On Water

The California Sea Grant College Program is now soliciting preliminary proposals for projects to begin February 1, 2009. Faculty and academic staff members from universities and research institutions throughout California are invited to apply.

California Sea Grant is continuing to move in a strategic direction for 2006-2010. In recognition of recent and anticipated challenges and opportunities, California Sea Grant is focusing on the following new integrated themes:

    -Healthy Marine Ecosystems
    -Sustainable Resource Use
    -Sustainable Coastal Communities
    -New Technologies
    -Education, Training & Public Information

Preliminary proposals are due March 14th, 2008.  View the complete call for proposals. (PDF)

Snowpack not satisfying state water officials
San Francisco Chronicle / by Charles Burress

Snowpack confirms it: no drought
San Jose Mercury News / by Julie Sevrens Lyons and Paul Rogers

Backers of water-storage projects lobby in D.C.
Fresno Bee / by Michael Doyle

Central Valley farms to get 45 percent of irrigation water allocations
Central Valley Business Times

Chinook salmon hit record low in Sacramento
San Francisco Chronicle

Total fishing ban on salmon weighed
Sacramento Bee / by Matt Weiser

Mill Creek Project final EIR, Alternative A get county's OK
Ukiah Daily Journal / by Rob Burgess

Schwarzenegger to move ahead on Delta canal study: He also will call for 20% per capita cut in state water use.
Sacramento Bee / by Kevin Yamamura

California business groups drop plan for water bond
Riverside Press Enterprise / by Don Thompson

Mapping a disaster: San Joaquin County residents are learning more about living in a flood plain and how to escape if the waters rise
Stockton Record / by Zachary K. Johnson

Stockton ready to retake waterworks: Utility reverting to city control as of Saturday
Stockton Record / by David Siders

Adams' rainy day gift to levee study
Marin Independent Journal

Sewer system upgrade: City of Lodi starts $7.5 million project to fix 5 miles of pipe
Lodi News-Sentinel / by Chris Nichols

Stream team finishes work: New and improved Calabasas creek unveiled
Agoura Hills Acorn / by Joann Groff

Biologists concerned about sand, mud buildup
North County Times / by Barbara Henry 

Senators tell Schwarzenegger to curtail work on peripheral canal
Associated Press / by Steve Lawrence

Canal plan ignites old state feud: Three lawmakers accuse governor of enflaming rivalries, threaten to halt negotiations over water bond
Contra Costa Times / by Mike Taugher

Long-term Nevada Irrigation District rate boost put on hold
Grass Valley Union / by Laura Brown

DDT found in Sierra lakes: Long-banned pesticide surfaces in Sequoia park
Fresno Bee / by Mark Grossi

Water official: Flow plan will be served up soon
Stockton Record / by Alex Breitler

Salton Sea Authority nearly out of money: Board aims to fulfill mission as funds run dry
Desert Sun / by Keith Matheny

State budget, development top issues at forum
Sonora Union-Democrat / by Lenore Rutherford

From sludge to fertilizer
San Diego Union Tribune / by Emily Vizzo

Santa Rosa neighborhood goes dry: Bennett Ridge residents haven't had water in a week due to contaminated tank
Santa Rosa Press Democrat / by Randi Rossmann

Parks less than pristine: Dangerous levels of toxics imperil humans, wildlife
San Francisco Chronicle / by Peter Fimrite

Living with climate change: Will our rivers survive?
Sunset Magazine, a roundtable discussion featuring Pat Mulroy of the Southern Nevada Water Authority and Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute, among others

UC Davis' Department of Land, Air and Water Resources is hosting a seminar series entitled "Climate Change and its Impacts on California". The series started in January and will continue twice a month until June covering the science, technology and policy aspects of climate change for non-specialists. The run of the talks on water begins today at noon with UC Davis professor Jeff Mount speaking on the future of the Delta. The lecture will be webcast live at noon and posted shortly thereafter for viewing any time. Upcoming lectures by Jay Lund and John Largier, both of UC Davis, will focus on the effects of climate change on water resources and California's coast and ocean.

