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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:49:51 +0000 en hourly 1 Debate: What to do with Searsville Dam http://aquafornia.com/archives/61634 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61634#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:51:03 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61634 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61634/feed 1 Contra Costa county supervisors lean on landowners to solve stormwater pollution problem http://aquafornia.com/archives/61501 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61501#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:42:11 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61501 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61501/feed 1 Dispute over East Bay MUD water line in Lafayette http://aquafornia.com/archives/61437 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61437#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:39:14 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61437 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61437/feed 0 Hold the salt: Developer explores using desalinated water for Saltworks project http://aquafornia.com/archives/61350 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61350#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:50:58 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61350 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61350/feed 0 Marin Municipal Water District plans to raise water rates for sixth straight year http://aquafornia.com/archives/61329 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61329#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:18:12 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61329 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61329/feed 0 Santa Cruz: Desal petition finalized: Group must now collect about 5,500 signatures from registered voters http://aquafornia.com/archives/61316 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61316#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:04:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61316 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61316/feed 0 Monterey desal EIR dealt blow; Review failed to consider water rights, judge rules http://aquafornia.com/archives/61319 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61319#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:01:01 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61319 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61319/feed 0 Promising winter run of Marin coho brings cautious optimism about recovery http://aquafornia.com/archives/61249 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61249#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:46:43 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61249 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61249/feed 0 Mosquito fogging in jeopardy after new environmental regulations http://aquafornia.com/archives/61079 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61079#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:05:05 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61079 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61079/feed 0 Tri-Valley water agency eliminates controversial bonus program http://aquafornia.com/archives/61048 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61048#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:22:06 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61048 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61048/feed 0 Senator Feinstein: Proposals to drain Hetch Hetchy won’t work http://aquafornia.com/archives/61020 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61020#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:48:10 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61020 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61020/feed 1 San Francisco’s green ethos goes only so far, says the Sacramento Bee http://aquafornia.com/archives/60873 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60873#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:26:28 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60873 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60873/feed 0 Mountain Lake’s gunk to be cleared in Presidio http://aquafornia.com/archives/60723 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60723#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:34:17 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60723 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60723/feed 0 Small non-profit works to reduce massive sewage spills into San Francisco Bay http://aquafornia.com/archives/60721 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60721#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:27:33 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60721 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60721/feed 0 Hetch Hetchy should be restored to natural state, says Congressman Lungren http://aquafornia.com/archives/60693 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60693#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:17:39 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60693 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60693/feed 0 Let the dam at Hetch Hetchy stand, says the San Francisco Chronicle http://aquafornia.com/archives/60691 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60691#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:15:00 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60691 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60691/feed 1 Hetch Hetchy an invaluable source of water, power, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/60696 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60696#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:13:17 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60696 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60696/feed 1 Coming tomorrow … Hetch Hetchy in the news http://aquafornia.com/archives/60662 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60662#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:02:17 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60662 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60662/feed 2 Feinstein’s move makes sure science gets fair review, says the Marin Independent Journal http://aquafornia.com/archives/60536 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60536#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:48:04 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60536 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60536/feed 0 Mountain View: No fear of drought, for now http://aquafornia.com/archives/60533 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60533#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:46:03 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60533 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60533/feed 0 Mountain View’s Cuesta Park Annex to get flood detention basin http://aquafornia.com/archives/60463 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60463#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:05:25 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60463 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60463/feed 0 LA Times editorial: San Francisco’s water ways: The city is not doing enough to meet rules that allow it to use water from Hetch Hetchy http://aquafornia.com/archives/60291 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60291#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:54:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60291 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60291/feed 0 YouTube: SFPUC’s Water System Improvement Program achieves 2.5 million safe working hours http://aquafornia.com/archives/60237 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60237#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:10:25 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60237 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60237/feed 0 Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th anniversary celebrations http://aquafornia.com/archives/60037 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60037#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:52:35 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60037 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60037/feed 1 EPA: Metal recycler discharged pollutants in Bay http://aquafornia.com/archives/59985 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59985#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:24:54 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59985 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59985/feed 1 Dry weather takes aim at Marin’s endangered fish http://aquafornia.com/archives/59950 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59950#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:49:07 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59950 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59950/feed 0 Lagunitas Creek watershed: This Marin County watershed is prime breeding ground for endangered Coho salmon http://aquafornia.com/archives/59923 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59923#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:06:36 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59923 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59923/feed 0 Drain it! Pay more for the water! The Hetch-Hetchy saga continues http://aquafornia.com/archives/59921 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59921#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:03:31 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59921 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59921/feed 2 Modesto Irrigation District not ready yet for vote on sale of Tuolumne River water http://aquafornia.com/archives/59912 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59912#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:50:44 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59912 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59912/feed 1 Congressman Nunes wants to raise Hetch Hetchy rent a thousandfold http://aquafornia.com/archives/59779 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59779#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:38:33 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59779 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59779/feed 0 Star-News Editorial: California dream: another Yosemite http://aquafornia.com/archives/59734 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59734#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:37:52 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59734 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59734/feed 1 Major milestone reached in Ross Valley flood-control effort http://aquafornia.com/archives/59705 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59705#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:58:51 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59705 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59705/feed 0 San Francisco Public Utilities Commission says Hetch Hetchy at 85 percent of capacity http://aquafornia.com/archives/59703 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59703#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:50:16 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59703 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59703/feed 0 Richmond Superfund site toxic pollution increasing http://aquafornia.com/archives/59655 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59655#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:59:46 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59655 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59655/feed 1 Dan Lungren’s critics wary of his Hetch Hetchy plan http://aquafornia.com/archives/59651 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59651#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:50:55 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59651 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59651/feed 0 Richardson Bay atoll renovated as nature preserve http://aquafornia.com/archives/59594 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59594#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:04:05 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59594 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59594/feed 0 Rebuilding the historic Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System http://aquafornia.com/archives/59447 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59447#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:36:55 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59447 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59447/feed 0 Santa Clara Valley Water District to save $7.7 million through new contracts http://aquafornia.com/archives/59445 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59445#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:33:37 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59445 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59445/feed 0 60 years after leaving, porpoises again play in San Francisco Bay http://aquafornia.com/archives/59417 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59417#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:50:39 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59417 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59417/feed 0 San Francisco: ‘Human error’ led to water main break http://aquafornia.com/archives/59415 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59415#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:48:36 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59415 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59415/feed 0