Chris A.

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Monday's top of the scroll: Feinstein heeded donor Resnick, sought Delta study

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 9:48 am
From the Sacramento Bee: “Wealthy corporate farmer Stewart Resnick has written check after check to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s political campaigns. He’s hosted a party in her honor...
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Funding challenges still loom for California's landmark water compromise

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 9:46 am
From the Silicon Valley Mercury News: “When lawmakers celebrated the end of California’s water squabbles last month, they left unanswered an issue certain to bedevil their hard-fought comp...
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El Nino ready to break loose: Meteorologists in Flagstaff say many factors affect the region's winter weather, but significantly warmer water in the eastern Pacific this year is key

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 9:45 am
From the Arizona Daily Sun, a detailed article on El Nino: “National Weather Service forecaster Mark Stubblefield clutches a large ivory, hydrogen-filled balloon in his left hand, casually strid...
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Blog commentary: Uncivil engineering – Canal or tunnel?

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 8:25 am
From the Delta National Park blog: ” … It is clear that the tunnel option is being seriously considered. This Delta Habitat Conservation and Conveyance Program comparison of the two isolat...
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U. S. Rep. Callegari: Texas must avoid California water woes

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 8:20 am
From Amarillo.com, this commentary by Congressman Bill Callegari (Texas): “The California Legislative Assembly has approved the first policy reforms regarding the state’s water supply in n...
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Thirsty in Suburbia's 2009 wet and wild water gift guide, part 1

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 8:17 am
Wondering what to get the water wonk in your life who has everything? How about an LED showerhead? Or a walking water ball? Thirsty in Suburbia gives you a rundown of gifts for the water wonk who tho...
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Commentary: Rare and royal salmon

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 8:16 am
From the Eureka Times-Standard, this commentary: “Salmon season just didn’t turn out like it was supposed to. In fact, when I go to drop a line tomorrow, Saturday, I’ll be gunning f...
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Commentary: Renewal on the South Yuba River

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 8:14 am
From YubaNet.com: “NEVADA CITY, Calif. Dec. 5, 2009 – In this season of celebration and renewal, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) Board of Directors would like to share some re...
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Metropolitan Water District's hidden tunnel is massive

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 8:12 am
From the Riverside Press-Enterprise: “Drivers on Highway 60 in the eastern reaches of Moreno Valley likely never would suspect they are cruising over a massive and active public waterworks proje...
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Los Angeles warily awaits rain

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 8:10 am
From the Los Angeles Times: “A weeklong barrage of rainstorms will test repairs to roads, ravines and utility services following the summer’s devastating Station fire — as well as ca...
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Sunday's top of the scroll: First of two storms bears down on California

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 12:16 pm
FRIENDLY REMINDER: Please turn your sprinklers off! Here’s the latest weather forecast from Accu-Weather: “After a relatively calm weekend, a potent storm will return rain and snow to Ca...
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$11.1B bill likely a tough sale with voters; Foes already organizing against centerpiece of state's new package

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 10:38 am
From Stockton’s Record: “Persuading voters to pass an $11.1 billion water bond in November will be a “huge challenge,” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told leaders from throughout t...
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New repair tools for levee breaches tested

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 10:37 am
From Engineering News Record: “The next time there is a levee breach in San Joaquin County, Calif., Ronald Baldwin, the county’s director of emergency operations, would like to have some huge...
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Senator Feinstein: Abandoned mines pose threats

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 10:19 am
From the San Bernardino Sun, this commentary by Senator Feinstein: “On Nov. 1, a 30-year-old woman was exploring an abandoned mine with family members in Kern County. The woman had entered a dar...
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Jon Stewart on Climategate

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 10:16 am
From Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show: A story that Aquafornia has not been covering, but certainly you’ve heard of it. Here’s Jon Stewart’s take on it (hat tip to Water Wired):
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Court order allows Department of Fish Game to continue the Fish Stocking Program thru January

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 10:14 am
From the Santa Ana Examiner: “The Fish Stocking Program of the California Department of Fish Game (DFG) will continue following weeks of negotiations and a signed court order from Sacramento Sup...
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Yellowstone a petri dish for climate change