Canal plans rile Senate panel: Governor's power to work without Legislature in question
Stockton Record / by Hank Shaw

Water agencies join forces to fight climate change: Newly formed alliance plans to expand research, identify emissions from individual operations
Associated Press

Water conservation key to combat water shortages
Pasadena Star-News / by Richard Irwin

Palm Springs HOAs discuss water conservation: Agencies willing to help homeowners with informational sessions
Desert Sun / by Stefanie Frith

Irrigators clash over proposed Klamath deal
Ag Alert / by Christine Souza

Rain brings sewage into San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Chronicle / by Peter Fimrite

Sewage spills into Grass Valley creek
Sacramento Bee / by Barbara Barte Osborn

Seepage found in levees: Water leaks under Marysville barriers prompts repairs
Marysville Appeal-Democrat / by John Dickey

City's flood control takes step forward
Vacaville Reporter / by Jennifer Gentile

State's water strategy needs more than talk
San Jose Mercury News Editorial

Sanders Turns Into Mr. Water
Voice of San Diego / by Rob Davis

Sen. Barbara Boxer's work on water bill earns award
Gannett News Services / by Diana Marerro

The Free Publications list has been updated with a lot of new materials.  Check it out and submit your requests by e-mail to wrcaill@library.berkeley.edu or by fax to 510-642-9143.  Be sure to include your name, mailing address and full details of each item requested.

On Tuesday, February 12th, Randy Poole, General Manager of the Sonoma County Water Agency spoke on their new North American Climate Initiative.  If you missed the lecture, you can view it below.  As always, for the accompanying powerpoint presentation, head on over to the Colloquium page of WRCA's web site. 

The next lecture in the California Colloquium on Water will be "Protecting Watershed Services through Law, Regulation and Markets" given by Buzz Thompson, Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law and Perry L. McCarty Director, Woods Institue for the Environment, Stanford University.

Delta canal alive again? Legislative whispers suggest controversial plan might return
Stockton Record / by Hank Shaw

Water cuts slicing into avocado groves: Some farmers are 'stumping' hundreds of healthy trees to keep others irrigated.
Los Angeles Times / by Deborah Schoch

El Dorado County utility sharply hikes water fees for developers
Sacramento Bee / by Cathy Locke

Canal lining angers Baja California governor
Imperial Valley Press / by Victor Morales

Channeling Mulholland
Los Angeles Times Editorial

Smelt ruling lacks appeal - literally: Judge could have final say about Delta water flow
Marysville Appeal-Democrat / by Thomas Elias

Coho salmon focus of lawsuit
Redding Record Searchlight

Sonora hosts watershed forum
Sonora Union Democrat

Perchlorate report being held up
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / by Jason Pesick

California Men's Colony gets fined $40,000 in raw sewage spill: In January, sewage flowed into Chorro Creek after a backup generator failed
San Luis Obispo Tribune / by David Sneed

City sewer project moves ahead- Stinky but still reusable
Ukiah Daily Journal / by Zack Sampsel

State sued over lack of dredge activity: Mokelumne silt level riles landowner
Stockton Record / by Alex Breitler

Flood agency urges new fee: Developers and remodelers face extra cost if plan is approved to help finance stronger levees.
Sacramento Bee / by Matt Weiser

Modesto Irrigation District lobbies D.C.: Officials worry about mandate for renewable energy.
Fresno Bee / by Michael Doyle

American Rivers seeks proposals for river restoration project grants as part of its partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Community-based Restoration Program.  Program funding is provided through NOAA's Open Rivers Initiative, which seeks to enable environmental and economic renewal in local communities through the removal of stream barriers.

This Partnership funds stream barrier removal projects that help restore riverine ecosystems, enhance public safety and community resilience, and have clear and identifiable benefits to diadromous fish populations. "Diadromous" fish migrate between freshwater and saltwater during their life cycle.  Examples include alewife, American eel, American shad, blueback herring, salmon, steelhead, shortnose sturgeon and striped bass.  Projects in the Northeast (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI), Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA, DE, VA, MD, DC), Northwest (WA, OR, ID), and California are eligible to apply.  Projects located within the St. Lawrence/Great Lakes Basin are not eligible for funding in the April 2008 grant round.   

Applications are currently being accepted for the second cycle of fiscal year 2008 with a deadline of April 1, 2008.  Applications for projects must be postmarked by the deadline for consideration in this funding cycle.  Potential applicants should contact American Rivers to discuss potential projects prior to submitting an application.  Applicants can expect notification about funding decisions in early June 2008.

Visit the American Rivers web site for more information about the grants and visit the Dam Removal Clearinghouse for more information about stream and river barrier removal.

