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October 31, 2008
3. Watersheds –
Coastal water monitoring could get state funding fix
Stretch of river opens for salmon fishing
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Coastal water monitoring could get state funding fix
By Mike Lee
Beaches in
On Tuesday, the State Water Resources Control Board will consider a temporary fix by spending up to $1.97 million from a 2000 ballot measure designed partly to improve beach water quality. The money would fund the statewide program for two years.
If the financing is approved, health officials in
“With any luck, we will be back in business,” said Mark McPherson, chief of water quality for the county's Department of Environmental Health.
As part of the effort to balance
That forced
Pollution tests along the coast routinely highlight areas with dangerous bacteria levels from urban runoff, sewage spills or other sources. That's why groups such as the Surfrider Foundation pressed state officials to restart what is called the most comprehensive beach pollution monitoring program in the country.
“It's really critical for beachgoers to be aware if they may get ill from being in the water,” said Bill Hickman, coordinator for Surfrider's
This week, officials from
“Absent that funding, we would lose a very, very valuable tool in monitoring and also pushing for improved water quality at the beaches,” said William L. Rukeyser, a spokesman for the state water board.
Once a temporary fix is in place, officials will redouble their efforts to ensure that they don't face a similar problem in two years.
“We are really pushing through all of our channels to find a permanent funding source,” McPherson said. #
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081031-9999-1m31test.html
Stretch of river opens for salmon fishing
Sacramento
By Matt Weiser
A limited stretch of the Sacramento River opens Saturday to salmon fishing, offering
With the exception of the Klamath and Trinity rivers, all other
The
Fishery officials allowed the brief opening on the river because the period is believed to follow the main upriver push of the fall-run. Instead, the targeted fish will be the so-called late-fall run, a separate species believed to be more abundant. But anglers are urged to respect the strict limits imposed on the short season. Game wardens will tightly enforce fishing regulations in the open area.
"It is extremely important that all sport anglers ... closely adhere to existing fishing regulations to allow this fishery to open again in 2009," said Neil Manji, fisheries branch chief at the California Department of Fish and Game.
Rules also require anglers to cooperate in a survey of the limited fishery. The head of any salmon missing an adipose fin must be turned over to Fish and Game so it can recover a coded-wire tag in the salmon's nose.#
http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/1357701.html
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