On Water

Budget has $815 million for flood control
The San Francisco Chronicle / by Peter Fimrite

Weather forecasters predict S.J.'s dry spell will likely last all winter
The Stockton Record / by Alex Breitler

County leaders taking proactive approach on drought,S.J.: Coordinating policy with cities may conserve water
The Stockton Record / by Zachary K. Johnson

The District That Went From Drought To Excess In Just One Summer - California Big Ag Has Water To Store After Earlier Calling For a State of Emergency?
California Progress Report / by Traci Sheehan, Executive Director Planning and Conservation League

Thousands volunteer to clean up Bay Area coast
The San Francisco Chronicle / by John Koopman and Marisa Lagos

Groups clean 19 1/2 miles of beaches at Whiskeytown
Redding Record Searchlight / by Scott Mobley

EPA decides not to limit chemical in tap water
The San Francisco Chronicle / by Juliet Eilperin

EPA Unlikely to Limit Perchlorate in Tap Water
Washington Post / by Juliet Eilperin

Supply from local water basin nears all-time low
Whittier Daily News / by Jennifer McLain

Waiting for winter: Lake levels dropping fast this fall
The Sierra Sun / by Greyson Howard

S.J. man, his fellow farmers standing on opposite sides of peripheral canal debate
The Stockton Record / by Alex Breitler

California, the anti-water works, Second Thoughts: The state's water system is a real mess, and things are likely to get worse before they get better.
The Tracy Press / by Jon Mendelson

Go native with waterwise California plants
The Daily Breeze / by Meredith Grenier

Water Board Sued Over Desalination Approval Groups Charge Agency With Failing to Do Analysis
KPBS News-NPR-San Diego State University / by Ed Joyce

Boat ramps may be closed when quagga inspectors are not present
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza / by Adam Jensen

Federal act turns 40, will more rivers be affected?
The Union Democrat / by James Damschroder

Sewage plant likely to be exempt from federal standards, official says
The San Diego Union-Tribune / by Mike Lee

A Tall, Cool Drink of ... Sewage?
New York Times Magazine / by Elizabeth Royte, author of "Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It."
[This piece also appears on Alternet.org with the following title: Is Drinking from the Toilet Bowl the Best Way to Deal with Water Shortages? More and more cities are implementing "toilet to tap" programs as the answer to our water crisis. But is it the best and safest option?]

Water supply, growth at odds
Imperial Valley Press / by Megan Bakker
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