Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Basin Planning Workshop November 17 About the Workshop The Sierra Club, Sonoma County Water Coalition and League of Women Voters are sponsoring a workshop to inform interested parties about groundwater planning currently under consideration. Workshop Date and Location The workshop will be held on November 17, 2010, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. located […]
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Webinar for Program on Wadeable Streams
Join the Office of Information Management and Analysis from your own workspace on November 10th, 2010 for a 1-hour webinar on the Development and Implementation of California’s Reference Condition Management Program for Wadeable Streams, presented by Dr. Peter R. Ode of the California Department of Fish and Game’s Aquatic Bioassessment Laboratory, part of the DFG-OSPR’s Water Pollution […]
Read MoreUrban Water Management Plan Session for Santa Rosa–Nov. 8
At 2:30 there will be a study session addressing the preparation of the Urban Water Management Plan, a state-required document that includes demand projections. How much water will Santa Rosa officially request for future growth? This will take place in the SR City Council Chambers on Tues. Nov. 9th. Brenda
Read MoreFrost Regulation Public Meeting at Water Board
To All, There will be a public meeting at the NCRWQCB (North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board) at 5550 Skylane Blvd. (adj. to airport) on November 17, 2010 from 3 to 5 p.m. on regulating for Frost Protection. Stream diverters will be there in force to call for a relaxed policy. –Larry
Read MoreFrost Ordinance Fast Track at BOS, Tues. Nov. 9th
We may need a good turnout on Tuesday, Nov. 9th, between 8:45 am and 11:30 am when the Board of Supervisors considers this item. Unfortunately, the BOS chair was unwilling to set a time certain for this item, thus ensuring that significant time will be spent by County staff and otherwise gainfully employed concerned citizens sitting […]
Read MoreScoping Meetings on Russian River Fish Flows
Good afternoon, Three scoping meetings have been scheduled to obtain public comment on the proposed project and subjects that should be evaluated in the draft EIR on Russian River Fish Flows: · Thursday, November 4th, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Monte Rio Community Center, 20488 Highway 116, Monte Rio · Monday, November 8th, 6:00 p.m. […]
Read MoreGeophysical Paper on Groundwater
This is another sound scientific reason for promoting transpiration in our Redwood forest system, ag reuse and indirect discharge instead of surface water discharge. Bob Rawson Here is an AGU news release about a paper that will be published in Geophysical Research Letters in the near future http://www.agu.org/news/press/pr_archives/2010/2010-30.shtml The authors estimate that transfer of groundwater […]
Read MoreKLAMATH RIVER WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPROVED
The RB is already working on it – and a Dairy WDR and Waiver too. Hi all,I have heard it said for many years by a number of folks, including staff with the NCRWQCB, that after the Klamath TMDL is done, the Russian TMDL is next. Anyone have the latest heads up on this reality […]
Read MoreRussian River Riverfest this Saturday, Sept. 25th
The Riverfest is right around the corner and we hope to see many of you there. We’ll gather on the banks of the River at Burke’s Canoe Trips on Saturday, September 25th from 4:30-7:30 p.m. for our annual fun fest. Come enjoy a great gourmet dinner, organic wine & beer tasting & local musicians as […]
Read MoreSalmon Forum
Salmon Forum September 21, 2010 Where: Sonoma County Farm Bureau Time: 9:00 am to 10:30 am Proposed Agenda 1. Introductions 2. Trout Unlimited – Update on Implementation of AB 2121 3. CEMAR – Discussions on Efforts with RRPOA and in the West County 4. National Marine Fisheries Service – Update: Frost Protection and Irrigation Program […]
Read MoreRUSSIAN RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION Meeting
RUSSIAN RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Member Agencies: Cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Ukiah, Windsor, County of Sonoma, SCWA. September 23^rd , 2010, 9:00 AM Windsor Town Council Chambers 9291 Old Redwood Highway, Windsor, CA 95492 AGENDA 1. *Call to Order and Introductions* 2. *Approval of the […]
Read MoreCornell Winery Permit, Mark West Creek Watershed
On Thursday, September23, 1:30 to 2:30 pm at the PRMD Hearing Room at 2550 Ventura Ave in Santa Rosa. Cornell Winery( Goldman Sachs–your bailout money at work) is again seeking a permit to put a winery in the water scarce coho/steelhead rearing watershed of Mark West Creek.
Read MoreSonoma County Board of Supervisors Meeting
Tuesday at the BOS: SPECIAL DISTRICTS REGULAR CALENDARSONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY23. Water Supply Strategies Action Plana. Consider staff presentation and public input on the draft Water Supply Strategies Action Planb. Approve the Water Supply Strategies and direct the General Manager to complete the Water Supply Strategies Action Plan, incorporating any changes requested by the Board. Also […]
Read MoreLatest Delta Lawsuit Could Pack a Wallop
Environmentalists sue state, citing ‘public trust’ statute By Mike Taugher Contra Costa Times Posted: 09/07/2010 04:26:11 PM PDT Updated: 09/08/2010 06:19:24 AM PDT In the latest salvo in a raging legal war over the Delta environment and its water, environmentalists on Friday sued to force state regulators to use the same ancient legal powers they used […]
Read More“Chinatown II”? Water Bank Sued as Wells Go Dry
Kern Co. Districts, Others Say Key Deals were Illegal. Mark Grossi / The Fresno Bee September 05, 2010 A story worthy of Hollywood will soon unfold in California courtrooms — allegations of government corruption and corporate greed to rival the infamous Los Angeles water grab that inspired the film “Chinatown.” Call it “Chinatown II,” a tale […]
Read MoreSalmonAid Festival at SF Aquarium Tomorrow, Sept.15!
