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Gold Ray Dam removal continues
KDRV
This week, contractors will begin work on removal of the original 1904 Timber Crib Dam that was left underwater after being replaced by the 1941 structure. ...

Spread Creek Dam removal to improve trout habitat
Jackson Hole Daily
And trout aren't the only beneficiaries of the dam's removal. “This could benefit non-game species too,” Gipson said. Sculpin, longnose dace and mountain ...

Klamath commissioners approve dam removal measure for Nov. ballot
KDRV
If approved, it would be the largest dam removal in US History. In total, both agreements amount to $1.5 billion, including $200-million funded by Oregon ...

Olympic National Park - Contractor Selected for Elwha Dam Removal ...
"With award of this contact, we begin the countdown to the largest dam removal and one of the largest restoration projects in U.S. history." ...
www.nps.gov/.../contractor-selected-for-elwha-dam-removal.h...Ventura County Reporter - Matilija Dam removal sees new light
“We were in the front of the line in that great soup kitchen in the east as far as dam removal projects goes,” said Pratt. “Now people are catching up and ...
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It's time for the Stupendous September Free Pubs list!

As always, to request one of the titles offered, send an email to wrcaill@library.berkeley.edu with the subject line "Free pubs request." Please include your name, mailing address, and the full detail of each item requested. Note that due to postage costs international requests are limited to two items per posting. Those local are encouraged to visit WRCA to pick up items. The list will be continually updated through the month of September, crossing off titles as they are requested. Though not required, reimbursement for the postage to mail these items is always appreciated. Checks can be made out to "UC Regents" and mailed to 410 O'Brien Hall + Berkeley, CA + 94720-1718.

Titles are distributed on a first-requested, first-served basis, with priority given to Friends of the Archives and UC affiliates. Your continued support allows WRCA to continue this service.

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Spanning the Bay. Historic Photographs of San Francisco Bay Bridges. Water Resources Center Archives 2001 Calendar.

Smokestacks on the Bay. Historic Photographs of San Francisco Bay Ferryboats. Water Resources Center Archives 2002 Calendar. (3 Copies)

Building our Bridges: Then & Now. Historic and Contemporary Photographs of San Francisco Bay Bridges. Water Resources Center Archives 2004 Calendar. (3 Copies)

Driving the Bay: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. Historic and Contemporary Photographs of San Francisco Bay Bridges. Water Resources Center Archives 2005 Calendar. (12 Copies)

Futuristic. Innovative and Maritime Designs. Water Resources Center Archives 2006 Calendar. (8 Copies)

Mountains to Mouths. Development of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Water Supply. Water Resources Center Archives 2007 Calendar. (2 Copies)

Making the Delta. Development of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Levee System. Water Resources Center Archives 2008 Calendar. (3 Copies)

Layperson’s Guide to Agricultural Drainage. Water Education Foundation. 2001.

Layperson’s Guide to Nevada Water. Water Education Foundation. 2006.

Layperson’s Guide to Water Marketing. Water Education Foundation. 2005.

Layperson’s Guide to Water Rights Law. Water Education Foundation. 2005.

Layperson’s Guide to Flood Management. Water Education Foundation. 2005.

Layperson’s Guide to The Delta. Water Education Foundation. 2004.

Layperson’s Guide to The Central Valley Project. Water Education Foundation. 2002.

Layperson’s Guide to The State Water Project. Water Education Foundation. 2004.

Layperson’s Guide to The Colorado River. 2001.

Layperson’s Guide to Groundwater. 2003.

Layperson’s Guide to Water Recycling. 2004.

Water Conservation Reference Manual. Urban Conservation Measures. State of California the Resources Agency. March 1984. (4 Copies)

Annual Report of the Western-San Bernardino Watermaster for Calendar Year 2003. Western-San Bernardino Watermaster. August 1, 2004. (9 Copies)

Appearance and Design. Part of a Detailed Study of San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. September 1967.

Ports. Part of a Detailed Study of San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. January 1968.

Annual Report 1971. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

Ports: Maritime Commerce in the San Francisco Bay Area. Clifford W. Graves. January 1968.

Waterfront Industry around San Francisco Bay. Dr. Dorothy Muncy. February 1968.

Tracking a River’s Toxic Pollution: A Case Study of the Hudson. Steven O. Rohmann. 1985.

Trace Metals in Suisun Bay, California: A Preliminary Report. USGS & US Bureau of Reclamation. Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4170. July 1984.

Socio-Economic and Institutional Facts in Irrigation Return Flow Quality Control. US EPA. Volume I Methodology. August 1978.

Quality of the Environment: An Economic Approach to Some Problems in Using Land, Water, and Air. Orris C. Herfindahl and Allen V. Kneese. 1965.

Cost of Industrial Water Shortages. California Urban Water Agencies. Executive Summary. Nov 1991.

Water Conservation Guidebook no. 7. Urban Drought Guideobok. California Dept. of Water Resources. March 1988.

Predicting the Impacts of Urbanization on Basin-scale Runoff and Infiltration in Semi-arid Regions. Hogue, T.S. Technical Completion Report Project No. WR1007. August 2009.

West Coast Regional Marine Research and Information. Sea Grant.

Eel River Development Alternatives. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin No.172. Appendix Supporting Studies. January 1970.

Hydrologic Data 1985. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 130-85. Volume I: North Coastal Area. May 1988.

The California State Water Project - Costs of Recreation and Fish and Wildlife Enhancement. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-72. Appendix D. March 1972.

The California State Water Project - 1979 Annual Financial Report. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-80. Appendix A. May 1980.

The California State Water Project – Costs of Recreation and Fish and Wildlife Enhancement. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-80. Appendix D. April 1980.

The California State Water Project - Costs of Recreation and Fish and Wildlife Enhancement. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-81 Appendix D. April 1981.

The California State Water Project - 1980 Annual Financial Report. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-81. Appendix A. May 1981.

The California State Water Project – Current Activities and Future Management Plans. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-80. October 1980.

The California State Water Project – Current Activities and Future Management Plans. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-81. November 1981.

The California State Water Project – Water Operations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta During 1979. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-80. Appendix E. December 1982.

The California State Water Project – 1972 Annual Financial Report. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-73. Appendix A. June 1973.

The California State Water Project – Costs of Recreation and Fish and Wildlife Enhancement. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-73. Appendix D. April 1973.

