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		<title>Saturday&#8217;s top of the scroll: Divisive Delta canal now on the fast track; Fears loom that moving water south could devastate, contaminate supply</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9950</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Fourth of July!  May you have a safe and enjoyable holiday!  Today&#8217;s top of the scroll comes from Mike Taugher at the Contra Costa Times:
Chuck Baker grows pears on land his family has worked since 1851 and has a farmer&#8217;s sensitivity to the plagues of modern agriculture — pesticide regulations, the intrusive hand of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How it works: The Bay Delta Conservation Plan</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9949</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bay Delta Conservation Plan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Contra Costa Times:
In early 2005, state biologists began sharing some alarming new information: The populations of an entire suite of Delta fish species had begun a nose dive three years earlier.  Since one of those fish was protected under endangered species laws, the findings meant Delta pumps surely would be more tightly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delta groups and legislators plan rally for Tuesday, July 7</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9948</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Dan Bacher, Restore the Delta and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance:
Local legislators will join hundreds of members of environmental organizations, sport fishing groups, farmers and community activists as they hold a rally at the State Capitol on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 to voice concerns around a package of yet-unreleased water bills.
WHO: Senator Lois Wolk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dan Bacher on the Seaweed Rebellion: North Coast enviros battle Schwarzenegger and Big Green over MLPA</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9947</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Other Oceans &amp; Beaches Stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Dan Bacher, this commentary:
A group of 70 people, including environmentalists, seaweed harvesters, recreational anglers, commercial fishermen, abalone divers, and Native Americans, gathered at the city hall in Point Arena on Saturday, June 13 to begin the “Seaweed Rebellion” to halt or at least slow down the corrupt fast-track Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environment groups find less support from Supreme Court justices</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9945</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times:
The Supreme Court heard five environmental law cases in the term that ended Monday, and environmental groups lost every time. It was, said Richard J. Lazarus, a director of the Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown University Law Center, “the worst term ever” for environmental interests.
The court allowed Navy exercises using sonar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can the Mississippi Delta survive rising seas?</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9944</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From NPR:
Reporting in Nature Geoscience, two coastal scientists write that rising sea levels, combined with slow Mississippi Delta growth, could drown the Louisiana coast by 2100. Delta expert Ivor van Heerden, who is not involved with the research, discusses the findings.
Listen to the show from NPR by clicking here.
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		<title>City of Ukiah is serious about water conservation</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9943</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Northern California]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Ukiah Daily Journal:
If you waste precious water during this particularly dry period in Ukiah&#8217;s history, you might just have the City of Ukiah&#8217;s Water Conservation Coordinator Brandy Wood to deal with.
&#8220;Normally the way that I know someone is wasting water is just through phone call from a neighbor or person passing by or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest state water cuts looming for Ukiah residents</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9942</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Ukiah Daily Journal:
The City of Ukiah&#8217;s water supply faces an uncertain future this coming week as flows from Lake Mendocino into the Russian River are reduced again as part an order the State Water Board handed down several months ago.  Less water being released from Lake Mendocino&#8217;s dam comes after the Russian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mussel plague on Lake Tahoe?</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9940</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Los Angeles Times:
Conservationists believe an invasion may be coming that could change the ecology of Lake Tahoe forever.
Quagga and zebra mussels, which cluster onto boats, piers, old boots, beer cans, or anything else that lingers in the water, have infested lakes and reservoirs in California and across the West. A single quagga or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuolumne sewer row brewing</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9939</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lake Tahoe &amp; the Sierra's]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Grass Valley Union Democrat:
Construction of a new sewer plant to serve the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians’ planned business expansion is imperiled as Tuolumne City Sanitary District officials claim the district is owed $2.9 million.  The Me-Wuk tribe, whose hotel and golf course plans rely on the $6 million plant, count that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A turf war your water bill can win</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9938</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drought Tolerant Landscaping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Tracy Press:
In recent years, water has become one of our most endangered resources.  With ever-increasing demand and successive years of drought, it&#8217;s is hard to justify wasteful irrigation practices.
