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Barrett's Esophagus
On this page:
- What is Barrett's esophagus?
- What is the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract?
- How common is Barrett's esophagus and who is affected?
- What causes Barrett's esophagus?
- What factors lower a person's risk of Barrett's esophagus?
- How is Barrett's esophagus diagnosed?
- What is the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in people with Barrett's esophagus?
- How is Barrett's esophagus treated?
- Eating, Diet, and Nutrition
- Points to Remember
- Hope through Research
- For More Information
- Acknowledgments
What is Barrett's esophagus?
Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which the tissue lining the esophagus—the muscular tube that carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach—is replaced by tissue that is similar to the intestinal lining. This process is called intestinal metaplasia. People with Barrett's esophagus are at increased risk for a rare type of cancer called esophageal adenocarcinoma.
What is the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract?
The upper GI tract includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and small intestine. The stomach slowly pumps the food and liquids into the intestine, which then absorbs needed nutrients. This process is automatic and people are usually not aware of it, though people sometimes feel their esophagus when they swallow something too large, try to eat too quickly, or drink very hot or cold liquids.
The muscular layers of the esophagus are normally pinched together at both the upper and lower ends by muscles called sphincters. When a person swallows, the sphincters relax to allow food or drink to pass from the mouth into the stomach. The muscles then close rapidly to prevent the food or drink from leaking out of the stomach back into the esophagus and mouth.
How common is Barrett's esophagus and who is affected?
The true prevalence of Barrett's esophagus is unknown, but it is estimated to affect 1.6 to 6.8 percent of people.1 The average age at diagnosis is 55, but determining when the problem started is usually difficult. Men develop Barrett's esophagus twice as often as women, and Caucasian men are affected more frequently than men of other races. Barrett's esophagus is uncommon in children.2
What causes Barrett's esophagus?
The exact cause of Barrett's esophagus is unknown, but gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a risk factor for the condition. GERD is a more serious, chronic—or long lasting—form of gastroesophageal reflux, a condition in which stomach contents flow back up into the esophagus. Refluxed stomach acid that touches the lining of the esophagus can cause heartburn and damage the cells in the esophagus. Heartburn, also called acid indigestion, is an uncomfortable, burning feeling in the midchest, behind the breastbone, or in the upper part of the abdomen—the area between the chest and hips. More information about GERD can be found in the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse fact sheet Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in Adults at www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov.
Between 5 and 10 percent of people with GERD develop Barrett's esophagus.3 Other risk factors include obesity—specifically high levels of belly fat—and smoking. Some studies suggest that genetics, or inherited genes, may play a role.
What factors lower a person's risk of Barrett's esophagus?
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection may decrease the risk of developing Barrett's esophagus. H. pylori is a spiral-shaped bacterium found in the stomach that damages the stomach and the tissue in the duodenum—the first part of the small intestine. The mechanism by which H. pylori provides protection from Barrett's esophagus is unclear. While the bacteria damage the stomach and the tissue in the duodenum, some researchers believe the bacteria can actually make the stomach contents less damaging to the esophagus when GERD is present. Other factors that may reduce the risk of developing Barrett's esophagus include frequent use of aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and high intake of fruits, vegetables, and vitamins.
How is Barrett's esophagus diagnosed?
Barrett's esophagus is diagnosed with an upper GI endoscopy and biopsy. Upper GI endoscopy involves using an endoscope—a small, flexible tube with a light—to see the upper GI tract. The test is performed at a hospital or outpatient center by a gastroenterologist—a doctor who specializes in digestive diseases. The endoscope is carefully fed down the esophagus and into the stomach and duodenum. A small camera mounted on the endoscope transmits a video image to a monitor, allowing close examination of the intestinal lining. A person may receive a liquid anesthetic that is gargled or sprayed on the back of the throat. An intravenous (IV) needle is placed in a vein in the arm if general anesthesia is given. The test may show changes in the esophageal lining.
The gastroenterologist performs a biopsy with the endoscope by taking a small piece of tissue from the esophageal lining for examination with a microscope. The person will not feel the biopsy. A pathologist—a doctor who specializes in diagnosing diseases—examines the tissue in a lab to determine whether Barrett's esophagus cells are present. The test results may need to be confirmed by a pathologist who has expertise in diagnosing this condition.