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 10:12 am
From the Los Angeles Times: “Reporting from Yellowstone National Park – Roy Renkin is a biologist by training but a detective by inclination, and something about the willows was nagging h...
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'Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies' author lays out 9 steps for a greener future

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 10:04 am
From Emily Green at the Los Angeles Times: “The idea that suburban gardens might be “sustainable” came late to Southern California. Modern Los Angeles was sold on the promise that anything g...
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On Milliken Dam safety and the absence of pollywogs

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 10:02 am
From the Napa Valley Register, this rebuttal to a recent commentary: “The Your Turn opinion piece titled “Safety concern at Milliken Dam,” published Sunday, Nov. 29, was alarming but not fac...
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Santa Rosa's high water, sewer rates about to get yet higher

Chris A. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 9:58 am
From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat: “Six years ago, a survey of 526 California cities and special districts revealed the average Santa Rosa household was paying the seventh-highest sewer bill in...
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Wednesday's top of the scroll: Ads spark new Delta debate; Restore the Delta demands group stop using RTD's materials

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 10:05 am
From Stockton’s Record: “STOCKTON – A Southern California group supporting a process that could lead to a peripheral canal paid for a newspaper advertisement blaming the Delta’...
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Imperial County Supervisors support Salton Sea restoration plan

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 9:51 am
From the Imperial Valley Press: “California’s largest inland body of water may get the help it needs after the Imperial County Board of Supervisors voted in support of a memorandum of understa...
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Should taxpayers subsidize desalination? Poseidon Resources may help the drought, but at what cost?

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 8:09 am
From the San Francisco Guardian: “Should the state of California hand over a multimillion dollar tax break to a company that is poised to build the largest desalination facility on the continent...
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El Nino might provide lots of snow for the Sierra

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 8:06 am
From the Reno Gazette Journal: “Ski Lake Tahoe, a cooperative marketing group comprised of Tahoe’s seven top ski resorts, predicts a “massive” snow season courtesy of El Nino. That could b...
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Focus in water policy now shifts toward Washington

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 8:00 am
From the California Farm Bureau Federation: “With the state Legislature having finished its work on a package of water legislation, analysts turn their attention to Washington, D.C., where a num...
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Column: Water bond only the first step of journey

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 7:58 am
From the Western Farm Press, this column by Harry Cline: “At least some of those in the fight to get a water bond on the ballot to pay for badly needed new water development in California were n...
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NRDC Switchboard: Philadelphia has ambitious plan to solve the sewage problems described by the New York Times

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 7:52 am
From Nancy Stoner at the NRDC Switchboard blog: “On Monday, the New York Times ran an excellent article about the amount of raw sewage that flows into the city’s waterways during rainstorm...
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Diapers, towels don't go with the sewer flow, Placer County warns

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 7:48 am
From the Auburn Journal: “Diapers, wet wipes, towels and disposable dusts cloths are some of the enemies Placer County is putting on its “most unwanted” list when it comes to wastewater flow...
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Scotia, Ferndale wastewater agreements go to water board

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 7:46 am
From the Eureka Times-Standard: “The Town of Scotia Co. and the city of Ferndale have agreed to pay fines and spend thousands of dollars to upgrade facilities as part of wastewater pollution set...
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State water bond splits Peninsula community lawmakers

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 7:43 am
From the San Mateo Daily Journal: “While Assemblyman Jerry Hill supports recent legislation to revamp the state’s aging water system, he does not support the bond measure intended to pay for m...
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Thursday's top of the scroll: Water bond will be a tough sell

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:35 am
From Capitol Weekly: “At a press conference last week, Gov. Schwarzenegger predicted an energetic campaign to pass the state water bond, including bipartisan groups of legislators “traveling u...
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SacBee editorial: Debt binge takes state to the brink

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:33 am
From the Sacramento Bee, this editorial: “Days after lawmakers agreed to ask voters for $11.1 billion in debt for water projects, the state had to pay more than expected to sell its most recent ...
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Commentary: At best, Delta fix postpones tough choices

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:30 am
From the Sacramento Bee, this commentary by Michael J. Preszler, a water resources engineer and the president of California Water Consulting in Roseville: “Fixing the crumbling Bay Delta ecosyst...
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Ann Haydent/EDF: No slam dunk for the peripheral canal

