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This page houses an archive of news stories relevant to the Sacramentro River. Items are listed below in chronological order.
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Glenn water group will learn of its past, future
Chico Enterprise Record - 11/19/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Yuba River study brings ridicule
Marysville Appeal Democrat - 11/5/03
By Harold Kruger, staff writer >>read story

Editorial: Global warming punches new hole in water supply
Redding Record Searchlight - 11/5/03 >>read story

Yuba seeks levee funding
Marysville Appeal Democrat - 10/31/03
By Harold Kruger, staff writer >>read story

Bedwell OK with water director plan
Grass Valley Union - 10/31/03
By Dave Moller, staff writer >>read story

Ag, enviro advocates join hands
Davis Enterprise - 10/24/03
By Cory Golden, staff writer >>read story

Most wanted: Delta water
Contra Costa Times - 9/30/03
By Mike Taugher, staff writer >>read story

Yuba Water Agency to sue state
Marysville Appeal Democrat - 9/30/03
By Harold Kruger, staff writer >>read story

Army Corps of Engineers Begins Work in Tehama, Calif., to Save Homes
News release, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District - 9/9/03 >>read story

Archaeologist: Ancient flood had profound impact
Chico Enterprise Record -9/8/03
By Roger H. Aylworth, staff writer >>read story

Railroad makes Upper Sac a river of fear
San Francisco Chronicle - 9/7/03
By Tom Stienstra, staff writer >>read story

Editorial: Salmon deaths fall in PG&E's lap
Chico Enterprise Record - 9/7/03 >>read story

Trinity fish to benefit from rice water sale
Chico Enterprise Record - 8/23/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Central Valley shorebird habitat is recognized
Chico Enterprise Record - 8/21/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

State grant will improve Clover Creek Preserve
Redding Record Searchlight - 8/20/03
By Scott Mobley, staff writer >>read story

Water agency fighting to stop state fee increase
Marysville Appeal Democrat - 8/20/03
By Harold Kruger, staff writer >>read story

Rice farmers make another pitch to get on FERC agenda
Oroville Mercury Register - 8/20/03
By Heather Hacking, correspondent >>read story

Fishery expert says PG&E not to blame for salmon deaths
Chico Enterprise Record - 8/16/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Dead salmon raise ire along upper Butte Creek
Chico Enterprise Record - 8/14/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Small farmers fear effect of higher bills
Redding Record Searchlight - 8/13/03
By Alex Breitler, staff writer >>read story

Local water table drops, but it's not serious yet
Chico Enterprise Record - 8/7/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer
>>read story

Voters' group critical of county's groundwater plan
Chico Enterprise Record - 8/7/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer
>>read story

Bureau of Reclamation seeks public input to environment documents
for Sacramento Valley Water Management Program

News release, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region - 8/5/03 >>read story

Smart way to water your lawn and garden
Sacramento Bee - 8/2/03
By Dan Vierria, staff writer >>read story

Conservation plan funded
Federal money to help save habitats
Appeal-Democrat - 7/16/03
Harold Kruger, Appeal-Democrat >>read story

Waivers will stay for now; decision angers environmentalists
Chico Enterprise Record - 7/12/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Health of Sacramento Chinook Salmon Runs Addressed
State DWR seeks public input on plans

Record Searchlight - 7/12/03
Alex Breitler, staff writer >>read story

Runoff - Farmers, environmentalists have much to say
Chico Enterprise Record - 7/11/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Plan for dams dries up
Officials no longer scouting sites

San Joaquin Record - 7/7/03
By Audrey Cooper, staff writer >>read story

Antelope's septic tank history revisited
DWR: Contamination in groundwater will only get worse.

Red Bluff Daily News - 6/24/03
By Cheryl Brinkley, staff writer >>read story

Grants will ease river risk
Funds help Tehama residents raise homes above flood plain

Redding Record Searchlight - 6/24/03
By Kimberly Bolander, staff writer >>read story

Tehama homes begin rising above flood level
Chico Enterprise Record - 6/23/03
By C. Jerome Crow, staff writer, Red Bluff Daily News >>read story

Editorial: Water proposal would suck life from rural areas

Redding Record Searchlight - 6/22/03 >>read story

Water solution sought in Tehama Antelope area residents wary of paying for sewage hookups
Redding Record Searchlight - 6/20/03
By Kimberly Bolander, staff writer >>read story

Global Positioning System-base network to measure effects of groundwater pumping
Chico Enterprise Record - 6/20/03 >>read story

Editorial: Nitrate-laden Drinking Water Can't be Ignored
Redding Record Searchlight - 6/19/03 >>read story

Agricultural Angst: North Nervous Over Course of South-state Water Battle
Chico Enterprise Record - 6/19/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Restoration Plan Focuses on Creek Systems
Conservation District Cites Importance of Watershed