The California State Water Project – Summary: 1971. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-72. Appendix C.

Hydrologic Data: 1975. Department of Water Resources . Bulletin 130-75. Volume II: Northeastern California. May 1977.

Hydrologic Data: 1975. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 130-75. Volume IV: San Joaquin Valley. October 1976.

Hydrologic Data: 1975. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 130-75. Volume V: Southern California. March 1977.

Hydrologic Data: 1973. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 130-73. Volume V: Southern California. December 1974.

Hydrologic Data: 1985. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 130-85. Volume IV: San Joaquin Valley. May 1988.

Hydrologic Data: 1985. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 130-85. Volume III: Central Coastal Area. May 1988.

Land and Water use in Shasta-Scott Valleys Hydrologic Unit. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 94-5. Volume II: Plates. July 1965.

Land and Water use in Eel River Hydrographic Unit. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 94-8. Volume III: Plate 3 Classification of Lands. August 1965.

Land and Water use in Klamath River Hydrographic Unit. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 94-6. Volume II: Plates. May 1965.

Snow Survey Measurements through 1970. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 129-70. September 1971.

Status of San Joaquin Valley Drainage Problems. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 127-74. December 1974.

Water Use by Manufacturing Industries in California 1979. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 124-3. May 1982.

Water Use by Manufacturing Industries in California 1970. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 124-2. March 1977.

Management of the California State Water Project – Water Operations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta During 1982. Department of Water Resources. Bulletin 132-83. Appendix E. April 1985.

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Company selected to remove dams
KAPS
With yesterday's announcement, dam removal will begin in September of next year and is expected to be completed by March 2014.

Dam removals set to boost number of salmon in Strait of Juan de Fuca
This week, the U.S. National Park Service awarded the contract for the $351-million US project, the largest dam-removal project in U.S. history, to a Montana company. Removing the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams will open up 115 kilometres ...

Poachers paying the price | Outdoors Notebook
Seattle Times
"The big changes on dam removal have already started, and next week sediment management work will begin and that project does involve closures to fishing ...

Dam removal on Rogue River unleashes swarm of mosquitoes
Bend Bulletin
By AP MEDFORD — Removing the Gold Ray Dam from the Rogue River was supposed to ease a mosquito problem. Instead, it's unleashed a swarm of the biting bugs ...

It's Ambitious and Expensive: History-Making Effort to Restore Elwha River ...
National Parks Traveler (blog)
"With award of this contact, we begin the countdown to the largest dam removal and one of the largest restoration projects in US history. ...

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Stanford's Struggle over Removing Dam
The Bay Citizen
Neither Cohen nor Freyberg say they oppose removing Searsville Dam, but both have lots of critical questions about dam removal, which they suggest may have ...

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Montana firm wins deal to remove two dams on the Elwha River ...
By Sarah Sampson
With the removal of the dams, it is hoped that the chinook salmon will return to the Elwha River. In it's heyday, the salmon caught on the Elwha were huge, some even reaching 100 pounds. Read more about the dam removal project in the ...
Daily Hiker - http://www.dailyhiker.com/

Contract for Largest Dam Removal in US History to be Awarded Today
The effort to restore a free-flowing Elwha River will reach a critical milestone today, as the National Park Service awards the contract for construction ...
www.americanrivers.org/.../contract-for-largest-dam-removal-i...

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Matilija Dam removal hits a major block: the sediment behind it
Ventura County Star
By Zeke Barlow Tearing down Matilija Dam was once touted as a visionary project where many governmental organizations worked with environmental groups to ...

WATER: Pact on Klamath dams faces N. Calif. ballot challenge
HydroWorld
Spain went on to address claims by the Siskiyou board that federal and state review of dam removal has been rushed along to satisfy a political agenda that ...

Swanzey dam coming down
The Keene Sentinel
The Homestead Woolen Mill Dam is immediately downstream from the historic Thompson Covered Bridge. Its removal could have an effect on the abutments and ...

What does this dam phrase really mean? (For starters, lakes drain ...
By By Paul Gottlieb Peninsula Daily News
In its entirely, this is the largest dam removal project to date in the nation's history and the second largest restoration project ever conducted by the Park Service next to a similar effort conducted on the Florida Everglades. ...

Homestead Woolen Mill Dam Removal Project Starts August 23 | Press ...
Removal of the Homestead Woolen Mill Dam is scheduled to begin today (August 23, 2010).
des.nh.gov/media/pr/2010/20100823-dam-removal.htm

Dam removal opponents seek votes
Capital Press (subscription)
By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Opponents of dam removal on the Klamath River hope to get Klamath County voters to weigh in on the issue. A petition committee has ...

Contract to be announced for dam removal
KONP.COM 1450
Officials say they'll formally announce the contractor on the largest dam removal project in US history by later today. They also say work work to take out ...

Matilija Dam removal sees new light
Ventura County Reporter
“We were in the front of the line in that great soup kitchen in the east as far as dam removal projects goes,” said Pratt. “Now people are catching up and ...

Clarksburg Looks For Dam Removal Alternatives
iBerkshires.com
That's just one of the backup plans if the bids being solicited for its removal come in too high. Work on the dam across the North Branch of the Hoosic ...

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MartinezBeavers.org » Blog Archive » Our friends at Camp Meeker
Beaver friend Brock Dolman of OAEC's Water Institute sends this newly launched video telling the dynamic story of creek restoration and dam removal in Camp Meeker. You probably know where this is located. ...

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Hoover Dam never had ability to solve all Colorado River conflicts
Arizona Republic / by Michael Hiltzik

Water a vexing issue for Butte County
Oroville Mercury-Register / by Roger H. Aylworth

As Floods Go South, Pakistan Races to Keep a City Dry
New York Times / by Carlotta Gall

Agriculture statistics fill the glass half way
Visalia Times Delta / by Don Curlee

State's deer population appears to be plummeting
San Francisco Chronicle / by Peter Fimrite

Wild steelhead to retain endangered species status, court rules
Los Angeles Times / by Carol J. Williams

No Silver Bullet for Salt
Santa Clarita Valley Signal / by Jim Holt

Growth puts pressure on California's state parks
Sacramento Bee / by Marji Lundstrom

Funny how it all comes back to Kern River water
Bakersfield Californian / by Lois Henry

Study shakes up scientists' view of San Andreas earthquake risk
Los Angeles Times / by Rong-Gong Lin II

Editorial: Delay in state water bond vote presents opportunity
San Jose Mercury News

Sewer fees may be too steep for low-income Perris residents
Riverside Press-Enterprise / by Julissa McKinnon

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Group files initiative to put Klamath dam removal on Nov. ballot
KDRV
Opponents of dam removal in the Klamath Basin are taking their fight to the ballot box. The group 'Voters Opposed to Dam Removal' filed an initiative ...

