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Yahoo!The Santa Barbara City Council authorized spending up to $100,000 to hire a water rights attorney to help negotiate a more robust Steelhead trout recovery program for the Santa Ynez River, a major source of the South Coast’s water supply. Currently, the Cachuma Dam is a major obstacle to Steelhead returning to prime spawning grounds upstream. By hiring a water rights specialist, the council is hoping to persuade both the federal government—which owns the dam—and the other municipalities that depend on the dam for their water to cooperate more. More specifically, councilmembers are hoping to gain consensus for some program—like trap-and-truck—that helps get the endangered fish up and over the dam according to the rhythms of their natural spawning cycles.
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Oh my god! What?!? This is awesome, dudes! The city is finally doing the right thing. Is there hope for the fish? It's so cool to see them in Mission Creek. this is the best news I've heard all decade.
BongHit (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2008 at 4:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I wish they had asked me. I'd take 25 grand as my fee, and then use 50 g's on the interested parties. Meaning I would hold meetings at Brophy's, Cold Springs Tavern and Brander vineyard. Just to smooth everyone out. The remaining 25 thou could be spent on cloud seeding next winter. More rain, more fish, more love.
lowerwestie (anonymous profile)
May 7, 2008 at 6:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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