September 30, 2003
Quote
of the Day
"Love is the
delightful interval between meeting
a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a
haddock."
John Barrymore
Today is the birthday of Deborah Allen, Barry Williams,
Fran Drescher, Marty Stuart, Eric Stoltz, and Jenna
Elfman.
On this day in 1955, James Dean was killed in a car accident
at
the age of 24 near Cholame, Calif. Dean's mechanic, who was
also in the vehicle, eventually recovered from his injuries.
The governor
signs, but we're still waiting on the IID folks. Also,
we have three
new job listings below! Interested? If so, or if no, enjoy the
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Today's
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— Done
Deal?
- Governor
signs unprecedented water legislation
(Governor's
Office News Release, 09/29) "Governor
Gray Davis today signed a package of bills today that provide
the crucial legal and financial underpinning for a historic
and long-awaited agreement on sharing water from the Colorado
River. The bills also mark the end of decades of regional
water conflicts along the Colorado River, stabilize
California's overall water supply, and set the stage for an
unprecedented effort to save the Salton Sea, an important
refuge for wildlife and waterfowl, including several
endangered species."
- Water
lawsuit settled, last hurdle for Colorado River deal
(Water Tech
Online, 09/29) "The
Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors and the
Department of the Interior have reportedly reached an
agreement ending their lawsuit, removing one of the remaining
hurdles for a Colorado River water-sharing deal, the Rapid
City Journal reported."
- Governor's
signature brings major water deal one step closer
(SD Union
Tribune, 09/29) "As
part of a homestretch drive to finalize a landmark deal to
share the Colorado River, Gov. Gray Davis signed legislation
Monday that clears environmental hurdles to creative and
costly plans to bring plentiful new water supplies to the San
Diego region."
- Legislation
seeks end to water war
(LA Times,
09/30) "Declaring
that 'peace has broken out along the Colorado River,' Gov.
Gray Davis signed three bills Monday meant to stop the feuding
among local water agencies and pave the way for the nation's
largest transfer of water from farms to cities."
- California
celebrates river water agreement
(Contra Costa
Times, 09/30) "State
officials celebrated Monday what they described as final
agreement on a landmark deal to split California's share of
Colorado River water, even though a key water agency has yet
to approve it."
- California
moves to end Colorado River water wars
(ENN.com,
09/30) "California
took a major step Monday toward resolving its so-called water
wars and reducing the amount it draws from the giant Colorado
River, largely at the expense of the state's desert farmers."
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Other Water Supply News
- Davis
developing thirst for the river?
(Davis
Enterprise, 09/29) "Financial,
political and structural analyses are the next steps, as
Davis, UC Davis and West Sacramento staff continue to explore
the possibility of piping Sacramento River water to Davis by
way of West Sacramento's water treatment plant, players in the
discussions say."
- House
OKs $25 million for Upper Basin water projects
(Herald and
News, 09/29) "Rep.
John T. Doolittle, whose far northern California Congressional
district includes Modoc County, outlined his Doolittle Water
Plan, which provides $25 million for Upper Klamath Basin water
projects, during a Thursday afternoon conference call from
Washington, D.C."
- Most
wanted: Delta water
(Contra Costa
Times, 09/30) "A
plan to boost the Southern California water supply could pump
an additional 1 million acre-feet a year from the Delta, far
more than water officials have previously disclosed, documents
show."
—
Water Quality
—
Surface Water News
- Don't
drink the water: Study of polluted Mexican lake
(Science
Daily, 09/29) "Finding
clean, fresh water can often be a problem. If it's Mexico
City, with its population of 20 million people and a history
as one of the world's most polluted areas, finding drinkable
water can be more than just a problem – it can be a matter
of life and death."
- Turning
the tap on river education
(SGV Tribune,
09/29) "A
river education project is starting to flow. A steering
committee charged with designing and building an education
center for the San Gabriel River met for the first time Monday
at Whittier Narrows Nature Center in South El Monte."
- High-fidelity
Mono: Once-endangered lake enjoying new life
(Long Beach
Press-Telegram, 09/29) "A
lake without fish, its waters punctured with limestone
stalagmites, its shores knee-deep in flies. The primary
nesting habitat for the sandwich- snatching California gull. A
setting so harsh that native people roasted fly pupae for
food."
- Plume,
odor, die-off foul Orange County channel
(LA Times, 09/30)
"A
mysterious, milky white plume that appeared in a Huntington
Beach waterway may be responsible for a powerful stench and
hundreds of dead and dying fish, residents say."
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