On Water

26 June 2007

Drought plan: Hope for managing the Colorado River
Salt Lake Tribune Editorial
-For more background information, watch the video of Colloquium speaker Pat Mulroy, General Manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority)

Governor calls it right
Bakersfield Californian Editorial

Act to protect Delta, state water supplies
Contra Costa Times Editorial

Percolation recycling method to be investigated: Santa Paula's wastewater would seep to groundwater
Ventura County Star / by Sam Richard

Nipomo’s bad water rating could be good: Opinion of The Tribune Certifying a severe rating for the town’s supply could bring funding for a needed water project
San Luis Obispo Tribune Editorial

City may consider new technology for wastewater plant
Desert Dispatch / by Jason Smith

27 June 2007

Hetch Hetchy study a no-go: House panel rejects Bush proposal for funds to look at draining the reservoir
Sacramento Bee / by Michael Doyle

Drought boosts fire danger: Firefighters pushing flexibility, resident help to get handle on potential problems
Associated Press

How much environmental damage? Experts say Angora fire will hurt lake clarity; extent of impact remains to be seen
Tahoe Daily Tribune / by Tanya Canino

City water savings exceed state order
Santa Rosa Press Democrat / by George Lauer

Time to save water is now
Stockton Record Editorial

About 200 spring-run salmon may die before they spawn
Chico Enterprise Record / by Larry Mitchell

Lawsuit: Navy is polluting S.D. Bay: Group cites data on toxins-laden runoff
San Diego Union Tribune / by Mike Lee

A flood of ideas: Board seeks ways to make Napa Creek defenses a priority
Napa Valley Register / by Kevin Courtney

Construction nearly finished on Butte Creek levee
Chico Enterprise Record / by Larry Mitchell

Water bills to go up about $3: 'Modest' rate hike will provide funds for capital improvements
Desert Sun / by Keith Matheny

Landfill battle flares anew: Colusa activists seek to block tribe
Marysville Appeal-Democrat / by Howard Yune

Water Scarcity Will Change How We Live and Work: A broad-reaching conservation ethic will take hold -- and not just in the water-starved West.
Kiplinger / by Richard Sammon

Report dims chances of power plant in Oxnard
Los Angeles Times / by Gregory W. Griggs