Lake Mills closure planned in next 10 days as preparations begin for dams' removal
Peninsula Daily
Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News By Paul Gottlieb PORT ANGELES -- A key step in the estimated $350 million Elwha dams removal project will happen ...

Powerdale Dam Removal Underway on Oregon's Hood River

American Rivers (blog)
Dam removal will provide multiple benefits to the Hood River - increased flows, improved water quality, and unimpeded fish passage for a range of fish ...

Work to restart at old Winnicut Dam | SeacoastOnline.com
Patterson acknowledged that it's been an arduous process, given that it has been 10 months since the October celebration of the dam's removal, meant to increase fish populations in the area. ATI, a Providence, R.I.-based firm, ...

What does this dam phrase really mean? (For starters, lakes drain next summer ...
Peninsula Daily
The model shows visitors how the dam removal affects water flow and sediment flow. By Paul Gottlieb Last April, Olympic National Park began distributing ...

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Fifth Avenue Dam fish ladder repaired just in time - Environment ...
Will dam removal return life to Elwha? WASHINGTON - They were known as June Hogs, the 100-pound chinook salmon that up until nearly a century ago returned to the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula. Stood on end, these behemoths were ...
The Olympian Online -- Environment - http://www.theolympian.com/environment/

Bids Accepted for Simkins Dam Removal
American Rivers is pleased to announce that we are accepting bids for the removal of the Simkins Dam on the Patapsco River in Ellicott City, Maryland.
www.americanrivers.org/.../bids-accepted-on-simkins-dam-re...

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Dam removal question will appear on November ballot
Siskiyou Daily News
The dam removal question had been in danger of not making the ballot due to space restrictions, but the city of Mount Shasta's Measure A was denied last ...

Removal of river dam between city, Ridgeley remains possibility
Cumberland Times-News
Princeton Hydro's study also shows that there is no danger to the Blue Bridge from dam removal, that the two structures were built and exist separately. ...

23 SOPS removes dam, clears WWII bombing range
Schriever Air Force Base
The Joe English Pond and Dam Removal Project, authorized by Congress' 2002 National Defense Authorization Act, funded the clean-up of the retired bombing ...

Gold Ray Dam on the Rogue River is coming out!
American Rivers (blog)
This dam removal will mean that the Rogue River is free-flowing for over 150 miles to the ocean, allowing salmon to reach habitat that was previously ...

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HRWC pulls together river groups for dam talks
By Elizabeth Riggs
Our experience with dams on the Huron River is revealing what's working with the dam program in Michigan, and what's broken. After talking with our peers also working on dam removal or repair, it's clear that there's much to improve if ...
Huron River Watershed Council - http://www.hrwc.org/Clutha River Guardian: Ruling Revives Wind Farm Plans
By Molyneux Rush
Decommissioning is dam removal and river restoration. 'In a number of industrialised countries, particularly the United States, ecosystem restoration is being implemented as a result of the decommissioning of large and small dams. ...
Clutha River Guardian - http://cluthariverguardian.blogspot.com/

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No vote on Yosemite dam removal this year
San Diego Union Tribune
By Mike Lee, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER O'Shaughnessy Dam, which backed up the Tuolumne River in Hetch Hetchy Valley has been an environmental flashpoint in ...

Western North Carolina gets grants for water improvement projects
Asheville Citizen-Times
Funded projects in Western North Carolina include: • Avery County – Avery Soil and Water –Calloway Creek Dam Removal and Restoration $153000. ...

Sediment work scheduled for upper Lake Mills delta
Sequim Gazette
This project will help maximize erosion through the delta before, during and after dam removal. “Once dam removal begins, the river will carry large amounts ...

Rogue River carves its way around Gold Ray Dam ahead of schedule
OregonLive.com
A spokeswoman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which awarded $5 million for the project, says dam removal and streamside restoration ...

New dam option: Partial preservation
Cabinet.com
9, said they would take a position on the dam removal or repair question, implying they were in favor of repair, but didn't vote on it. ...

Gold Ray Dam workers trapped by breached cofferdam | OregonLive.com

By Bill Monroe, Special to The Oregonian
Gold Ray Dam is the last major obstruction to salmon and steelhead from the Pacific Ocean to Lost Creek Dam and is slated for removal in the next few weeks. 0. 0. Share. A sequence of photos on Ifish.net shows the breach, before,...

Break in sand spit could speed up Gold Ray Dam removal
KDRV
Removal of the Rogue River's Gold Ray Dam is moving along ahead of schedule after an unexpected turn of events. A sand spit next to a coffer dam gave way ...

Hydro-electric dam in Exeter, Newmarket worth review
Seacoastonline.com
The cost to modify Exeter's dam is estimated at approximately $1.3 million. The dam removal would cost anywhere from $7 million to $8.9 million. ...

Nature can soon take its course in brook
Press Herald
They will collect information about water quality, fish passage and other factors related to the dam's removal, all of which will go onto a website. ...

Meetings set to discuss dams' fate
Nashua Telegraph
On Monday , they'll hold the first of three public meetings on the dam removal feasibility study. The meeting will start at 7 pm in the Town Hall auditorium ...

September demolition of dam still on schedule
Northern Virginia Daily
During a specially called July 6 meeting, the Town Council voted unanimously to try to expedite the dam's removal, which was already slated for September. ...

Hydroelectric Dams: The Upsides and Down Sides
HealthNewsDigest.com
The scheduled removal of two century-old dams on the Elwha River in Washington State's Olympic National Park beginning in 2011 may well serve as test cases ...

Dam project blocked by bankruptcy, bond
Seacoastonline.com
By Dave Choate The Winnicut Dam removal project was hailed by state and conservation advocates as a way to restore natural populations of fish, both through ...

