Selected Annotated Internet Resources

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=120 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="011acc00dduajq.png"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="87" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resume"><U><B><IMG SRC="0130b0b0.png" border=0 width="11" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="21"><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="21"><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Technical Book Reviews with Links to Boo"><U><B><IMG SRC="0160b0b0.png" border=0 width="11" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.trellix.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trellix.com"><U><IMG SRC="04b52280.png" border=0 width="82" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=72 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="01214481egerdp.png"> <div> <B>Selected Annotated Internet Resources</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Ulrick & Associates</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=408 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Water Resources Center Archives</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/"><U>University of California Berkeley Water Resources Center Archives (WRCA)</U></A>  The WRCA is the oldest and most complete library dedicated to water resources.  Look here for hard copy documents and maps.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Water Well Information</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wellowner.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wellowner.org"><U>NGWA Well Owner Page</U></A>    Information on installing and maintaining a  water well from the National Ground Water Association.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.tanko.com/construction.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tanko.com/construction.html"><U>Gary C. Tanko Well Drilling</U></A>    A good summary of the process of locating, drilling, and completing a domestic water well, by a driller in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.genesisnetwork.net/users/fredd/well.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.genesisnetwork.net/users/fred"><U>Do-It-Yourself Water Well</U></A>    How to build an inexpensive drive point well (but do not dig a pit deeper than your waist).</div> <bR> <div> Considering using a dowser or water witch to locate your water well?  The following sources of information are recommended:</div> <div>       <A HREF="http://dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/dowsing.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic"><U>University of California Davis: Skeptics Dictionary</U></A></div> <div>       <A HREF="http://www.ngwa.org/pubaff/isswitch.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ngwa.org/pubaff/isswitch.html"><U>National Ground Water Association: Position on Dowsing</U></A></div> <div>       <A HREF="http://www.csicop.org/si/9901/dowsing.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.csicop.org/si/9901/dowsing.ht"><U>A Review of a Scientific Investigation of Dowsing</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Associates</B></div> <bR> <div> Jensen Van Lienden Associates -- Berkeley    Geotechnical Engineers.    Jeff Van Lienden    510 658-9111</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.california.com/~cproud/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.california.com/~cproud/"><U>Proud Data Service (PDS) -- Berkeley</U></A>    Reliable, state-of-the-art source for AutoCAD drawings and maps, graphics, and data management for the earth sciences, engineering, and litigation.    Chris Proud    510 486-0453</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.w-and-k.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.w-and-k.com"><U>Winzler & Kelly -- San Francisco</U></A>     Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Consulting Engineers.    Mike Kincaid    415 283-4970</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>State Regulatory Agencies</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.swrcb.ca.gov" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.swrcb.ca.gov"><U>State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)</U></A><B> </B>   The State Board is the primary agency responsible for writing water resource regulations in California.  Most enforcement of the regulations, with the exception of water rights issues, is delegated to the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs).  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/~rwqcb2/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/~rwqcb2/"><U>San Francisco Bay Area Reqional Water Quality Control Board (SF Bay RWQCB)</U></A>    The mission of the Regional Boards is to protect the beneficial uses of the waters of the State by enforcing State regulations.  The RWQCB develops and enforces water quality objectives and implementation plans that recognize local differences in climate, topography, geology and hydrology. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://wwwdwr.water.ca.gov/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://wwwdwr.water.ca.gov/"><U>California Department of Water Resources (DWR)</U></A><B> </B>   Major responsibilities of the DWR are to: 1) Prepare and update the California Water Plan; 2) Manage the State Water Project;  3) Protect and restore the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,  4) Regulate dams, provide flood protection, and providing flood advisory information;  5) Educate the public about the importance of water and its proper use;  and 6) Serve local water needs by providing technical assistance; cooperating with local agencies on water resources investigations; supporting watershed and river restoration programs; encouraging water conservation; exploring conjunctive use of ground and surface water; facilitating voluntary water transfers; and, when needed, operating a State drought water bank. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/ps/ddwem/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/ps/ddwem/inde"><U>California Department of Health Services Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management (DHS)</U></A>   The DHS regulates and monitors public water systems, and manages the State Drinking Water Source Assessment and Protection (DWSAP) Program.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Professional Organizations</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.grac.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.grac.org"><U>Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRA)</U></A>    GRA is the local/state professional organization for groundwater professionals.  Visit the GRA web site for local meeting schedules (San Francisco Bay Area meetings are held bimonthly in Oakland), current state legislative updates, technical short course announcements, annual conference information, Hydrovisions journal online, and employment opportunities.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.groundh2o.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.groundh2o.org"><U>California Groundwater Association (CGA)</U></A>    CGA is the local/state professional organization for water well drilling and pump contractors, and other groundwater professionals.  Get referrals to qualified contractors for well construction, maintenance, or rehabilitation.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.acwanet.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.acwanet.com"><U>Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)</U></A>    The public water agency and non-public water supplier members of ACWA are responsible for almost all of the water delivered in California.  Its primary mission is "to assist its members in promoting the development, management and reasonable beneficial use of good quality water at the lowest practical cost in an environmentally balanced manner."</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ngwa.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ngwa.org"><U>National Ground Water Association (NGWA)</U></A>    NGWA is the national professional organization for both groundwater scientists and engineers and water well drilling and pump contractors.  This site has an extensive short course schedule as well as federal legislative updates.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Precipitation Data Sources</B></div> <bR> <div> The NCDC, WRCC, and CDEC are primarily compilers and distributers of data.  Other sources include cooperative stations, observers, and special interest compilers of data.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov"><U>National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wrcc.sage.dri.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wrcc.sage.dri.edu"><U>Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC)</U></A>   Or call them at  775 674-7010  (University of Nevada, Reno)</div> <div> <A HREF="http://cdec.water.ca.gov" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://cdec.water.ca.gov"><U>California Department of Water Resources, California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nws.mbay.net/climate.html#archives" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nws.mbay.net/climate.html#arc"><U>National Weather Service Climatological Data Page for the San Francisco Bay Area</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu"><U>UC Davis Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project</U></A>     More detail, shorter period of record.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://ggweather.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ggweather.com"><U>Golden Gate Weather Services</U></A>    A private weather service and consulting climatologist.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>