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It’s not yet known who is taking the water or where it is going but law officials suspect at least some went to illegal pot gardens that proliferate throughout the county. SANTA ROSA PRESS-DEMOCRAT  
Press-Democrat  

Siphoning the canals

Water rustling on the rise in Mendocino County

Water rustling is becoming a problem in Potter Valley, where irrigation canals crisscross farmland, sustaining crops and livestock as they carry water from the Eel River to the Russian River. (Santa Rosa Press-Democrat)
Crews work to free firetruck from Valley Village sinkhole. AL SEIB/Los Angeles Times  
Times  

Sinking feeling

Second ruptured water line in S.F. Valley raises concerns

A second burst water line in the San Fernando Valley in less than 72 hours — creating a sinkhole that nearly consumed a firetruck — prompted concern about the city's aging pipe system and criticism that officials have moved too slowly to upgrade it. (Los Angeles Times)
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• Water main break creates havoc in Valley Village
• Crews working to free firetruck from sinkhole
• NORCAL: 2 more water main breaks in Fairfax district

The first specimen of this butterflyfish, found 200 feet deep, will go to Bishop Museum. NOAA  
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Fantastic voyage

In deep waters, scientists find fish never seen before

Deep-dive technology has revealed a world of firsts to scientists who visited the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. They dived at depths not explored there before, witnessed new marvels and collected the first specimen of a species of butterflyfish. (Honolulu Advertiser)

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