Monday, April 18, 2011

News articles and links from April 18, 2011

Plenty of other misdirection in Delta

Viewpoint

By Brett Baker

From Contra Costa Times – Friday, April 15, 2011

Coalition response...How do you get “record revenue” from a farming region when nearly 500,000 acres go unplanted? The author falsely substitutes statewide crop production with a region that saw unemployment climb as high as 40%. Still, he attempts to discount the effect of reduced water deliveries despite fallowed acreage and job losses. Discussing California’s water problems is healthy. In order to find solutions that make sense it’s necessary to start by discussing the facts.

Too dammed expensive

Editorial

From Chico News & Review – Friday, April 15, 2011

Coalition response...This editorial is short-sighted and lacking in knowledge of who pays for what when it comes to water projects. “Beneficiaries pay” means the cost of construction is borne by those who benefit, a phrase that is linked to the proposed Sites Reservoir and Upper Temperance Flat. Reservoirs in California are commonly linked with public benefits, such as flood control, recreation and power generation. These public benefits are the responsibility of the State in relation to the State Water Project and, unfortunately, those payments have not been made in recent years. This lack of payments has resulted in farm water users subsidizing the public as they’ve been required to make the payments.

WATER SUPPLY

Milestones made toward a secure water future

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By Bill Marble, Woodland City Councilman

From Woodland Daily Democrat – Sunday, April 17, 2011

GROUNDWATER

New farm water rules mean more work

Story

From Chico Enterprise-Record – Sunday, April 17, 2011

DELTA

Delta planners need to get back on track

Editorial

From Chico Enterprise-Record – Sunday, April 17, 2011

Cortopassi driven by love for the Delta

Story

From The Record – Sunday, April 17, 2011

FISHERIES

SoCal’s “Drone” in the Delta

Blog

By Tom Philp

From SF Chronicle – Sunday, April 17, 2011

COURTS

IID prevails in protracted legal battle over water rates

Story

From IVPress – Saturday, April 16, 2011

RIVERS

Compromise on river cleaning or face flood of trouble

Editorial

From Salinas Californian – Friday, April 15, 2011

The Salinas River divided

Story

From Salinas Californian – Friday, April 15, 2011

Cleanup plan for New River due to emerge this summer

Story

From Desert Sun – Sunday, April 17, 2011

SALTON SEA

California Water: Pricing the Externalities

Blog

By John Fleck

From Inkstain – Saturday, April 16, 2011

LEGISLATURE

Wolk bill to reduce reliance on freshwater from Delta watershed moves forward

Press Release

From Wolk – Friday, April 15, 2011

CONGRESS

Bee ignores benefits and misrepresents costs of an Auburn dam

Viewpoint

By Rep. Tom McClintock

From Sacramento Bee – Sunday, April 17 2011

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