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from Redding Record-Searchlight – Friday, Sept. 3, 2010
The U.S. Department of Commerce is extending the disaster declaration for California salmon fishermen because of low numbers of spawning Chinook salmon returns on the Sacramento River.
Coalition viewpoint…Someone is getting it right --- “the main cause of the unprecedented decline of returning salmon was unfavorable conditions in the ocean…” This statement comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a federal agency, and released in its report earlier this year regarding salmon numbers. Yet, some groups and individuals will continue to place the blame for the salmon decline squarely on water delivered to San Joaquin Valley farmers from the Delta despite what researchers and scientists conclude.
Secretary Locke Extends Disaster Declaration for California Salmon Fishermen
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from Indybay newswire – Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
by NOAA
"Low Chinook salmon returns to the Sacramento River predicted again this year are causing significant economic hardship to commercial fishermen and their families in California," Locke said. "Many fishermen are finding it extremely difficult to make a living during the limited fishing season this year."
Coalition viewpoint…Someone is getting it right --- “the main cause of the unprecedented decline of returning salmon was unfavorable conditions in the ocean…” This statement comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a federal agency, and released in its report earlier this year regarding salmon numbers. Yet, some groups and individuals will continue to place the blame for the salmon decline squarely on water delivered to San Joaquin Valley farmers from the Delta despite what researchers and scientists conclude.
Drought-hit Calif.-Ore. border getting feds' help
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from San Francisco Chronicle – Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
Sites Project JPA Formed
Friday, 27 August 2010
Willows, CA - August 27, 2010 - Yesterday, seven entities executed the Sites Project Joint Powers Authority agreement at a signing ceremony held at the Glenn County Board of Supervisors' Chambers in Willows.
This regional consortium of local water agencies and Counties united to create a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to pursue the development and construction of the Sites Reservoir Project. Sites has long been viewed as an ideal location for additional offstream storage to provide direct and real benefits to instream flows, the Delta ecosystem, and water supply.
We put their release on our web site --- http://www.farmwater.org/Current-News/Sites-Project-JPA-Formed.html
Water issues should not divide us, but bring us together
By Dan Errotabere, President
Fresno County Farm Bureau
http://www.farmwater.org/Current-News/Water-issues-should-not-divide-us-but-bring-us-together.html
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