River Issues

Mad River water belongs in the Mad River

Eureka Times-Standard Fortuna to hear water bag concept By James Faulk The Times-Standard Monday, February 17, 2003 FORTUNA — It’s the Friendly City’s turn to hear the much-debated water bag proposal. At Tuesday’s council meeting, Carol Rische from the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District will give a presentation to the City Council regarding a proposal to export water from the …

Eureka Times-Standard Water district says Mad River bag bid still just a proposal By James Tressler The Times-Standard Friday, February 14, 2003 EUREKA — Shipping billions of gallons of Mad River water in huge plastic bags to thirsty cities down south is still only in the discussion phase, officials at the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District said Thursday. The district …

Eureka Times-Standard Environmental groups push water district to douse water bag idea The Times-Standard Friday, February 14, 2003 A group of nine environmental and public interest groups are calling for the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District to dump an Alaska entrepreneur’s bid to ship Mad River water south. The Environmental Protection Information Center, the Northcoast Environmental Center, the Sierra Club …

Mad River water belongs in the Mad River

Mad River water belongs in the Mad River

Eureka Times-Standard Arcatans: Bag water bag idea By James Faulk The Times-Standard February 11, 2003 ARCATA — “No. No. On second thought, no.” Mayor Bob Ornelas was clear in his opposition to a proposed plan to export Mad River water in a bag nearly as long as three football fields, as was the rest of the City Council Wednesday. A …

Eureka Times-Standard Forming the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District By Jessie Faulkner February 3, 2003 The recent news that an Alaskan businessman was attempting to purchase what he termed as the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District’s “excess” water prompted a reflection on the history of the district and its water source. The effort began in 1955 with the formation of …

Eureka Times-Standard Water bag proposal likely to be put on hold By James Faulk The Times-Standard Saturday, February 22, 2003 EUREKA — Don’t call us, we’ll call you. That was one paraphrasing of the message a wholesale customer task force will recommend that the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District board of directors give to Ric Davidge of Aqueous Corp. Davidge …

Eureka Times-Standard More caution flags hoisted on Mad River bag proposal By John Driscoll The Times-Standard Saturday, January 18, 2003 An Alaskan company’s bid to buy Mad River water and ship it south should be considered, the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District said Friday, but opposition to the idea already seems to be rising. The district gave a lengthy presentation …

Santa Rosa Press Democrat Humboldt officials see jobs, revenue in water bag plan With mills’ consumption down, district entertains idea of selling excess supply January 18, 2003 By UCILIA WANG, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Humboldt County water officials on Friday pitched a plan to export Mad River water to thirsty communities elsewhere in the state, saying it’s a job-creating and cost-reducing …

Santa Rosa Press Democrat Former Alaska official moves water-bagging idea to Humboldt January 16, 2003 By JOHN ADAMS, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT He’s back in the news. He is Ric Davidge, the former state and federal official from Alaska who proposed to tow huge bags of fresh winter runoff from the Albion and Gualala rivers to San Diego. Growing opposition doused …

Santa Rosa Press Democrat New pressure to export local water January 16, 2003 By GRANT DAVIS The U.S. Interior Department’s recent decision to cut 15 percent of California’s take of Colorado River water may not have the Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District (MWD) shaking in its boots, but it is causing serious concerns up north. The cut occurred after a …

Eureka Times-Standard Plastic bags only the most recent bid for Mad’s water By John Driscoll The Times-Standard Thursday, January 16, 2003 – 7:12:33 AM MST In the past few years, the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District has turned away a number of efforts to ship water from its Mad River source to points south. Now the district again is considering …

Historical Proposals 1955 – Sonoma County Planning Commission Revised Beach and Shoreline Master Plan   Priority 1 – F. Gualala Riverbank and coastal shoreline. “This area is proposed for a major park because of its size, its natural beauty of second growth timber and other foliage, and because of its location along the Gualala River and the south fork. There …

Eureka Times-Standard Bagging the Mad Sunday, January 12, 2003 A new, clean industry for the area. The tapping of a currently unused but renewable resource. Up to 200 new jobs. Sounds like a plan. We’re referring to Ric Davidge’s proposal to pump water from the Mad River into huge, ocean-going plastic containers and tug them to parched points south. As …

Santa Rosa Press Democrat Water for sale In state’s arid south, thirst for North Coast water will grow January 10, 2003 Press Democrat Editorial The latest proposal to export what is described as surplus water may prove benign. There is no likelihood that verdant Humboldt County is at risk of a water shortage, and more arid locales need the water. …

Santa Rosa Press Democrat Alaska man shifts water export plan to Humboldt Plan calls for buying Mad River surplus for San Diego, Monterey January 9, 2003 By UCILIA WANG, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT An Alaskan entrepreneur who abandoned plans to export water from two North Coast rivers using seagoing bags said Tuesday he wants to use the same technology to transport …

Eureka Times-Standard Tapping the Mad River’s water? Water bag proposal would snare bay water district surplus. By John Driscoll The Times-Standard Wednesday, January 08, 2003 After losing a bid to bag water from two other North Coast rivers and send it to San Diego, an Alaskan businessman is now looking to Humboldt County to tap Mad River water. Unlike the …

Albion River Watershed Protection Association Alliance for Democracy Friends of the Gualala River Public Citizen Sierra Club, Redwood Chapter PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE USE December 13, 2002 Contacts: Jim Jordan, 707-785-2549 Doug Hammerstrom, 707-884-1826 Jane Kelly, 510-663-0888 Nancy Price, 530-758-0726 Public Interest and Environmental Groups Decry Controversial Water Bag Scheme California Coastal Commission Votes Friday to Protest Controversial Plan That Activists …