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Adult cultured smelt are briefly captured in a net for a photograph at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab near Byron. CINDI CHRISTIE/Contra Costa Times  
Times  

Delta's grim year

Weather, pollution caused fish to hit record-low levels

A severe ecological decline in the Delta worsened substantially in 2007 despite major efforts to stop it, including an unprecedented nine-day shutdown of state water deliveries in June. (Contra Costa Times)
ALSO:
• Sinking into peril
• Fish: Delta drop sparks fears of ecological shift
• Delta fish crisis worse than ever
• Peripheral canal would destroy, not save, Delta agriculture

The David Gebhard Public meeting room was filled beyond capacity with a majority of Gerka employees. PAUL WELLMAN/The Independent  
Independent  

Greka woes

Oil company spokesman says sabotage caused spills

Things went from bad to worse for Greka Energy this past weekend, as yet another pump failure — this time at a storage tank in the Santa Ynez Valley — sent 8,400 gallons of oil and toxic byproduct spewing into a creek at Firestone Vineyard property Jan. 5. (Santa Barbara Independent)

Besides the mountains of contaminated dirt, Enviro-Cycle accepted millions of gallons of oily liquids and dumped them into unlined dirt ponds, where the liquid eventually seeped into the groundwater. KGET Bakersfield  
KGET  

Soiled legacy

Soil recyclers leave a mess in Kern County

They billed themselves as manufacturers of road base made from contaminated soils, but in the end, they went belly-up and left Kern County holding the bag. Now, the county is going after another soil recycler. (KGET Bakersfield)

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Quote of the Day
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
— Bertrand Russell

Photos of the Week
CHUCK WINSOR, P.E.
Orange County Sanitation District

Prado Dam release
Friday will be the third anniversary of the Prado Dam releasing the highest flow (10,000 CFS) in its more than 60-year history. Because of OCSD’s involvement with protecting the SARI line, Chuck was on-site at the Santa Ana River on Jan. 11, 2005, and took this series of photos that show a dramatic example of a true hydraulic jump.
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Born on this Day
Max Roach, 84; Ronnie Hawkins, 73; Willie McCovey, 70; Walter Hill, 66; Frank Sinatra Jr., 64; Rod Stewart, 63; Donald Fagen, 60; George Foreman, 59; Pat Benatar, 55; Shawn Colvin, 52.

On this Day in 1964
The Beatles' first album in the United States, ''Introducing the Beatles,'' was released.

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