A 75-year-old promise no longer holds water: Backlog of requests for Delta water pile up as experts say system is already maxed out
Contra Costa Times / by Mike Taugher

Heavy snowfalls could help dry West
USA Today / by Alan Gomez

New water plan keeps Valley in good shape
The Valley Chronicle (Hemet, CA) / by Charles Hand

Water's source issue for power plant: Local utility company could lose millions in potential revenue
Desert Sun / by Mariecar Mendoza

Carlsbad farmers test electronic water meter program
North County Times / by Barbara Henry

Water party is over
North County Times Editorial

A Glimpse of California's water future
North County Times / by Tim Barnett, research marine physicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

Water chief defends Vegas mayor
Imperial Valley Press / by Victor Morales

Part of Salton Sea's desolate shore made into a lush oasis
Los Angeles Times / by David Kelly

Restoring Valley fish run seen as likely: Reviving salmon may help solve other Calif. water problems, a key UC Davis researcher says.
Fresno Bee / by Mark Grossi
More about the Salmonid Restoration Conference referenced in the article.

Spawning obstacle: Casa fish hatchery founder says Adobe Road bridge blocks upstream swim
Santa Rosa Press Democrat / by Paul Payne

Reservoirs threatened; districts must be ready
Modesto Bee Editorial

On tap: Water quality; City to upgrade facility
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / by Lori Consalvo

Yummy water: Los Angeles wins taste test
Associated Press

Riverside considers multimillion-dollar overhaul to crumbling flood-control channel
Riverside Press-Enterprise / by Doug Haberman

$300,000 study to evaluate levees in Santa Venetia
Marin Independent Journal / by Brad Breithaupt

Protect Natomas quickly, yes - but wisely, too: Declaring emergency won't speed levee work and could hurt flood control efforts
Sacramento Bee Editorial

The Groundwater Resources Association of California is hosting their 17th annual meeting and conference, Groundwater: Challenges to Meet Our Future Needs, on September 24-26 in Costa Mesa, CA.  Issues to be covered include: groundwater storage, Delta issues and recycled water for recharge.  The keynote speaker is Robert Glennon of the University of Arizona and there will be an optional field trip to see the Orange County Water District's new groundwater replenishment system.  Abstracts for both poster presentations and papers is May 1, 2008.  Send abstracts and questions to Mary Megarry at mmegarry@nossaman.com

Schwarzenegger, Feinstein seek compromise on Calif. water bond
Associated Press / by Samantha Young

Water tag team hits the Capitol: Feinstein, Schwarzenegger meet with lawmakers to work on state bond measure.
Fresno Bee / by E.J. Schultz

Big storm to blast region: Wind gusts up to 70 mph expected when worst of it hits Saturday afternoon
Sacramento Bee / by Matt Weiser

Sierra snowpack triple 2007's total
Visalia Times-Delta / by Hillary S. Meeks

A local water war
Long Beach Press-Telegram

Valley water is safe from Vegas raid; Official: 'There is no plot in Nevada to shut down California agriculture'
Desert Sun / by Keith Matheny

California, neighbors must manage water with care
Desert Sun Editorial

Invasive species threatening local waters
Sierra Sun / by Bruce Ajari

Quagga mussels a growing threat to Arizona water systems
Lake Havasu News-Herald / by John Rudolf

Yuba fish woes spawn lawsuit
Marysville Appeal-Democrat / by Andrea Koskey

Matt Stoecker's plan is to set the steelhead free to get back to Corte Madera Creek
San Francisco Chronicle / by Sam Whiting

Healdsburg wastewater ruling could have statewide impact
Santa Rosa Press-Democrat / by Bob Norberg

Martinez refinery is top polluter: Tesoro had 1.8 million pounds of toxic releases in 2006 to lead Bay Area for fourth year in a row
Contra Costa Times / by Mike Taugher

State tests levees in Sacramento neighborhood
Central Valley Business Times

Pajaro Valley agency in hot water over pumping lawsuit: Pumping lawsuit could take huge bite out of funding
Monterey Herald / by Donna Jones

Mystic Lake likely to vanish amid dry spell
Riverside Press Enterprise / by Jose Arballo Jr.