Barrett's esophagus is often diagnosed when a person has an upper GI endoscopy for GERD symptoms. Some health care providers may recommend that people with multiple risk factors for Barrett's esophagus be tested.
Barrett's esophagus can be difficult to diagnose because not all tissue in the esophagus is affected. The gastroenterologist takes biopsy samples from at least eight different areas of the esophageal lining, but may not take the samples from the part of the esophagus with cells showing the condition. Barrett's tissue does not look different from normal tissue when viewed through the endoscope. The difference can only be seen with a microscope. Researchers are working on improved methods for diagnosing Barrett's esophagus.
What is the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in people with Barrett's esophagus?
The risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in people with Barrett's esophagus is about 0.5 percent per year.2 Typically, before esophageal adenocarcinoma develops, precancerous cells appear in the Barrett's tissue. This condition is called dysplasia and is classified as low grade or high grade.
Barrett's esophagus may be present for many years before cancer develops. A periodic upper GI endoscopy with biopsy is often used to monitor people with Barrett's esophagus and watch for signs of cancer development. This approach is called surveillance. Experts have not reached a consensus regarding how often surveillance endoscopies should be performed; therefore, people with Barrett's esophagus should talk with their health care provider to determine what level of surveillance is best for them. In most cases, more frequent endoscopies are recommended for people with high-grade dysplasia compared with low-grade or no dysplasia.
How is Barrett's esophagus treated?
A health care provider will discuss treatment options for Barrett's esophagus based on the person's overall health, whether dysplasia is present, and, if so, the severity of the dysplasia. Treatment options include medication, endoscopic ablative therapies, endoscopic mucosal resection, and surgery.
People with Barrett's esophagus who have GERD are treated with acid-suppressing medications, called proton pump inhibitors. These medications are used to prevent further damage to the esophagus and, in some cases, heal existing damage. Proton pump inhibitors include omeprazole (Prilosec, Zegerid), lansoprazole (Prevacid), pantoprazole (Protonix), rabeprazole (Aciphex), and esomeprazole (Nexium), which are available by prescription. Omeprazole and lansoprazole are also available in over-the-counter strength. Anti-reflux surgery may be considered for people with GERD symptoms who do not respond to medications. However, medications or surgery for GERD and Barrett's esophagus have not been shown to lower a person's risk of dysplasia or esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Endoscopic ablative therapies
Endoscopic ablative therapies use different techniques to destroy the dysplastic cells in the esophagus. The body should then begin making normal esophageal cells. These procedures are performed by a radiologist—a doctor who specializes in medical imaging—at certain hospitals and outpatient centers. Local anesthesia and a sedative are used. The procedures most often used are photodynamic therapy and radiofrequency ablation.
- Photodynamic therapy. Photodynamic therapy uses a light-activated chemical called porfimer (Photofrin), an endoscope, and a laser to kill precancerous cells in the esophagus. When porfimer is exposed to laser light, it produces a form of oxygen that kills nearby cells. Porfimer is injected into a vein, and the person returns 24 to 72 hours later to complete the procedure. The laser light passes through the endoscope and activates the porfimer to destroy Barrett's tissue in the esophagus. Complications of photodynamic therapy include sensitivity of the skin and eyes to light for about 6 weeks after the procedure; burns, swelling, pain, and scarring in nearby healthy tissue; and coughing, trouble swallowing, stomach pain, painful breathing, and shortness of breath.
- Radiofrequency ablation. Radiofrequency ablation uses radio waves to kill precancerous and cancerous cells. An electrode mounted on a balloon or endoscope delivers heat energy to the Barrett's tissue. Complications include chest pain, cuts in the mucosal layer of the esophagus, and strictures—narrowing of the esophagus. Clinical trials have shown a lower incidence of side effects for radiofrequency ablation compared with photodynamic therapy.
- Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which the tissue lining the esophagus is replaced by tissue that is similar to the intestinal lining.
- The true prevalence of Barrett's esophagus is unknown, but it is estimated to affect 1.6 to 6.8 percent of people.
- The exact cause of Barrett's esophagus is unknown, but gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a risk factor for the condition.
