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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:49:51 +0000 en hourly 1 Fish and Game may sue over levee: Army Corps of Engineers plan to remove trees, shrubs leads to conflict with agency http://aquafornia.com/archives/61666 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61666#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:37:12 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61666 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61666/feed 0 Department of Fish & Game signals intent to sue Army Corps in order to protect fish and wildlife around levees http://aquafornia.com/archives/61521 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61521#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:35:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61521 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61521/feed 0 California water system in need of major repair, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/60201 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60201#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:08:00 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60201 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60201/feed 1 Wednesday’s top of the scroll: Levee reimbursement plan extended in legislation sponsored by Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Solano http://aquafornia.com/archives/60096 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60096#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:47:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60096 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60096/feed 0 Urban Levees Coalition submits plan for Delta levees to John Laird http://aquafornia.com/archives/59821 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59821#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:00:36 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59821 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59821/feed 0 Delta island owner seeks feds’ OK for quick levee fix http://aquafornia.com/archives/59707 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59707#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:01:16 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59707 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59707/feed 1 Contra Costa Times editorial: Federal rule requiring removal of trees from levees makes no sense http://aquafornia.com/archives/59275 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59275#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:58:07 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59275 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59275/feed 0 YouTube: How levees fail, how we fix them http://aquafornia.com/archives/59119 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59119#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:29:34 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59119 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59119/feed 1 SF Chronicle editorial: State fights U.S. mandate to remove levees’ trees http://aquafornia.com/archives/58835 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58835#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:30:31 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58835 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58835/feed 1 Sacramento levees subject of CNBC segment on America’s infrastructure http://aquafornia.com/archives/58550 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58550#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:09:16 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58550 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58550/feed 0 Compromise sought on west Linda levee fences http://aquafornia.com/archives/58412 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58412#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:48:44 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58412 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58412/feed 0 Legal analysis: California Department of Fish and Game moves to intervene on behalf of Plaintiff Friends of the River in levee vegetation removal policy lawsuit http://aquafornia.com/archives/58138 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58138#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:24:09 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58138 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58138/feed 3 YouTube: Army Corps levee inspections http://aquafornia.com/archives/58136 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58136#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:17:01 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58136 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58136/feed 0 Lungren needs to deliver on Natomas levees, says the SacBee http://aquafornia.com/archives/57592 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57592#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:31:38 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57592 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57592/feed 1 Levee repair work in Marysville faces a year’s delay http://aquafornia.com/archives/57381 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57381#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:30:26 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57381 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57381/feed 0 California to sue feds over levee trees http://aquafornia.com/archives/57311 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57311#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:45:42 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57311 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57311/feed 0 Department of Fish and Game joins lawsuit against Army Corps of Engineers http://aquafornia.com/archives/57263 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57263#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:07:45 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57263 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57263/feed 0 Army Corps opens levee database to public http://aquafornia.com/archives/56524 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56524#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:39:08 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56524 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56524/feed 1 Army Corps quickens flood-studies, starts with Sutter Basin Project http://aquafornia.com/archives/55569 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55569#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:44:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55569 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55569/feed 0 California flooding, Katrina-style http://aquafornia.com/archives/55567 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55567#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:41:51 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55567 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55567/feed 0 Jessica Ludy: Flood risk exists on both sides of levees http://aquafornia.com/archives/54613 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54613#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:57:45 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54613 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54613/feed 0 Researchers quake-test peat on Sherman Island http://aquafornia.com/archives/54006 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54006#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:41:59 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54006 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54006/feed 0 SacBee editorial: Corps should revise its policy on levee trees http://aquafornia.com/archives/53993 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53993#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:29:53 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53993 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53993/feed 0 Saturday’s top of the scroll: Trees strengthen levees in some cases, study finds http://aquafornia.com/archives/53812 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53812#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:46:32 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53812 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53812/feed 0 Army Corps on YouTube: Bethel Island levee fix http://aquafornia.com/archives/53493 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53493#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:19:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53493 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53493/feed 0 Delta National Park blog: Seismically-repairable, river-protecting levees http://aquafornia.com/archives/53482 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53482#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:07:04 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53482 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53482/feed 0 Shipwreck blocks Corps levee repair on Sacramento River http://aquafornia.com/archives/52826 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52826#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:37:52 +0000 Susan Lauer http://aquafornia.com/?p=52826 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52826/feed 0 Shipwreck blocks Corps levee repair in California http://aquafornia.com/archives/52590 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52590#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:41:36 +0000 Susan Lauer http://aquafornia.com/?p=52590 http://aquafornia.com/archives/52590/feed 0 Jay Lund: Can trees and levees both live in harmony? They can, if …. http://aquafornia.com/archives/51685 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51685#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:17:09 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=51685 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51685/feed 2 California Water Blog: Woodman, spare that levee? http://aquafornia.com/archives/51537 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51537#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:58:04 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=51537 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51537/feed 0 Commentary: Corps retrences, alienates friends in wake of Katrina http://aquafornia.com/archives/51314 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51314#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:20:05 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=51314 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51314/feed 0 Environmentalist groups’ suit attacks Army Corps of Engineers directive aimed at levee safety, flood fighting http://aquafornia.com/archives/51054 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51054#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:09:58 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=51054 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51054/feed 0 Tuesday’s top of the scroll: Lawsuit challenges Army Corps’ program to cut trees from California levees http://aquafornia.com/archives/51019 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51019#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:25:54 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=51019 http://aquafornia.com/archives/51019/feed 1 Webpage: Effects of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ policy on levee vegetation in California http://aquafornia.com/archives/49946 http://aquafornia.com/archives/49946#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:59:53 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=49946 http://aquafornia.com/archives/49946/feed 0 Rethinking flood control: Giving water its space http://aquafornia.com/archives/48875 http://aquafornia.com/archives/48875#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 15:57:46 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=48875 http://aquafornia.com/archives/48875/feed 0 Natomas property owners overwhelmingly approve levee assessments http://aquafornia.com/archives/48366 http://aquafornia.com/archives/48366#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:37:41 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=48366 http://aquafornia.com/archives/48366/feed 0 Friday’s top of the scroll: Earthquake could threaten California’s water supply http://aquafornia.com/archives/47982 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47982#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:52:29 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=47982 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47982/feed 0 Court battle expected over Central Valley levee vegetation http://aquafornia.com/archives/47844 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47844#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:25:21 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=47844 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47844/feed 0 Loss of streams and wetlands will widen with new corps rules http://aquafornia.com/archives/47752 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47752#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:52:51 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=47752 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47752/feed 0 Another crack discovered in south Sutter County levee; plus levee upgrade project scheduled to begin in May http://aquafornia.com/archives/47157 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47157#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:17:08 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=47157 http://aquafornia.com/archives/47157/feed 0