Delta Tunnels Plan Violates Clean Water Act

Delta Tunnels Plan Violates Clean Water Act
Conservation, farm, fishing, and tribal groups alert regulators

Sacramento, CA – The Federal and State agencies responsible for issuing permits before any construction of the Delta Tunnels Project can begin, have been alerted that (as proposed) the project will violate federal law.

A 15-page letter outlines multiple violations of the federal Clean Water Act if the project is built and operated as described in the EIR/EIS, under public review until October 30, 2015.

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Construction Begins On New Bridge Between Capitol Mall And Old Sac

September 7, 2015

Capital Public Radio

Cranes have already moved some of the large metal forms for concrete next to the freeway. The new bridge will connect Capitol Mall in Sacramento with 2nd Street in Old Sacramento.

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Sacramento City Council passes urban farm tax break ordinance

August 7, 2015

KCRA Channel 3

Now, there is another way people can make a little money — or at least, save a little money — by growing their own food. It comes in the form of a tax break being offered by the Sacramento City Council.

The council passed an ordinance Thursday that will give tax breaks of hundreds of dollars to people who turn vacant lots into urban farms.

The idea is to reduce blight and increase access to fresh produce in underserved communities.

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As West Nile season heats up, do does mosquito spraying

July 30, 2015

The Sacramento Bee

With the deadly West Nile virus season heating up, state and local health officials are again battling the disease with an unusual arsenal of tiny fish, dead birds and plump chickens.

That trio, part of a years-long, multipronged approach to squashing West Nile, helps health officials identify the mosquito “hot spots” that need ground or aerial spraying.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article29610538.html#storylink=cpy

Developers seek more commercial, less housing in railyard project

Sacramento Business Journal

July 23, 2015

Developers for the railyard project north of downtown Sacramento have submitted plan changes to the city adding commercial space and subtracting residential units.

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Drought leads to significant drop in Sacramento Valley breeding waterfowl

The Sacramento Bee

June 29, 2015

Breeding waterfowl populations have suffered a 19 percent drop in the Sacramento Valley this year and a steeper decline statewide due to the drought and poor habitat conditions, according to the latest annual survey released by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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