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Mendo Mill & Lumber alerted the Lake County Chamber that they received a fake $100 bill.
Using a counterfeit money detector pen didn't work on the bill because the ink did not stick, so it appears that there must be a coating on the bills.
Also, when the bill is held up to the light, the “hidden face” appears but it is not correct.
Dr. Browning’s office in Lakeport also alerted the chamber to the circulation of fake $20 bills.
Businesses are urged to check all $20 bills with a counterfeit money detector pen.
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Lynda.com online training is offered every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon, as well as a GED prep workshop at 1:30 p.m.
At 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, brush up on your interviewing skills.
Group orientation for jobseekers will be at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21; preregistration is required.
All workshops are held at the Lakeport One-Stop (55 First St.) and space is limited.
To sign up or learn about any workshop please call 707-263-0630.
The Lake One-Stop is part of America’s One-Stop Career Center System that establishes partnerships between business and job seeker programs.
Lake One-Stop is located in Lakeport at 55 First St., telephone 707-263-0630, and in Clearlake at 4477 Moss Ave., 707-994-0633.
Information also is available at www.lakeonestop.org .
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SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Water Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Resources Legacy Fund, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released a publication to assist water resource managers.
The Climate Change Handbook for Regional Water Planning provides resources and tools to guide water resource managers and planners as they adapt and navigate the complexities of climate change.
"Climate change will directly affect water supplies and how they are managed," said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. "With this guide, EPA is giving water agencies the practical tools they need to effectively manage this precious resource."
Climate change impacts will pose many challenges to the management of California’s water resources. Extreme weather events, sea level rise, shifting precipitation and runoff patterns, temperature changes, and the resulting changes in water quality and availability all have potentially significant implications for water management.
Drinking water and wastewater utilities, irrigation districts, local land use planners and flood control agencies are beginning to evaluate how these changes might affect their missions and their future investments.
“Our scientists, engineers and planners are on the cutting edge of analyzing and preparing for the effects of climate change on our water supply,” said Mark Cowin, director of the Department of Water Resources. “For example, climate change is considered in Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM), one of our primary strategies for improving water management at the local, regional, and state level.”
IRWM is a collaborative effort to manage all aspects of water resources in a region. IRWM attempts to address the issues and differing perspectives of all the entities involved through mutually beneficial solutions.
Since 2002, California voters have approved $1.8 billion for IRWM planning and project implementation.
The handbook uses the IRWM planning framework as a model into which analysis of climate change impacts and potential adaptation measures can be integrated.
In addition, the handbook provides a checklist for identifying and prioritizing the vulnerability of local watersheds. The checklist includes questions about water demand and supply, wildlife and habitat, sea level rise, critical infrastructure, and hydropower.
The handbook also includes:
Advice on how water resource managers can take climate change into consideration.
A summary of climate change science with links to resources and tools.
Tools for evaluating greenhouse gas emissions for a project.
Tools for measuring regional climate change impacts.
Case studies of communities already incorporating climate change into water resource management.
EPA provides financial and technical resources to state and local governments to improve water quality, including upgrading water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure and increasing water and energy efficiency. In 2011, EPA gave California more than $192 million in grant funds for clean water.
The handbook is available on line at: http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/CCHandbook.cfm.
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The board consists of seven members who are seed labelers, and two members that may be seed dealers.
These nine members are registered to sell seed under provisions of the California Seed Law and represent the functions of seed production, conditioning, marketing, or utilization. The board also has two public members.
The term of office for board members is three years. The members receive no compensation, but are entitled to payment of necessary traveling expenses in accordance with the rules of the Department of Personnel Administration.
The Seed Advisory Board makes recommendations to the CDFA secretary on all matters pertaining to seed law and regulations, enforcement, seed laboratory diagnostics and annual budgets required to accomplish the purposes of the California Seed Law.
The current vacant positions are for one qualified seed labeler from the field seed industry in the Northern California area, one qualified vegetable seed labeler in the central/coastal region and one public member.
The successful candidates will be appointed to serve a three year term that expires March 31, 2015.
Individuals interested in being considered for this board appointment should send a brief resume to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Pest Exclusion Branch, 1220 N St., Room 344, Sacramento, California 95814, Attention: John Heaton by Monday, Dec. 31.
For additional information, visit the Seed Services Program Web page at www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PE/Nursery/Seed.html.
Or contact: John Heaton, Senior Agricultural Biologist, Seed Services Program at 916-651-2778, by fax, 916-651-1207, or e-mail