Federal scientists find Klamath dam sediment to be non-toxic
Bay Area Indymedia
"Toxins in sediment are often a concern for dam removal projects," said Craig Tucker, Karuk Klamath Coordinator Craig Tucker. "Often dam removal efforts are ...

Columbia River salmon: The fishermen's plans is starting to work
OregonLive.com
The science supporting dam removal to restore wild salmon is not affected by a good return of hatchery salmon, which is what's happening this year in the ...

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McLane and Goldman Dam Removal Feasibility Study Kick Off Meeting ...
McLane and Goldman Dam Removal Feasibility Study Kick Off Meeting - Granite Square Apartments, 161 Bridge Street, Milford NH 03055 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM null. Location: Town Hall, Auditorium, 1 Union Square. Save to:
TOWN OF MILFORD, NH - http://www.localendar.com/public/milford

Blast - EarthTalk: Soy milk? Hydroelectric dams? - Boston's Online ...
By E - The Environmental Magazine
The scheduled removal of two century-old dams on the Elwha River in Washington State's Olympic National Park beginning in 2011 may well serve as test cases for larger dam removal projects in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. ...
Blast: Boston's Online Magazine - http://blastmagazine.com/

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Editorial: Sinking the water bond
Hanford Sentinel

Final well-killing procedure is pushed back
L.A. Times / by Richard Fausset

Louisiana shrimping season reopens after spill
S.F. Chronicle / by Cain Burdeau and Mary Foster (Associated Press)

UN says millions without help in Pakistan floods
Sacramento Bee / by Ashraf Kahn (Associated Press)

San Diego water use down 11 percent
San Diego Union-Tribune / by Mike Lee

With water funds tight, Atwater focuses on repairing one well
Merced Sun-Star / by Mike North

Judge denies 2008 request to halt Cambria desalination project
San Luis Obispo Tribune / by Bert Etling

Feds find Klamath reservoir muck nontoxic; determination key to efforts to remove four Klamath River dams
Eureka Times-Standard / by John Driscoll

More fish seem to be living in Napa River
Napa Valley Register / by Mike Treleven

Economic plans at the heart of 2010 Tahoe Summit
Reno Gazette-Journal / by Frank X. Mullen Jr.

Hearing set in Asian Carp suit against feds
Contra Costa Times

Editorial: Shrinking Mead
Salt Lake Tribune

Fly Fishers Serving as Transports for Noxious Little Invaders
N.Y. Times / by Felicity Barringer

Researchers find Lake Tahoe not getting murkier
Sacramento Bee

Tahoe's clarity declines slightly
Tahoe Daily Tribune / by Matthew Renda

Opinion: Los Angeles hasn't let up in beach water monitoring
Torrance Daily Breeze / by Enrique C. Zaldivar

Opinion: Pesticide pollution must be curbed in urban areas, too
San Jose Mercury News / by Mary-Ann Warmerdam

Fresno State prof's idea saves water
Fresno Bee / by Robert Rodriguez

West Point water fix up for board discussion Tue.
Sonora Union-Democrat / by Sean Janssen

Board narrowly approves water plan applicants
Siskiyou Daily News / by David Smith

Short work made of tearing down Woodland's towering water tank
Woodland Daily Democrat / by James Noonan

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Clarksburg Could Vote on Dam Removal
iBerkshires.com
The Selectmen last Wednesday were in consensus to move forward to a town meeting once solid figures on the dam's removal were obtained within the next two ...

Gold Ray Dam appears to be near the end after more than a century
Upper Rogue Independent
Gold Ray Dam's removal is being funded by a $5 million federal stimulus grant, which says the dam must be removed by October. The county says because the ...

Seattle Times: Scientists Pondering Post-Dam Removal Effects ...
The Seattle Times posted a story about a recent gathering of scientists who will be studying the Elwha River and how it changes after the dams are.
www.nwifc.org/.../seattle-times-scientists-pondering-post-dam-...

Dams to start coming down next year, Dicks is told
Peninsula Daily
The $351 project to remove the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams -- the largest dam removal project in US history -- topped the congressman's agenda during a ...

Dam removal on Elwha River
KAPS
The National Park Service will give the contractor notice to proceed on prep work next March, followed by a notice to proceed on the physical dam removal in ...

Gold Ray Dam removal continues
KDRV
Removal of the Gold Ray Dam on the Rogue River is continuing. The Sladen Construction Company, which demolished Savage Rapids Dam, is the contractor working ...

Gold Ray Removal Rolling Along Riverfront Landowners Take Heed of Murky Waters
Rogue River Press
Similar work is planned later for the dam's north side, fish ladder and abandoned powerhouse, with the material trucked away. The dam's removal would open ...

Photos: Dam removal begins
East Valley Tribune
A huge crane is removing the remaining sections of the rubber dam that once held back Tempe Town Lake. Aug. 9, 2010. A worker shows a bolt from the dam at ...

Dam ballot question approved by supervisors
Siskiyou Daily News
SWUA member Frank Tallerico responded by stating that he believes that areas opposed to dam removal have higher populations, adding that over 1800 petitions ...

Newmarket explores turning dam into a hydro-electric source
Exeter News-Letter
Ted Diers of the New Hampshire Coastal Program said it is important to first look at the key impacts of dam removal, including how it would affect ...

City of Snohomish Pilchuck Dam Removal Feasibility Study and ...
removal of the City's Pilchuck Dam and associated structures located on the .... Past experience of the firm relative to dam removal feasibility studies and ...
www.ci.snohomish.wa.us/RFPs_RFQs/.../PilchuckDamR.pdf

News - Montsweag Brook Dam Removal Discussion and Tour
Montsweag Brook Dam Removal Discussion and Tour. Monday August 2nd, 2010 ... the public to learn about the scheduled removal of Lower Montsweag Brook Dam. ...
www.chewonki.org/news_detail.asp?news=147Macroinvertebrate community changes following a Pennsylvania dam ...
Dam removal results in extensive geomorphological changes, transforming a lentic ecosystem into a lotic system within the reservoir area. ...
eco.confex.com/eco/2010/.../abstract_25675.htm

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Osprey Steelhead News: Elwha Dam Removal Brings Together Researchers
By Osprey
An interesting article this week in the Seattle Times about the removal of the two Elwha dams, set to begin in fall 2011. As the article states, this is the largest dam removal project ever carried out in the United States and will set ...
Osprey Steelhead News - http://ospreysteelheadnews.blogspot.com/

Sequim doesn't mean 'quiet waters' after all - South Sound - The ...
The tribe announced the new, more accurate translation last week after the culture committee decided it should be publicized, said Betty Oppenheimer, the tribe's publications specialist. Will dam removal return life to Elwha? ...
The Olympian Online -- South Sound - http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/

River Revival | International Rivers
Dam removal is usually staged to avoid sudden release of the sediments that have accumulated behind the dam wall. This is the most costly (and rarest) ...
www.internationalrivers.org/the-way-forward/river-revival

Lessons From the Field—Dam Removal, Klamath River -- National ...
The settlement agreements call for the world's largest dam removal and river restoration effort. The agreements strike a delicate balance between the needs ...
environment.nationalgeographic.com/.../lessons-from-the-field...

