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Study: Just 15% of lakes 'clean'
It's no secret that the Delta is contaminated with mercury, PCBs and pesticides. A new study sampling fish from a fraction of California's 9,000 lakes suggests most upstream water bodies are also tainted, from small Central Valley ponds to sprawling Lake Tahoe.
Stockton Record article

Valley schools to receive millions in stimulus funding
Valley schools will gain millions of dollars in additional funding as federal stimulus money is expected to make its way to local districts in the next few weeks.
Fresno Bee article

County: Delta controversy creating “disaster”
Kern County agricultural water districts and their supporters in local government are trying a new tactic in their water war over the San Joaquin/Sacramento Delta.
Bakersfield Californian article

CSU seeks 10% increase in student fees
California State University officials said Tuesday they will ask the board of trustees to approve a 10% increase in student fees to help offset state budget cuts to the 23-campus system.
Fresno Bee article

Late season rain causes a few headaches for growers
The nearly half-inch of rain that fell on Merced County over the weekend led to a headache for some local growers. The rain, which measured 0.32 inches Friday, 0.11 inches Saturday and 0.01 inches Sunday, played havoc with cherries and alfalfa hay lying on the ground.
Merced Sun-Star article

Here comes the rain -- and the sprinklers?
It's a classic urban outrage: In a rare spring rain, your neighbor's lawn sprinklers are flooding the gutter and sidewalk, wasting a precious resource.
Sacramento Bee article

East Visalia SSA office built illegally on flood plain
A Social Security Administration field office being built in east Visalia is located on a 100-year flood plain, new federal documents show.
Visalia Times-Delta article

LA sewage still on its way to Kings County
Composted Los Angeles sewage is still coming to western Kings County. It's just taking longer than expected. You can expect a giant plant southeast of Kettleman City to start churning out 100,000 tons a year of the treated muck in 2011, with an estimated full capacity of 300,000 tons per year reached by 2013.
Hanford Sentinel article

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