watershed. we've talked about the exchanges that the base is effected by climate change and the like. we're going to be initialing different tunnels and alignments. urban watershed assessments is very active where we have a draft characterizations report. we're looking to get that outthink 0 the web. we've started to look at we have our challenges and what are our infrastructure and green infrastructure. we have conducted internal programs. we have our first on june 1st. that is at her office. we had a limit of 72 participants. we had 72 people spending four hours with us talking about storm water management. and four hours on a saturday it's pretty phenomenal where we've been amazed at the interest. so we're going to be hitting the channel and north watersheds. it's an efficient way to get the word out. the early implementation projects the wiggle is moving along. we've been having an open house with 5 stations. we talked to folks about the issues and their preferences and safety and bicycle sa

this is a watershed problem. a watershed problem. lichte: the watershed encompasses many municipal boundaries and it doesn't know any local politics. narrator: in the pittsburgh system, 83 cities and towns use the same sewage treatment plant -- alcosan. so all 83 municipalities have to work together to address the problem. schombert: we know we have billions of dollars that will have to be spent over the next 15 to 20 years. you can't do that wisely when you have 83 separate government agencies making decisions. the municipal consent orders and the alcosan consent decree require that the municipalities participate in a long-term, regional wet weather control plan. narrator: the information gathered in the initial research phase of the wet weather control plan will inform the large-scale infrastructure overhaul. and, as this research moves forward, pittsburgh is also working with environmental groups that are cleaning up the watershed. woman: make that connection. man: like a mural on the side of a building? woman: $5.00 to get in. ma

they're connected to the entire watershed.ething bad happens upstream -- if there are land practices that put a lot of silt into the water -- that's going to really impair the shrimp that are here. >> so we brainstormed things we could do to help the species and then broke into committees. and the kids worked in committees of four kids -- something like that -- with a committee leader. >> and we would make phone calls, and we would call the marin independent journal. and we would say, "hey, could you possibly send out a photographer and a write to cover this?" and i'm sure they were like, "are you serious?" and they would come out. excuse me. did you want to ask me any more questions? >> yeah, i will. i'm going to take a walk up and down here first though. >> i wouldn't do this project if i didn't have fun and if i didn't like it. and it really means a lot to me. >> we decided to work with ranchers because that is where the california freshwater shrimp is found. much of it is found on private land. but the first time we approa

is ordinance is implement by wastewater urban watershed program. and just a reminded what the program goals are. our goals are to use green infrastructure to help protect our collection system and increase its capacity. we want to reduce the amount of power in chemicals to manage storm water and to provide those benefits and coordinate with the agencies. we have a multiple approach. we also do watershed and policy development at the citywide scale and try to do community scale level work. and the goal there is to start stacking those policies and prajz together to get benefits from our neighborhood and the collection system. you can see this slide here is our capital efforts that help our system. the storm management contribution is in blue. we expect over the next 20 years the implementation of this ordinance we would expect to see 1 hundred and 50 million gallons and a 20 percent reduction in pollution in the water storm. those are coming out of the capital projects to the regulatory pie. and for those commissioners who were not here when the wat

but even separate systems pollute the watershed. in developed areas, concrete and other impervious services prevent water from naturally soaking into the land. as the rainwater moves over the roads and concrete expanse, it captures trash and invisible chemicals, sending them straight to the nearest waterway -- untreated. when engineers first designed america's water infrastructure -- the drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems -- they were some of the most advanced in the world. but the infrastructure is growing old. and population growth and development, particularly in urban areas, have made it difficult for original system designs to meet modern health standards and reliably satisfy demand. man: our water and wastewater systems really are engineering marvels. because it's buried, it's invisible to us, and we tend to take it for granted. that's a mistake. like any engineered system, it requires maintenance and periodic rehabilitation, and eventual replacement. it's so out of sight and so out of mind, that we don't reali

for more than a year, the epa gathered information about the watershed. then, in may 2012, their draft assessment was published. it came down hard on the pebble project, detailing the many risks involved, including a major loss of fish habitat, the high probability of a damaging pipeline break, the catastrophic consequences of tailings dam failures, and the never-ending threat of acid mine drainage. the findings are significant in that the epa can unilaterally stop the mine. >> it's outrageous that somebody would stop a project before a project proponent even had a chance to make the plans public. i don't think that's the kind of reputation our country wants to start to get if we want to start to have any kind of investment in large projects. so i think it would set a terrible precedent. >> the future of the pebble mine project took center stage in anchorage tonight. >> about 400 people showed up... >> narrator: in anchorage, many alaskans reacted angrily to the epa's involvement. when the agency called for a series of public hearings to discuss their dra

