en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Water headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 The odds of severe flooding in the Green River Valley have dropped substantially due to repairs on the Howard Hanson Dam. But that relief was followed by barely contained frustration that months of high anxiety have come at great psychic and financial expense - and that the wait for a permanent fix could sap the region further even if a flood never comes. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010213136_greenriver06m.html?syndication=rss Environment Water Washington 11/06/2009 Seattle Times Canada will stage a judicial inquiry into the collapse of sockeye salmon runs on the Fraser River, which have been in a two-decade decline and hit a 50-year low in summer 2009. It has prompted concerns that sockeye are heading for a population failure on the scale of the collapse of Atlantic cod. http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Ottawa+plans+inquiry+into+disappearance+sockeye/2188687/story.html Environment Food & Farms Salmon Water British Columbia 11/06/2009 Vancouver Sun The Obama administration and the region’s federal dam managers are pinning their hopes to the scientific reputation of Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a marine ecologist from Oregon State University. And it’s a good call. http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2009/11/05/rockybarker/scientist_courtroom Energy Environment Policy Salmon Water US Northwest 11/05/2009 Idaho Statesman For decades, California's water wars have flared unabated - cities versus farms, north against south - while half measures left the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta drained and decimated. A solution involving all sides was only a dream. Until now. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/06/EDP51AF923.DTL&feed=rss.opinion Environment Food & Farms Water Wildlife California 11/06/2009 San Francisco Chronicle Prompted by a protracted drought -- which has reduced water supply, harmed the fishing industry, and contributed to crop loss -- environmentalists and agricultural interests have agreed to broad concessions in a package of water legislation approved Wednesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/us/05water.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Water California 11/04/2009 New York Times Government entities are cutting services, and the city of Seattle is applying that ethos to storm drains and sewers, just as they're becoming leaf-clogged and prone to flooding in our typically damp autumn weather. http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-11-04/news/ask-not-what-the-sewer-can-do-for-you Water Washington 11/04/2009 Seattle Weekly A rebate to plant trees? That's the city of Portland's plan to encourage property owners to plant more trees, which help suck up hundreds of gallons of rainwater every year, reducing the amount that flows into storm drains and, eventually, into local rivers and streams. http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125731371395092500 Environment Pollution & Toxics Sprawl & Transportation Water Wildlife Oregon 11/04/2009 Portland Tribune According to the latest UN population projections, the next 40 years will see an almost doubling of urban populations. This growth will offer both unprecedented challenges and great opportunities to cities around the world. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=c9023686-bb53-4fd6-869e-9aa20fd01d87&k=4539 Climate Economy Environment Food & Farms Solutions Sprawl & Transportation Sustainable Living Water British Columbia US Northwest United States 11/04/2009 Vancouver Sun A few months ago, a good-lookin' bioswale was a tangled forest of blackberries and scrubby trees gone out of control. Subdivision owners didn't realize that maintaining the stormwater facility - vital to filtering the dirty water draining off their streets into streams and groundwater - was their responsibility until a sternly worded letter arrived in their mailboxes. http://columbian.com/article/20091103/NEWS02/711039957/ Environment Pollution & Toxics Sprawl & Transportation Water Washington 11/03/2009 Vancouver Columbian