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News about the quality of water in our rivers and what we are doing to protect our most valuable natural resource.
EPA will limit pesticides near salmon streams
North County Times-5/17/10
By Jeff Barnard -- Associated press
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it will impose restrictions on spraying three agricultural pesticides to keep them out of salmon streams after manufacturers refused to adopt the limits voluntarily.
EPA will develop new rules for applying the chemicals diazinon, malathion and chlorpyrifos that will include no-spray zones along streams and restrictions on spraying depending on weather conditions, EPA spokesman Dale Kemery said in an e-mail.
Madera Co. faces $500k fine for road project
Published online on Tuesday, Sep.
Calif. river system is nation's most endangered
Tuesday, Apr. 07, 2009
By GARANCE BURKE - Associated Press Writer
FRESNO, Calif.
Drug traces found in fish near 5 sewage treatment plants
The study prompts the EPA to expand research to more than 150 locations. Experts downplay the risk to humans but cite danger to fish, frogs and other aquatic species.
Associated Press – 3/26/09
Fish caught near wastewater treatment plants serving five major U.S. cities had residues of pharmaceuticals in them, including medicines used to treat high cholesterol, allergies, high blood pressure, bipolar disorder and depression, researchers reported Wednesday.
Ocean 'indicators' help develop forecasts
The Columbia Basin Bulletin
March 20, 2009
Sacramento River's chinook face double whammy
The San Francisco Chronicle
By Jane Kay
March 19, 2009
KMJ hosts water forum
KMJ host Chris Daniel hosted a 2hr water forum on Wednesday night from 5-7pm. Guests included Tom Birmingham of Westlands Water District, Revive's Chris Acree, Bill Diedrich of San Luis Water District, Robert Silva Mayor of Mendota, John Shelton of CA Fish and Game, and Steve Haze representing the San Joaquin Valley Water Leadership Forum. The forum was a moderated discussion about the current status of water and water management in the San Joaquin Valley. The forum was a great oppotunity to introduce restoration of the San Joaquin River as a possible solution to our water management woes.
Revive's Grasslands Bypass Project Comments
Revive the San Joaquin submitted the following public comments to Judi Tapia, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation concerning the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the Grasslands ByPass Project. The Proposed Project is asking for an additional 10 years to comply with state water quality and environmental regulations.
Revive the San Joaquin’s Comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for Grasslands Bypass Project 2010-2019
San Joaquin River wrangling continues
San Joaquin River wrangling continues
By Mark Grossi / The Fresno Bee
Monday, February 16, 2009
The revival of the San Joaquin River will officially begin with a shot of fresh water in October -- capping decades of courtroom battles and years of delicate negotiations over funding.
But the wrangling over the state's second-longest river is far from over.
Rio Mesa's 'litigation magnet'
Madera County plans in a vacuum, to the detriment of the entire region.
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009 - Editorial in Fresno Bee
In the eyes of its developers and their supporters, the Rio Mesa area in southeast Madera County will one day be a sparkling new community of upscale homes and comfortable suburban living. In the eyes of its detractors, Rio Mesa is like watching an accident about to happen, and being too far away to help.