- Between 5 and 10 percent of people with GERD develop Barrett's esophagus. Other risk factors include obesity—specifically high levels of belly fat—and smoking. Some studies suggest that genetics, or inherited genes, may play a role.
- Barrett's esophagus is diagnosed with an upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and biopsy.
- The risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in people with Barrett's esophagus is about 0.5 percent per year.
- A health care provider will discuss treatment options for Barrett's esophagus based on the person's overall health, whether dysplasia is present, and, if so, the severity of the dysplasia.
- Treatment options include medication, endoscopic ablative therapies, endoscopic mucosal resection, and surgery.
- establishing additional tests to identify people with Barrett's esophagus
- identifying the causes of Barrett's esophagus
- studying the long-term effectiveness of treatments such as photodynamic therapy and endoscopic mucosal resection
- developing additional nonsurgical treatments for people who have Barrett's esophagus and dysplasia or cancer
Endoscopic mucosal resection
Endoscopic mucosal resection involves lifting the Barrett's lining and injecting a solution underneath or applying suction to the lining and then cutting the lining off. The lining is then removed with an endoscope. The procedure is performed by a radiologist at certain hospitals and outpatient centers. Local anesthesia and a sedative are used. If endoscopic mucosal resection is used to treat cancer, an endoscopic ultrasound is done first to make sure the cancer involves only the top layer of esophageal cells. Ultrasound uses a device, called a transducer, that bounces safe, painless sound waves off organs to create an image of their structure.
Complications can include bleeding or tearing of the esophagus. Endoscopic mucosal resection is sometimes used in combination with photodynamic therapy.
Surgery for Barrett's esophagus is an alternative; however, endoscopic therapies are preferred by many health care providers due to fewer complications following the procedure.
Esophagectomy is surgical removal of the affected sections of the esophagus. After removal, the esophagus is rebuilt from part of the stomach or large intestine. The procedure is performed by a surgeon at a hospital, and general anesthesia is used. The patient stays in the hospital for 7 to 14 days after the surgery to recover. Surgery may not be an option for people with Barrett's esophagus who have other medical problems. For these people, the less-invasive endoscopic treatments or continued intensive surveillance would be considered.
Eating, Diet, and Nutrition
People can make dietary changes to lower their risk of Barrett's esophagus. A high intake of fruits, vegetables, and vitamins may help prevent the disease. In addition, for people who are overweight, losing weight may reduce their risk. People should talk with their health care provider about dietary changes that can help prevent Barrett's esophagus.
Points to Remember
Hope through Research
The National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Cancer Institute sponsor research programs to investigate Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Further research into Barrett's esophagus is needed, including
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Every retailer has Black Friday. Best Buy had what you might call a Black Eye Monday.
The Richfield-based electronics retailing giant said its website tripped up Monday, Nov. 19, when some customers fumed when they got stuck online waiting for purchases to go through. The website failed to calculate some of the sales taxes on the Black Friday specials that it offers online ahead of time for its Reward Zone customers, bogging down the site.
The problem was fixed in about an hour, but online shoppers still vented on the social networking site Twitter.
"The #BestBuy website is a joke. If you're going to advertise a promotion, make sure to have the capacity to support visitors," said @ellisgolf in a section tagged #BestBuy.
Customers who placed orders and experienced a delay will receive expedited shipping, Best Buy spokeswoman Amy von Walter said.
She said the website experienced "unprecedented traffic." Forty million customers are enrolled in the retailer's Reward Zone loyalty program.
For online shopping, Best Buy's busiest day isn't Black Friday but Thanksgiving Day itself, she said.
Monday's glitch was a ghost of Christmas Shopping Past. Last year, some unhappy shoppers flayed Best Buy when it was unable to fulfill an unknown number of holiday season orders online.
Will it be a harbinger of Christmas Shopping Present? Von Walter said the company is prepared.
"We have a team devoted to overseeing operations this holiday season. This allows us to detect and identify any glitches before or as they occur, so they can be resolved quickly and with minimal impact to our customers," she said.
