John Bowman Siskiyou Daily News, June 18, 2013 As the struggle to properly manage water in Scott Valley drags on, a recent decision by a state appeals court has determined that one battle will be hashed out in Sacramento rather than here in Siskiyou County. In 2010, the Environmental Law Foundation, the Pacific Coast Federation […]
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The 16th Annual Coho Confab
The 16th Annual Coho Confab will be held in the Mattole River Valley. Salmonid Restoration Federation and Trees Foundation are the permanent co-hosts of this educational event and are excited to be partnering this year with the Mattole River and Range Partnership that includes Sanctuary Forest, Mattole Restoration Council, and the Mattole Salmon Group. The […]
Read MoreTop Ten Impaired Rivers
Final top ten list attached. Feel free to update or add detail to the descriptions of these waterways (and track changes). Feel free to also suggest people that should be listed as contacts for these waterways. Hope everyone has a great weekend! Sara Scott River (Region 1) – Konrad and Craig can you help draft a […]
Read MoreCRWFS Releases New Report on Water: From Storage to Retention
November 2012 On November 13, 2012, the California Roundtable on Water and Food Supply released its latest report, From Storage to Retention: Expanding California’s Options for Meeting Its Water Needs. The report builds on earlier work focused on agricultural water stewardship, and argues for an expansion of approaches to storing water that increase supply reliability […]
Read MoreUpdate on the National Water Census by USGS
April 4, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today released a report to Congress on the progress of the National Water Census, which is being developed at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to help the nation address its critical water needs. “This update to the National Water Census—the first since 1978—will […]
Read More31st Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference Mar 13-16
The Salmonid Restoration Federation will produce the 31st Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference at the River Lodge in Fortuna, California on March 13-16, 2013. The theme of this year’s conference is “Innovative Approaches to Fisheries Restoration.” The first two days of the conference will be filled with full-day workshops and field tours. A half-day plenary session […]
Read MoreWB Notice for New Adoption of Instream Flow Policy
To All, Due to the Living Rivers Council lawsuit, the Water Board had to revisit the Instream Flow Policy as a result of AB2121 and adopt more appropriate policy in accordance to court directions. The public comment on this is due April 8. Larry Coastal streams from the Mattole River to San Francisco and coastal […]
Read MoreComment on Low Dose Hormones article
Hi all! I just received this article, EPA Responds to Scientists’ Concerns about Low Dose Hormones, stating that the EPA will begin to study low dose effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals. It is just a first step, but an incredibly important one. This can represent a sea change in how toxicity is assessed and may […]
Read MoreNOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP AND PUBLIC HEARING Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges for Timber Operations on Non-Industrial Timber Management Plans in the North Coast Region NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board) staff will conduct a public workshop on draft Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements […]
Read MoreAction to Protect the Salmon River Wildlands
Salmon River Wildlands Threatened By Clearcut Logging TAKE ACTION: Protect the Salmon River Wildlands from clearcut salvage logging. We don’t throw around the word “clearcut” often—it’s an emotionally charged word that describes removing all of the forest structure in a stand in order to replace a native forest with an artificial tree farm. Unfortunately, that’s […]
Read MoreWells, Groundwater Pumping, and Streamflow
Colleagues, We wanted to make you aware of the electronic release of USGS Circular 1376, “Streamflow depletion by wells– Understanding and managing the effects of groundwater pumping on streamflow,” by Paul Barlow and Stan Leake. The report may be downloaded at the following web site: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1376/ <http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1376/> The report has been sent to the printer and […]
Read MoreImpacts of Fluoridation of the Water Supply
Greetings, The customers of the Sonoma County Water Agency, and cities who contract with them, need to address the Board of Supervisors 11/13/12 at 2pm before a known toxin is allowed to be added to our water supply. Fluoride is not good for human health, pets, or wildlife. This is yet another harmful element which […]
Read MoreWater Recommendations for the Next President
Peter H. Gleick, Pacific Institute Dear Mr. President, Congratulations on winning approval from the American people to serve as leader of the United States for the next four years. We know you have a lot on your plate. But among the issues that deserve prompt attention from you and senior members of your administration is […]
Read MoreAction: Tell the Forest Service: Only You Can Prevent Extinction
To All, Tell the Forest Service: Only You Can Prevent Extinction It may seem obvious that fish need water, but some government agencies need to be reminded. Right now, stretches of the Scott River (some of the best salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin) are being completely dewatered. Although the U.S. Forest Service holds an […]
Read MoreMendocino County Judge Tosses Out State’s Frost-protection Rules
GLENDA ANDERSON & CATHY BUSSEWITZ THE PRESS DEMOCRAT September 26, 2012 A Mendocino County judge on Wednesday overturned controversial state water rules designed to regulate how grape growers in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties divert water from the Russian River. Judge Ann Moorman of the Superior Court of Mendocino County declared the law to be “constitutionally […]
