Streams and Wetlands Impacts – Page 10

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 of water to a few hundred. Most of that water goes toward irrigation. But some […]

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 many river studies have documented the impacts of large water projects on stream hydrology, few […]

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, has proved to be altogether different. In recent decades, the SWRCB has presided over the […]

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, given the wine-growing industry’s practice of virtually drying up the river on occasion. Almost everybody […]

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 Irrigated Lands in the North Coast Region (Program). More information on the Program is available online […]

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 the Gualala River and its watershed, defending against threats like: • industrial water diversion and […]

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 rules are meant to safeguard beleaguered salmon and steelhead populations and could affect hundreds of […]

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 California rivers and streams. Mighty rivers that once teamed with fish and provided countless hours […]

Hi Alan: I’m writing to personally urge you join the Environmental Water Caucus’ detailed comments to the fifth draft of their Delta Plan. This Plan, mandated by the State Legislature, will affect virtually every citizen and largely shape the water landscape in California for decades to come. It will guide the path to restoring one […]

By Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter The Legislature passed a bill by two North Coast state assemblymen that would streamline permitting of small irrigation ponds that could be tapped for frost prevention, rather than streams deemed habitat for protected fish. Meanwhile, state water regulators released the latest revision to a Russian River basin frost-water regulation […]

Northern California River Watch has worked with the owners of GPV to obtain a commitment for real time monitoring of Felta Creek. The landowners will invest up to $15,000 to set up a real time gage at the down stream portion of their property. Although the property is high speed internet-challenged, cell phone service is […]

Today, the U.S. EPA, along with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and other Federal agencies, will make an important announcement on Protecting of America’s Waters – one of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s seven priorities. You are invited to participate in a briefing and conference call to discuss this announcement. What: U.S. EPA announcement on […]

I thought you might be interested. Now there are blogs discussing western Sonoma County in the LA Times. Have a glorious summer week, Rue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2011/08/grapevines-or-redwoods.html Daily Dish The inside scoop on food in Los Angeles Grapevines or redwoods? Sonoma County may have to choose August 25, 2011 | 10:31 am The Pacific coast of […]

The Stakeholder Advisory Group for development of biological objectives for wadeable streams in California is meeting Friday, 30 September, 2011 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) in Orange County. A meeting agenda is attached, with instructions for remote participation (via Webex and conference call) if you cannot attend in person. If you wish […]

Please join us on Wednesday, August 24th for a one hour discussion with environmental biologist Dr. Frances Solomon. Dr. Solomon has more than 25 years of experience in state and local environmental agencies, focusing on the biological impacts of toxic water pollutants, pollution prevention and control, and cleanup of contaminated sites. Join this call to learn more about: […]

Salmonid Restoration Federation, Trees Foundation and Salmon Protection and Watershed Network will Host the 9th Annual Coho Confab August 25-27, 2006 at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County Registration Form PDF Salmonid Restoration Federation, Trees Foundation and Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN) will sponsor the 9th annual Coho Confab August 25-27, 2006 at […]

When it comes to water, we all live downstream. That’s why the vineyard development that is eliminating the redwood forests of Annapolis is so important to the lower reaches of the Gualala River and its estuary. The Gualala River already suffers from water quality problems such as sedimentation, aggradation, increased temperatures, habitat changes, and the […]

Date: Friday, August 19, 2011 (All day) to Sunday, August 21, 2011 (All day) in Crescent City, CA Organized by: Salmonid Restoration Federation This year’s Coho Confab offers several tours to diverse restoration projects on Smith River tributaries. Workshops offered include a fish passage toolbox, underwater fish identification, macro-invertebrate sampling, the impact of pesticides on salmonids, and stories […]

Dear Activist, Help us send a strong call for change to President Obama and several key members of his administration! Wild salmon, clean energy, and fishing advocates just won a huge victory in court. Please help us leverage this victory by sending a message today. Yesterday, federal Judge James Redden rejected as inadequate the Obama Administration’s 2010 […]

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Eel Russian River Commission (ERRC) will be holding a meeting on July 29, 2011, at 9:00 a.m., in the Mendocino County Board of Supervisor’s Chambers. Please find attached the agenda for this meeting along with directions to the location. If you have any questions, I may be reached at the contact […]

