2008 Informational and Joint Hearings

Hearing Date: August 5, 2008

Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee and Senate Natural Resources and Water Committees

Hearing Topic: The State of California's State Park System

• 8/5/08 Agenda: [pdf] 

Hearing Date: March 4, 2008

Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife, Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, and Natural Resources Committees

Hearing Topic: Public Land and Water Contamination Issues Related to Historic Gold Mining in California
 

• 3/4/08 Agenda: [pdf] 
• 3/4/08 Background: [pdf]
• State Water Resources Control Board: [pdf]
• Department of Conservation Abandoned Mines: Factsheet [pdf]
• Department of Conservation Abandoned Mines: Handout) [pdf]
• The Sierra Fund Presentation - Mining's Toxic Legacy: [pdf]
• US Geological Survey Presentation - Effects of Historic Gold Mining on Water Quality and the Environment in California: [pdf]
• Department of Fish and Game, Water Branch Chief Carl Wilcox Testimony: [pdf]
• San Francisco Estuary Institute Environmental Scientist Jay Davis, Ph.D. Testimony: [pdf]
• Fish Mercury Project Highlights Report: [pdf]
• California Department of Public Health Testimony: [pdf]
• USDA Forest Service - In Brief: Abandoned Mine Lands on Calif. National Forests: [pdf]
• Dr. Carrie Monohan, Staff Scientist, Friends of Deer Creek - Mining Toxics on locally held public lands: [pdf]