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Check out Aquafornia’s new “Information Desk”, plus improved categories!

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on May 6, 2008 at 6:24 am

Regular readers have probably noticed some changes to the blog. Ongoing work continues as there are still a few more features to be added.

New to the page is the Aquafornia Information Desk, which is stocked with important information on water supply issues. Newly posted today, “Southern California & Water” is an introductory article, detailing the sources where Southern California’s water comes from. “California’s Water Crisis” details the issues facing California’s water supply and considers possible solutions. “Why the Delta is Important” takes a look at the character and critical issues facing this tiny but vital region. “Recommended Reading” is a new category of news articles that are particularly relevant to Southern California. The slideshow of the State Water Project is also listed there, plus Water Conservation Tips and a page of other resources.

The new version of Wordpress now allows for a hierarchical structure for categories, which means that the Delta Issues category can now be subdivided into “Delta Vision”, “Peripheral Canal”, and etc. For instance, you can click on “Peripheral Canal” and read news stories only on the Peripheral Canal, or you can click on Delta Issues to read news stories posted on all Delta issues, including the peripheral canal and other stories.

I think the archive of news articles is one of the most powerful features of Aquafornia. Although many of the links have expired, hopefully enough has been excerpted to give you a jist of what the article was about. With over 2800 posts to go through, I’ve only made it back about three months. I work on it a few pages each day, and soon the entire archive will be recategorized.

Next on my list is to update the California Water Crisis article to include sections on our aging infrastructure and Native American water rights. The ending section about what our legislators are doing to solve these pressing issues needs to be rewritten - won’t take a lot of time to write “basically not much” …

So, check out the new Aquafornia features, and please pardon our dust as ongoing work on the blog continues. I am working to incorporate the suggestions I’ve received from readers, so if you have any suggestions or comments about the website, please feel free to email me.

May 6, 2008 · Filed Under Website News

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One Response to “Check out Aquafornia’s new “Information Desk”, plus improved categories!”

Larry Sundram on May 7th, 2008 1:26 am

One of the subjects should be something like: “Potential Catastrophes”

Among the sub-headings might be “Potential Impacts from: earthquakes, subsidence, and drought.

I think there have been enough articles out there with quantifialble risk assessments to make this a worthwhile subject.

Love your blog.

Larry

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