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Wednesday, July 5, 2006 Quote of the Day: "The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory." Paul Fix Born on this Day: P.T. Barnum, Henry Cabot Lodge, Katherine Helmond, Shirley Knight, Huey Lewis, Richard "The Goose" Gossage, James Lofton, Marc Cohn, Edie Falco, Amelie Mauresmo, and Jason Wade. On this Day in 1975: Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win  a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated  Jimmy Connors. Pic of the Week Great Lake Hemet Dam "This is a photo of the Great Lake Hemet Dam after a little snow on March 12th."Thanks to Bob Norman with Lake Hemet Municipal Water District. Do you have a photo you'd like to submit? Send us an e-mail. 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 Pomona: Supervising Utility Engineer City of Hesperia: Senior Maintenance Worker Walnut Valley Water District: Management Analyst Tuolumne Utilities District: General Manager City of Whittier: Water Utility Worker I/II Santa Fe Irrigation District: Safety Officer Want more? See all postings. Today's News —  Water Supply Temecula water supplies low (NC Times, 7/4) "Output at the Robert A. Skinner water treatment plant northeast of Temecula has been close to capacity for two weeks. Agency officials are asking residents to conserve water during the summer." Pechanga Band, district step closer to accord (Riverside P/E, 7/1) "A precedent-setting aquifer-sharing pact has cleared a key hurdle, possibly paving the way for the Pechanga Indian tribe to jump-start its stalled resort-expansion plans." Cloverdale weighs water cutbacks (Press Democrat, 7/4) "Watering the lawn and washing the car may soon be tightly regulated in Cloverdale, where city officials are considering a mandatory water conservation program." No reason not to pay based on water we use (Modesto Bee, 7/4) OPINION. "Del Rio homeowners have been balking at water meters for several years. They complained to the City Council before water meters were imposed 18 months ago and then filed a lawsuit, claiming they were having to pay too much. DelRio residents also took their beef to the Stanislaus County civil grand jury, which Monday issued a report that found little fault with the city's move to meters."  Jordan asks Syria for water (ENN, 7/4) "Jordan has asked Syria for 15 million cubic meters (19.62 million cubic yards) of water from the Yarmouk River to help the kingdom overcome the summer shortfall, the water and irrigation minister said Monday." Folsom water plant fixes done (Sacramento Bee, 7/3) "Folsom has completed a three-year project to upgrade its water treatment plant and ensure safe and reliable drinking water under the latest state regulations." Lancaster gets recycled water (LA Daily News, 7/2) "Construction is expected to begin next month on a $5.1 million pipeline that will carry water purified from Lancaster's sewage to irrigate park ball fields and other city landscaping." —  Surface Water San Joaquin River: Going with the real flow (Stockton Record, 7/5) "For 60 years, the San Joaquin River has been a mere sliver of its former self. Diverted south and west just below Friant Dam, the San Joaquin waters are siphoned off before they get a chance to follow their natural northward flow."   San Joaquin Rive resolution (Fresno Bee, 7/5) OPINION. "The long-running lawsuit over restoration of the San Joaquin River appears to be winding down in a settlement. That's good news for all concerned." Volunteers get dirty at Soquel Creek (Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/5) "Restoration efforts along the parcel, owned by the city of Capitola, target the 1,000 feet along the north side of the creek between the Rispin Mansion and Highway 1." San Diegans flow with the Colorado River (SD Union Tribune, 7/5) "Fed by melting snow, the great river drains 250,000 square miles and provides electricity and drinking water to about 25 million people. The Colorado also helps irrigate 3.5 million acres of farmland in the United States and Mexico." Low water in Great Lakes causes worry (ENN, 7/4) Thanks to Mark Moss for this one: "Several massive vessels have run aground on Michigan's Saginaw River this shipping season, caught in shallow waters a few miles from Lake Huron." Delta in Crisis, but ag waivers extended (Bay Area Indymedia, 7/3) "Here's my final article on the ag waivers hearing, with some photos included. This version includes some data on pesticides and some quotes that weren't in the original article I wrote right after the event." —  Wastewater The battle for a sewage system (Contra Costa Times, 7/3) OPINION. "It had taken some nine years to put together a sewer district that would serve the Central County area of Orinda, Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville, Concord, Pacheco and part of Pleasant Hill. Engineers said the cost would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.7 million."  Byron Sanitary District closer to plan (Contra Costa Times, 7/5) "State water officials continue to levy fines against the tiny Byron Sanitary District -- $2,500 a day for every day the agency takes to solve its wastewater storage issues." Permit issued for Palco, Scotia wastewater (Eureka Times Standard, 7/5) "The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board chose not to grant a waiver of clean water limits to the Pacific Lumber Co. for wastewater discharge from Scotia and the company's power plant." —  Coral Growing ocean acidity may threaten coral (MSNBC, 7/4) "The escalating level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is making the world's oceans more acidic, government and independent scientists say. They warn that, by the end of the century, the trend could decimate coral reefs and creatures that underpin the sea's food web." Scientists say warm seas threaten coral (ENN, 7/4) "Caribbean Sea temperatures have reached their annual high two months ahead of schedule -- a sign coral reefs may suffer the same widespread damage as last year, scientists said Monday." —  Mining Gold mine pits jobs against environment (National Public Radio, 7/1) "The main shaft of the Idaho-Maryland Mine goes down 3,280 feet and could contain enough ore for one million ounces of gold. But it's almost entirely flooded with groundwater." —  Events/Meetings Mesa water-wise demonstration garden (Mesa, 7/1) NEWS RELEASE. July 7. "Mesa Consolidated Water District’s (Mesa) Board of Directors (Board) announces that its water-wise Demonstration Garden will be featured at the 2006 Orange County Fair (Fair)." Water Advisory Committee of Orange County (WACO, 6/28) NEWS RELEASE. July 7th. "Program: The Impact of the Delta on California’s Water Supply: From the Perspective of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Brigadier General Joseph Schrodel, Commander and Division Engineer, South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers." —  Local/Agency News Western MWD ready to invest millions (NC Times, 7/5) "Since it took over a small local water agency in December, Western Municipal Water District has been preparing to invest millions of dollars in adding and upgrading equipment in the former Murrieta district."  The Salton Sea Authority seeks $1 million (IV Press, 7/4) "The Salton Sea Authority has begun a search for $1 million to keep itself alive and promote its plan to save the state’s largest inland lake as both time and money are quickly ebbing away." —  Everything Else Judge stops U.S. navy using sonar off Hawaii (ENN, 7/4) "A federal judge Monday issued a temporary restraining order to stop the U.S. Navy using sonar during training near Hawaii because it might hurt or even kill whales and other marine mammals."   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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