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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:55:15 +0000 en hourly 1 Friday’s top of the scroll: Westlands Water District suing feds for $1 billion http://aquafornia.com/archives/61301 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61301#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:55:15 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61301 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61301/feed 0 ‘Striper’ catch increase voted down; proposal would have tripled limits http://aquafornia.com/archives/61299 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61299#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:52:39 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61299 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61299/feed 1 Judge postpones frost protection rules for Russian River growers http://aquafornia.com/archives/61296 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61296#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:46:59 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61296 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61296/feed 0 Mountain Counties Water Resources Association submits comments on Delta Stewardship Council’s Draft EIR http://aquafornia.com/archives/61294 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61294#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:45:31 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61294 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61294/feed 0 With meager snowpack, time is running out for rebound http://aquafornia.com/archives/61285 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61285#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:36:01 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61285 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61285/feed 1 Water quality boards seek to manage nitrate contamination http://aquafornia.com/archives/61283 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61283#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:30:25 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61283 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61283/feed 0 Groundwater management in California needs better monitoring and regulation http://aquafornia.com/archives/61287 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61287#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:29:32 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61287 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61287/feed 0 Darrell Steinberg: Time to focus intensely on state water bond http://aquafornia.com/archives/61290 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61290#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:29:03 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61290 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61290/feed 1 Fresno Bee News Blog: To the 22% who know what the delta is, I feel your pain; plus Alex Breitler with the link to the actual study http://aquafornia.com/archives/61281 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61281#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:28:04 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61281 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61281/feed 0 California Water Blog: Extinction is a sustainable condition http://aquafornia.com/archives/61269 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61269#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:46 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61269 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61269/feed 0 Delta Conservancy issues first newsletter http://aquafornia.com/archives/61263 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61263#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:04:27 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61263 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61263/feed 0 Infographic: Why water conservation matters http://aquafornia.com/archives/61266 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61266#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:02:17 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61266 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61266/feed 1 More from the Red Bluff IRWM meeting: A resident expresses her views http://aquafornia.com/archives/61261 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61261#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:01:08 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61261 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61261/feed 0 Dan Bacher: Court denies Commission motion to dismiss Coastside MLPA lawsuit http://aquafornia.com/archives/61259 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61259#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:56:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61259 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61259/feed 0 Column: Messelbeck Dam built the old-fashioned way with sand, clay and gravel http://aquafornia.com/archives/61257 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61257#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:33 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61257 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61257/feed 0 Calistoga: Judge dismisses water tank lawsuit http://aquafornia.com/archives/61254 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61254#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:51:45 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61254 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61254/feed 1 Sonoma County Water Agency officials declare Russian River supply ‘dry’ http://aquafornia.com/archives/61252 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61252#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:49:22 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61252 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61252/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 Sandhill cranes bring their trumpet and dance to the Delta each winter http://aquafornia.com/archives/61247 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61247#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:31:29 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61247 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61247/feed 1 California Dental Association pulls funding to fluoridate Watsonville’s water http://aquafornia.com/archives/61245 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61245#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:29:26 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61245 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61245/feed 0 To no one’s surprise, Tahoe/Truckee snowpack is ‘way below average’ http://aquafornia.com/archives/61239 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61239#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:24:05 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61239 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61239/feed 0 Owens Valley water wars renewed http://aquafornia.com/archives/61278 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61278#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:23 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61278 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61278/feed 0 Inyo County and Department of Water & Power clash over groundwater pumping http://aquafornia.com/archives/61275 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61275#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:22:36 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61275 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61275/feed 1 Central Coast: Ag runoff center of water quality debate http://aquafornia.com/archives/61237 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61237#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:20:10 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61237 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61237/feed 0 Downey Patriot: Saving water from your clothes washer & dishwasher http://aquafornia.com/archives/61235 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61235#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:18:14 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61235 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61235/feed 1 PG & E agrees to $3.6 million settlement; half goes to Hinkley school http://aquafornia.com/archives/61233 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61233#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:14:34 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61233 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61233/feed 0 Southern Nevada Water Authority seeks more groundwater from two rural counties http://aquafornia.com/archives/61230 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61230#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:11:38 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61230 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61230/feed 0 Water demands outstrip supply in Colorado River Basin http://aquafornia.com/archives/61227 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61227#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:07:58 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61227 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61227/feed 1 Thursday’s top of the scroll: Water problems ahead if rain, snow doesn’t come http://aquafornia.com/archives/61221 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61221#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:10:31 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61221 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61221/feed 0 California’s best-kept secret? Statewide survey finds 78 percent clueless about Delta http://aquafornia.com/archives/61211 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61211#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:58:16 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61211 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61211/feed 0 Delta’s Economic Sustainability Plan determines strengthening levees is critical to economic sustainability in the Delta; Seismic levee upgrades are lowest cost strategy for water supply reliability http://aquafornia.com/archives/61207 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61207#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:55:07 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61207 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61207/feed 0 ACWA submits comments on draft Program EIR for draft Delta Plan http://aquafornia.com/archives/61205 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61205#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:50:42 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61205 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61205/feed 0 Salmon comes at a cost: San Joaquin River plans mean less fishing, more poaching http://aquafornia.com/archives/61203 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61203#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:48:38 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61203 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61203/feed 1 “A River’s Desire”: The story of the Central Valley Flood Protection Board http://aquafornia.com/archives/61201 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61201#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:41:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61201 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61201/feed 0 Visalia Times-Delta editorial: Ignorance of Delta bodes ill for state’s water http://aquafornia.com/archives/61199 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61199#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:39:54 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61199 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61199/feed 0 Valley Economy blog: Economic benefit-cost analysis vs. financial feasibility analysis: Clear definitions needed for BDCP discussions http://aquafornia.com/archives/61197 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61197#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:36:04 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61197 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61197/feed 0 California Water Wars blog: Grappling with the water bond http://aquafornia.com/archives/61192 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61192#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:20:19 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61192 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61192/feed 0 Dan Bacher: Commission to discuss striped bass eradication proposal http://aquafornia.com/archives/61190 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61190#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:17:41 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61190 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61190/feed 1 Proposal will ensure better future for California forests, says Vilsack http://aquafornia.com/archives/61188 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61188#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:15:30 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61188 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61188/feed 0 EPA beach pollution rules allow 1 in 28 to get sick http://aquafornia.com/archives/61184 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61184#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:09:31 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61184 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61184/feed 0