Reservoir environmental reports findings are positive: Upper Chiquita Reservoir will have little environmental impact, but dust is a concern, report says.
Orange County Register / by Eugene W. Fields

Long-delayed effort to clean up Bay pollution hits another snag
San Diego Union Tribune / by Mike Lee

Antelope Valley to see reduced water supply for a week: Residents are being urged to conserve during expansion of a treatment facility.
Los Angeles Times / by Ann M. Simmons

Neighbors welcome levee work, lament loss of trees
Sacramento Bee / by Matt Weiser

Petition fails to plug AmCan water rate hike: Broken signature rules; users will see increase in April bill
Napa Valley Register / by Kerana Todorov

Groups suing over decline of fish: They say agencies fail to help three species coexist with Yuba River dams
Sacramento Bee / by Matt Weiser

Salton Sea revamp secures $2 million in funds from state: Wildlife board backs two years of initial work
Desert Sun / by Jake Henshaw

Students restore York Creek
St. Helena Star / by Jesse Duarte

Festival celebrates wetlands wildlife
Sacramento Bee / by Dan Vierria

Water agency pump station slated for May 1 dedication
Roseville Journal / by Gus Thomson

Ventura River restoration input sought: Graduate students to compile suggestions for proposed parkway
Ventura County Reporter / by Hannah Guzik

City readies for $7.5 million sewage line repair
Lodi News-Sentinel

Invasive mussel found in local canals
Imperial Valley Press / by Brianna Lusk

Running out: Time for San Diego to figure out this water thing
San Diego City Beat / by Eric Wolff

Speaker says water wars more political than technical
Capital Press / by Cecilia Parsons

Supervisors conditionally approval Klamath agreement
Eureka Times-Standard / by Jessie Faulkner

San Bernardino County to pay Rialto $4 million for perchlorate cleanup
Riverside Press-Enterprise / by Mary Bender

Mine waste OK to dump: Creek discharges allowed only during high flows
Stockton Record / by Dana M. Nichols

Governor-Feinstein water summit on tap
San Diego Union Tribune Newsblog

Kudos to Riverside County's 'champion of water conservation' Marion Ashley
Desert Sun

DWR Schedules Third Snow Survey of 2008 Season
Earth Times

Goshen's water troubles continue
Visalia Times-Delta / by Hillary S. Meeks

Tainted groundwater is discovered in Torrance
Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA) / by Nick Green

Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman brings water war to boil; Goodman: We'll take from SoCal farmers if needed
Desert Sun / by Keith Matheny

Vegas mayor's comment irks locals
Imperial Valley Press / by Brianna Lusk

SoCal water authority takes issue with Las Vegas mayor's comments
Associated Press

Water accord awaits approval
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / by Andrew Edwards

Higher water rates possible: Rate increases would apply to agencies exceeding their allocation
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / by Lauren McSherry

Water district says Indio owes $130,000: City claims it receives no benefit from groundwater recharge
Desert Sun / by Keith Matheny

Recycled-water line approved for resort golf course
Riverside Press-Enterprise / by Jeff Horseman

Is bass to blame for decline of smelt population?
Stockton Record / by Alex Breitler
-Features UC Davis Professor Peter Moyle.  Prof. Moyle spoke on Delta fisheries in the California Colloquium on Water.

Quagga mussel threatens dam: Quick-growing mollusk creates problems for Hoover Dam
Las Vegas Review-Journal / by Keith Rogers

Spawning salmon numbers dwindling in Napa River
Napa Valley Register / by Kerana Todorov

What is behind the salmon decline?
San Francisco Chronicle / by Laura King Moon

Suit pins bad water in Tulare on dairies
Sacramento Bee / by Chris Bowman

Perchlorate dispute may be settled soon
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / by Jason Pesick

Next step in agricultural runoff regulation pondered
Chico Enterprise Record

Plan to manage 2 area reservoirs is set in motion: An effort is under way to coordinate future of Nacimiento and San Antonio
San Luis Obispo Tribune / by Leah Etling

Cities picking their poison options: Manteca, Lathrop weigh arsenic treatment plans
Stockton Record / by Alex Breitler

Corps finally ready to mow river channel
North County Times / by Paul Sisson and Marga Kellogg

Pyramid Lake to shut down for weeks: Water level at recreation area to be dropped for dock work
Los Angeles Daily News / by Patricia Farrell Aidem

Judge dismisses QSA-IID lawsuit
Imperial Valley Press / by Brianna Lusk

Water agreement settled with Pechanga
North County Times / by Nicole Sack

San Diego County grand jury urges water conservation
Associated Press

Aging naval vessels are threat to wildlife: Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet continues to deterioriate, damage ecosystem
Contra Costa Times / by Sara Stroud