Dam removal project will restore Lake Michigan tributary | Lake ...
By Dave Hochanadel
A dam removal project on the Boardman River, a tributary of Lake Michigan that flows into West Grand Traverse Bay, will re-connect more than 3.4 miles of.
Lake Scientist - http://www.lakescientist.com/

Yosemite National Park Announces the Completion of Ecological ...
By Jerry
Happy Isles Dam Removal (2006): The purpose of this project was to restore the free-flowing character and pool-riffle morphology of this reach of the Merced River through the removal of Happy Isles Dam and associated diversion ...
Yosemite Today - http://yosemitemariposa.org/

River Country Journal - DNRE awards water quality monitoring ...
By AdminBSnook
The data collected has potential applicability to other dam-removal projects throughout the state. Funding for these grants was made available through the Clean Michigan Initiative-Clean Water Fund. Questions may be directed to Kay Edly ...
River Country Journal - http://www.rivercountryjournal.com/

Hatchery versus wild: limiting one to help the other | OregonLive.com
By The Oregonian Editorial Board
Meanwhile the Klamath chinook and coho runs have their fortunes tied to dam removal, which provides no more water. The majority of the coldest water in the whole of the Klamath watershed is taken OUT OF the watershed to irrigate the ...
The Stump - http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/06/why_must_tough_love_start_with/3501/comments-newest.html

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Schwarzenegger signs bills to delay water bond
Fresno Bee / by Robin Hindery (Associated Press)

Editorial:Sinking the water bond
L.A. Times

Commentary: Water bond violated unwritten Capitol rule
Sacramento Bee / by Dan Walters

Supervisors seek help for Sikes Reservoir
Colusa Sun-Herald / by Susan Meeker

City Council moves to gain more control of DWP functions
L.A. Daily News / by Rick Orlov

BP relief well work suspended as storm approaches in Gulf of Mexico
L.A. Times / by Richard Fausset and Bettina Boxal

Stranded Pakistanis await flood rescue on rooftops
Sacramento Bee / by Saeed Shah

NOAA approves reform of West Coast fish harvest
S.F. Chronicle / by Phuong Le (Associated Press)

Peninsula creeks join list of trash-clogged waterways
San Jose Mercury News / by Julia Scott

Watershed council up to date, work-ready
Siskiyou Daily News / by Marylin Seward

Two agencies provide water after tainted well is shut
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / by Michael J. Sorba

Tesoro comes up dry
Santa Clarita Valley Signal / by Natalie Everett

Voters approve Pajaro Valley water pumping fee: New rates go into effect Oct. 1
Santa Cruz Sentinel / by Donna Jones

San Juan Capistrano water rate increase hearing set
Orange County Register / by Vik Jolly

Rio Vista group fights water rate hikes
Fairfield Daily Republic / by Susan Winlow

Whittier City Council approves sewer, trash, water rate increases
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Residents to get fake water bills
Ridgecrest Daily Independent / by Jessica Shillings

Pismo Beach water pollution blamed on pigeons
Torrance Daily Breeze

Vacaville City Council OKs plans for water, wastewater
Vacaville Reporter / by Kimberly K. Fu

Imperial Irrigation District board votes to fund All-American Canal buoys
Imperial Valley Press / by David Steffen

Recycling Land for Green Energy Ideas
N.Y. Times / by Todd Woody

City Council confirms new DWP commissioner
L.A. Daily News

MMWD launches Twitter account
Marin Independent Journal

NID meets today about pipeline project, eminent domain
Grass Valley Union / by Michelle Rindels

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Commentary: Schwarzenegger to depart in frustration
Sacramento Bee / by Dan Walters

Asia flooding plunges millions into misery
L.A. Daily News / by Christopher Bodeen (Associated Press)

Residents clean up flood damaged homes in Europe
Sacramento Bee

BP's costs to respond to massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has risen to $6.1 billion
L.A. Times

Rockhaven site might hold water
Glendale News-Press / by Melanie Hicken

Conservation, local supplies key to water future
San Diego Union-Tribune / by Mike Lee

Opinion: Something's fishy in the river
North County Times / by Bo Mazzetti

Recycled water no longer ‘disposable’
Valley Chronicle / by Jeff Crider

San Diego's progress with wastewater reuse
San Diego News Room / by Emily Holding

'Better late than never'-Community lauds finish of long-delayed reservoir project.
Glendale News-Press / by Melanie Hicken

Aqueduct water kept county from running dry
San Diego Union-Tribune / by Richard Crawford

Coho recovery relies on breeding in captivity
Marin Independent Journal / by Mark Prado

Whitewater River visitors defy danger for a splash
Palm Springs Desert Sun / by Gina Tenorio

Tahoe Vista boat launch to close after weekend
Tahoe Daily Tribune / by Kevin MacMillan

Sack proposed plastic bag ban, Valley grocers say
Fresno Bee / by Tim Sheehan

Lawsuit threatened over mobile home park 'slander;' residents are still boiling water
Sacramento Bee / by Garth Stapley

High contaminant levels in San Bernardino area well
Riverside Press-Enterprise / by Janet Zimmerman

Vacaville City Council ready to dive into water discussion
Vacaville Reporter / by Kimberly K. Fu

Orland, opponents prepare to spar over sparkling water plant plan
Orland Press-Register / by Lydia M. Harris

City gets help against Foster Farms lawsuit
Modesto Bee / by Mike North

Lewis MacAdams: the L.A. River's best friend
L.A. Times / by Patt Morrison

British man walks entire Amazon river in 2 years
Hanford Sentinel / by Felipe Almeida

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It's time for the August Free Pubs list!As always, to request one of the titles offered, send an email to wrcaill@library.berkeley.edu with the subject line "Free pubs request." Please include your name, mailing address, and the full detail of each item requested. Note that due to postage costs international requests are limited to two items per posting. Those local are encouraged to visit WRCA to pick up items. The list will be continually updated through the month of August, crossing off titles as they are requested. Though not required, reimbursement for the postage to mail these items is always appreciated. Checks can be made out to "UC Regents" and mailed to 410 O'Brien Hall + Berkeley, CA + 94720-1718.