Best Buy had the No. 1 and 2 most-searched items for Black Friday deals, according to a survey released Friday by the shopping website FatWallet.com. Those were Toshiba 40-inch TVs and Lenovo laptops.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plays a vital role in ensuring the free flow of agricultural trade. APHIS' efforts include keeping U.S. agricultural industries free from pests and diseases and certifying that the millions of U.S. agricultural and food products shipped to markets abroad meet the importing countries' entry requirements. APHIS makes sure that all imported agricultural products shipped to the United States from abroad meet the Agency's entry requirements to exclude pests and diseases of agriculture.
APHIS also keeps export markets open for American agricultural products by working to eliminate unjustified sanitary or phytosanitary (SPS) barriers - that is, concerns involving plant and animal health - raised by U.S. trading partners. APHIS' team of technical experts, based in the United States and abroad, includes scientists, veterinarians, pathologists, and entomologists that advocate on behalf of U.S. agriculture. They build relationships with their agricultural health and regulatory counterparts in other countries and use scientific principles to make the case for American agricultural exports, explaining to foreign officials why U.S. commodities are safe to import. In fiscal year (FY) 2011, APHIS played a direct role in opening new markets and retaining and expanding existing market access for U.S. agricultural products valued at $1.68 billion.
APHIS works closely with its partners at USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the office of the U.S. Trade Representative to maintain a coordinated, strategic approach to resolving SPS trade-barrier issues and other trade policy challenges facing the Agency. In addition, APHIS personnel play leadership roles within international standard-setting organizations, such as the World Organization for Animal Health and the International Plant Protection Convention, that develop science-based standards for the safe trade in agricultural products between countries.
APHIS also helps to resolve urgent problems involving U.S. shipments detained at foreign ports of entry. APHIS personnel stationed in countries overseas work closely with their foreign counterparts in such situations to answer their questions, provide requested information, and hopefully negotiate a favorable outcome for the U.S. exporter. In FY11, APHIS successfully obtained the release over 300 individual shipments of U.S. agricultural products, worth more than $90 million.
APHIS is committed to removing trade barriers related to animal and plant health concerns, protecting and expanding existing markets, and opening new market access for U.S. agricultural exports. See below for more information on the outcomes of APHIS' efforts on behalf of exporters in FY2012 or click on the links to the right to learn more about the services APHIS provides for agricultural exporters.
Aug 22, 2014 USDA Reopens Chinese Market Access for California Citrus
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October 31, 2014 Chinese market access for Washington apples resumes – worth an export total of $6.5 million in 2011
October 29, 2014 APHIS narrows avian influenza restrictions on US exports to Japan - US poultry exports to Japan totaled $132.8 million in 2013
October 21, 2014 APHIS narrows avian influenza restrictions on California exports to Japan – CA poultry and egg exports totaled $5.6 million in 2013
September 4, 2014 APHIS facilitates the first shipment of US chilled pork to Colombia – U.S. industry projects increased exports of $50 million/year
September 2, 2014 Turkey extends certificate for milk and milk product exports for human consumption until 2015. Such US exports worth $29 million in 2013
August 28, 2014 APHIS facilitates US petfood exports to the EU made with animal proteins from France – worth $5 million per yr
August 25, 2014 APHIS regains Delaware poultry and poultry product market access to Japan – such US exports to Japan totaled $133 million in 2013
August 20, 2014 APHIS facilitates US blood products exports to France – worth an estimated $5 million per year
APHIS Trade Blogs
April 9, 2013 New Export Markets, New Opportunities for Rural America
Mar 15, 2013 USA Pears Enter the Chinese Market for the First Time
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May 31, 2012 APHIS works to reopen Chinese export market for Virginia and South Carolina logs
April 2, 2012 Removing Barriers to Trade Benefits Our Farmers, Businesses
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Mark Pocan has spent the last 13 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly representing one of the strongest progressive districts in the state. Yet his political roots took hold in blue-collar Kenosha, Wisconsin where he got his start at age eight delivering campaign literature door-to-door for his father, a long-time city alderman.
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Following an Extensive Nationwide Search, We Are Pleased to Announce The Fleet's New Executive Director: Steven Snyder, Ph.D.
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San Diego, CA—March 14, 2013—Dr. Jeffrey Kirsch will retire from his highly successful tenure as Executive Director of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center on June 30, 2013. Kirsch, former chair of the Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA), is recognized as a pioneer and major contributor to the production and exhibition of IMAX® films in science museums, and he has changed the face of science education in San Diego.
