Water Export: Press Articles

Note: Many newspaper websites restrict access to their archived articles. Consequently, some of the links below may no longer work.

• 02/07/03 Eureka studies water bags
• 01/17/03 Davidge targets pulp mill source
• 01/03/03 State will keep water bag protests on file
• 12/27/02 Fisheries service protested water bags
• 12/27/02 Lessons from the waterbag saga
• 12/20/02 Water mogul packs his bags
• 12/13/02 Santa Rosa forum looks at water privatization
• 12/06/02 Coast panel eyes water bags
• 11/15/02 Coast panel ducks water bags
• 11/15/02 Woolsey opposes water bags
• 11/01/02 Gualala Council pans water bags
• 11/01/02 Water bag laws explained
• 11/01/02 Coast panel sets water bag hearing in San Diego
• 10/18/02 Owning the River, editorial
• 10/18/02 Clock running on water bag protests
• 10/11/02 Reilly strong against water bag exports
• 10/04/02 Davis signs bill aimed at water bag plan
• 10/04/02 Ric Davidge’s fantasy
• 09/20/02 State posts water bag notices
• 09/20/02 Endangered coho return to Gualala River
• 08/30/02 Water bag protesters get ready to roll
• 08/09/02 Fort Bragg reacts to water bag proposals for Albion and Gualala
• 08/02/02 Wiggins hits water bag export proposal
• 07/26/02 Water bag comment starts soon
• 07/19/02 Davidge revises his water bags
• 07/05/02 Davidge meets map deadline
• 07/05/02 River groups keep watch
• 06/28/02 River mouth is unique ecosystem
• 06/14/02 Waterbag proposal faces July 1 deadline
• 06/07/02 Water bag foes have allies world wide
• 06/07/02 Scientists recommend protection for north coast salmon
• 05/31/02 Water mogul Davidge answers local questions
• 05/31/02 Davidge’s response unpersuasive
• 05/31/02 Students restoring riparian habitat on the Gualala River
• 05/31/02 Gualala River estuary study gets rolling
• 04/26/02 Water export bill delayed in Assembly
• 04/26/02 Water mogul works on maps for state
• 04/19/02 Waterbags may not make financial sense
• 04/19/02 Gualala River groups form alliance
• 04/19/02 Defend our river, editorial
• 04/12/02 Davidge blasts Assembly Bill to block waterbags (AP)
• 04/05/02 Community looks for answers to waterbag questions
• 04/05/02 Alaska Water diversion could be final blow for Gualala River
• 03/29/02 Citizens and water, editorial
• 03/29/02 Public urged to help save river
• 03/22/02 Water mogul Davidge makes local pitch
• 03/22/02 Friends of Gualala River host water policy experts
• 03/22/02 Watershed Council eyes water bag proposal, estuary study
• 03/15/02 Water bags would up traffic: West Coast shipping lanes scrutinized
• 03/08/02 Sonoma Supes oppose plans for water bags
• 03/01/02 Reilly carries water bag resolution
• 03/01/02 Community prepares to meet Davidge
• 02/22/02 Water bag export opposition ratchets up
• 02/22/02 Opportunities abound to learn about rivers
• 02/22/02 Sediment documents for Garcia & Gualala Rivers are available
• 02/15/02 Colfax fights water bag export proposals
• 02/15/02 The process of water permits
• 02/08/02 Water mogul responds to Albion community
• 02/08/02 The globalization of water
• 02/01/02 Water bag plan provokes intense reaction
• 02/01/02 Water hearings, editorial
• 01/25/02 Multinationals want Gualala River water
• 01/25/02 Water to go, editorial
• 01/18/02 Alaskan firm targets water from Gualala, Albion Rivers

• 4/04/02 Residents organize against ‘water grab’
• 1/31/02 Alaskan company wants to Albion, Gualala Rivers’ water to San Diego

• 2/17/02 Objections mount to Alaska water plan
• 1/31/02 Alaskan company wants to Albion, Gualala Rivers’ water to San Diego

• 3/24/02 Lawmakers fight water export
• 3/24/02 Editorial: Water for sale
• 3/17/02 Water export plan under microscope
• 2/11/02 Alaskan defends proposal to ship Mendocino water south
• 1/31/02 Mendocino County unites against plan to ship water south
• 1/30/02 Editorial: A Sinking Feeling
• 1/29/02 Firm wants North Coast water for San Diego

• 5/16/02 Water Export Controversy Hits Mendocino County

• 3/16/02 Scalding reception for plan to bag North Coast river water
• 2/11/02 News in brief from California’s North Coast
• 8/06/99 Offbeat Idea to Deliver Water (Humboldt Bay to Monterey)

• 3/03/02 Water transport plan roils North Coast residents

• 2/19/02 A bold endeavor — or just all wet?
• 2/09/02 Market path has its perils, study warns
• 2/09/02 Enron water bank try came up dry
• 1/30/02 Firm’s water wish: Ship it south

• 2/02/02 Tugboats, huge bladders featured in water plan

• 2/17/02 Hot Waterbags

• 4/12/02 Water may be cheaper by the bag

• 7/31/02 Water Fight: Gualala and Albion Try to Sink Giant Water Bag Scheme

• 2/08/00 Great Lakes water exports

• 2/21/02 Security at reservoirs, water plants has been increased

• 4/05/02 Proposal to Ferry Water Is Opposed
• 3/02/02 Plan to Bag Rivers May Not Float

• 3/12/02 Christian Science Monitor: Latest plan to ease water woes: big baggies
• 6/16/98 Canada’s Dry on Exporting Water

• 2/28/02 Calif. Residents Protest River Plan

• 2/24/02 Beyond a Drought, Water Worries Grow

• 2/28/02 Water Investment Bill Wrongly Promotes Privatization of Critical Public Resource

• 2/00/01 Safeguarding Our Water (see part 2: Bagged and Dragged)

• 3/15/02 Transporting water…in giant baggies?