Sean Bothwell
@bothwell_ca
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Executive Director of @CA_Waterkeepers. #Ocean, coastal and #water attorney. Spend a lot of my time working on #desalination, #trash, #WaterReuse & #stormwater.
Bay Area, California
Joined January 2013
The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named in his honor. He was a man who was interested in the arts, interested in culture, interested in education, language, history. He brought the arts into the White House, and he and my Aunt Jackie
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Adding your name to a memorial already named in honor of a great man doesn’t make you a great man. Quite the contrary. Putting your name on top of someone else’s doesn’t mean that people will speak of you in the same breath as the other man. Putting your name above another man’s
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So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s
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Less than two years ago, the Supreme Court stripped the federal Clean Water Act of the many strong protections it offered to waters within California. I introduced #SB601 to fill this void left by Sackett v EPA and protect access to clean water in California.
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Last year with @CASpeakerRivas we made incredible progress protecting vulnerable communities and building toward a sustainable future, but our work is not done. Honored to continue serving as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Lowest price for USA-made 100% organic cotton shorts @ATGUSAMade I hope these inspire someone out there to build closer to home, wherever that is.
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California water regulators are cracking down on a second farming area in the San Joaquin Valley for failing to take adequate steps to curb overpumping that is depleting groundwater and causing the land to sink.
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California has placed the Tule groundwater subbasin on probationary status, a step that brings additional state oversight, new fees and reporting requirements.
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In today's @latimes: A sudden shutoff of water has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish. https://t.co/N9ZyAkSaQK (Photos by Gary Kazanjian for @latimesphotos)
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Ten years ago, California adopted landmark legislation aimed at addressing chronic overpumping of groundwater. As the state works toward the goals of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, major challenges remain.
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Ten years ago, California adopted a law to curb chronic overpumping of groundwater. Significant challenges remain, even as the state works toward its goals.
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A court has ordered Sonoma County to ensure groundwater pumping doesn’t harm streams and fish. “Our biggest goal is to bring the watershed into balance.” @bothwell_ca
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Siding with environmental groups, a judge has ruled that Sonoma County must take action to protect creeks and salmon from excessive groundwater pumping.
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Court orders California county to ensure groundwater pumping doesn't harm streams and fish
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Siding with environmental groups, a judge has ruled that Sonoma County must take action to protect creeks and salmon from excessive groundwater pumping.
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#Sonoma court issues LANDMARK RULING to protect the #RussianRiver from excessive #groundwater pumping. The victory is a huge step toward keeping water flowing in the Russian River and rivers statewide. #cawater
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As salmon populations struggle, California bans fishing on rivers for a second year - @latimes
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Because of declining salmon populations, California has canceled fishing in rivers for a second year. The decision mirrors the shutdown of coastal fishing.
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A coalition of environmental groups are urging the state to act. @bothwell_ca: "It’s not just coming from global climate change. It’s also coming from our land-based sources of pollution. And we can address that." https://t.co/pQU6Tlzqlu
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California environmental advocates are urging water regulators to require sewage treatment plants to clean up pollution that is contributing to ocean acidification.
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Toxic Dust Threatens California Salmon Population, Lawmaker Seeks Solution | https://t.co/OMrOfo1OFG | @CA_Waterkeepers @SMHarbor @greenSVLG @bothwell_ca @CalTrout
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California salmon are in decline, but lawmakers believe they have a solution to the part of the problem: cleaning toxic tire dust from storm runoff that kills fish.
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Bay Area/San Mateo County gets $32 million for critical water quality projects | https://t.co/AMe67uwP6a | @SFEstuary @CA_DWR @BurlingameCity @colson94010 @michellesf
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The Bay Area is the beneficiary of $32 million in water quality grants to protect fish passages in Richmond, build rain gardens at schools in underserved areas of Petaluma and provide flood protect...
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“The @CaWaterBoards new conservation timelines are the lowest common denominator. Instead of crafting a reg that assists a few systems in need, the State Board lowered the bar for everyone, leaving California vulnerable,” - Cody Phillips, Staff Attorney https://t.co/NNwnPMJluN
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⬇️Click the link below to 🎧listen🎧 to our podcast. @_HeatherCooley, @bothwell_ca & @CAWaterBoards's Darrin Polhemus talked about CA's new approach to wastewater recycling and its potential to ensure a consistent water supply with @mkimreporter. https://t.co/srTvbRGMf6
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Did you know that CA developed 1st regs in U.S. to address use of recycled water for agricultural irrigation in 1918? More recently, CA approved regs for use of recycled water for high-quality drinking #water. More info: https://t.co/vPJJcpPeR1
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The Klamath River dam removal project-the largest river restoration project in American History-has begun! Project will restore aquatic ecosystems, improve the resilience of habitat, and mitigate the effects of ongoing drought in the Klamath Basin. More: https://t.co/mEPtn50hBa
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State Water Board recently approved regs for turning wastewater to high-quality drinking #water. Called "direct potable reuse", the process enables water systems to generate climate-resilient water sources & reduce #wastewater discharged to rivers/ocean. https://t.co/vPJJcpPeR1
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