It's going to be a great week! Emily's back (as in 'returned', not her 'back').The Week That Was, 18-24 July has returned, providing us with Emily Green's unique perspective on last week's water issues.
Some snippets:
Wes Skiles, renowned underwater phtographer, died in a diving accident. He produced some amazing photos.
Lake Delhi in Iowa is gone after the dam creating it failed.
Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, seems to be 'backsliding' on its assessment of how big a flood the Three Gorges Dam can contain. From the 10,000 year flood to the 100-year flood, it's now down to 'limited flood protection ability.'
At least the Lake Delhi dam lasted almost 100 years.
The California State Water Resources Control Board issued its draft report on Delta water flow requirements. Some people don't seem too happy (see today's quote).
Also items about: oil on water; privatization in Pittsburgh; uranium in Alaska's water; water theft in the UK; air-assisted toilets; sewage monitoring in Germany; herring in Massachusetts; and more.
Give her post a read and your week a great start.
Today's quote: sounds like Nelson is referring to an academic report or journal article.
“The (report) is a purely theoretical exercise with no application in the real world.” — Dan Nelson, executive director of the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority on the same report, Delta in need of water: Too much being diverted to reverse lengthy decline, Stockton Record, 22 July 2010
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