The Grand Jury Report on
water
The 2004 Grand Jury Report
includes a call for a groundwater mangement plan and the
separation of powers.
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The
WRE
The Water Resources
Element (WRE) in draft form. This version is going to the
Planning Commission for approval in June or July. It is a
weak document that endangrs the County's water resources.
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Watering Down Water
Policy
People are wondering if the
Water Resource Element for GP2020 will have any teeth at
all. Sonoma County's water policy could be diluted beyond
recognition.
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posted May 3
Uprooting
Agriculture
The new General Plan has provisions
designed to wreck the farming economy and force agriculture
to sell land to developers. One plan confiscates 90,000 acres
of farmland, another slices up small pieces of farmland and
a third stops all water from Lake Sonoma for irrigation.
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posted
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Sonoma County Water Coalition
The SCWC has crafted a Position
Paper regarding specific wording in the WRE. This is what should be
included in the County's General Plan.Has your group joined
yet?
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Smith and Kelly rush the
CAC
Supervisors
Tim Smith and Paul Kelly wagged their fingers at the CAC
warning them to get a move on and not to look at any more
bad news about water resources, like the Kleinfelder report.
Oh, and by the way, they don't make policy, the Board takes
care of all that.
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posted May 19, '03
Draft
Water Resources Element (WRE) approved
O.W.L.
Foundation volunteers and attorneys helped guide
the direction of WRE. The citizens speak!
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posted June 26th, '03
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