Watershed monitoring contract is awarded
Ventura County Star / by Daniel Gelman

California striped bass at center of state's long-running water wars
Chico Enterprise Record / by Steve Carson

1,500 gallons of raw sewage spills into Bay: Officials notified the public soon after San Quentin Prison waste flowed into water
Contra Costa Times / by Richard Halstead

Encinitas water plant honored
North County Times

Colonies-tied suit goes to San Diego
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / by Lori Consalvo

Tests show contaminated water on airplanes
ABC 7, KGO-TV / 7 on your side investigation

Map shows how oceans suffer in graphic detail: 41 percent of seas heavily affected by human activity, researchers report
MSNBC / by Alan Boyle

State plans Bay Area pesticide spraying
San Francisco Chronicle / by Jane Kay

State law blocks cheap deal
Marysville Appeal-Democrat / by Robert Parsons

Yeh has had research projects supported in part by the UC Center for Water Resources, including "Modeling and optimization of water quality in large-scale regional water supply system " and "Modeling and optimization of seawater intrusion barriers in Southern California Coastal Plain ."

The UC Center for Water Resources congratulates Dr. Yeh and all new members of the Academy.

NAE news release

UCLA new release

On March 5-8, 2008, the Salmonid Restoration Federation will host its 26th annual conference in Lodi, CA.  The conference will feature all-day field tours of Tuolumne and Stanislaus River restoration projects, a Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Systems Tour, a Fisheries Monitoring and Management tour, and half-day workshops and tours of fish-friendly vineyards, and the Cosumnes River Preserve. Workshops will include Fins and Zins: Sustainable Agriculture and Watershed Management, Fish Passage: Managing Flows on Regulated Rivers and Streams, Floodplain Restoration, and Invasive Species.

The Plenary session will feature fisheries professor Peter Moyle who will discuss the state of California salmonids and the restoration of the San Joaquin, Tina Swanson, senior scientist of the Bay Institute, will present on Bay Delta recovery issues, and Robert Lackey from the EPA will discuss the Salmon 2100 Project that factors global conditions into long-term projections about salmon recovery around the world.

Concurrent sessions will focus on the policy and biological considerations in formulating the San Joaquin Restoration Program, Recovery Planning models, Central Valley Chinook and Steelhead, and Trout, Restoring Natural Hydrographs, Bay Delta Management, Dam Removal and Salmonid Recovery, Engaging the Community in Salmonid and Watershed Education, and Monitoring and Management issues in the Central Valley.

Register online (PDF) today, as advanced registration must be postmarked by February 15, 2008. 

Lake Mead dry as a bone? Despite doomsday predictions, it's unlikely to happen
Law Vegas Review Journal Editorial

Supervisors OK homes on bluff above parkway: Board rejects preservationists' claim project violates aesthetic standards of scenic area
Sacramento Bee / by Ed Fletcher

Malibu Lagoon restoration project underway
Malibu Times

Watershed protections proposed: Urbanization has increased erosion, pollution, activists say
Inside Bay Area / by Shaun Bishop

Nestle proposes reopening bottling plant EIR process
Redding Record Searchlight / by John Keenan

L.A. mayor tours restored Lower Owens River
Los Angeles Times / by Louis Sahagun

Smelt key to a thriving ecosystem
The Santa Clara / by Ann Thomas

PCB limits could cost governments millions: Most of the reductions must come from diversion of stormwater runoff into Bay Area treatment plants
Contra Costa Times / by Denis Cuff

Lake Elsinore teams up with water district to help Avenues residents
North County Times / by Aaron Claverie

Nevada Irrigation District rate hike to pay for looming capital costs
Grass Valley Union / by Laura Brown

Canal dam could help thousands avoid flood insurance
Stockton Record / by Alex Breitler

Sutter's levee timeline to 2017
Marysville Appeal-Democrat / by John Dickey

Reservoirs could dry out by 2021: Colorado River crisis looming, report says
San Diego Union Tribune / by Mike Lee
View the report

Water board approves drought plan: Officials in southeastern L.A. County suggest that they might challenge the decision, saying it would penalize low-income residents.
Los Angeles Times / by Deborah Schoch

Making every drop count: The rains came, but California's water-supply problems haven't gone away
The Almanac / by Renee Batti

Agency's well keeps supply up
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / by Neil Nisperos

