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Rough to the Gills
Judge says Calif. salmon in trouble but offers no short-term solution |
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21 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:04 AM on 21 Jul 2008 The dams and aqueducts that shuttle water from California's Sacramento River Delta to the rest of the state will "appreciably increase jeopardy" to salmon and steelhead in the coming months, U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger said Friday. But while Wanger agreed with environmentalists that "the three salmonid species are not viable and are all in jeopardy of ex ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, California, litigation, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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Water You Thinking?
Schwarzenegger unveils $9 billion water bond package |
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19 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:30 PM on 19 Sep 2007 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has unveiled a $9 billion water bond plan, including an unprecedented level of taxpayer payout for water projects and funding to build or expand three dams. Lawmakers hope to place some form of water bond on a Feb. 5 ballot, and Democratic legislators will likely spend the next few weeks lobbying for more of an emphasis on cleaning up polluted groun ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, legislation, news, politics, state politics, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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He Who Smelt It Delta'd It
Judge issues ruling protecting delta smelt, restricting California water access |
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04 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:13 PM on 04 Sep 2007 For years, environmentalists have blamed the rapidly dwindling smelt population in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River delta on huge pumps that dispense water throughout southern California, but also suck in and kill huge numbers of the endangered fish. To protect the smelt, a species unique to the delta, a federal judge issued a far-reaching ruling Friday imp ... |
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| Topics: California, endangered species, news, politics, regulation, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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Owening Up to Their Mistakes
California's Owens River runs again after nearly a century |
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08 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Owening Up to Their Mistakes California's Owens River runs again after nearly a century The most ambitious river habitat restoration in the West kicked off this week, as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa turned a knob on a dam and allowed water to flow through. The dam, built in 1913 to direct water into an L.A. aqueduct some 250 miles away, evaporated Owens Lake into salt flats and kick-start ... |
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| Topics: California, news, rivers and watersheds, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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San Joaquin Phoenix
Dead San Joaquin River will be revived |
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15 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| San Joaquin Phoenix Dead San Joaquin River will be revived More than 60 miles of California's dead, sandy San Joaquin River may yet run with water and salmon again, as enviros and farmers have settled an 18-year legal battle over the river's fate. Based on a new 20-year, $250-to-$800 million restoration plan, agricultural water diversion from the river will be reduced by an a ... |
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| Topics: California, food and agriculture, news, rivers and watersheds, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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Urethra Ranklin'
California plumbers union opposes water-conserving urinals |
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31 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Urethra Ranklin' California plumbers union opposes water-conserving urinals If California plumbers have anything to do with it, you'll be peeing in water 'til the day you die. (We feel that our whole careers have been leading up to that sentence.) Many public facilities in the water-strapped Golden State have installed no-flush urinals, which use gravity and replaceable cartridges to conserve about half a gallon of water ... |
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| Topics: California, news, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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Nary a Drop to Divert
Rash of water-rights lawsuits in California worries conservationists |
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22 Feb 2005 |
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| Nary a Drop to Divert Rash of water-rights lawsuits in California worries conservationists A series of water-rights lawsuits in California -- one of which is headed for the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow -- has conservation activists worried about what Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is calling a backdoor assault on the Endangered Species Act. At issue are contracts between farmers and the federal government for irrigation ... |
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| Topics: California, news, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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