Dr. Kirsch joined the Fleet as Executive Director in January 1983. Under his leadership, the institution has quintupled its membership, doubled its physical size and become a major contributor to science education and science literacy for the region. Home to the world's first IMAX Dome Theater, the Fleet gained international prominence under Dr. Kirsch's guidance with the recent installation of a new giant dome screen and digital GSX™ system in the theater––also making it the first in the US to share a digital planetarium with an IMAX Dome Theater. Dr. Kirsch will continue to be a contributing force in the Giant Screen Cinema and IMAX universes and is looking forward to his next project, serving as consulting producer on a film about the Panama Canal, now in the planning stages but aimed to debut as part of the Balboa Park 2015 Centennial.
Following an extensive nationwide search, we are pleased to announce the Fleet's new executive director: Dr. Steven Snyder. Dr. Snyder is currently Vice President, Exhibit and Program Development at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA. Most recently, Dr. Snyder has been responsible for strategic planning at The Franklin Institute, driving the development of a new strategic plan leveraging the organization's unique assets and position to redefine its relationship with its visitors, supporters and community. He also redefined expectations at this mature institution in order to create a more innovative and forward-looking staff, resulting in stabilization of earned revenue program performance and internal institutional capacity. As part of a recent major renovation, he redefined more than 80,000 square feet of existing exhibitry, theaters and public programs, and improved educational impact, average yearly visitation and financial stability. In the late 90's at The Kansas City Museum/Science City, he opened a 65,000-square-foot science center amidst the restoration of the second-largest train station in the United States while maintaining programming and operations of that regional history museum.
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Forty years ago, a spark ignited our imaginations! March 9, 2013, kicked off a year-long celebration of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and its 40 years of success in bringing hands-on science to our San Diego community. In 1973, the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center opened its doors and brought interactive exhibits and the world's first IMAX® Dome Theater to San Diego. Today, the Fleet inspires minds and connects individuals to science and technology through more than 100 "do touch" exhibits for all ages and amazing IMAX films and planetarium shows in the recently renovated Heikoff Giant Dome Theater. Enjoy our year-long celebration, featuring a blockbuster exhibition, incredible events and dynamic educational experiences.
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My friend sent me a clear picture she took of me with my deer so I thought I would throw it on here. I am so glad to finally get a good picture of me with this deer.
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I just figured out how to get the picture of him as he was laying in the woods from my cell phone. It doesn't show the headgear very well due to the tag, but at least it is clear.
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nice buck congrats
I was thinking the same thing andy. What makes me think that it might be him is there is a 4 inch tine that is growing out below the base of his main beam. It's really unique and it kind of looks like the buck in the trail cam pic has the same thing going on. I do wish the photo would have came out better, but I'll take a pick of the rack when I get it back.
Nice Chip, congrats. If you're right it looks like that bad boy grew quite a bit in one season.