Your chance to tour the Russian River County Sanitation District August 6. See attached. Stephen The Russian River County Sanitation District is hosting a public tour of its wastewater treatment plant on Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 10 a.m. to noon. The tour is free and District ratepayers are encouraged to attend. Information presented on […]

Jane and All, I will wait then to write the letter of support but really we must do something here and even if we just get basics on the book, it can be strengthened with litigation or amendment. I have pasted below the “fact sheet” his office sent me. Keep in mind that 1-5 million gallons […]

PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON WATER DIVERSION MEASUREMENT Thursday, July 21, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cal/EPA Building – Coastal Hearing Room 1001 I Street, Second Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 This workshop will be informal. While a quorum of the State Water Board may be present, the State Water Board will not take formal action at this […]

Water diversion permits for Shasta and Scott Rivers struck down San Francisco, CA — A San Francisco Superior Court judge has ruled that a program allowing ranchers to divert water from the Shasta and Scott Rivers is illegal. The judge ruled the program, run by the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), failed to […]

The Times-Standard, June 3, 2011 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a national effort to assess the health of the nation’s wetlands. The agency made the announcement from Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Elk Grove, where scientists simultaneously sampled nearby wetlands as part of the National Wetlands Condition Assessment (NWCA). The NWCA is a […]

I thought I would share a letter sent to the Press Democrat who blatantly had a story blackout on a crucial issue for Sonoma County–clearcutting hundreds of acres of redwoods to put in more grapes for wine making while the rest of the state and country had the story covered. Shameless. –Larry Dear Editor: Newspapers […]

Hi – The US EPA has recently released a draft “Guidance” document that clarifies in a very helpful and important way the question of what aquatic resources are protected by the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). If this draft Guidance is adopted it will lead to the protection of many our wetlands and streams that […]

NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP PROPOSED TOXICITY STUDY Edmund G. Brown Jr. Governor STATEWIDE GENERAL NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT FOR RESIDUAL PESTICIDE DISCHARGES FROM AQUATIC ANIMAL INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL APPLICATIONS, SPRAY APPLICATIONS, VECTOR CONTROL, AND WEED CONTROL (COLLECTIVELY STATEWIDE GENERAL PESTICIDE PERMITS) Wednesday, June 22, 2011 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Klamath Training Room […]

1) TAKE ACTION: The Salmon Solutions and Planning Act of 2011 On June 3, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI), joined by 10 additional co-sponsors from across the nation, introduced the Salmon Solutions and Planning Act (H.R. 2111) in the House of Representatives. If passed, H.R. 2111 would provide Congress and federal […]

Category: Streams and Wetlands Impacts

Winemaking

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

The Real Frost Protection Conspiracy

Frost-proof wine freezing out fish

RWB Requests Information for Developing Plan for Irrigated Lands

A Comparison of Two Different Gualala Watershed Groups

State water board adopts Russian River frost plan

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

Appeal by Environmental Water Caucus

Frost-pond bill passes; regulators float frost-water rule

Announcement of Settlement on Felta Creek Fish Kill

U.S. EPA announcement on protecting America’s waters

Grapevines or Redwoods?

Biological Objectives for wadeable Streams Conference Call

Join Call About Toxic Chemicals that Disrupt Hormones

9th Annual Coho Confab

We all Live Downstream

14th Annual Coho Confab

Action for Wild Salmon in Columbia and Snake Rivers

Action for Wild Salmon in Columbia and Snake Rivers

Eel Russian River Commission Meeting, July 29, 9 am

Chance to tour the Russian River County Sanitation District August 6

Action on a Bill Curbing Impacts from Natural Gas Fracking

Public Workshop on Water Diversion Measurement

Judge Favors Salmon Protection In Northern California Rivers

EPA Launches New National Assessment of Wetlands

News Blackout on Clearing Redwoods for Vineyards

Sign-on Letter to Support Wetlands and Streams

NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP PROPOSED TOXICITY STUDY

The Salmon Solutions and Planning Act of 2011

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