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WHO WILL GIVE UP WATER for Estuary fish is the question being hashed out in a series of State Water Board hearing on water rights this fall. The hearings are expected to last into early 1999 with a decision coming later in the year. (916)657-1873

THE WATER FLEA has been the organism most tested for its response to pesticides in wastewater and runoff, but scientists are at last branching out into the food chain. The U.S. Geological Survey recently started a study on pesticide concentrations in Delta smelt spawning and nursery habitat and is wrapping up analysis of the impact of some herbicides designed to stop photosynthesis on the tiniest plants in the Estuary. kkuivila@usgs.gov

UNOCAL, TOSCO AND EXXON will contribute $4.8 million for environmental restoration in the Bay under a settlement over selenium discharges from refineries. Under the settlement the refineries are also bound to daily and yearly discharge limits.

MOST-WANTED DAM REMOVALS, according to a new Friends of the River list, include Englebright and Daguerra Point dams on the Yuba River; Coleman, Eagle Canyon and Wildcat dams on Battle Creek; Centerville Head Dam on Butte Creek; the McCormick-Saelzer Dam on Clear Creek, Clough Dam on Mill Creek; and El Dorado Dam on the South Fork of the American River. Such removals - some of which are being considered as CALFED restoration projects - would help fish and improve habitat. Send your own dam removal nominations to moe@freindsoftheriver.org.

ENVIROS SUED EAST BAY PARKS in early October, challenging the park district's decision to allow cattle grazing on 50,000 acres of public lands without reviewing environmental impacts under CEQA. According to the Southwest Center for Biodiversity and the Alameda Creek Alliance, livestock grazing in urban watersheds is especially pernicious, as cattle can contaminate drinking water with disease-causing giardia and cryptosporidium.

BAYSHORE VOLUNTEERS WANTED to help the Berkeley Marina Experience teach kids and adults about tides, boats and marine biology. Once trained, volunteers must lead or assist with at least two field trips per month (or six boat trips per year). (510)644-8623

TWO NEW GRANT PROGRAMS for coastal stewardship have been launched by the California Coastal Commission using funds from sales of its whale's tail license plates. For guidelines on Adopt-a-Beach grants or the Whale Tail Grant Program for Coastal and Marine Education contact (800)COAST4U or http://ceres.ca.gov/coastalcomm (deadline November 15).

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