WATER SUPPLY
Ag Water Use Estimated Too High
Blog
By Wayne Lusvardi
From Cal Watchdog – Thursday, April 7, 2011
I created the contingency table below from state data that breaks down the percentage of agricultural water used for a wet year, average year and dry year as a portion of:
* Total precipitation and imported water (total potential water);
* Total dedicated supply for urban, agriculture, and environment (total available water);
* Total urban and agricultural use only (total human water use).
Ending of drought limits eases pressure on Imperial Irrigation District
Story
From IV Press – Friday, April 8, 2011
The declared end of the state’s drought emergency is welcomed by the Imperial Irrigation District so that other agencies will not look to IID to fill the gap, says an official.
GROUNDWATER
Groundwater report: Regional approach is better than statewide mandates
Story
From Chico Enterprise-Record – Friday, April 8, 2011
The population in California is growing. Fish are dwindling. Groundwater is being tapped and a lot of people are developing plans to avoid water shortages in the future.
Calif. board to meet again on groundwater rules
Story
From Fresno Bee – Thursday, April 7, 2011
From Modesto Bee – Thursday, April 7, 2011
From SD Union-Tribune – Thursday, April 7, 2011
From CBS47 TV – Thursday, april 7, 2011
A regional water board is scheduled to meet again in June after spending hours hearing testimony over a proposal that could require thousands of California farmers to monitor and clean up polluted groundwater.
Study to focus on Valley groundwater
Story
From Porterville Recorder – Thursday, April 7, 2011
Scientists, professors and students from the University of California, Davis, are conducting a pair of studies to see how different nitrates, including nitrates from dairy manure, are affecting groundwater and what can be done — if anything — to mitigate the problem.
California water pump owners cut costs with efficiency program
Story
From Western Farm Press – Friday, April 8, 2011
California water pump owners can save on energy costs by participating in the Advanced Pumping Efficiency Program (APEP). The program, which has been extended through 2012, has the goal of improving overall pumping efficiency and encouraging energy conservation.
DELTA
Small quake strikes Delta north of Pittsburg
Story
From Contra Costa Times – Friday, April 8, 2011
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a small earthquake struck Thursday night in Contra Costa County.
FISHERIES
Expected salmon comeback renews fight over water
Story
From SF Chronicle – Friday, April 8, 2011
With the expected opening of California's commercial salmon fishery just weeks away, those who catch, study and defend the species are squaring off against those who say federal protections of the fish rob the state of critical jobs and fallow thousands of acres of fertile farmland.
CONGRESS
Wally Herger fails to protect our water
Opinion
By Jim Reed
From Chico News & Review – Thursday, April 7, 2011
A water provision in the recent House Republican funding legislation (the one in which new Tea Party representatives vowed to cut $100 billion from the federal budget) was inserted into the bill with little notice.
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