In summer months, water used for our lawns represents 40 to 60 percent of total household water use. Think of how much water can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor signs disaster assistance order</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9937</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather &amp; Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From The Turlock Journal:
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took the next step in assisting drought decimated areas of the Central Valley by activating the California Disaster Assistance Act.
On June 19, Schwarzenegger issued Executive Order S-11-09 to activate the act and also waive the one-week waiting for unemployment insurance.
This executive order will provide local governments and non-profit agencies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dry conditions continue</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9936</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather &amp; Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the La Canada Valley Sun:
Southern California has just experienced its fourth year of below normal rainfall. According to the National Weather Service, from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2009 Los Angeles has received 9.08 inches of precipitation, well below the 15.15 inch average.  “That is a -6.06 departure from normal,” said David [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New rate plan slated for Lakeside Water District customers</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9935</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the San Diego Union Tribune:
Lakeside Water District customers will be able to choose how they want to pay for their water under a new rate plan adopted by the district board this week.
The new rate structure gives Lakeside customers two options: either a tiered rate that charges higher amounts for greater levels of water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday&#8217;s top of the scroll: State budget crisis scuttles Delta levee hazard detection, repairs</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9933</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Sacramento Bee:
Politicians across the state are demanding major water projects in the Delta, but basic repairs on its vast network of levees have come to a standstill.
State reimbursement for levee projects completed as far back as 2007 has been stalled by the budget crisis. This means flood-control districts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delta advocates plan Capitol rally; Peripheral canal looms large in estuary debate</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9932</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Other Delta Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Stockton&#8217;s Record:
Hundreds of Delta advocates plan to rally next week at the state Capitol, fearing that behind-the-scenes negotiations by legislators over the future of the estuary will shut them out of the debate until it is too late.
Earlier this week, it appeared a key committee hearing would take place next week, on Tuesday or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Schwarzenegger announces water release to Central Valley farms</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9931</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Office of the Governor:
Today the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will release up to 100,000 acre-feet of water to aid Central Valley farms. Today’s action comes after the Governor visited the farming community of Mendota June 19 where he met with local elected officials to discuss the three-year drought and its effects throughout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor directs more aid to state&#8217;s water-short areas</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9930</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather &amp; Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the California Farm Bureau Federation:
After meeting with farmers and elected officials from the western San Joaquin Valley, Gov. Schwarzenegger took action to bring additional relief to the parched region.
The governor asked President Obama to issue a federal disaster declaration for Fresno County and signed an executive order that he said would result in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary Salazar announces Recovery Act award for Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region in California</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9929</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region has issued a cooperative agreement award under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The $5.25 million award is for the Red Bluff Fish Passage Improvement Project on the Sacramento River in northern California.
The Red Bluff Diversion Dam’s gates are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another way to get more water for Las Vegas?</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9927</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting brief article in the Reno Gazette-Journal puts up an idea for acquiring more water for Las Vegas - one that I hadn&#8217;t heard before:
An act of Congress would be needed to direct Walker River water to Los Angeles for a trade for better Colorado River water rights for Las Vegas, &#8220;but such an act [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking Alpha/Resolution&#8217;s Instablog: Invest in water and invest wisely</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9926</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water &amp; Investing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Seeking Alpha&#8217;s Resolution&#8217;s Instablog:
Everybody knows that water will be next oil and has long term value. However, how to invest wisely? This post tries to identify a few subsectors for those who are interested in investing in water.
Water: A Defensive growth sector
The global water sector, which is estimated to be a $425 billion market, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Gleick: Wake up - Here is what a real water crisis looks like</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9921</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather &amp; Snowpack]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[International Water Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Peter Gleick at his City Brights blog:
California is in the midst of an ugly debate about water&#8211;uglier than normal&#8211;because of a confluence of events, including a &#8220;hydrologic&#8221; drought caused by nature, a longer-term trend to restore some water back to failing ecosystems, and the gross mismanagement of the state&#8217;s water, which has been going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joint hearing on several pending Delta &#038; water bills to be held tentatively on Tuesday, July 7</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9920</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Delta E-News:
The Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee and the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee are currently scheduled to hold a joint hearing next Tuesday, July 7, on five Senate bills and one Assembly bill. Because of the ongoing budget crisis the hearing may be cancelled. If you plan to attend, please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some species rebound, but more become endangered</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9919</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water &amp; Wildlife]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Scientific American:
The global crisis for endangered species is more serious than the financial meltdown, with numbers of imperiled animals and plants rising at record rates, scientists are warning in a report released today.