audio number 2 a watershed event occurring last summary with two potatoes in the admission with two police department gang offers following a recent gang homicide faced the most serious situation every reported to me involving probation officer officers under my specification. now the very first group i engaged in a discussion about my grave concerns even before i approached my staff was this juvenile justice providers organizations a group of organizers that we formed a coalition with. in january my colleagues and i present our thoughts on the changing landscape and probation officer officers work at the january meeting. since then our discussions with city leaders, members of this committee, other members of the board of supervisors, state legislatures, city department staff, our juvenile justice practitioners and the community members have been extremely helpful as we rethink our traditional practices and rechart our course to safely navigates the environment. we've taken particular notice of the youth advocates who have registered their support of officer safety as well their omission

and, as in pittsburgh, as in new york, part of the answer lies in protecting the watershed. nelsen: we need to reduce the amount of impervious surfaces in our watershed, which are surfaces that don't let the water soak in and then create more pervious surface, whether it's by having driveways that allow water to soak in or different landscaping to try to eliminate the amount of runoff that comes off our land so that the system, even with the development it has, acts more like a natural system and filters that water. water quality and sewage infrastructure isn't the sexiest of political agendas, but by raising the awareness about water quality issues, we can create political pressure to get our issues solved. about 15 years ago, surfrider activists were protesting a beach for being polluted. the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups,

really exciting things happening throughout the watershed. we personally appreciated the puc's contribution tox acquisition of dos rios at tuolumne and san joaquin. that will be a [speaker not understood] to the san joaquin river wildlife refuge. i want to congratulate staff, especially tim ramirez who is here for the good work they've been doing. we had a good meeting up in moccasin on friday, [speaker not understood]. progress is made on the upper tuolumne river [speaker not understood] system. it is a little behind schedule. every three years, or 20-year. progress is being made, and this is really all helping the puc meet the obligations of the environmental stewardship policy. so, we really appreciate you taking that seriously and let's keep moving on these. ~ wiip projects. thank you. >> thank you, peter. mr. jeff millerv, alameda creek alliance. ~ welcome. >>> this one, is this one on? good afternoon, commissioners. thank you for the opportunity. jeff miller, alameda creek alliance. i want to echo [speaker not understood]. it's doing go

and wildlife, exactly what kathy kramer envisioned when she started the friends of sausal creek watershed program 17 years ago. >> my mom and i planted these. >> reporter: for 25 years, cathy has worked to protect the watersheds in northern california developing award winning education programs like kids and creeks and community projects like the one that transformed sausal creek. hillsides of ivy were replaced with native plants that attracted insects and wildlife. paths were opened up and parts of the creekbed restored. friends of the sausal creek credits kathy with planting seeds of change. >> we have 10,000 volunteers. -- we now have over 3,000 volunteers a year, 10,000 volunteer hours. >> they have a huge impact on creeks in the bay and water quality. >> reporter: the latest project is to show native plants aren't just for public spaces, they are important for your own backyard. >> this is a monkey flower and it attracts native bees. >> reporter: like the story of the sausal creek, behind the home is a beautiful example of what native plants can do. >> this is one of my favorites. it

cornell douglas foundation committed to encouraging stewardship of the environment, land conservation, watershed protection and eliminating harmful chemicals. additional funding provided by: the colcom foundation. the wallace genetic foundation the e. rhodes and leona b. carpenter foundation. and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. >> hello i'm bonnie erbe, welcome to this special edition of "to the contrary," we are in southern california where we are going to introduce you to the new americans and the emerging industry that is growing up around them. ( crying baby ) yang lihao is one such new american. he was born in los angeles in 2012, to chinese parents who came to the u.s. to deliver him. that, so their child would be an american citizen. >> my baby's called, his english name is leo, leo yang. his chinese name is yang lihao. >> yan bo is an affluent interior designer in shanghai. his wife would not talk to us about why she had her child in the u.s. while on a tourist visa. but he explained u.s. citizenship would give his son a better life. yan was particularly concerned about access to