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- Monterey desal: Environmental study released on proposed slant wells
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- Cal Am still expects mid-2018 desal plant finish
- Mar 25:
- Carmel River pumping: Local leaders plot strategy on asking for extension
- Mar 3:
- Desal project appears headed for yet another delay
- Feb 13:
- Marina's water testing decision came down to question of harm
- Marina council allows Cal Am's water testing to go forward
- Jan 29:
- Desal plant could face yet another delay
- Dec 6:
- Cal Am recommends contractor for new desal project
- Nov 26:
- Failed desal project: Judge postpones review of settlement agreement
- Nov 20:
- Marina Coast Water District picks up legal costs for former GM
- Nov 11:
- Debate expected as desal expense settlement agreement gets a PUC hearing
- Sep 25:
- Monterey Peninsula groundwater project will lag behind Cal Am's desalination plan
- Sep 16:
- Judge calls for hearings on proposed desal deal
- Sep 9:
- Possible Salinas water deal could help Monterey Peninsula
- Sep 4:
- Monterey water crisis: Group eyes ballot measure for public buyout of Cal Am
- Aug 29:
- Failed desal project: Court rules appeal moot
- Jul 31:
- Monterey Peninsula water project agreements hailed as breakthrough
- Jul 29:
- CPUC says no to county law on desal plant ... again
- Jul 24:
- Monterey Peninsula water project talks face new delay
- Jul 15:
- Potential test well delay for the Monterey Peninsula water supply project
- Jul 6:
- Cal Am customers could pay for hotels, meals, other Monterey County expenses on failed desal project
- Jun 11:
- Criteria for groundwater replenishment project to be considered
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- Monterey desal project: State water board hears spirited debate over pumping rights
- May 31:
- Monterey Peninsula water project faces delay from PUC ruling
- May 30:
- Public Water Now organization looks for buyout of Cal Am
- May 28:
- Cal Am customers asked to pay more for failed desal project
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- Monterey Peninsula water project: CPUC judge extends deadline on settlement talks
- May 4:
- Desal plants come with high energy costs
- Apr 30:
- Cal Am water project bond could be OK'd without public vote
- Apr 25:
- Carmel workshop on water project solicits public concerns
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- Editorial: Keep public in loop during water talks
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- Agriculture representatives want study on groundwater basin before drilling
- Apr 13:
- Editorial: Cal Am should cooperate
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- Supporters make argument for public contribution to Monterey Peninsula water supply project
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- Cal Am seems open to public financing, Carmel mayor says
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- Public can comment on state report for Monterey Peninsula water project
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- CPUC won't limit Cal Am Water project to only replacing Carmel River cutback
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- Monterey Peninsula may have an ally on the California water board
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- Cal Am says cost cap suggested by ratepayer organization not practical
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- Cal Am's cost estimates for desal project too high, group says
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- Judge in Collins' conflict of interest case wants a trial date this year
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- Memo on Salinas Valley groundwater basin contradicts ag group's report
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- Monterey Peninsula water district sets special meeting on Cal Am desal project
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- Monterey Peninsula mayors back Cal Am desal project
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- Hospitality leaders urge PUC to push ahead with Cal Am desal project
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- Local ag interests speak up against tapping Salinas Valley aquifer
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Local residents will get a chance next month to weigh in on a state water board study on the critical water rights issue at the center of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project. And they won't have to drive to Sacramento to do so.
This week, the state Water Resources Control Board announced it would conduct a June 4 public workshop on the study on the Monterey Peninsula. The local session, to be held at the Monterey Institute of International Studies' McCone Irving Auditorium, will also allow California American Water and local officials to provide the board with an update on the project.
An exact time and agenda for the workshop will be published later on the state water board website at www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/calendar/index.shtml#jun13.
Carmel Mayor Jason Burnett said the local state water board hearing will offer a chance for the Peninsula to show "a level of community consensus we haven't seen here for a generation" on the quest for a new water supply capable of complying with the state water board's own order requiring a major cutback in pumping from the Carmel River by 2017.
The Peninsula mayors water authority, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District have all lined up behind the latest proposal.
Cal Am spokeswoman Catherine Bowie also called the hearing "an important opportunity" to update the board on compliance with the state water board's order to begin reducing pumping from the Carmel River, along with progress on the water supply project.
Bowie noted that Cal Am's latest compliance report — dated April 24 — included a number of updates on a range of issues, such as production from the river, the Sand City desalination plant and efforts to fix leaks and reduce the amount of unaccounted for water.
While Cal Am has already informed the state water board that its project won't meet the board's 2017 deadline, local officials have indicated they don't plan to ask the board to relax the deadline next month, or any time soon, though that will almost certainly have to happen eventually.
The state water board hearing will kick off a busy month for the $400 million Peninsula water project, which includes a Cal Am-owned desalination plant, along with supplemental aquifer storage and recovery, and groundwater replenishment proposals. A workshop on the groundwater replenishment project, sponsored by the state Public Utilities Commission, is set for June 12; a pair of deadlines for settlement agreements aimed at resolving a series of project-related issues are set for June 14 and June 28, respectively; and the project's draft environmental impact report is scheduled to be released some time in June.
None of those issues are any more crucial to the success of Cal Am's project than its ability to find a viable source of feeder water for its planned desal plant, and the state water board's study on the issue is regarded as a critical element in that effort.