Valley Center water district assures developers they will have water
North County Times / by Darryn Bennett

Innovative partnership to bring water to dry Rodeo Flat
Grass Valley Union / by Laura Brown

Experts say it's hard to get accurate rain measurements
Ventura County Star / by John Scheibe

Board gets dispute over houses atop river bluff
Sacramento Bee / by Ed Fletcher

Locals should be involved in Salton Sea solutions
Desert Sun Editorial

Marin's leaking sewer pipes need attention
San Francisco Chronicle / by Peter Fimrite

State pollution board to study Bay cleanup plan: Government, business leaders balk at cost of reducing PCB levels
Inside Bay Area / by Denis Cuff

Sewer rates may rise for residents of Angels Camp
Sonora Union-Democrat / by James Damschroder

Survey unearths Palermo's septic problems
Chico Enterprise Record / by Roger H. Aylworth

Flood cause disputed in Rohnert Park mobile home park: Residents blame city, which says problem from surrounding creeks is decades old
Santa Rosa Press Democrat / by Bob Norberg

Water district releases draft EIR on proposed reservoir: Public has until March 28 to submit comments on proposed Upper Chiquita Reservoir project.
Orange County Register / by Eugene W. Fields

Preserves sought for undersea life: State looks at setting up areas where fishing would be banned to give creatures a chance to grow bigger and help the food chain.
Sacramento Bee / by Matt Weiser

City of Morro bay taps into the bottled water ban
KSBY Channel 6 Action News (San Luis Obispo)

Private loan secured to make water system upgrades
San Diego Union Tribune

Drought plan likely to pass despite strong objections: MWD measure clears a key committee and seems headed for adoption. Rains may put off its use this year.
Los Angeles Times / by Deborah Schoch

Report: Lake Merced needs to raise water levels
San Francisco Examiner / by John Upton

Plan to clean up Bay heads to pollution agency
Contra Costa Times / by Denis Cuff

Scuba Divers Inspect South Bay Reservoir For Dangerous Mussels
NBC 11

In wet year, the El Dorado Irrigation District prepares for drought down the road
Sacramento Bee / by Cathy Locke

Authority OKs regional water conservation
Desert Sun / by Xochitl Peña

Final judgment reached in groundwater suit
Lompoc Record / by Samantha Yale

3 UCLA faculty members elected to National Academy of Engineering
UCLA Newsroom / by Matthew Chin

Wet winter fails to raise water-supply outlook
North County Times / by Gig Conaughton

Wet winter helps boost water allotments
Los Angeles Daily News / by Harrison Sheppard      

Climatologist: Recent rain doesn't mean Inland area is in the clear
Riverside Press Enterprise / by Richard Brooks

Lake Oroville level low despite recent storms
Chico Enterprise Record / by Alan Sheckter

Water agency blamed for damage to homes: Homeowners claim groundwater overuse harms foundation
Desert Sun / by Keith Matheny

You can take the salt out of the water, but can you make the policy stick?
Stockton Record / by Alex Breitler

Ride the desalination wave
North County Times / by Robert L. Simmons, former chief trial counsel of the San Diego Sierra Club

Pulling out of the drought
Pasadena Star-News Editorial

Every drop counts: Yes, it rained a lot. But that doesn't mean we're out of the woods with regard to the state's water woes.
Los Angeles Times / by Heather Cooley, Senior Researcher for the Pacific Insitute and upcoming Colloquium speaker

L.A. River move a diverting idea; Analysis: Redirecting the waterway may help Long Beach's beaches stay clean, but process would be lengthy and costly
Long Beach Press-Telegram / by Paul Eakins

Fish trap information beginning to shed light on creek condition
Eureka Times-Standard / by John Driscoll

Mussels multiplying like mad: Infestation threatens to clog Hoover Dam pipes, cost millions to control
Las Vegas Review Journal / by Keith Rogers

Fins win again: More smelt protected, less water extracted
San Diego Union Tribune Editorial

Where have the salmon gone?
Modesto Bee Editorial

Another View: Fish are key to deal on Klamath
Sacramento Bee / by Clifford Lyle Marshall

Burlingame being sued over sewage
San Francisco Chronicle / by Marisa Lagos

Insurance information: Woodbridge hears why it is considered high-risk flood area
Lodi News-Sentinel / by Ross Farrow

Folsom Lake plans growth: Trails might be tweaked, campsites added, but popular state park won't see drastic changes.
Sacramento Bee / by M.S. Enkoji

