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Watering Crops or Cul de Sacs?
The paving of prime farmland is just one of the dire consequences that opponents predict will result from the South San Joaquin Irrigation District's (SSJID) plan to transfer 40,000 acre-feet of so-called "excess water" from the Stanislaus River to the cities of Tracy, Escalon, Lathrop and Manteca. What's more, they claim the transfer represents the tip of an iceberg that could ultimately sink CALFED's efforts to acquire water for environmental restoration. »Read More

In This Issue

The Case of the Croaking Fish
The victim lay belly up. Scott "Sherlock" Ogle noted the date of death as September 3, 1999, and scratched his head ... »Read More

Creek Comparisons
Monitoring doesn't have to be daunting. Last summer, a professor and two students compared East Bay stream sections in various stages of restoration ... »Read More

Sharing the Wealth
A proposal being floated by East Bay MUD to take water from the American River and share it with other districts is drawing fire ... »Read More

Last Chance for Codornices Creek
Despite eight months of consensus-based planning among creek advocates, recreationalists, the cities of Berkeley and Albany ... »Read More

Chill on Thrill Craft
The chainsaw-style din of personal watercraft-the innocuous label of those machines bearing trade names such as Jet Ski, Waterbike ... »Read More

New View of Waterfront
More than thirteen new acres of open water, public parks and new views of the Bay are among the public benefits expected ... »Read More

Napa Suit Settled
A contentious legal dispute between Napa County and the Sierra Club has been resolved - at least for now ... »Read More

Bulletin Board
SWALLOW BOXING - After returning from their wintering grounds in South America, some South Bay swallows ... »Read More


 
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