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A powerful message supporting the removal of Searsville Dam

There has been a battle for the removal of this dam for a long time. The dam was built to supply water to San Francisco, but the water was foul tasting. Other articles have stated that Stanford bought it to water their golf course. Now it is 90 % full of silt. Some people have photos of steelhead at the bottom of the dam where they can’t reach spawning grounds. What to do with all this silt? Read the comments for fun. On the Elwah Dam removal they let the silt run out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. But the Elwah Dam removal is another story you can google "Elwah Dam Removal" to read that story.

Moldy Chum Saturday, April 4, 2015 At 12:00Am

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The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has sent Stanford University a letter saying the agency supports "alternatives that focus on dam removal" as the university moves toward a decision on what to do with Searsville Dam and its reservoir.

Kick Plastic

Costa eyeware wants you to kick the plastic habit. In the Pacific, seven days from the shore, is a garbage patch twice the size of Texas. It's only getting bigger.
Here is the link. Also watch the video

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New Mexico anglers about to lose access to public waters

The Hatchmag.com by Chad Shmukler on Wed, 03/25/2015 - 12:07

Despite clear rights to stream access provided by their state's constitution, upheld halfway through the 20th century by their state Supreme Court and reaffirmed in 2014 by their Attorney General, New Mexicans are about to lose their right to fish their state's public waters thanks to a new piece of legislation that New Mexico governor Susana Martinez is expected to sign into law by the end of this week. As a result, stream access advocates in New Mexico, neighboring Utah and beyond are asking anglers everywhere to send a clear message to the governor that she must use her veto power to put a stop to legislation that would strip the public of its right to recreate on many of its state's waters.

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The San Juan River below Navajo Dam offers anglers over seven miles excellent trout fishing and incredible scenery (photo: NM Game and Fish).

The 2015 Drought so far

Posted on February 28, 2015 by jaylund
By Jay Lund

Droughts are strange, and this one is becoming scarier.

February began with a nice few stormy days, but has since looked like this January – very dry. And so far, the March forecast is not wet.

At the beginning of March, the Northern Sierra (Sacramento Valley) Precipitation Index was down to 88% of average to date, although it already almost equals total precipitation for all of 2014 (both good and bad news). For the San Joaquin Valley and Tulare basin (where most water use occurs), precipitation is about half of average for this date – slightly wetter than this time last year. Snowpack is roughly like last year – among the driest on record.

Trashing Sportsmen: Influence Spurs Smear Campaign

It would appear that the energy and extraction industries are getting tired of the burgeoning influence sportsmen and women are wielding these days in Trashing Sportsmen the conservation arena, and they’re spending some money on a clandestine effort to besmirch a handful of nonprofit organizations that help give anglers and hunters a voice in today’s pivotal conservation debate.
And it’s pretty sleazy, honestly.

West Fork Advocates

Dear West Fork Advocates:

It’s time to renew our push for greater protection for the West Fork, especially the lower stream below Cogswell dam. It is a new year, and especially significant, a new L. A. County Board of Supervisors. Rep. Judy Chu (CA 27) is being asked to again submit a bill to designate streams in the San Gabriel Mountains as Wild and Scenic Rivers, including the East Fork, North Fork, and the upper West Fork, but not the lower West Fork, of the San Gabriel River. Once again, the lower West Fork would be excluded out of concern that the Cogswell dam operator, L. A. County Public Works, will not support the bill if it is included. Unfortunately, the large environmental groups encouraging such a bill seem willing to sacrifice the lower West Fork in order to achieve the goal for the other streams.

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