News
LADWP-20-yr plan
Posted May 16th, 2008 by admin in
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, LADWP UNVEIL FAR-REACHING 20-YEAR WATER STRATEGY FOR LA
To meet 100% of new water demand by 2030, unprecedented plan calls for
6-fold increase in water recycling and ramped up enforcement of water restrictions
NYT-LA & sewage?
Posted May 16th, 2008 by admin in
New York Times
Los Angeles Eyes Sewage as a Source of Water
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
May 16, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Faced with a persistent drought and the threat of tighter water supplies, Los Angeles plans to begin using heavily cleansed sewage to increase drinking water supplies, joining a growing number of cities considering similar measures.
CCT-water supply
Posted May 16th, 2008 by admin in
Contra Costa Times
East County water supply adequate for summer months
By Paul Burgarino
WDD-Angry words
Posted May 14th, 2008 by admin in
Woodland Daily Democrat
Angry words from local landowners fail to sway majority of county supervisors
By ROBIN HINDERY/rhindery@dailydemocrat.com
Article Created: 05/13/2008 02:53:54 PM PDT
Before a roomful of angry local landowners, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday narrowly voted to move forward with a draft ordinance that would significantly change the way the county manages groundwater and domestic well operations.
LAT - Sac/Flood
Posted May 12th, 2008 by admin in
Los Angeles Times
Sacramento officials prepare for the worst -- massive flooding
State and federal agencies race to complete work designed to prevent the $25-billion disaster that could result if the rivers surrounding the capital city overflow or breach aging levees.
By Eric Bailey, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
May 11, 2008
SACRAMENTO -- -- California's capital city may be best known for politics, but it has another claim to fame: It's America's most flood-threatened city not named New Orleans.
Bee-Auburn Dam
Posted May 9th, 2008 by admin in
Sacramento Bee
Auburn dam may be dealt death blow
By Matt Weiser - mweiser@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, May 9, 2008
A long-stalled Auburn dam on the American River has suffered many defeats. But the next could be truly fatal.
The State Water Resources Control Board plans to revoke the water rights held by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the project. The unfinished dam, in other words, would no longer have any water to hold back.
Bush-Farm Bill
Posted May 9th, 2008 by admin in
San Francisco Chronicle Washington Bureau
Bush set to veto $300 billion farm bill
by Carolyn Lochhead
AP-Tejon Ranch
Posted May 8th, 2008 by admin in
Associated Press
Conservationists, developer reach major Calif. land deal
By NOAKI SCHWARTZ – 7 hours ago
LEBEC, Calif. (AP) — A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California history.
CFBF - Farm bill
Posted May 7th, 2008 by admin in
California Farm Bureau Federation
Farm bill, water lead agenda for Washington trip
- 5/7/08
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor
Led by California Farm Bureau Federation First Vice President Paul Wenger, left, a delegation of farmers and ranchers met last week in Washington, D.C. with lawmakers and other high-ranking officials, including U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer, right, and Lloyd Day, administrator of USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.
WDD LTE - water
Posted May 7th, 2008 by admin in
Woodland Daily Democrat
Letter to Editor
County trying to usurp water rights
05/07/2008
Kudos to The Daily Democrat for posting Charlie Gordon's letter to the editor, dated April 25. Up until I read the article, I was not aware of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors' latest grab for control of the county's water resources, albeit disguised as a draft water governance proposal and ordinance.