Redding Record Searchlight - 6/18/03
By Alex Breitler, staff writer >>read story

Septic Tanks Polluting Wells
Tehama County Study Pinpoints Source of Nitrate Contamination

Redding Record Searchlight - 6/17/03
By Kimberly Bolander, staff writer
>>read story

Editorial: Habitat, Flood Safety Join Forces
Chico Enterprise Record - 6/17/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Editorial: Raising Height of Shasta Dam Worth New Look
Redding Record Searchlight - 6/15/03
>>read story

DWR PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
New Web Site for Deer Creek Exchange Pilot Project - 6/02/03 >>read story

Conservation District's Information Celebrated
Chico Enterprise Record - 5/29/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Butte Creek Water Sought for Study on Flows and Fish
Chico Enterprise Record - 5/7/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Archaeologists are Looking at Land Sites Reservoir Might Flood
Chico Enterprise Record - 5/4/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Editorial: Water Sale Rained Out ... For Now
You Can't Say the Rain Gods Don't Have a Sense of Humor

Chico Enterprise Record - 5/2/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Rushing Water Fears Mitigated
High Sacramento River Runoff Requires Emergency Measures

Redding Record Searchlight - 4/29/03
By Alex Breitler, Staff writer >>read story

Water Sale to South Falls Short, But Rain Makes it All Right
Chico Enterprise Record - 4/25/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

County Tries to Get Grip on its Water Before Someone Else Does
Chico Enterprise Record - 4/17/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Three Meetings Set on Butte Creek Floodplain Plan
Chico Enterprise Record - 4/11/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Cooperation on water lauded again
Chico Enterprise Record - 3/28/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Editorial: Grant is welcome for project along Sacramento River
Redding Record Searchlight - 3/16/03 >>read story

Glenn-Colusa to study third-party impacts of water sales
Chico Enterprise Record - 3/16/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer
>>read story

Longer-term water sales are being considered
Chico Enterprise Record - 3/16/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Rice runoff fouling water
Cities want limits on herbicide use

Marysville Appeal Democrat - 3/15/03
By Harold Kruger, staff writer >>read story

Enforcement sought in dredge sinking
Water quality control seeking consequences for goldfields incident

Marysville Appeal Democrat - 3/15/03
By Harold Kruger, staff writer >>read story

Water forum set for early April
Chico Enterprise Record - 3/14/03 >>read story

Resource conservation district bows in Tuesday

Oroville Mercury Register - 3/11/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer, Chico Enterprise Record
>>read story

Two new members on water commission

Chico Enterprise Record - 3/5/03 >>read story

Organizations come together to ensure quality of resource

Marysville Appeal Democrat - 3/4/03
By Harold Kruger, staff writer
>>read story

Editorial: Water-sale impacts can't be disregarded

Chico Enterprise Record - 2/26/03 >>read story

Water transfers cast wary eye on future
Chico Enterprise Record - 2/21/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer
>>read story


Railroads fight laws to stop spills
San Jose Mercury News - 2/19/03
By Paul Rogers, staff writer
>>read story


Decision to buy Northern California water wasn't reached until late

Chico Enterprise Record - 2/15/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Lampreys could be focus of next endangered species fight
Chico Enterprise Record - 2/10/03
By Larry Mitchell, staff writer >>read story

Sunday Spotlight: As wetlands expand, so do mosquitoes
Chico Enterprise Record - 2/2/03
By Michelle MacEachern, staff writer >>read story

Growers getting the word on water sales
Chico Enterprise Record - 1/31/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Subsidies figure into water sale equation
Chico Enterprise Record - 1/31/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Farm runoff rules are delayed, but with conditions
Chico Enterprise Record - 1/26/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Draft environmental documents for Sacramento River settlement contractors
water transfer program available for public comment
News release, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region - 1/24/03 >>read story

Would water transfers effect groundwater?
Chico Enterprise Record - 1/20/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

County's groundwater management plans too vague for some
Chico Enterprise Record - 1/20/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Third-party impact fund focus of Glenn-Colusa water sale debate
Chico Enterprise Record - 1/13/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Editorial: Habitat permits needn't be obstacle
Chico Enterprise Record - 1/13/03 >>read story

Hamilton City tells corps its flooding fears
Chico Enterprise Record - 1/13/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Editorial: Dangerous delay? Folsom Dam project years behind target
Sacramento Bee - 1/13/03 >>read story

Habitat conversion permit discussion may kill two land buys
Chico Enterprise Record - 1/8/03
By Heather Hacking, staff writer >>read story

Flood risk, ecosystem restoration meeting set
Chico Enterprise Record - 1/3/03 >>read story

2002 News Archive