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:27 am
From Ann Hayden at the Environmental Defense Fund’s On the Water Front blog: “As our recent blog highlights , there are many reasons to be pleased about the recent passage of the water pol...
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Doug Obegi/NRDC: California takes a big step forward in improving water efficiency

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:24 am
From Doug Obegi and the NRDC Switchboard blog: “Yesterday, the Governor signed into law SB 7X 7, a bill that NRDC co-sponsored to improve water use efficiency in California. This landmark legis...
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Senator Yee slams water package

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:18 am
From the San Mateo Daily Journal: “The landmark water bill authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, and set for a gubernatorial signature today has no fan in fellow Peninsula legislator...
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Assemblyman Pedro Nava: Water bond is vital to the Central Valley

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:16 am
From the Hanford Sentinel, this commentary by Assemblyman Pedro Nava: “Last week, I joined many of my colleagues in an unprecedented effort to modernize how water in California is managed. The b...
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Pacific Legal Foundation: Reality check needed for Endangered Species Act

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:14 am
From the Pacific Legal Foundation’s Liberty blog: “The story here in California is sad but easy to understand: the Endangered Species Act is being used to fundamentally alter California...
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Waterblogged: The odds of finding water

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:12 am
From Sean McKinnon of the Waterblogged blog: “For nearly a century, one of the surest way to forecast future water supplies was to look into the past. Weather records, runoff histories, snowpack...
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Water-Stocks.com interview with Bill Brennan: Investing in Global Water

Chris A. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:04 am
From Fast Paced Networking, an interview with Bill Brennan of Brennan Investment Partners LLC, who discusses investing in global water equities in this Water-Stocks.com interview – “Where ...
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Sunday's top of the scroll: Water bill boosts enforcement powers

Chris A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 10:32 am
From Capitol Weekly: “The leader of the state Senate has proposed a top-to-bottom overhaul of the management of the heart of California’s water-delivery system, the Sacramento-San Joaquin ...
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Note to readers: Water hearing scheduled to be broadcast on the California Channel

Chris A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 10:31 am
As far as I know, the hearing is still on for tomorrow at 9 am, and is scheduled to be broadcast live on the California Channel. No link for it is posted as of yet. I’ll post it in the morning,...
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Time for Legislature to act on water: State can't afford to let another opportunity go down the drain, says commentary

Chris A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 10:03 am
From the North County Times, this commentary by Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher: “”Water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink.” “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”’...
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Advancing fight for Delta communities, McNerney presses governor for local voice on water decisions

Chris A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:58 am
From the website of Congressman Jerry McNerney: “Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-11) sent a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today regarding potential changes to the state’s water polic...
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State Sen. Sam Aanestad chimes in on water (& other issues)

Chris A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:55 am
From the Red Bluff Daily News, Senator Aanestad discusses several of the issues facing California. On water, he had this to say: “The senator described California’s water war as a “...
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Radanovich calls out Schwarzenegger on environmental regulations

Chris A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:46 am
MyMotherLode.com is reporting that Congressman George Radanovich has written a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger asking him this: “Today you signed a bill exempting the construction of a ...
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Scientists dig for answers under Isabella Dam

Chris A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:42 am
From the Bakersfield Californian: “They’re not detectives, strictly speaking, but Tony Kittner and Henri Mulder are definitely searching for clues — clues hidden beneath the surface ...
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Dan Bacher commentary: Enviros, fishermen force governor to extend MLPA North Coast process

Chris A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:36 am
From Dan Bacher, this commentary: “(Sacramento) Secretary for Natural Resources Mike Chrisman, under intense pressure from a broad coalition of environmentalists, fishermen, seaweed harvesters a...
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California Colloquim on Water: Jared Huffman on resolving the Delta crisis

Chris A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:35 am
Posted on YouTube: “Jared Huffman is the assemblyman for California’s 6th State Assembly district, which includes all of Marin and southern Sonoma counties. Huffman is Chairman of the Asse...
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Arizona: Water demanding farms looked at as water resources vanish

Chris A. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:31 am
From the Arizona Republic: “YUMA – Along its final miles, the Colorado River snakes through a dizzying series of dams, canals, siphons and ditches, diverted to hundreds of users in Arizona...
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