In its latest four-year assessment of endangered species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has added several new entries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carl Pope: Wild America creeps back</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9918</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water &amp; Wildlife]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Carl Pope at the Huffington Post:
For eight years under George Bush, America&#8217;s wilderness faced a systematic assault from the federal government. By the end of the first Bush term, more than 100 million acres that previously enjoyed federal protection had lost it.
Since last November&#8217;s election, the Bush legacy has been unraveling, and the progress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USDA chief spotlights food crops at D.C. garden: Six acres of organic vegetables designed to showcase USDA mission</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9923</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Capital Press:
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack is transforming the six-acre site surrounding the department&#8217;s headquarters in Washington, D.C., into a showcase of good farming and conservation practices.
While Vilsack&#8217;s original plans called for a 612-square-foot organic vegetable garden, those plans were soon expanded to encompass 1,300 square feet. In addition to the garden, the site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rainfall year still falls short of average for Northern California</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9917</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Chico Enterprise-Record:
Many north state cities saw an increase in rainfall over the past year, but generally precipitation remained below average as California&#8217;s three-year-old drought continued.  The Enterprise-Record&#8217;s weather station in Chico recorded exactly 20 inches of rain for the precipitation year ending June 30 — an 8-percent increase over the prior year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January&#8217;s rain deficit hurt Sacramento annual total</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9916</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Sacramento Bee:
 As the Sacramento region settles into its annual stretch of dry summer weather, data from the official rain season that ended Tuesday show that though it could have been worse, a little more precipitation would not have hurt.
Predictions from the National Weather Service provide no hope that the new rain season [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wasted water could affect pocketbooks in La Canada</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9922</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the La Canada Valley Sun:
A water ordinance that went into effect this week for La Cañada residents could mean the installation of water restricter devices and heavy fines for home owners — and that’s even if it is their gardeners or employees who are over watering or not following the water conservation rules.
Each of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High mercury levels found in SoCal fish</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9925</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the San Bernardino Sun:
Fish in many freshwater lakes and reservoirs tested in Southern California have highly elevated levels of mercury and some fish also have high levels of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), according to a report issued by the State Water Resources Control Board in May.  The levels are high enough to set off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board to address concerns about Gregory Canyon landfill</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9915</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Fallbrook Village News:
The Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) will soon be considering the issuance of a permit for the proposed Gregory Canyon landfill.  The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) seeks to impose conditions on that permit to alleviate any impacts not only to its facilities but also to the San [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The authority on San Diego water: Questions for Maureen Stapleton</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9914</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Voice of San Diego:
When we last sat down for an extensive interview with Maureen Stapleton, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority, the region&#8217;s water wholesaler, the current water shortage hadn&#8217;t yet unfolded. We talked, among other things, about her coffee-table books.
In the three years since, a lengthy list of endangered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thursday afternoon update: Pumps bring water, but for how long?  Efforts to protect Delta smelt cut water by 660,000 acre feet last year</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9913</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Capital Press:
Federal government pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta started moving much-needed irrigation water to farms Wednesday, July 1, but questions remain about how long those pumps will continue running.
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told the audience of a town hall meeting in Fresno Sunday, June 28, that the Central Valley Project pumps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP ads link Dems to Valley water crisis</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9912</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Fresno Bee:
Republican strategists are now roughing up San Joaquin Valley congressional Democrats with radio ads linking them to the region&#8217;s water woes.  In an aggressive new tack, the National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday began running a 60-second radio ad attacking Reps. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, and Jim Costa, D-Fresno. The ad running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fight for Valley Water is Far from Over</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/9911</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Fresno&#8217;s CBS 47:
Valley growers hope lawmakers will not forget they need water desperately.  Thousands of farmers and workers marched through downtown Fresno Wednesday.  They&#8217;re trying to get lawmakers to turn the pumps in the San Joaquin River Delta back on and they don&#8217;t plan to stop the protests until they get their [...]]]></description>
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