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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Quote of the Day: Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune. Kin Hubbard Born on this Day: Ernest Borgnine, Oral Roberts, Maria Tallchief, Marvin Kaplan, Desmond Morris, Doug Kershaw, Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville Julie Gregg, John Belushi, Becky Hobbs, Elaine Giftos, Mary Lou Retton, and Tatyana Ali. On this Day in 1935: Krueger Brewing Company placed the first canned beer on sale in Richmond, Virginia. 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: Lake Arrowhead Community Services District: Engineering/Planning Project Manager City of Tustin: Water Equipment Operator Eastern Municipal Water District: Environmental Services Manager MWD of Southern California: Engineer MWD of Southern California: Engineering Technician III Want more? See all postings. Today's News —  Water Supply Indio pipeline plan would save water (Riverside P/E, 1/23) "It could be a hole-in-one for water conservation. A proposed pipeline system stretching from Indio to Rancho Mirage will save drinking water by carrying imported water and recycled water to golf courses." Water, water -- it's not quite everywhere (Riverside P/E, 1/23) "First came a 'waterless' urinal at City Hall. Now, artificial grass and sprinkler timers that shut off in the rain. Banning, a stage stop during the Gold Rush era and only 20 minutes from the desert of Palm Springs, is pushing water conservation." Fixes on tap at Cedar Glen water company (Riverside P/E, 1/23) "Sitting only yards away from homes on a steep hillside road, the tank bulges at the sides with barely enough room to store its water supply." Colorado River water on states' agenda (Las Vegas Sun, 1/22) "Professional water managers from seven states are once again flocking to Las Vegas for what may be a do-or-die meeting to hammer out recommended rules on how to deal with water shortages in the Colorado River system." Water wars' new lineup (San Francisco Chronicle, 1/22) "A hundred years after the city of Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley farmers battled Owens Valley for control over water from the Owens River, there's a new kind of water war in the West. " —  Water Quality Waters begin to clear in Alpaugh (Fresno Bee, 1/23) "New system ensures safe drinking for residents after years with unreliable source." Rains clean up toxins at development near lab (LA Daily News, 1/23) "Heavy rainfall over New Year's weekend apparently washed away much of the contamination from the site of a planned luxury-home development, just days before state toxics officials were supposed to begin digging up the chemical." Request denied; Board rightly rejects Boeing's request for looser pollution standards (LA Daily News, 1/23) EDITORIAL: "To extend the metaphor, Boeing has bad credit. Thanks to the way Rocketdyne operated the Santa Susana Field Laboratory for decades before Boeing took over, the company has a poor track record of dealing with contamination caused by nuclear and rocket fuel research. And even now the firm is still racking up violations, 50 of them for water-quality problems in the past year alone." —  Infrastructure California seeks water-use fees for infrastructure (WaterWeek, 1/23) "California water utilities would have to collect 'capacity charges' on each residential, commercial and industrial customer to support a long-term stable source of state funding for water infrastructure projects under legislation backing a budget plan from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger." —  Hetch Hetchy Hetch Hetchy's moment (Sacramento Bee, 1/23) EDITORIAL: "Some time next month, the Schwarzenegger administration is expected to release a preliminary study that examines whether something remarkable could happen in Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy Valley." —  Levees & Dams Sutter totals levee costs (Marysville Appeal-Democrat, 1/23) "Sutter County has added up the repair bill for levees that protect Yuba City and much of the county. The price tag: nearly $255 million." Behind levees, what's real risk? (Sacramento Bee, 1/23) "Floodplain experts say insurance rules map an unverified safety zone." Costly repairs to Seven Oaks Dam partly finished (Riverside P?E, 1/23) "The first round of repairs at Seven Oaks Dam has recently been completed at a cost of $2.3 million, Army Corps of Engineers officials said Monday."   —  Surface Water Lake Merced levels rebound (Sacramento Business Journal, 1/23) "On any given day, Lake Merced may be busy with trout fishermen, bird watchers scouting an American Coot or Wilson’s Warbler, or dragon boats gliding across the water. But for years the lake was neglected and -rapidly -deteriorating." —  Wastewater Flag City in sewage distress (Stockton Record, 1/23) "Flag City's future is in deep doo-doo without the help of a neighboring city." Modesto's Public Works making sewer repairs (Modesto Bee, 1/23) "With the city of Modesto about to embark on a $489 million overhaul of its sewer system, Nick Pinhey's going to have his hands full overseeing hundreds of crucial projects the next few years." —  Meetings/Classes Rainbow district directors to speak at meeting (NC Times, 1/24) "Two Rainbow Municipal Water District directors will meet with a collection of homeowners groups tonight to present an update on several key issues facing the district." CLWA offers free classes for dedicated gardener (LA Daily News, 1/23) "Free classes offered by Castaic Lake Water Agency on garden conservation and management:" —  Local/Agency News Hesperia councilwoman wants to look into changing water rates (Crescent City Triplicate, 1/23) "Though the city's water rates are among the cheapest in Southern California, a member of the City Council says some changes need to be made." 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