San Diego Union-Tribune
La Niña blamed for more drought
Powerful air pattern back again this year
By: Robert Krier
The periodic
atmospheric pattern, which tends to keep storms away from Southern California,
is flexing its muscles for the second straight year.
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San Diego Union-Tribune
Drizzle possible today, Friday; otherwise sunny
The first full
week of 2009 is expected to be storm-free and mostly sunny.
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North County Times
December showers bring potholes
By: Colleen Mensching
The
rain and wind may have passed, but December's storms can still cause problems
for drivers.
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North County Times
FORUM: Are we part of bag solution or problem?
By: Kenneth Gunde
The
"era of activism" statement is not applicable in this case.
Why would consumers take action to force a change they do not see as necessary
or a problem many don't care about?
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Voice of San Diego
Letter to the editor: Algaelicious
How
much water is required to produce algae? I assume a large farm in the
desert will need a lot of water.
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Imperial Valley Press
County, POWER push to gets claims against
IID heard
By: Megan Bakker
The
county of Imperial has requested that part of its Quantification Settlement
Agreement lawsuit against the Imperial Irrigation District skip straight
to the court of appeals, even though no decision has been handed down
by the Sacramento Superior Court overseeing the lawsuit.
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Bay Area Indymedia
Delta Vision Committee Carries Water For Central Valley
Agribusiness
By: Dan Bacher
At the
expense of Delta fisheries and Delta communities, the Delta Vision Committee,
made up of five state Cabinet Secretaries appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger,
called for the construction of the peripheral canal without legislative
or voter approval.
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Contra Costa Times
Delta fish hit record lows in 2008
By: Mike Taugher
Delta
fish numbers sank again to record lows in 2008, according to results of
a key fall survey.
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Stockton Record
Wolk: Canal illegal without public OK
Construction
of a peripheral canal around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta without
voter or legislative approval is poor public policy and possibly illegal,
according to a statement released Monday by state Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis.
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Vacaville Reporter
Committee seeks to divert water
By: Danny Bernardini
For
months, there have been whispers about a plan to create a peripheral canal
in California without the approval of legislators or voters.
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Red Bluff Daily News
Septic rule - California Assembly Bill
885 a concern
RANCHO
TEHAMA--Legislation that would require septic tank inspections every five
years has retired and low-income residents worried that the state is asking
more than they can afford.
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Sacramento Bee
Delta canal plan likely to land in court,
experts agree
By: Matt Weiser
The
Schwarzenegger administration's plan to fast-track construction of a water
canal around the Delta leans on an old interpretation of state water law
from a bygone era.
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