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Quake-Proofing Delta Levees
Yet another use has been found for unwanted sand dredged up from the Bay bottom - earthquake safety. State agencies plan to undertake studies this summer to determine if dredge spoils can be used to help shore up Delta levees against earthquakes, as well as floods ... »Read More

In This Issue

The Shrimp Club
The California freshwater shrimp isn't much to look at - it's only about an inch or two long, with a transparent body ... »Read More

News Round-Up
NEW RULES FOR GOLD SUCKERS: Gold miners using suction dredges to extract the precious yellow ore from the state's rivers may face new regulations ... »Read More

Seasoning Sonoma
Sonoma rancher Fred Dickson says rain doesn't pond up in his hayfields for long if he can help it. Dickson's land is adjacent to Sonoma Baylands ... »Read More

Estuary Project Demonstration Projects
It's hard to introduce "watershed management" without seeming overly ambitious or ambiguous in an era where efforts to save air ... »Read More

Flows Feedback
Just when California's Santa Claus was wondering how to run his sled without any snow, four federal agencies announced their final plan ... »Read More

Frills for Spills
Dischargers who spill negligently or accidently in the Estuary's surface or groundwaters can pay the price closer to home ... »Read More

BDOC Revived
Last year the governor's 18-member Bay-Delta Oversight Council spent six months reeling from the resignation of its environmental panelists ... »Read More


 
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