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Friday, May 19, 2006 Quote of the Week: "Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence." Robert Frost Born on this Day: Johns Hopkins, Malcolm X, Jim Lehrer, David Hartman, Nora Ephron, Pete Townsend, Grace Jones, Joey Ramone, Steven Ford, Kevin Garnett, and Eric Lloyd. On this Day in 1962: Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" for President John F. Kennedy. The event was a fund-raiser at New York's Madison Square Garden. Sent to more than 24,000 readers nationwide... and thousands more via our lineup of online ads like the one above that appears on watertechonline.com Latest postings: City of Encinitas/SDWD: Engineering Specialist I/II Jurupa Community Services District: Water Treatment III Orange County Water District: Sr. Instrumentation and Electrical Technician Metropolitan Water District of S. California: Team Manager VI (Environmental Health & Safety Program Support ) Valley County Water District: Utility Service Worker I Want more? See all postings. Today's News —  Security Water suppliers warned to submit safety reports (LA Times, 5/19) "The Environmental Protection Agency has issued warnings to 18 small drinking water suppliers in California, saying they could be fined for failing to submit plans describing how they would prevent or respond to terrorist attacks." EPA: Groups late filing reports (Riverside P/E, 5/19) "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered four Inland water providers to complete federally mandated terrorism assessment and emergency response reports that were due almost two years ago." —  Water Supply Indirect desalination suggested for Peninsula (Monterey Herald, 5/19) "Desalination of water from Monterey Bay is one way the county could help solve its water shortage, but local officials should extract it indirectly." Sacramento River water eyed to replace wells (Vacaville Reporter, 5/19) "Residents of Woodland, Davis and UC Davis could eventually be filling their glasses with Sacramento River water instead of from the mineral-laden wells in place now." Corcoran receives funds to help build plant (Fresno Bee, 5/18) "The State Water Board presented Corcoran officials with $2 million Wednesday for the city's water-treatment plant, expected to open next month." OWD activates pumps at massive station (Otay District, 5/18) NEWS RELEASE. "The Otay Water District’s (OWD) Board of Directors hosted a dedication ceremony today for the recently completed 980-2 pump station in Chula Vista." Thousand Oaks begins next phase for reservoir (Ventura County-Star, 5/18) "Water officials are nearing the start of a $9.8 million reservoir replacement project, the second of three in Thousand Oaks brought on by aging infrastructure and the need to meet current seismic standards." —  Water Quality Nitrate hazard discovered in Barstow area (Desert Dispatch, 5/19) "High amounts of nitrates are turning up in at least one Webster Road water well -- a residential area located within a half-mile from the former City of Barstow's bio-solid and wastewater disposal site on Soapmine Road." —  Infrastructure DWSRF tops $9 billion for infrastructure (EPA, 5/18) NEWS RELEASE. "EPA, all 50 states and Puerto Rico have invested almost $9.5 billion in drinking water improvements since 1996, according to the just-released Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) 2005 annual report." —  Levees/Stormwater Santa Maria river levee poses flooding danger (SLO Tribune, 5/18) "County grand jurors said Santa Maria faces widespread flooding if a river levee isn't permanently reinforced." Tempting fate: Levee review may halt building (Sacramento Bee, 5/18) "From Fresno to Chico, communities throughout California are bracing for a harsh new federal assessment that could conclude the levees they rely on for protection aren't up to the job." Yuba City, Sutter agree on flood control consultant (Marysville Appeal-Democrat, 5/18) "Sutter County and Yuba City will share the cost of a consultant who will help design and construct Yuba City basin flood control projects expected to cost about $254 million." Snowpack not likely to make most rivers overflow (Modesto Bee, 5/18) "While the central Sierra snowpack is melting, and melting rapidly, the icy water flowing into area reservoirs and rivers today won't push valley rivers over their banks, experts say." —  Logging Paperwork logjam (Eureka Times-Standard, 5/18) "The Pacific Lumber Co. and its logging and trucking contractors pleaded Wednesday with the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board to issue the permits it's approved for harvest plans in Elk River and Freshwater Creek." —  Fish Farms Fish farm regulations await signature (San Francisco Chronicle, 5/18) "California will become the first state in the nation to adopt comprehensive controls on future fish farming in its coastal waters, if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a tough set of environmental standards that state legislators have approved." —  Diesel Fuel Spill Cleanup of coastal fuel spill continues (Inside Bay Area, 5/18) "The U.S. Coast Guard concluded its second day of cleanup efforts Thursday after a sunken boat leaked an estimated 100 gallons of diesel fuel into the ocean near Pillar Point Harbor." —  Meetings/Events Las Virgenes Water District tour - May 20 (The Acorn, 5/18) "Las Virgenes Municipal Water District will offer the public a behind the scenes look at its potable water facilities on Sat., May 20." Air show to make a splash at Lake Casitas (Casitas Municipal Water District, 5/15) May 20. "Ten Seaplanes are expected to perform at this year’s Seaplane Air Show at Lake Casitas. The seaplanes will land-on and takeoff from the water."   Delta Levees and Flood Control Media Tour (WEF, 5/17) NEWS RELEASE. May 23."News reporters who cover water or the environment are invited to attend a free, one-day tour of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta sponsored by the Water Education Foundation, with support from the California Bay-Delta Authority. Speakers."   —  Local/Agency News Thousand Oaks  company seeks to increase rates (Ventura County Star, 5/19) "Aiming to offset the higher cost of the water it purchases, a Thousand Oaks water supplier has filed a request with the state Public Utilities Commission for a rate increase, the company announced."   Obit: David Todd -- pioneered groundwater study (SF Chronicle, 5/19) "David Keith Todd, a retired UC Berkeley professor and author of a landmark book on groundwater hydrology, spent most of his life teaching students about the ways of water and advising clients on how to find clean supplies."   Gardeners win money for their landscapes (Olivenhain District, 5/18) NEWS RELEASE. "The Olivenhain Municipal Water District (District) Board of Directors recognized the water-wise landscapes of three residents yesterday." Philip Ssinger, water quality expert, to receive the 2006 Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize (NWRI, 5/18) NEWS RELEASE. "The National Water Research Institute (NWRI) announced today that drinking water expert Philip C. Singer, Ph.D., P.E., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), will be the thirteenth recipient of the Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize for excellence in water research."   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. 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