Titles are distributed on a first-requested, first-served basis, with priority given to Friends of the Archives and UC affiliates. Your continued support allows WRCA to continue this service.

The Texas Water Plan. The Texas Water Development Board. November 1968.

Unconfined, Open-Water Disposal Sites for Dredged Material, Phase I (Central Puget Sound) Puget Sound Dredged Disposal Analysis. Final Environmental Impact Statement. NEPA/SEPA. June 1988.

Maintenance Dredging: Existing Navigation Projects. Final Composite Environmental Statement. December 1975. Volume II.

Efficient Water Use in California: Executive Summary. Charles E. Phelps et.al. November 1978.

Fisherman’s Wharf Area San Francisco Harbor California. Information Pamphlet. General Design Conference. US Army Corps of Engineers. May 5, 1982.

Clean Water Action Plan: Restoring and Protecting America’s Waters. US Government Printing Office. 1998.

River of Promise: The Untapped Potential of Recreation and Tourism on the Missouri River. American Rivers.

Creating a New Riverfront Opportunity: The St. Charles Riverfront Greenway. Greenway Network, Inc.

Determining Age and Vertical Contribution of Ground Water Pumped from Wells in a Small Coastal River Basin. USGS Open-File Report 2005-1032. July 2005. (2 Copies).

Making the Transition to an Integrated Pest Management Program for Ground Squirrels on DWR Levees. Center for the Integration of the Applied Sciences. John Muir Institute. July 1978.

Operational Data. City of Sacramento Division of Water and Sewers. 1976-1977.

Operational Data. City of Sacramento Division of Water and Sewers. 1977-1978

Operational Data. City of Sacramento Division of Water and Sewers. 1979-1980

Water and Development in Bangladesh: A Retrospective on the Flood Action Plan. Peter Rogers, et. al. December 1994.

San Joaquin Tributaries Chinook Salmon Population Model Documentation. DTAC Exhibit 58. EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.

Reports for California by the Geological Survey. J.S. Bader and Fred Kunkel. USGS Water Resources Division. Menlo Park, California. 1973.

Modern Methods of Street Cleaning. George A. Soper. The Engineering News Publishing Company. 1909.

A Living Mediterranean River. Jennifer Natali et.al. Restoration and Management of the Rio Real in Portugal to Achieve Good Ecological Condition. February 2009. (Multiple Copies).

Effects of Difference in water Quality, Upper Satan Ana Valley and Coastal San Diego County. Review of Bulletin 78, Appendix B. James M. Montgomery. November 1959.

Selected Digital Computer Techniques for Groundwater Resource Evaluation. T.A. Prickett & C.G. Lonnquist. Illinois State Water Survey Bulletin 55. 1971.

Water in California: A Resilient System Under Pressure. Richard E. Howitt. UC/AIC Position Paper No. 91-1. April 1991.

Water Fact Sheet: National Water-Quality Assessment Program – The San-Joaquin-Tulare Basins. USGS, Department of the Interior. Open-File Report 91-1953. 1991.

Present and Future Water Needs of Santa Barbara County. Summary Report. Santa Barbara County Water Agency. October 31, 1977.

Guadalupe River Planning Study: Gold Street Bridge Raising. Consisting of the Engineer’s Report and Negative Declaration. Santa Clara Valley Water District. August 1985.

Present and Prospective Technology for Predicting Sediment Yields and Sources. U.S. Department of Agriculture. June 1975.

Private Participation in Infrastructure in Developing Countries: Trends, Impacts, and Policy Lessons. Clive Harris. World Bank Working Paper No.5. 2003.

Planning Artificial Groundwater Recharge in <<PIANA DEI COLLI>> Near Palermo in Sicily. A Cast Study. Mario Santoro.

San Francisco Bay Plan. To Protect the Bay To Enhance the Bay. Preliminary. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

Governor’s Commission to Review California Water Rights Law. Summary Final Report. December 1978.

Micro-Hydropower Sourcebook: A Practical Guide to Design and Implementation in Developing Countries. Allen R. Inversin. 1986.

Environmental Research Brief: Characterization of Organic Matter in Soil and Aquifer Solids. M.J. Barcelona, et. al. USEPA. EPA/600/S-97/001. April 1997.

Los Banos Demonstration Desalting Facility. Reverse Osmosis Demonstration Project. State of California Department of Water Resources. Monthly Progress Report. March 1984.

Los Banos Demonstration Desalting Facility. Reverse Osmosis Demonstration Project. State of California Department of Water Resources. Monthly Progress Report. April 1984.

Los Banos Demonstration Desalting Facility. Reverse Osmosis Demonstration Project. State of California Department of Water Resources. Monthly Progress Report. June 1984.

Computation of Rate and Volume of Stream Depletion by Wells. C.T. Jenkins. Techniquies of the Water-Resources Investigations of the USGS. BK 4 Chp D1. 1970.

Computer Model of Two-Dimensional Solute Transport and Dispersion in Ground Water. L.F. Konikow & J.D. Bredehoeft. Techniques of the Water-Resources Investigations of the USGS. Bk 7 Chp C2. 1978.

Third Symposium on Artificial Recharge of Groundwater in Arizona. Symposium Proceedings. Salt River Project. May 20&21, 1987.

From Scarcity to Security: Averting a Water Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa. The World Bank. December 1995.

Drip Irrigation Manual. S. Dasberg & E. Bresler. International Irrigation Information Center. 1985.

The Development of Agriculture in Greece. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Washington, D.C. December 1966.

Comparative Study of the Management and Organization of Irrigation Projects. World Bank Staff Working Paper No. 458. May 1981.

