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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 Quote of the Day: "Don't nobody love me but my mama,  and she might be jivin' me too." B.B. King (Thanks to Kevin Hempe with the Coachella Valley Water District for this one.)  Born on this Day: Nathan Hale, Thomas Mann, Tom Ryan, David Scott, Roy Innis, Gary U.S. Bonds, David Dukes, Robert Englund, Harvey Fierstein, Sandra Bernhard, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Jam, Amanda Pays, Max Casella, and Staci Keenan. On this Day in 1971: "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired for the last time. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. Gladys Knight and the Pips were the musical guests on show. 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: Rio Linda/Elverta Community Water District: General Manager Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority: Treatment Plant Operator-In-Training Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority: Treatment Plant Operator Grade IV or V Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority: Laboratory Technician Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority: Maintenance Supervisor Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority: Network Supervisor Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority: Director Of Financial Services Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority: General Manager Want more? See all postings. Today's News —  Across The Globe Deserts drying and widening, U.N. report finds (MSNBC, 6/6) "The world’s deserts are under threat as never before, with global warming making lack of water an even bigger problem for the parched regions, according to a U.N. report released Monday." UK 'in muddle' over water policy (BBC News, 6/6) "People who do not pay their water bills should have their supply restricted, an influential Lords committee has said." Chennai water supply to be maintained (Hindu, 6/6) "Pipes would be laid in areas that lack drinking water supply, within three or four months, Minister for Local Administration M. K. Stalin said here on Monday." Mixed views aired in Australian water debate (ABC Net, 6/6) "Namoi Water has entered the debate over the future management of Australia's water resources." Beijing warned of 2008 water shortage (China Daily, 6/56) "Beijing residents are being warned to start taking action to save water or face a massive shortage of 1.1 billion cubic meters by 2008." Special fund to boost Africa's infrastructure (Dispatch Online, 6/6) "A special fund for developing infrastructure in Africa is expected to secure commitments totaling $1billion (about R6,6bn) from government and private pension funds on the continent by fiscal year-end." Privatizing water supply in Mumbai (OneWorld.net, 6/6) "According to a World Bank prediction, 2/3rds of the world population will run short of fresh drinking water by the year 2025." China unleashes Yangtze River on new dam (Associated Press, 6/6) "China unleashed the Yangtze River upon the world's largest hydroelectric dam Tuesday by blowing up the temporary structure used during construction, state media reported." —  Water Lake County adopts water management plan (Lake County Record Bee, 6/5) "Several years in the making, the Lake County Groundwater Management Plan (GMP) has now been completed, adopted and will be incorporated into the new Lake County General Plan." Clovis water issue may go to a judge (Fresno Bee, 6/5) "A debate over piping water to a county area northeast of Clovis could end up in the hands of a Fresno County Superior Court judge." Petaluma weighs $55 million water-saving plan (Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 6/5) "A freeze on new development in Petaluma may be lifted later this month if a $55 million water-conservation package is adopted by the City Council."  State funds sought for San Gabriel Valley cleanup (LA Times, 6/5) "Citing the threat of drought and earthquakes to Southern California water supplies, officials last week urged more state funding to complete cleanup of large portions of the San Gabriel Valley Basin that serves more than 1 million people." —  Levees Taxpayers could be liable for levee failures (Contra Costa Times, 6/5) "Taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars when levees fail if a lawsuit succeeds in establishing a precedent for public liability." —  Wetlands and Lagoons DWR awards $9 million in grants to study (DWR, 6/5) NEWS RELEASE. "California Department of Water Resources, Division of Planning and Local Assistance, has awarded nearly $9 million in CALFED grants to 28 watershed projects throughout the state." Kern River: Swift, seductive -- and deadly (Los Angeles Times, 6/5) "Erected only two weeks ago in what has become a grim rite of spring, the big, red-lettered sign beside the churning Kern River is already outdated." Salmon restrictions hit coastal communities hard (Ukiah Daily Journal, 6/5) "Captain Randy Thornton, owner and operator of Telstar Charters in Fort Bragg, won't take his boat out today or tomorrow. Instead, he'll probably do yardwork or perform maintenance on the vessel." Plan to raise Missouri River draws fire (Associated Press, 6/6) "The massive old steamboat is on stilts now, resting on the shore about 100 feet from the river it helped reshape." —  The Nukes Feds eye impact of nuke storage ruling (Eureka Times Standard, 6/6) "Could 9th Circuit opinion foul up Humboldt Bay nuke fuel plan? A recent federal court ruling draws into question the approach the Nuclear Regulatory Commission took to examine possible terrorist attacks on a storage system approved in 2005 for the Humboldt Bay Power Plant's old nuclear fuel." —  Local/Agency News GE Energy sells wind turbines to LADWP (Reuters, 6/5) "GE Energy will sell 80 wind turbines each capable of producing 1.5 megawatts of electricity to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the largest U.S. municipal utility." OCSD to convert biosolids to renewable energy (OCSD, 6/5) NEWS RELEASE. "Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) is announcing a partnership with EnerTech Environmental, Inc. to convert 200 daily tons of biosolids into renewable energy." —  Everything Else TRRP adopts the U.S. Forest Service EA (Bureau of Reclamation, 6/5) NEWS RELEASE. "As part of the Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP), the Bureau of Reclamation has been working with the U.S. Forest Service (a member of the Trinity Management Council) and other TRRP partners for several years to plan and implement placement of about 5,100 cubic yards of coarse sediment immediately downstream of Lewiston Dam near the Trinity River Hatchery." 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. 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