City discusses future of water supply
Desert Sun / by Xochitl Peña

Fish gets new protections, could restrict delta water flow
Associated Press / by Garance Burke

Fish rescue may mean drier times: To save the longfin smelt, a state panel sets new rules for exporting Delta water
Sacramento Bee / by Matt Weiser

Officials: Wet January won't solve water issues
North County Times / by John Hall

Destructive Freshwater Zebra Mussels Found in California Waters
The Log Newspaper

Chinook salmon's peril matches that of the San Joaquin Delta's
Stockton Record Editorial

Fishing ban on American River rejected
Sacramento Bee

Klamath plan: What have we learned in 20 years?
Eureka Times-Standard / by Bill Kier

Mothball fleet fate afloat
Vacaville Reporter / by Sara Stroud

Harder water coming out county residents' faucets
San Diego Union Tribune / by Mike Lee

Contamination probe coming to a head
Eureka Times-Standard / by John Driscoll

County blasts new law on water
Ukiah Daily Journal / by Rob Burgess

Board delays water decision
Lake County Record Bee / by Tiffany Revelle

What the Dutch know about deltas
San Francisco Chronicel / by Christiaan Kröner, ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States

Rural Menifee residents worry about development runoff
Riverside Press-Enterprise / by Julissa McKinnon

Martis Dam risks still being studied: Remote control gates high priority for flood control
Sierra Sun / by Greyson Howard

Schwarzenegger to release $211 million early for flood control projects
Sacramento Bee / by Deb Kollars

Bureaucratic tussling centers on county wells
Inside Bay Area / by Julia Scott

Deal creates shared facilities near Seven Oaks Dam, more water stored
Riverside Press Enterprise / by Jennifer Bowles

DWR uses variety of factors to determine water releases
Oroville Mercury Register / by Mary Weston

Redlands reverses course on water-reimbursement plan
Riverside Press Enterprise / by Michael Perrault

Building ban proposed in Marin County to protect salmon
San Francisco Chronicle / by Jane Kay

EPA chief seeks probe of Marin sewage spills
San Francisco Chronicle / by Marisa Lagos

Water company might cut off Diablo Grande: Deal in the works to spare development
Modesto Bee / by Ken Carlson

Reservoir levels now above average
ABC 7, KGO-TV San Francisco

The Water Resources Center Archives will open at 10am on Friday, February 8th.

Fight widens over Delta: Stripers heat up the battle
Sacramento Bee / by Matt Weiser

Wet January boosts water outlook
Eureka Times-Standard / by John Driscoll

Council approves lower water supply: District that serves Burbank recommends 10% cuts, and will vote on the move next week amid cities’ calls for delay.
Burback Leader / by Jeremy Oberstein

Dry Creek to pay for early work on water: Fresno County Board of Supervisors agrees to form new district and levy tax.
Fresno Bee / by Cyndee Fontana

State EPA demands probe of sewage spills
San Francisco Chronicle / by Marisa Lagos

Sewage penalties reduced for Vista, Carlsbad
San Diego Union Tribune / by Michael Burge

Judge: Water transfers to continue
Imperial Valley Press / by Brianna Lusk

Increased water allocation may mean more money for county
Chico Enterprise Record

McCain faces fine for Willow Creek dam failures
Lassen County Times

Thermal curtain still on the table for Lake Almanor
Plumas County News / by Mary Carpenter

Showdown over O.C. tollway is set: The Coastal Commission is to decide Wednesday whether to approve a route through San Onofre State Beach.
Los Angeles Times / by Dan Weikel

San Diego aims to fix a pollution problem by helping a Tijuana slum: A US team wants to clean up a river estuary by improving living conditions across the Mexican border.
Christian Science Monitor / by Randy Dotinga

Second massive sewage spill in bay revealed
Marin Independent Journal / by Mark Prado

The Free Publications List has been updated.  Check it out and submit your requests by e-mail to wrcaill@library.berkeley.edu or by fax to 510-642-9143.  Be sure to include your name, mailing address and full details of each item requested.

Water Reuse in 2030 (WRF-06-017)
The overarching goals of the project are to anticipate and forecast the global challenges which will confront water reuse over the next two decades and, by doing so, facilitate long-range planning and the conduct of appropriate research.  With the WateReuse Foundation as the lead sponsoring organization, the project will be organized to address the future challenges of water reuse both at a more global level and at the more specific U.S. level. View full details (PDF) and submit your proposals by March 17, 2008. 