Meeting Flow Objectives for the San Joaquin River Agreement 1999-2010. Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report. Draft. September 25, 1998.

The California State Water Project. State of California Department of Water Resources.

Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks Modified Flood Control Plan.

Wildcat Creek Marsh Enhancement Plan. Philip Williams & Larry Fishbain. Draft Report. March 11, 1988.

General Design and Memorandum and Basis of Design for Reach I. Design Memorandum No.1. US Army Corps of Engineers. May 1986.

Areal Distribution of Selenium and other Inorganic Constituents in Shallow Ground Water: A Preliminary Study. U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey. November 1984.

Statement by David G. Houston Presented to California Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee. November 16, 1984. Revised November 20, 1984.

Information on Waterfowl Protection Program at Kesterson Reservoir. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation San Luis Unit. Information Bulletin 4. November 1984.

State Water Resources Control Board Order No. WQ 85-1 For Cleanup and Abatement of Kesterson Reservoir. U.S. Dept of the Interior. May 27, 1985.

East Bay Municipal Utility District Supplemental Water Supply Project. Draft, Recirculated Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. October 2000.

Alternatives for Delta Water Transfer. State of California Department of Water Resources. November 1983.

Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Bay and Delta. Draft. San Francisco Estuary Project. August 1992.

San Joaquin Valley Drainage Monitoring Program -1983. District Report. December 1984.

Distribution of Selenium in Soils of Agricultural Fields, Western San Joaquin Valley, California. USGS Open-File Report 87-467. 1987.

Tehama-Colusa Canal Central Valley Project, California. Final Environmental Statement. Department of the Interior. June 7, 1972.

Analysis of Recently Proposed Hydropower Projects in California, Including Environmental. State of California Dept. of Water Resources. Division of Planning September 1981.

Airport on the Bay. Part of a Detailed Study of San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. September 1966.

Economic and Population Growth. Part of a Detailed Study of San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. February1967.

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Despite dam-building, enviros pump money into governor's water bond
California Watch / by Lance Williams

Final plug closer for BP's blown oil well after crews pump cement deep under Gulf of Mexico
L.A. Times / by Greg Bluestein and Jason Dearen (Associated Press)

Flood relief flights grounded in Pakistan
S.F. Chronicle / by Ashraf Khan and Nahal Toosi (Associated Press)

Flash floods collapse buildings, kill 85 in Indian-held Kashmir tourist destination
L.A. Times / by Aijaz Hussain

Agencies tackle water challenges
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / by Neil Nisperos

Water main break floods downtown L.A. street
L.A. Times

Oroville quake killed Auburn Dam
Chico Enterprise-Record / by Erwin Cooper

Conservation group acquires 45 acres of slough land with eye toward restoration work
Santa Cruz Sentinel / by Kimberly White

Officials seek LA man accused of selling piranhas
North County Times

County issues boil water order for Palomar Mountain
North County Times / by Sarah Gordon

Officials say L.A. water safe
Whittier Daily News / by Troy Anderson

Can injecting carbon emissions underground really be safe?
California Watch / by Will Evans

Bay Island residents sue to keep their footbridge private
L.A. Times / by Mike Reicher

Norco riders reject arundo removal
Riverside Press-Enterprise / by Leslie Parrilla

A closer look at the mill pond dam
Fort Bragg Advocate-News / by Tony Reed

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July 29, 2010 | Posted by Cynthia Koehler at On the Water Front
Cynthia Koehler is a Senior Attorney and California Water Legislative Director at the Environmental Defense Fund

A water weary reporter recently asked me why people should pay attention to the State Water Resources Control Board’s public trust flow recommendations, due to be finalized next week. “I mean, isn’t this just another report to sit on another shelf?” It’s a fair question, but adding more paper to more shelves was certainly not the intent of the lawmakers who fought hard to keep this key aspect of last fall’s Delta legislation intact.

Others are seeing value in the Board’s work as well. As the San Francisco Chronicle put it last week, the Delta “is not a bottomless well.” The Chronicle went on to say that the Water Board’s draft public trust flow analysis is a “bell-ringing reminder of the obvious,” that our 70-year trend of increasing diversions from the Delta is not sustainable and that “California can’t keep tapping the Delta without harming it.”

The San Jose Mercury News reached similar, if even more pointed, conclusions opining that, “The first, second and third priority for the future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the largest estuary on the West Coast, is preserving its health.” This is no wild-eyed green diatribe, but the view from the Valley, Silicon Valley, that its economic future is linked to ensuring the health of the Bay-Delta. The Mercury News connected the dots from last fall’s water deal to tomorrow’s water costs, noting – perhaps with a touch of irritation – the disparity between what is being asked of cities versus agriculture: “The agreement [in the Delta legislation] demands that urban water users reduce their consumption by 20 percent. How much does it ask of the agriculture industry, which grabs 80 percent of the water used by California? Zero.”

And of course the flow criteria will not stay shelf bound if the fishing industry has any say in the matter. The always colorful Zeke Grader (you have admire anyone who can find a way to use “horse manure” and “reflexive mendacity” in the same article) makes the point that in many ways the Board’s determination that we are over-diverting from the Delta is not new, but echoes prior draft findings that did not make their way to Board adoption. In the view of Mr. Grader and many of his compatriots, nothing less than the future of salmon fishing in California may be at stake.

The Board and its staff have done the hard part, pulling together years of science and piles of studies demonstrating that the higher flows are needed to restore and preserve the health of the estuary. Adopting this report and its flow criteria should be easy. Editorial boards and salmon fishermen are noticing the significance of the announcement, and you can bet that legislative leaders and others will notice too. The Board’s findings will be a significant data point for key water policy decisions going forward, including the Bay Delta Conservation Plan process. Californians are beginning to recognize that we need to conserve our water resources for the future. A weary corps of water reporters may just have some significant news to look forward to next week.

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Judge Rules Against Opponents Of Rogue River Dam Removal
OPB News
But Judge Panner ruled Wednesday that the dam removal opponents hadn't proven their claims of procedural problems, conflicts of interest, or issues of the ...

Dam's removal opens more of Pawcatuck River to spawning fish
Providence Journal
“This is a true first, the first riverine dam removal in Rhode Island,” said Lisa Cavallaro, a habitat-restoration specialist with the National Oceanic and ...

