Rivers of a Lost Coast

• Posted on 07/27 at 08:17 AM

Placer County Supervisor Weygandt and Rivers of a Lost Coast Producers

Sorry about the long drought since the last post, some large rainbow trout in Oregon’s stillwaters were calling.

Tonight, the film makes it debut in the Russian River town of Monte Rio, home of legendary north coast angler Bill Schaadt. This promises to be a special event and is expected to have a large turnout. Doors open at the Monte Rio Community Center at 7:00 and the show begins at 8:00 pm. Tickets will be available at the door.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Crest Theatre on Saturday to see Rivers of a Lost Coast as part of the 10th annual Sacramento Film and Music Festival.

Earlier this month, Placer County Supervisor Weygandt, presented filmmakers Justin Coupe and Palmer Taylor with a special commendation for their work on Rivers of a Lost Coast. This was a great honor for the two filmmakers; especially Coupe, who has resided in Placer County for his entire life. Here is a link to a photo of the presentation.

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• Posted on 07/16 at 03:16 PM

Future of mining and dredging rests on the Governor’s desk

The Legislature has approved a bill to temporarily ban suction dredge mining in the state’s rivers, a largely recreational practice blamed for harming salmon spawning habitat.

The Senate on Monday voted 28-7 to approve Senate Bill 670 by Sen. Patricia Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa. It was approved by an even wider margin in the Assembly last week. The bill contains an urgency clause, meaning it becomes law immediately upon signing by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. It would ban suction dredge mining until the Department of Fish and Game completes a court-ordered update of regulations governing the practice.

Read the entire article here.

Leave a comment and let us know what you think the governor should do.

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• Posted on 07/15 at 12:25 PM

Oregon to pay for removal of Klamath Dams

GRANTS PASS, Ore.— The state of Oregon will finance most of the cost of removing four Klamath River dams to help salmon under a bill signed by Gov. Ted Kulongoski Tuesday.

Read complete story here.

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• Posted on 07/10 at 08:13 AM

Interesting water dispute brewing up ner Eagle Lake.

According to Sacramento be reporter Jane Braxton Little, a 74 year old out of commission irrigation tunnel carrying water from Eagle lake to the Honey Lake Valley is creating an interesting water dispute. The tunnel and canal which was decomissioned shortly after its construction when it was discovered Eagle lake water was to alkaline for many crops, has always carried a certain amount of water into the valley.

Braxton reports, “Ranchers below the Bly Tunnel believe they have rights to the water that trickles through the tunnel into Willow Creek, a Susan River tributary. Residents above it at Eagle Lake believe the tunnel on the east shore is responsible for lowering the lake level, leaving their boat ramps high and dry. Controversy has plagued the tunnel ever since Leon Bly obtained the water rights in 1920 to build a concrete channel big enough to stand in.”

After the tunnel and cannel was abandoned, BLM assumed ownership of the tunnel.

“Some water continued to seep into the structure and flow into Willow Creek, so in 1986 BLM workers plugged it with concrete and installed a 6-inch bypass pipe that would allow any accumulated seepage to flow downstream.” Braxton continued reporting, “BLM took that action based on a 1977 interpretation of the original water rights, which said downstream users had the right to any water accumulated in the tunnel. Recently, however, citizens concerned about the falling level of Eagle Lake have filed at least 14 complaints with the State Water Resources Control Board. They want the valve to the bypass pipe closed, and the tunnel shut off.

“That prompted Dayne Barron, manager of the BLM’s Eagle Lake Field Office in Susanville, to ask state water rights officials to review the issues. In a June 1 response to Barron, Charles A. Rich said no downstream water users have any valid rights to the flow out of the tunnel or its bypass pipe. The seepage is from groundwater and beyond the jurisdiction of the Water Resources Control Board, said Rich, chief of the complaints section of the division of water rights. He reiterated a 1962 water board decision establishing a policy that requires Eagle Lake water to remain in the lake to conserve the public interest. That frees BLM to decide whether to close the pipe, continue to allow seepage to flow through it or come up with another alternative.”

Complete Sac Bee Article

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