Rivers of a Lost Coast

• Posted on 08/19 at 08:23 AM

Rivers of a Lost Coast Poster Poll

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• Posted on 08/19 at 07:51 AM

Drinking water in California goes down the pipes.

In an article in the Sacramento Bee today, Susan Ferriss sheds light on the high levels of DBCP (a pesticide that has been linked to cancer) prevalent in central valley drinking water supplies. “High levels of nitrates leaking from septic tanks, farm fertilizers, and dairy-farm cow manure pollute groundwater in many parts of California. Of the 9,639 ground water wells tested in 2007, 648violated the state’s maximum contaminant level of 46 milligrams per liter, 3,533 wells fell into the upper legal limit of 10-45 mg/L range.

Sacramento Bee article

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• Posted on 08/18 at 08:10 AM

Record numbers up the Columbia

In a wave of good news, the internet is alive with posts about the enormous return of steelhead heading over the lower Columbia dams in the past month. The Steelhead fishing should be phenomenal on the Deschuttes, Grande Ronde, John Day, Clearwater, etc. this year.

Kiene’s Steelhead blog

KATU

KOMO

Local Fisherman News

Posted by Justin on 08/18 at 08:10 AM in (12) Comments • Permalink

• Posted on 08/14 at 08:37 AM

Feds are back in the mix on Delta discussion

An article from the Sacramento Bee states the feds are looking to get back in the mix in that talks about solutions to problems facing the California Delta.

Sacramento Bee article

Posted by Justin on 08/14 at 08:37 AM in (14) Comments • Permalink