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Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Quote of the Day: "Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired." Jules Renard Born on this Day: Douglas Fairbanks, Rosemary Clooney, Joan Collins, Robert Moog, Lauren Chapin, Judy Rodman, Anatoly Karpov, "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, Drew Carey, Shelley West, Karen Duffy, Maxwell, Jewel, and Adam Wylie. On this Day in 1937: Industrialist John D. Rockefeller died. 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 Oceanside Water Utilities Dept.: Geographic Information Systems Specialist Rainbow Municipal Water District: Water Operations Supervisor City of Hesperia: Senior Engineer Olivenhain Municipal Water District: Water Treatment Plant Operator Grade III Rancho California Water District: Electrical Controls/Instrumentation Technician I/II/Senior Want more? See all postings. Today's News —  Water Supply Will Imperial Irrigation District grant more time? (IV Press, 5/23) "Imperial Irrigation District negotiators will ask for 45 more days to finalize a deal with San Diego County Water Authority that would bring three dairy operations to the Valley to offset the effects of idling farmland." Water's on in Ventura after pipe is repaired (Ventura County Star, 5/23) "Drinking water was restored early Monday for about 10,000 people in Ventura beach-front homes and businesses that lost service for more than 30 hours."   Browns Valley forum to plan water supply (Marysville Appeal-Democrat, 5/23) "Providing drinking water to housing subdivisions in the foothills of Yuba County was not the original purpose of the Browns Valley Irrigation District." Cheaper desalination method found in nanotubes (Science, 5/22) " A nanotube membrane created on a silicon chip the size of a quarter may offer a cheaper way to remove salt from water, said the researchers who created it at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)." SR owes water-saving policies to one woman (Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 5/22) "Virginia Porter's legacy can be seen everywhere in Santa Rosa. It can be seen in half the city's homes and hundreds of businesses that now have low-flush toilets rather than water-guzzling models." —  Water Quality Algae clouding Napa's water supply (Napa News, 5/23) "The city of Napa still hasn't decided how it's going to battle this summer's expected onslaught of algae in it's main reservoir." Seven killed by contaminated water in Pakistan (Associated Press , 5/23) "At least seven people have died and thousands of others have fallen sick after drinking contaminated water in an industrial city in eastern Pakistan, officials said Tuesday." —  Beach Pollution UCLA study: Beach sand can be polluted even when water is clean (Associated Press, 5/23) "Beach sand can be teeming with bacteria even when the ocean water is clean, according to a study to be released on Tuesday." More bad tidings; Polluted sand (LA Times, 5/23) "Polluted water isn't the only health threat for Southern California beachgoers: The sand at some of the region's most popular beaches can be laced with bacteria even when the water is clean." —  Stormwater Fresno County, feds at odds over threat of flooding (Fresno Bee, 5/23) "After a weekend rainstorm, Fresno County supervisors Monday pleaded with federal officials to release more Kings River water into the Tulare Lake Basin to avoid flooding later this week that could damage businesses, homes and farmland." Complaints flood Corps of Engineers (Fresno Bee, 5/22) "Fresno County supervisors and farmers complained this week that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated its own rules by sending too much Kings River water through the county, again raising flood concerns in Firebaugh." —  Levees and Dams Law puts cities on the hook for levee breaks (Tracy Press, 5/23) "A bill winding its way through the state Legislature would make local governments liable for flood damage if a levee breaks." Familiar ring to debate on Auburn dam (Auburn Journal, 5/21) "Last week's showdown in Auburn over the Auburn dam proved one thing. Fifty years of arguing has sucked any spontaneity out of the debate."  Levees lure high-tech proposals (Contra Costa Times, 5/21) "Sensors used on underwater robots and single-seat submarines could help California address the deteriorating stability of its levees and water delivery system." Signs of promise; Schwarzenegger visits Stockton to make levee bond official (Stockton Record, 5/20) "Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a $4.1 billion flood-control measure at Stockton Arena on Friday that, if approved by voters, would pump $3 billion into aging levees in the Central Valley." Editorial: Folsom Dam, age 50 (Sacramento Bee, 5/20) EDITORIAL. "Dams don't normally have birthday parties thrown in their honor, but this is no ordinary dam. Folsom Dam, now full of chilly Sierra snowmelt, transformed the American River a half-century ago and reshaped the future of the region below it." —  Rivers Groups favor rerouting Carmel River (Monterey Herald, 5/23) "A group of environmental organizations will argue for total removal of San Clemente Dam on the Carmel River and solving the problem of its backed-up silt by rerouting the river to avoid washing it downstream at a hearing today in Carmel Valley." No Easy Answer to Pajaro River Problem (Monterey Herald, 5/22) OPINION from Bob Perkins, executive director of Monterey County Farm Bureau. "Good intentions notwithstanding, a nonprofit group recently captured headlines by designating the Pajaro River as 'most endangered' river in the nation when the real story is that proposals put forward by the organization called American Rivers, (www.AmericanRivers.org), are a recipe for disaster." —  Wastewater Village holding critical wastewater meetings (Lompoc Record, 5/22) "The Finance/Budget Committee of the Village Community Services District will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the district office, 3757 Constellation Road, to talk about options for wastewater rate increases and a proposed increase in connection fees." —  Toxic Waste Gigantic fish kill; State confronts a new threat (Sacramento Bee, 5/21) "California, often a leader in setting environmental standards, has none for a water-quality problem that is contributing to the fish killed at Nimbus Hatchery." —  Warming Global warming even warmer, new studies say (San Mateo County Times, 5/23) "Two teams of researchers taking a harder look at air trapped in ancient ice say greenhouse gases could make the planet much warmer than previously projected." —  Everything Else What the EPA doesn't want you to know, could kill you (Salt Lake Tribune, 5/20) Thanks to Sue Shimer for this one: "In 1984, an accidental release from a chemical plant in Bhopal, India, killed thousands and permanently injured tens of thousands more. That next year, a smaller chemical release in the United States showed that virtually no one, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, had any idea what chemicals were used at U.S. industrial facilities." 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