Penobscot River dam removal, fish restoration project approved ...
AUGUSTA, Maine — State environmental regulators on Wednesday approved the final of three permits sought as part of a historic dam removal and fish habitat ...
www.bangordailynews.com/.../Penobscot-River-dam-removal-...

Impact of Newmarket dam's removal vs. repair still unclear
Seacoastonline.com
Although this information was reported last week, it's still unclear how the dam's replacement or removal would impact residents along the waterway. ...

Impact of Newmarket dam's removal vs. repair still unclear ...
NEWMARKET — The Macallen Dam on the Lamprey River is more than 100 years old and could cost more than $500000 to remove or repair.
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Army Corps to announce $44M fix for Seattle dam - Northwest - The ...
Will dam removal return life to Elwha? WASHINGTON - They were known as June Hogs, the 100-pound chinook salmon that up until nearly a century ago returned to the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula. Stood on end, these behemoths were ...
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Elwha River's coming dam removal has scientists flooded with unknowns
Seattle Times
For this dream team of specialists — engineers, fisheries scientists, biologists, geomorphologists and a botanist — the dam removal on the Elwha is a ...

Federal funds to cover sediment tests at dam: Removal of dam could cost $10 ...
Trading Markets (press release)
... sediment removal might cost an additional $60 million. The company has said it would get involved if the EPA decides the dam must come down. ...

Rafting companies welcome removal of Gold Ray Dam
KDRV
Rogue River rafting companies say they are looking forward to the removal of Gold Ray Dam. For more than 100 years, the dam has blocked a section of the ...

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Kevin Schafer : Images & Issues: Environmental Milestone
By Kevin
In June of 2011, work will begin on the largest dam removal and river restoration project in US history on Washington's Elwha River. The goal: to remove two obsolete but ecologically catastrophic dams and return this 72 km long river to ...
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Osprey Steelhead News: Work Underway to Remove Gold Ray Dam
By Osprey
Gold Ray is the last dam remaining in the 157 mile stretch between Lost Creek dam and the Pacific. The last two years have seen the removal of two dams on the mainstem Rogue both were major impediments to outmigrating salmonids as well ...
Osprey Steelhead News - http://ospreysteelheadnews.blogspot.com/

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Coast Guard may start redeploying cleanup resources once Gulf well is killed permanently
L.A. Times / by Harry Weber and Tamara Lush (Associated Press)

Gulf spill lacks societal punch of Santa Barbara
Oakland Tribune / by Frederic J. Frommer (Associated Press)

EPA says 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled in Mich. river, governor criticizes cleanup
L.A. Times / by Tim Martin (Associated Press)

Official: Water safe after chemical spill in China
San Jose Mercury News / by Chi-Chi Zhang (Associated Press)

Crop values shrink again with scarcity of water
Hollister Free Lance / by Adam Breen

Proposed water exchange would help replenish Diamond Valley Lake
North County Times / by Bradley J. Fikes

Editorial: Water deal illustrates potential for agreement
Visalia Times-Delta

American Canyon searches for water solutions
Napa Valley Register / by Kerana Todorov

Editorial: Desalination measures give voters a choice
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Public needs to fight for voice with PUC
Monterey County Herald

Commentary: Water - Save it, lose cash
North County Times / by Sunana Batra

MID, TID explore Don Pedro dam project
Sonora Union Democrat

Dam project faces opposition in Nevada County
Marysville Appeal-Democrat / by Howard Yune

Water quality closures up at some area beaches
S.F. Chronicle / by Peter Fimrite

Less-frequent beach water testing leads to fewer red flags
Torrance Daily Breeze

Farmers say they’ll consider litigation as Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District plans to borrow
Santa Clarita Valley Signal / by Jim Holt

Water districts clear air
Grass Valley Union / by Michelle Rindels

Sierra Madre launches outreach program over potential water hikes
Pasadena Star-News / by Brenda Gazzar

New IID headquarters would streamline operations, save money
Imperial Valley Press / by David Steffen

Imperial Irrigation District board opinion differs on “chain of command”
Imperial Valley Press / by David Steffen

APCD Director Wants Permanent Dust Solutions from DWP
Sierra Wave / by Benett Kessler

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Dueling ballot measures over Marin desalination
S.F. Chronicle / by Kelly Zito

Concerns over desal plant: Monterey City Council still supports project
Monterey County Herald / by Kevin Howe

Contract for water plant OK'd
San Diego Union-Tribune / by Jen Lebron Kuhney

Venturans face higher water fees despite best conservation efforts
Ventura County Star / by Kevin Clerici

Editorial: ACID overhaul's benefits reach beyond district
Redding Record Searchlight

Salty talk stalls rate hike
Santa Clarita Valley Signal / by Jim Holt

Algae bloom is typical condition for Clear Lake
Ukiah Daily Journal / by Terry Knight

Bear River dam proposal meets early opposition
KXTV / by Dave Marquis  

A river again? Obama's EPA extends protection to L.A.'s urban watershed
High Country News / by Judith Lewis Mernit

Cost of water filter system has bubbled up
San Diego Union-Tribune / by Tanya Sierra

Tracking Imperial Beach's 'smelly water'
San Diego Union-Tribune / by Mike Lee

Green slime in surf zones still a mystery
Orange County Register / by Laylan Connelly and Pat Brennan

How can NASA help California farmers?
California Watch / by Susanne Rust

IID Board hears district renewable update, approves Yucca gas line
Imperial Valley Press / by David Steffen

El Dorado Irrigation District OKs study of service costs
Sacramento Bee / by Carlos Alcalá

Water workers renew demands for sweeter pensions
Orange County Register / by Teri Sforza

BP tries to reinvent self with American CEO; Hayward agrees but grouses, 'Life isn't fair'
L.A. Times / by Harry R. Weber (Associated Press)

Floodwaters trap 30,000 people in northeastern China as worst flooding in a decade continues
L.A. Times / by Chi-Chi Zhang (Associated Press)

State report's recipe for a restored delta: More water
S.F. Chronicle / by Zeke Grader

Editorial: State must preserve Delta's health
Woodland Daily Democrat

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Dam removal on Rogue River will continue
Statesman Journal
... refused to extend a temporary stop-work order sought by four local people trying to prevent removal of the century-old, defunct hydroelectric dam. ...

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