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1416 9th Street, Room 204
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone: (916) 653-6192
Fax: (916) 653-4684
1416 9th Street, Room 204
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone: (916) 653-6192
Fax: (916) 653-4684
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What is the Salton Sea? This week at the Aquacast, Dale Hoffman-Floerke joins us to discuss the Salton Sea. As the Chief of the Colorado River and Salton Sea Office here at DWR, Dale offers some insight into the history, problems, and restoration efforts of California's largest surface area lake. |
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What is this year's DWR State Fair Exhibit? The California State Fair kicks off this Friday, August 15th, and DWR will be showing off "California's World-Class Delta." Join Dorothy Benjamin, Mike Miller, and Amy Norris as they offer a preview of this year's exhibit. |
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What is carbon-capture farming? Can building new wetlands in the State's Delta help lower greenhouse gas emissions, restore natural habitat, and raise the elevation of sinking islands? Join Bryan Brock and Josh Meidav from the Delta Suisun Marsh office as they explain Carbon-capture farming. |
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Why do countries around the world want to tour the State Water Project? Michael Miller, tour coordinator for the department, stops by the Aquacast this week to talk about why countries from all over the world, such as Japan and Australia, schedule tours of the State Water Project and other DWR facilities. |
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What is Hydrovision? This week the Aquacast comes to you from Hydrovision 2008, the world's largest convention for hydroelectric power. Zack Cunningham from the public affairs office speaks to key Hydrovision speakers Leslie Eden and Richard Taylor about California's water and hydroelectric issues. |
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What is a Quagga Mussel? In this edition of the Aquacast, we are joined by DWR's two leading scientists on the Quagga Mussel. This tiny mussel has the potential to cause billions of dollars of damage to state and federal water projects and have adverse biological and economic effects on California�s lakes and waterways. |
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How much does an acre-foot of water cost? Robert Cooke, Chief of the State Water Project Analysis Office, makes an appearance on the Aquacast this week to talk about the cost of moving water, in the unit known as acre-feet, through the State Water Project. |
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What is C.A.S.T.? Join Amy Norris from the public affairs office as she attends DWR's C.A.S.T. (Catch a Special Thrill) for Kids event at Lake Del Valle reservoir in Alameda County. Norris speaks with C.A.S.T for Kids volunteers and DWR staff who help these special kids learn how to fish, and also teach lessons on boating safety, anglers' ethics and natural resources. |
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What is a carbon footprint? One of the buzz words associated with being Green and saving energy is "carbon footprint." John Andrew, executive director for climate change at DWR, explains what this means, and the steps our department is taking to drastically reduce the size of our carbon footprint. |
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What is CEQA? Listen as David Sandino, chief counsel at DWR, explains the complicated but very important acronym CEQA. Virtually every project undertaken at DWR must comply with the California Environmental Quality Act and David tells us why. |
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What is the Delta Smelt? A tiny fish that lives only in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta called the Delta Smelt has been making headlines this year because of a federal court order to protect it by restricting export pumping out of the Delta. Ted Sommer, DWR environmentalist scientist, tells us about this fish and the studies being conducted to learn more about why it has seen such a dramatic decline in population. |
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Why are we in a drought? Gov. Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought on June 4, which marks the first official drought since 1991. The Governor has urged all Californians to conserve their water use and ordered DWR to begin transferring water to areas with the most critical need. But why are we in a drought, and how does it compare to the last drought California experienced? We get the answer from Jeanine Jones, interstate resources manager at DWR. |
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What is the Big Lift? Carl Torgerson, chief of Operations and Maintenance, describes how water is pumped over the Tehachapi Mountains, a journey that is known as the "Big Lift." |
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What is the DWR Aquacast? Sue Sims, chief of the public affairs office, kicks off the DWR Aquacast with a short introduction of what you can expect. |
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