Misusing California water numbers for political purposes: Jobs, fish, and lies
Blog
from SF Chronicle - Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
“Do certain politicians and talk show hosts care about facts, even when they are inconvenient? Will they correct their positions, or will incorrect numbers continue to be used to drive a political agenda? We'll see.”- Peter Gleick
CFWC's response...
Should we expect you to heed your own advice and correct the agricultural water use efficiency numbers in your recent report, “California’s Next Million Acre-Feet: Saving Water, Energy and Money”?
You used lower efficiency numbers this year for flood irrigation than you did last year. (60% vs. 73%)
You ignored university irrigation experts who said the 20 percent conservation benefits of RDI are overstated.
You acknowledged but failed to quantify irrigation district improvement costs in your estimate for on-farm water use efficiency.
You reported only 184,000 acre-feet of Sites Reservoir yield when DWR and the Bureau of Reclamation peg it at 630,000 acre-feet.
We’re waiting.
How many activists does it take to close a meeting?
Story
from Stockton Record – Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Delta and Fishing Activists Disrupt Secret Delta Meetings
Blog
From IndyBay – Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
By Dan Bacher
Coalition viewpoint…The action taken by these four individuals have probably done more to set back efforts to resolve California’s water crisis and protect the Delta than any one action in recent memory. What a shame.
Mythbusters: the Truth about Farming and Fishing Jobs in California
Blog
from NRDC – Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
By Doug Obegi
Coalition viewpoint…Look behind the numbers and you’ll see the lives of people who have been impacted by environmental regulations and the drought…and the latest economic report proves that. The “hype” you referred to ignores the claims from certain fishing industry spokesmen that their job losses exceed 25,000, while the economist you lift up puts that loss at less than 1,800. The fact remains that hardships will be felt by all until improvements are made to California’s water infrastructure, which means increased storage and improved delivery facilities.
Bringing a river back to life
Column
from Stockton Record – Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
By Michael Fitzgerald
Coalition viewpoint…People are only seeing what they want to see as experimental flows move through the San Joaquin River. What this writer and many others fail to recognize is damage caused to adjacent lands from river seepage. These lands are owned by family farmers and their crop loss could have been avoided if management decisions on the river flows had not ignored these potential impacts. Changes must take place in how to best manage these experimental flows to make the river restoration a success.
Westlands letter to congressional representatives
Letter
from farmwaternews – Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Klamath dam removal analysis progressing; vulnerability of agreements to lawsuits raises concerns
Story
from Times-Standard – Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
Water crisis rapidly approaching
Letter
from Modesto Bee – Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
Letter
from Merced Sun-Star – Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
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