land conservation, watershed protection, and eliminating harmful chemicals. decial funding provided by the cole come foundation, the wallace genetic foundation. the er rhodes and leona carpenter foundation and by the charles afruoff foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary:" first, sexual assault in the military. then, the ethics of freezing eggs. "behind the headlines," international surrogacy. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, the problem the pentagon can't seem to resolve after decades of trying: sexual assault of servicewomen and men. pentagon officials once again claim outrage over developments this week on sexual assault in the military. one was the arrest of lt. col. jeffrey krusinski, who heads the air force's sexual assault and prevention unit, charged with sexual battery. then the pentagon's own annual survey found sexual assault in the military rose by almost one-third (30%) between 2010 and 2012. in two recent cases, three-star air force generals

cornell douglas foundation committed to encouraging stewardship of the environment, land conseation, watershed protection and eliminating harmful chemicals. additional funding provided by: the colcom foundation. the wallace genetic foundation the e. rhodes and leona b. carpenter foundation. and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary" first, plan b under fire again. then, are millennial teens more materialistic than prior generations? behind the headlines, sexuality and islam. hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, the plan b battle continues. of all things, the pro-choice obama administration is challenging a federal court ruling that made emergency contraceptives available to women and girls of all ages. this decision came hours after the food and drug administration approved over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception to females 15 and older. the legal challenge will not stop the fda decision from taking effect. but it reignites the debate about young women obtain

year we host our contest throughout the years classroom presentations and field trips to local watersheds. we close our school year this the the third contest. we invite ask the to talk about recycleing or prevent pollution in our water. a lot of the students that participate participate in all the programs. we had about 2 hundred submissions. we have our lower grades participate >> the grades are? 3 through 6. we target that because that's when the water is focused in the school. this is your overall winner ms. clark. it's a little hard to see but we have

weaponry as well that's that part of the changing landscape and because having received notice the watershed event on september 20th we have to take some steps to make certainty that our folks are protected. the other point about the population in juvenile hall when it was up to 1 hundred and 50 a large portion of the population thereof youth in the detention center were there not for having a new substantive charge but that's one of the issues we've addressed in making sure we're not over utilizing the detention unless it's in the interest of public safety par that's where we made the change. >> any other specific - >> please continue and so the chief as referred much of the landscape for our department. again many of individuals that are returning to juvenile facilities or c y a those individuals are now adults as they're returned to our caseload and supervised by our case officers. they were serious cases some of whom were committed murder. on the times those are individuals with crime conduct including gang conduct and yet they all return to san francisco under our supervision. some of t

. >> item one is a public utilites commission for the pacific gas & electric company of the watershed lands lands for $2,200. >> so this item is the sale of puc land andisement rights to pg&e. it's in unincorporated san mateo county county. it facilitates gas repairs pg&e is making in the area to install a valve. the purchase price is 2200 foe easemenghto be conveyed to them. the puc commission approved this on april 9. it has a general plan referral dated may 7 showing conformity to the general plan. it has a categorical exemption from ceqa and i am happy to answer any questions about this. >> any questions? okay. i will open it up for public comment. is there any public comment for item one? seeing none public comment is closed. could we have a motion to forward this to the board with recommendation. >> so moved. >> okay. can we take this without objection? that is the order. item two. >> item two is an ordinance to provide bottle filling stations. >> supervisor chiu is the author of this item. >> thank you mr. chair. i am proud to announce the first of its kind program of clean fre

year we host our contest throughout the years classroom presentations and field trips to local watersheds. we close our school year this the the third contest. we invite ask the to talk about recycleing or prevent pollution in our water. a lot of the students that participate participate in all the programs. we had about 2 hundred submissions. we have our lower grades participate >> the grades are? 3 through 6. we target that because that's when the water is focused in the school. this is your overall winner ms. clark. it's a little hard to see but we have her in a parallel world where she's leaving the water running on one side and running the shower and on the other side she is a smiling girl because she's turned off the fault. we also see different ways to conserve water. i'm going to make sure i get the ask the names. this young leader is our third grade winner. here we have ms. chang and they was our fourth grade winner. this one is we have a water meter reader. and she's specifically talking about taking shorter showers. good to know she knows about showers too. this is our fifths g