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Monday, January 16, 2006 Quote of the Week: "He that’s cheated twice by the same man  is an accomplice with the cheater." Thomas Fuller Born on this Day: Katy Jurado, , William Kennedy, Susan Sontag,  Marilyn Horne, Barbara Lynn, Jim Stafford, Ronnie Milsap, John Carpenter, Debbie Allen, Sade Adu, David Chokachi, Kate Moss and Aaliyah. On this Day in 1920: Prohibition went into effect in the U.S. Sent to more than 20,000 readers nationwide... and thousands more via our lineup of online ads like the one above that appears on watertechonline.com Latest postings: Rancho California Water District:  Instrument & Controls Technician I/II/Sr. Rancho California Water District: Water Quality Technician I/II/Senior CA-NV-AWWA: Executive Director Delta Diablo Sanitation District: Electrical/Instrumentation Technician II Metropolitan Water District: Associate Environmental Specialist City of Garden Grove: Public Works Foreman - Wastewater Section Want more? See all postings. *****BC EXCLUSIVE***** Going Coastal With Ellen Stern Harris "From redwood forests to sandy beaches, the Pacific coastline captures California’s adventurous spirit. Here, the steadfast traveler can wind through breathtaking landscape and terrain, past sheer and rugged cliffs to rich sand and powerful surf. But, please, don't take it for granted. Without the dedication and determination of one strong-willed spirit, this trip most likely would offer an entirely different ocean view today." READ MORE>>> Today's News —  Water Supply Fontana's recycled water an idea to plug prices (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 1/14) "This city of roughly 160,000 generates more than 11.5 million gallons of recycled water every day. None of it is used." —  Infrastructure San Diego County's public works needs tallied (SD Union Tribune, 1/15) "Elected officials got a gloomy look at the region's decaying infrastructure, with at least $84 billion in problems that could require new fees and higher taxes to fix."   —  Surface Water Reducing salt levels in Delta is ongoing struggle (Stockton Record, 1/16) "A tug of war over the Delta's salt-level problem is heading toward a showdown next month."   New reservoirs essential to save Delta (Chico ER, 1/14) EDITORIAL. "In the wake of a Times series on environmental threats to the Delta, business leaders from the Bay Area and Southern California held a meeting in San Francisco to get some expert advice on possible ways to deal with the problem. They know that action is needed because of failed attempts by CalFed, a consortium of diverse water interests, to make any progress despite spending $3 billion." Chemical sneaks into Great Lakes (Detroit Free Press, 1/13) "A little-studied fire retardant has accumulated in Great Lakes sediment and game fish for decades without detection, according to new research."   Farming threatens Brazil wetlands (ENN, 1/12) "The growth of farming and cattle ranching in western Brazil could destroy the world's largest freshwater wetlands by 2050, researchers said Wednesday."   —  Wastewater Sewage spill closes miles of SoCal beaches (Associated Press, 1/16) "Miles of pristine beaches remained closed to swimmers and surfers Monday following a sewage spill, officials said." Storm over a sewer spill (Sacramento Bee, 1/15) "Two weeks after heavy storms caused raw sewage to flow into the backyards of two Roseville homes, different accounts of the spill's severity have emerged." Legal bills pile up for Los Osos, more to come (SLO Tribune, 1/15) "Since the end of September, Los Osos has incurred more than $170,000 in bills from legal and management firms as its services district struggles to convince state officials and private companies of its controversial path to a new sewer project." SoCal jury awards $30 million in collapse lawsuit (Associated Press, 1/14) "A jury on Friday awarded $30 million to construction workers injured when a roof collapsed over a sewage tank they were building in Carson, plunging some down six stories and impaling two on metal reinforcement bars." —  Flooding Flood plan won't focus funds on Auburn dam (Auburn Journal, 1/15) "Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plans for new flood-control efforts, levee upgrades and initial efforts to build water storage in California are skirting the Auburn dam issue, a spokesman for Sen. Sam Aanestad said." Napa River flood project funding ebbs and rises (Napa News, 1/15) "If everything had gone as planned, the Napa River flood control project would now be in its final year of construction. But things have not gone as planned." —  Levees Engineers race to fix New Orleans levees (Associated Press, 1/14) "In New Orleans, the apocalyptic clock is ticking - again. Ravaged last year by one hurricane and slapped by the fringes of another, the city faces a 2006 storm season that begins in less than five months - not much time to repair the tattered ramparts that keep New Orleans from being swallowed by the sea." —  Local/Agency News Water grants to make waves in local classrooms (NC Times, 1/15) "Coming soon to Carrie Burdick-Rutz's Chaparral High School science classes: Students will use a three-dimensional model of an aquifer to learn where water in Temecula comes from and why it is important to keep underground reservoirs clean." Rainbow water district lays off Tomlinson (NC Times, 1/14) "Joyce Tomlinson, the one-time board president of the Rainbow Municipal Water District who created an uproar three years ago when she resigned to take a full-time job as the district's administrative manager, has been laid off, Rainbow board President Larry Sundram said Friday." Factions bicker at ACID meeting (Redding Record Searchlight, 1/14) "Two warring factions at the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District have found something new to fight over: the residency of one of the district's board members." Cabazon monthly water rate could rise (Riverside P/E, 1/14) "The average family could pay about $14 more a month for water under a proposed rate increase aimed at halting a drain on reserves." SDG&E, two workers plead not guilty in case (SD Union Tribune, 1/14) "The San Diego Gas & Electric Co. and two of its employees pleaded not guilty in federal court yesterday to charges that they improperly handled an asbestos cleanup five years ago at a site in Lemon Grove." 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