The study, requested by the PUC and released in December, suggested Cal Am have a chance to prove its proposal to tap the overdrafted, seawater-intruded Salinas Valley groundwater basin wouldn't harm other basin water users.
Cal Am lauded the study as being consistent with its position on pumping from the basin, suggesting the study supported the company's position that no water rights were needed to pump seawater, and that the targeted brackish water is not being used and should be considered "surplus."
Cal Am has insisted any impact could be offset through a range of measures such as returning any percentage of fresh water taken from the basin through the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project and paying for increased pumping costs or upgraded wells. The company is hoping to begin drilling test wells this fall, though there is some question whether permits for that work will be approved by then.
Company officials have also agreed to attempt to draw its desal feeder water from a shallower aquifer, and collaborate with the county Water Resources Agency on a groundwater monitoring program.
The study calls for gathering more specific information on the nature of the basin and aquifers where Cal Am is seeking to draw water. It suggests a series of tests to determine that quality of the feeder source and the potential impact on the basin.
Hydrologists for the Salinas Valley Water Coalition, a group of agricultural interests concerned about the impact of Cal Am's plans on its efforts to halt seawater intrusion in the basin, and the PUC, which is reviewing Cal Am's water supply project application, debated the report.
Coalition hydrologist Tim Durbin argued that Cal Am assumptions regarding the basin were flawed and taking water would likely result in more severe impacts than anticipated. A PUC hydrology consultant, Geoscience Inc., argued in turn that Durbin's assumptions were based on faulty information.
Meanwhile, the Peninsula mayors decided as a condition of their support that Cal Am should address Durbin's concerns about drawing water from the Salinas Valley basin, and pursue parallel, alternative plans for a desal feeder water intake system outside the basin.
Durbin has since called for Cal Am to conduct a more extensive 16-month evaluation of the basin and the actual impact of sustained pumping.
Local groups such as LandWatch and attorneys for the Ag Land Trust were also critical of the study in letters sent to the state water board during a public comment phase that ended May 3.
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WHAT: American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 168 fundraiser, Big Band and Blues
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2
WHERE: Masonic Hall, 650 M St.
DETAILS: Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., followed by a raffle at 8 p.m. and dancing at 8:30 p.m. Raffle prizes include a Diablo Grande round of golf for four and a pair of orchestra-section tickets to "Here to Stay: The Gershwin Experience" on March 23 at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto. Ticketholders — $10 each or $15 for two — need not be present to win.
TICKETS: Event tickets can be bought at Blue Floral Co., 30 S. Del Puerto Ave.; Patterson Irrigator, 26 N. Third St.; or Hammon Senior Center, 1033 W. Las Palmas Ave.; or by sending a check to American Legion Unit No. 168, P.O. Box 1391, Patterson, CA 95363.
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Music from the 1920s to the 1950s will be featured at the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 168's Winter Blues Big Band Dinner-Dance on Feb. 2, a Saturday. Community members are invited to get out their dancing shoes.
Guests age 21 and older are invited to dance to the Charleston, fox trot and Lindy Hop during the auxiliary fundraiser at the Masonic Hall, 650 M St.
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"We're really asking for the community support," said Janie Quiroba, auxiliary president. "Come out and have some fun and support us."
The women of the auxiliary will use the money they raise on projects such as sending a student representative to Girls State, helping disabled veterans, sponsoring a Poppy Poster Contest and visiting classrooms at local schools to tell the students about government.
Girls State is a program for high school juniors that focuses on the working of government and election of various city, county and state positions. Alauna Sessions Hall, a junior from Enochs High School in Modesto, was elected governor during the 2012 Girls State conference in June and will attend Girls Nation in Washington, D.C.
"This year we are very excited and pleased one of the girls from our District 12 was elected governor," Quiroba said.
Members of the local auxiliary also travel each year to Livermore Veterans Hospital in Livermore, where they present a check for $500 to $1,000 for hospital needs. Auxiliary members have also collected blankets for veterans at the hospital and helped at the veterans' picnic.
The auxiliary members support the American Legion Poppy Program, for which hospitalized disabled veterans create handmade poppies.
Auxiliary members make their mark in the Patterson community by hosting a holiday cookie exchange with other women's groups, decorating a Christmas tree in the South City Park and donating a Christmas tree to one local school each December.
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