Sonoma County Gazette Sept 2017
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SEPTEMBER 2017
CHEAP Green Driving Machines ~ 9
THREAT of Off Shore Oil Drilling ~ 23
GUIDE to Creek, River & Beach Cleanups ~ 16-17
Immigration Plan UPDATE under Review ~ 30
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown ~ 65
Pressure
ZERO
is ON
Waste
State Agency plans
to clean up Russian
River watershed
Unites with Good Jobs & Wages
historic opportunity to address two of America’s most critical 21st century issues: one is soaring economic inequality and the explosion of low- wage jobs paying less than $15 an hour; the other is global warming and the imperative to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by ending our reliance on fossil fuel. California communities have addressed both crises with “good jobs and zero waste” policies.
First, after a five-month organizing drive for waste management workers, 400 drivers and recycling and
clerical workers employed by the Ratto Group--North Bay’s largest waste management company--voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters 665. North Bay Jobs with Justice supported the drive, working closely with the Teamsters to build a broad coalition of labor, environmental, and community organizations.
ZERO WASTE cont’d on page 24
By David Abbott
The North Coast Regional Water
By Martin J. Bennett
Sonoma County residents have an
Quality Control Board plan to clean up the Russian River returned to Sonoma County on Aug. 17, as the Water Board presented its Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Action Plan to the public in anticipation of the deadline for comment on the plan.
TMDL Action Plan Comment
TMDL is the daily level of pathogens in the river, with limits set by the state and county to ensure the health of the Russian River. The TMDL Action Plan is intended to create guidelines to reduce pathogens in the water, such as E. Coli, created largely by human fecal matter, and to ensure protection for public health.
deadline: Friday, Sept. 29.
Should the Water board adopt the Action Plan, it will be incorporated into the Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region, also known as the Basin Plan.
“The Water Board identi ed three di erent causes for pathogens; number one is the OWTS (Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems); number two,
WATERSHED cont’d on page 12
Two May 2017 events spotlight this opportunity for Sonoma County.
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