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A single case of a tibial sesamoid fracture in a softball player is reported here. A review of the literature confirms that this is an unusual and difficult problem to treat in the athletic population given the significant loads placed on the sesamoids during athletic activity. In the case presented, conservative care was not effective, and the athlete underwent surgical excision of the fractured sesamoid. With use of a postoperative orthosis and cleat modification, surgical management was successful and allowed the athlete to return to her athletic endeavors without restrictions in 8 weeks. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 97(1): 85–88, 2007)

Water suppliers may be familiar with small‐scale aquifer storage and recovery projects but typically are unaware of the potential for using large‐scale groundwater storage projects as an alternative to construction of new surface water supply reservoirs. Jones examines the demonstrated feasibility of implementing large‐scale groundwater storage projects, and the infrastructure and institutional arrangements needed for their implementation. Large‐scale groundwater storage projects have been successfully implemented in California. Access to preexisting regional water conveyance infrastructure providing a source of imported water is a key factor enabling many of these projects. Among other western states, only Arizona and Nevada now have projects similar in scope to those in California. However, state financial assistance provided to local agencies implementing groundwater storage projects is encouraging development of new projects. By giving consideration to groundwater storage alternatives in long‐range master planning, utilities can preserve their ability to implement such projects in the future.

This paper discusses a database built from long‐term (50+ years) data on urban water production in California, home to one of every eight residents in the United States. It allows analysis of trends in urban water production and evaluation of climate, water supply availability, pricing, or socioeconomic effects on water production. Researchers can also use the data to evaluate reasons for differences in per‐capita water production among neighboring water systems or to evaluate the effects of hydrologic conditions such as droughts that transcend a single geographic region.

Floodwater draining areas with serpentine deposits in the California Coast Range near Coalinga have carried sediment containing chrysotile asbestos in concentrations of up to 2.6 percent by weight into the California Aqueduct. The state of California Department of Water Resources used commercially available equipment to dredge the asbestos‐laden sediment from a 10‐mi (16‐km) portion of the aqueduct to determine whether removal of sediment is a feasible means of controlling concentrations of asbestos in the water. It was found that thorough dredging essentially eliminated the resuspension of asbestos fibers in water flowing through the dredged reach of the aqueduct, and asbestos concentrations in the dredged reach were not statistically different from the upstream background levels. Dredging to control asbestos makes a significant difference in water quality for the small domestic water systems that are supplied by the California Aqueduct.