www.russianriverkeeper.org/ If you […]
Read MoreHarvesting Rainwater Workshop–Sept. 8, 7:30 to 9 PM
Get out your shovels and dance in the rain! That is what Brad Lancaster’s second volume in his trilogy on Rainwater Harvesting will make you want to do. Rainwater Harvesting Earthworks are one of the easiest, least expensive, and most effective ways of passively harvesting and conserving multiple sources of water in the soil. Building […]
Read MoreBenefit for Russian River Riverkeeper
Please join Don McEnhill, the Riverkeeper and the Riverkeeper Park volunteers for dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the Rainbow Cattle Company. Dinner is provided by the volunteers. Donations are welcome. The donations, a portion of the bar proceeds and all the “model train” money goes directly to support the Park. To learn more about […]
Read MoreWater Consciousness Book
Water Consciousness: How We All Have to Change to Protect Our Most Critical Resource is a solution-focused guide to the global water crisis hitting home everywhere. In-depth essays from leading thinkers and stunning photographs illuminate what we can do as individuals and as nations to reverse this crisis. Authors cover a breadth of topics including […]
Read MoreNew Book on Water Recommended
Hey Water lovers, I just wanted to let you all know about a brand new book: Water Consciousness: How We All Have to Change to Protect Our Most Critical Resource The breadth of content by big name eco-thinker/writers is amazing and I am honored to say that I, as well, have but a small chapter […]
Read MoreOfficial Comments on DEIR for Water Use
Marc Bautista, SCWA Please find attached Word .doc file containing my comments re NBWRA DEIR. Please let me know if there are any problems with the receipt of this document by the end of the public comment date. Just as an added comment, I am of the opinion that events and conditions are changing at […]
Read MoreComments on Santa Rosa’s Leaky Pipes
Dear Brenda, As usual you are right on the target. The leaking gravity sewer collection mains act as giant French Drain collectors of ground water, reducing the recharge while polluting the ground water with ex-filtration at times. Small diameter STEP systems would not and cost less to install and operate. Northern California River Watch has […]
Read MoreLinks to Comments on SR’s Recycled Water Project
Here’s the link to comments received by SR on the Discharge and Storage options. Please forgive duplications. Brenda Incremental Recycled Water Program (IRWP) Update August 5, 2008 Comments received on the City of Santa Rosa’s Discharge Compliance and Seasonal Storage Projects Draft EIRs are now available on the City’s web site as noted below. Responses […]
Read MoreResponse to Governor’s Declaration of a State Drought
To dam or not to dam? Sorry, Arnold, that’s not even the question. We have to manage our water resources and watersheds as if we had to drink from them for at least the next 150 years. Minimizing our water demands, protecting our water’s quality, restoring fish and wildlife habitat and populations, increasing efficiencies and […]
Read MoreNotice of Preparation
NBWRA North Bay Water Recycling Program (formerly the North San Pablo Restoration and Reuse Project) Scoping Documents (23 pages with maps) Project Objectives The Authority wishes to implement “A cooperative program in the San Pablo Bay region that supports sustainability and environmental enhancement by expanding the use of recycled water.” The following project objectives have […]
Read MoreSonoma County Water Coalition’s Comment Regarding Water Plan
Dear Chairman Bingaman and Members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, The Sonoma County Water Coalition (SCWC) includes 32 organizations representing more than 25,000 citizens in Sonoma County, California. The unifying momentum behind this coalition is a shared concern for the water resources of Sonoma County. We urge you to defeat this defective […]
Read MoreScoping Meeting on North Bay Water Reuse, Petaluma
The special scoping session for our comments on the Notice of Preparation for the North Bay Water Reuse Program will be tomorrow: Wednesday, 8/6, 10am – 11.30am ESA Consultants Office (preparers of the EIR/EIS) 1425 N. McDowell Blvd, Suite 105 (Redwood Business Park) Petaluma, 94954 Phone: 707/ 795-0900 http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=%221425+n.+mcdowell,+petaluma%22&ie=UTF8&ll=38.277203,-122.666345&spn=0.016104,0.026608&t=h&z=15 To All, This is our opportunity […]
Read MoreWant Fish? Workshop on Instream Flows–AB 2121
Want Fish? The State Water Resources Control Board next workshops on maintaining instream flows, draft policies for implementing AB2121 are here. Do not let this SWRCB public workshop on minimum instream flow draft policies (AB2121) be dominated by a massive turnout by the Farm Bureau, large water sellers, and Real Estate developers, as in the […]
Read MoreWater Board’s Workshops on Instream Flows–AB 2121
Want Fish? The State Water Resources Control Board next workshops on maintaining instream flows, draft policies for implementing AB2121 are here. Do not let this SWRCB public workshop on minimum instream flow draft policies (AB2121) be dominated by a massive turnout by the Farm Bureau, large water sellers, and Real Estate developers, as in the […]
Read MoreScoping Meeting for North Bay Reuse, Aug. 6, 10-11:30
Dear friends – The North Bay Water Reuse Authority has gone ahead and just released their Notice of Preparation for the NBay Water Recycling Program, the subject of HR236 and S1472. They are expediting public meetings next week to solicit comments on the scope of the project, and what should be covered in the Draft […]
Read MoreWater Scarcity: The Real Food Crisis
By Fred Pearce, Yale Environment, June 2008. In the discussion of the global food emergency, one underlying factor is barely mentioned: The world is running out of freshwater. After decades in the doldrums, food prices have been soaring this year, causing more misery for the world’s poor than any credit crunch. The geopolitical shockwaves have […]
Read MoreLife, Liberty, Water
Maude Barlow, YES! Magazine, June 2008 As climate change and worldwide shortages loom, will people fight over water or join together to protect it? A global water justice movement is demanding a change in international law to ensure the universal right to clean water for all. It’s a colossal failure of political foresight that water […]
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