DWR increases State Water Project allocation
Central Valley Business Times

Poseidon's desalination adventure spells disaster for North County
North County Times / by Mark A. Massara, an environmental attorney and director of Sierra Club's coastal programs

Invasive mussels could keep boating recreationists from area lakes
Amador Ledger Dispatch

Sacramento-San Joaquin delta fish drop: Fears of an ecological shift, experts say
California Aggie (UC Davis) / by Sylvia Chan

Marin sewage spill prompts calls for probe
San Francisco Chronicle / by Marisa Lagos

Sonoma Valley sewage spill fouls creeks leading to bay
Santa Rosa Press Democrat / by Bob Norberg

Vista, Carlsbad reach deal with water quality regulators
North County Times / by Craig Tenbroeck

City gets sewer deadline extended
Auburn Journal / by Jenna Nielsen

Embattled Palmdale Water District manager offers water solutions
Antelope Valley Press / by Alisha Semchuck

Santa Cruz water officials watch out for European pest
Santa Cruz Sentinel / by Shanna McCord

Record rains slam Hawaii, force evacuations: ‘Life-threatening situation’ in Hilo as 11 inches fall in a single day
MSNBC

Where have all the coho gone?
Marin Independent Journal / by Mark Prado

Drying of the West: The American West was won by water management. What happens when there's no water left to manage?
National Geographic / by Robert Kunzig

California salmon collapse roils West Coast fishing industry
Associated Press / by Terence Chea

Hits and misses
Chico Enterprise Record Editorial

Experts: Expect drought to linger: More water shortages seen for Southland
Pasadena Star-News / by Elise Kleeman

Above-average Sierra snowpack deepens
Sierra Sun / by Julie Brown

Snow accumulation makes it harder to measure snow
Modesto Bee

Lake levels begin to rise
Ukiah Daily Journal / by Ben Brown

Water conservation never out of season
Woodland Daily Democrat Editorial

Water search yields results: City-backed project still must determine amount available to be pumped, salinity
San Diego Union-Tribune / by Mike Lee

Scientists see looming water crisis in western U.S.
Reuters

Time for a modern Delta policy
Contra Costa Times / by George Miller, D-Martinez, Representative of California's 7th District in the U.S. House of Representatives

Fish spotted using $9 million fish ladder
Ventura County Star

Sewage spill warning for Richardson Bay
San Francisco Chronicle / by Steve Rubenstein

State officials discuss 'Mothball Fleet' removal: Local solution to problem could mean more local jobs
Inside Bay Area / by J.M. Brown

Dixon sets an appeal on sewage
Woodland Daily Democrat / by Melissa Murphy

Runoff may have sent pesticide to Merced River
Fresno Bee / by Carol Reiter and Dhyana Levey

Livermore won't add fluoride to water despite state law
Contra Costa Times / by Eric Kurhi

Leaders push for speedy levee repairs: Sacramento's top officials worry building shutdown would be economic blow.
Sacramento Bee / by Deb Kollars

Possible Water Solution Found Under Balboa Park
San Diego 10 News

Water managers told: Plan now for crisis
San Francisco Chronicle / by David Perlman

California's Central Valley Salmon in "Unprecedented Collapse": Yuba's Wild Salmon Runs No Less Severe
Yuba Net Editorial / by South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL)

Fishing for a lawsuit
San Francisco Chronicle Editorial

Sierra snowpack good - drought fears lessen
San Francisco Chronicle / by Peter Fimrite

San Diego would gain under new drought plan: Metropolitan proposal calls for less-severe cuts
San Diego Union Tribune / by Michael Gardner

Reservoirs drink in the rains: Local water officials hopeful for a ‘good water year’
Napa Valley Register / by Kerana Todorov

Truckee water wars may end
Tahoe Daily Tribune / by Martin Griffith

County not only local agency that may sell water
Chico Enterprise Record / by Heather Hacking

Geological Survey scientists rate Santa Clara River water safe
Ventura County Star / by Zeke Barlow

Leaders push for speedy levee repairs: Sacramento's top officials worry building shutdown would be economic blow.
Sacramento Bee / by Deb Kollars

Man-made water woes?
Tracy Press / by Bob Brownne

Sandia Researchers Develop Integrated Computer Model for Energy and Water Management
California Council on Science and Technology