On Water

Saturday, 5 May 2007:
Jurupa water agency prepares for hot, dry summer
Press Enterprise / By Sandra Stokley

Dairies given water rules: New regulations passed to control manure waste; farmers protest costs
The Fresno Bee / By E.J. SCHULTZ

MH sewage permit up for review
Tracy Press / By Bob Brownne

Petroleum found in water under business
Daily Bulletin / By Joe Nelson

DWR displays dam equipment from Hyatt Unit 6
Oroville Mercury Register

Questioning the compost supply chain: As politicians increasingly use composting to solve municipal waste and recycling issues, what happens to the pesticides, herbicides and pharmaceuticals that may have gone into the mix along with the lettuce leaves
San Francisco Chronicle / By Deborah K. Rich

Sunday, 6 May 2007:
Pump doubts raised years ago
Contra Costa Times / By Mike Taugher

Editorial: Maybe this isn't a drought, but act as if it were
Sacramento Bee (FORUM section, Page E6) /

Monday, 7 May 2007:
Inland agencies eye water: Runoff, wastewater sought; environmentalists object
Daily Bulletin / By Joe Nelson

Water woes return: A combination of low spring rainfall levels and new regulations could cause drought conditions in Sonoma, Mendocino and Marin counties by fall
The Press Democrat / By Guy Kovner

Raising Coyote Dam revisited : $5 million study to evaluate cost-effectiveness, environmental impact
The Press Democrat / By Glenda Anderson

Dry year worries experts: Voluntary conservation encouraged
The Union / By Dave Moller

Fields of conflict in the Klamath: Activists say farmers are poised to solidify their presence in the basin's federal wildlife refuges.
Los Angeles Times / By Eric Bailey

Salton Sea could prove air quality disaster
Imperial Valley Press / By Darren Simon

Contaminated land now clear: Officials say former site of Xerox plant is ready for development
Daily Bulletin / By Will Bigham

New flood vote readied: W. Sac parcel owners to decide on tax for levees
Sacramento Bee (METRO section, Page B1) / By Deb Kollars

Berkeley engineer sees big flaws in repaired New Orleans levees
New York Times (also see SF Gate ) / By John Schwartz

Toxic Legacy : Tire company sued again over tainted wells
Monterey Herald / By Virginia Hennessey

State officials urge voluntary water conservation: Dry spell, low snowpack levels spark rationing anxiety
California Aggie / By Timothy Jue

Water-Resources Data for the United States: Water Year 2006
EPA