Dear Larry, The SalmonAid Festival is back! For 2010, SalmonAid is hosting September Salmon Month at theAquarium of the Bay in San Francisco. It’s off to a rollicking good start, and we’d like to invite you to join us and have a drink and watch a movie (or two) to help save wild salmon! SalmonAid is […]
Read MoreSlow it. Spread it. Sink it! Guidebook
Slow it. Spread it. Sink it! A Homeowner’s and Landowner’s Guide to Beneficial Stormwater Management This exciting new guidebook will help landowners and homeowners make the most of the many potential benefits of innovative stormwater management. Once thought of as a nuisance, stormwater is now universally recognized as one our most important natural resources and […]
Read MoreWholly H2o’s September Forum
You are invited to join us at Wholly H2o’s September Forum “Establishing Water Use Baselines and Balances: Auditing and Benchmarking Across Sectors” “You can’t manage what you don’t measure” is a business adage well-suited to the issue of water use. The lack of water use and reuse data deters water-saving strategies as well as developing […]
Read MoreCaucus on Oil, Mining and Gas (OMG) Water Pollution
To All, Clean Water Network’s next big regional caucus, “Oil, Mining and Gas (OMG) Water Pollution in the Lower Mississippi River Basin”, is right around the corner! This caucus is scheduled for September 15-16, 2010, and will take place in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Holiday Inn Presidential, 600 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72202 […]
Read MoreSUPPORT FOR SB565 (PAVLEY)
Sent this e-mail today to Assemblymembers Chesbro & Evans. I urge others to do the same. — Jim SUPPORT FOR SB565 (PAVLEY) – My wife and I live on Mark West Creek, major tributary to the Russian River, We have been here for 42 years. In their 1965 Stream Flow Assessment and Fish Count, CDFG […]
Read More10 water laws of the West
by Hugh Holub on Aug. 16, 2010 [Note: I am a water attorney. Years ago I was asked to give a speech summarizing Western water law to a group of non-lawyers. This was the result….] Introduction: It does not take a law degree to understand water law and policy in the western United States. Ten […]
Read MoreSupport Senate Bill 565 on Water Diversions
Please call Assemblymembers Wes Chesbro and Noreen Evans and ask them to support Senate Bill 565 by Senator Fran Pavley on the Assembly floor this week. SB 565 would:• Provide the State Water Resources Control Board with adequate authority to investigate and stop unlawful diversions of water; • Modernize the penalties for unlawful use and […]
Read MoreDWR seeks advisers for Water Plan Update 2013
The Advisory Committee for Water Plan Update 2013 is being formed to help develop and refine policy recommendations for the plan. There also is a proposal to establish interest-based and regional-based fo- rums. These groups would be chaired by AC members associated with a particular interest or region. More information and a link to the […]
Read MoreProposal for Quantifying and Evaluating Water Management Responses
The Water Plan team will be holding a meeting of the Statewide Water Analysis Network (SWAN) on Aug.19 when it will present a technical proposal for quantifying and evaluating water management responses for Update 2013. SWAN serves as the technical advisory group for the Water Plan. August 19, 2010, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Statewide […]
Read MoreRe: Coho Confab and Vineyard/Winery Impacts on Fish
Bob, Thanks for forwarding the info on the Coho Confab. I was not aware of it and I see some very knowledgeable individuals on the list of presenters. You may not want to read the rest of my e-mail because it won’t be pleasant. First, no restoration is required at this time. I’ll quote the […]
Read MoreDrought Contingency Plan Workshop Aug. 10
DWR will hold a workshop Aug. 10 about a just-releasd draft Drought Contingency Plan. The workshop will be held in Sacramento at CalEPA, Klamath Training Room. http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/docs/meeting_materials/drought/2010.08.10/CA_Drought_Contingency_Plan-Public_Review_Draft-081010.pdf
Read MoreTell Your Senators to Support Green Infrastructure!
Tell Your Senators to Support Green Infrastructure! Last week Senators Udall (D-NM) and Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010 (S. 3561) the Senate companion to H.R. 4202 introduced by Representative Edwards (D-MD) last year. These companion bills would provide critical support for green infrastructure strategies, improving our ability to […]
Read MoreWater: Will There Be Enough?
Sandra Postel, Yes! Magazine, Jun 4 2010 For at least three decades, Americans have had some inkling that we face an uncertain energy future, but we’ve ignored a much more worrisome crisis-water. Cheap and seemingly abundant, water is so common that it’s hard to believe we could ever run out. Ever since the Apollo astronauts […]
Read MoreKnights Valley’s Pelton House Winery Ruling Documents
Here is the Order granting Petition For Writ of Mandate from Judge Boyd requiring an EIR for the Pelton House (Maacama Watershed Alliance vs. County of Sonoma and Jess Jackson). Particularly noteworthy here is that every issue brought up by Maacama Watershed Alliance counsel Paul V. Carroll was decided against Sonoma County and Jess Jackson. […]
Read MorePros & Cons of November California Water Bond
Save the Date! Monday, June 28, 2010, 10 am – 12:30 pm Meeting Location: State Coastal Conservancy, 11th floor conference room, 1330 Broadway at 13th Street, downtown Oakland Pros & Cons of November 2010 California Water Bond Two analysts and two advocates discuss the water bond measure Lucy Allen, Research Analyst Pacific Institute Darla Guenzler, […]
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