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Tuesday, April 4, 2006 Quote of the Day: “Creativity is the residue of time wasted.” Albert Einstein (Thanks to Fred Barker for this one.) Born on this Day: Muddy Waters, Maya Angelou, Clive Davis, Anthony Perkins, Tiny Tim, Craig T. Nelson, Ed White, Christine Laht, David E. Kelley, Robert Downey, Jr., Nancy McKeon, Jill Scott, Scott Rolen and Heath Ledger. On this Day in 1967: Johnny Carson quit "The Tonight Show." He returned three weeks later after getting a raise of $30,000 a week. Sent to more than 23,000 readers nationwide... and thousands more via our lineup of online ads like the one above that appears on watertechonline.com Latest postings: Marina Coast Water District: Project Engineer San Francisco Public Utilities Commission: Planner III – Environmental Review Golden State Water Company: Engineer Golden State Water Company: Sr. Civil Engineer American States Utility Services: Project Manager Want more? See all postings. Asset Management From Seattle Public Utilities comes a fully-costed triple bottom line analysis of an optimal sewer pipe maintenance and rehab program. If managing a collection system is your job, you will want to see this!   Today's News —  Water Supply Measure G process will be tested through transfer (Chico ER, 4/04) "The Palmdale Water District signed a letter of intent with Western Canal Water District to move forward with a 10-year plan to transfer a relatively small amount of water to the district 70 miles north of Los Angeles." AP journalist sounds alarm about water (KOLD News, 4/04) "Could water be the reason so many people in Mexico are heading north to work? That's what one visiting professor at the University of Arizona says." Roseville looks to bank water underground (Sacramento Bee, 4/03) Editorial: "Problems tend to create opportunities, and the Sacramento region's reliance on pumping groundwater is no exception." Lake Powell may never be full again (Salt Lake Tribune, 4/03) "After six years of drought and a drop to water elevation levels not seen in decades, Lake Powell began refilling last year. And it will continue to rise this spring and summer, owing to a second consecutive year of close-to-normal snowmelt in the upper Colorado River Basin." —  Perchlorate Perchlorate plume dissipating (Gilroy Dispatch, 4/03) "San Martin - South County's perchlorate plume is dissipating and unlikely to expand into Gilroy, according to a new report on the plume issued by the Olin Corp." Play's theme touches on a Redlands perchlorate (Redlands Daily Facts, 4/01) "The University of Redlands theater department presented Henrik Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People," which explores the moral and ethical issues of a contaminated water supply in a community set in the 1950s. The city of Redlands has its own water contamination issue - perchlorate." —  Infrastructure and Floodwater Angelides wants to tap pensions for infrastructure (San Mateo County Times, 4/04) "With the Republican governor's multibillion-dollar public works bond stalled, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides on Monday proposed investing up to $15 billion of California's massive public employee pension funds in infrastructure projects."   DWR declares flood alert (News Release, 4/04) "Department of Water Resources (DWR) flood management officials today declared a Flood Alert. As a result, DWR will increase its watch on river and levee conditions as rain continues this week across much of the state and releases are increased from many reservoirs." Yuba OKs floodplain units to pay for levee repairs (Sacramento Bee, 4/03) "Even though it has lived through the worst that flooding can bring, Yuba County is preparing to raise the stakes." Flood gauge on the move in St. Helena (Napa Valley-Register, 4/02) "Federal agencies recently decided to raise the flood level in St. Helena, but that doesn't mean residents there can rest any easier." —  Hetch Hetchy Hetch Hetchy deserves to be restored to its original beauty (Stanford Daily, 4/03) "In 2003, the movement gained momentum when a graduate student from UC-Davis published a masters thesis demonstrating that the dam could be removed with virtually no loss of water for the San Francisco area." —  Endangered Species Act Protection in jeopardy? (SD Union Tribune, 4/03) "When U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials asked for $141 million to fund the endangered species program next year, they inserted a startling note: They can't prove how well their past efforts have worked." —  Salmon River may flow again, full of salmon (Washington Post , 4/03) Thanks to Craig Tucker for this one: "Big rivers in the West are reliable sources of bad news. Dammed for electricity and drained for irrigation, they have pushed salmon into extinction, fishermen into bankruptcy and Indians into despair." —  Wastewater 2,000 gallons of sewage spills into Smith Canal (Stockton Record, 4/04) "About 2,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Smith Canal last week after a grease trap backed up a sewer line, city officials said." —  Toxic Cleanups Chevron U.S.A. pays U.S. EPA $113,000 over underground tank cleanup costs (EPA News Release, 4/04) "Chevron U.S.A. has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $113,495 to reimburse federal cleanup costs at the San Joaquin Drum Facility in Bakersfield, Calif., as well as assist the California Department of Toxic Substances Control with additional cleanup at the site." —  Meetings North Bay Watershed Association 2006 Conference (NBWA News Release, 4/03) April 7. "Many regions of the Bay Area are expected to match or break the record for the most amount of wet March days.  With cities still recovering from the New Year’s Eve flood, many are wondering how much more water the region can handle – and how the region can manage the water." River of Life Conference (Santa Ana River Watershed Alliance, 4/03) May 19. "This day-long event will address ways to reduce water imports while enhancing the river’s potential as a community asset. The Conference is designed to bring stakeholders from San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange Counties together to focus on systemwide water resource issues." —  Local/Agency News Watsonville, agency present ideas to Supervisors (Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/04) "The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency and the city of Watsonville will present ideas Tuesday to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on how they plan to replace 14 acres of farmland displaced by the construction of a water recycling plant." County discourages dissolving Los Osos board (SLO Tribune, 4/03) "San Luis Obispo County officials warn there could be "very negative" consequences for county taxpayers if the Los Osos Community Services District is dissolved, but say they need more information before recommending a formal position to the Board of Supervisors." —  Global Warming What to do about warming? Experts weigh in (MSNBC, 4/04) "Temperatures are going to rise for decades to come because the chief gas that causes global warming lingers in the atmosphere for about a century." Bill targets greenhouse pollutants (Contra Costa Times, 4/04) "California is poised to become the first state in the nation to enforce a comprehensive limit on the air pollution that causes global warming, under legislation announced Monday." Global warming's California impact studied (Science Daily, 4/03) "California has issued a report on the threat of global warming, detailing scientific findings and policy recommendations for reducing state emissions."   About the California Water News The California Water News is a weekday e-mail with links to current news stories in the California water resources industry.  Subscription is free to qualified persons!  Please go to our subscription page to subscribe.  For more information, you can also see some frequently asked questions. Referrals to new subscribers are welcome, as are suggestions for new links, news stories, opinion pieces, and your agency's press releases.   Any documents you e-mail us may be published on our web site and linked to from the News, subject to editorial discretion. Ken Harlow Brown and Caldwell 400 Exchange, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92702 714-689-4852