Read MoreMendocino County Judge Invalidates State’s Frost Protection Regulations
Ukiah Daily Journal Staff September 9, 2012 Ukiah Daily Journal Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Ann Moorman ruled in favor of a group of local landowners who sued the California State Water Resources Control Board over new regulations affecting Russian River water used for frost protection in local vineyards. Moorman said that she agreed with […]
Read MoreFeds announce Central Coast Coho salmon recovery plan
By JASON HOPPIN – Santa Cruz Sentinel September 5, 2012 SCOTTS VALLEY – More than 2,000 pages and three volumes, a federal plan to rescue the endangered Central Coast Coho salmon from the brink of oblivion is laid out in staggering specificity. Meeting in Scotts Valley, officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on […]
Read MorePetition for Writ of Mandate
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA LIVING RIVERS COUNCIL, Petitioner and Plaintiff, vs. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD, Respondent and Defendant. RG10-543923 WRIT OF MANDATE. (C.C.P. 1094.5; Pub. Res. Code 21168.9.) TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD: YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED TO: 1. Set aside and vacate […]
Read MoreWater Pollutant Technical Reports
You’ve seen this? I know Jay Lund. He presented in one of my conferences on water some years ago. Rue Center for Watershed Sciences • University of California, Davis Groundwater Nitrate Project, Implementation of Senate Bill X2 1 Prepared for California State Water Resources Control Board • March 2012 Prepared by: Thomas Harter and Jay […]
Read MoreCelebrate the Salmon Potluck Picnic August 11th
August 11th: Celebrate the Salmon Potluck Picnic 1 pm at the Neighborhood Facility, Hoopa CA The Hoopa Valley Tribe is inviting the community to come out to the Neighborhood Facilities in Hoopa after the Sovereign Day parade for a Picnic and Salmon Feed to celebrate the salmon. This year the Trinity and Klamath Rivers are […]
Read MoreIn Northwest dam project, fish are back in the water
Biologists are elated to find wild steelhead trout on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula—a sign of success for one of the largest river-restoration projects ever undertaken. By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times July 15, 2012, 5:00 a.m. PORT ANGELES, Wash.—When it comes to disappearing species and humanity’s harmful imprints on nature, hardly anybody expects anything to go […]
Read MoreDead Baby Fish Do Not Pair Well With North Coast Wines
Growing wine grapes often involves taking water from creeks or from ground water near creeks. These practices can severely impact watersheds. One example of this is the practice of spraying water on vines during frost season. This intense use of water can rapidly lower water in nearby creeks that impact the small salmonids that are […]
Read MoreDecision for Living Rivers Council vs. SWRCB
Chris, Good news! The court issued an order and proposed statement of decision partially granting the petition in Instream Flow. We won on the primary issue in the case — failure to analyze and disclose mitigation measures for groundwater impacts. The order directs the Board to vacate its approval of the Policy and to recirculate, at […]
Read MoreRegarding GMO Farming and Glyphosate
To All, According to the California Pesticide Department (www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pur/purmain.htm ), in 2009 Sonoma County used 43,763 pounds of glyphosate and in 2010, 54,690 pounds in 2010, which is in line with national averages of increasing yearly amounts due to resistance from super weeds. Ag Commissioner Tony Linegar did support the use in some cases at our tech […]
Read MoreDecision for Living Rivers Council vs. SWRCB
Chris, Good news! The court issued an order and proposed statement of decision partially granting the petition in Instream Flow. We won on the primary issue in the case — failure to analyze and disclose mitigation measures for groundwater impacts. The order directs the Board to vacate its approval of the Policy and to recirculate, at […]
Read MoreShould the Logging Industry be exempt from the Clean Water Act?
This action is part of the Waterkeeper Alliance’s “Fishable” Day of Action, celebrating the Clean Water Act’s 40th anniversary. When you take action on this issue, you’ll be joined by thousands of other people across the country! We value clean, clear water and believe the time has long come for the logging industry to do […]
Read MoreStudy Showing Salmonid Risk in Mediterranean Climate
Thank heavens for thesis’s. No one else would study this (ask this question), or come up with such a conclusion. Now, we just have to hang on to our educational system. Thanks Brock. Hello, Ted Grantham, who recently finished his PhD in my lab, wrote the attached newly published paper based on his thesis research […]
Read MoreWhy vineyards are extirpating our salmonids
Why vineyards are extirpating our salmonids. Jim Subject: Steelhead Trout Lose Out–Comments of Jim Doerksen in Opposition to the Response by the State Water Board, etc. The first item is a Press Release by U.C. Berkeley titled “Steelhead Trout Lose Out When Water is Low in Wine Country”. This press release is a synopsis of the attached second […]
Read MoreIn Response to “Steelhead Trout Lose Out…”
Steelhead Trout Lose Out (49-15-07) Comments of Jim Doerksen in Opposition to the Response by the SWRCB, etc. Robert. The first item is a Press Release by U.C. Berkeley titled “Steelhead Trout Lose Out When Water is Low in Wine Country”. This press release is a synopsis of the attached second item which is a […]
Read MoreSteelhead trout lose out when water is low in wine country
Sarah Yang, Media Relations | May 7, 2012 The competition between farmers and fish for precious water in California is intensifying in wine country, suggests a new study by biologists at the University of California, Berkeley. The findings, published in the May issue of the journal Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, link higher death […]
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