Calif. water plan for delta full of holes
Editorial
From SF Chronicle – Monday, May 9, 2011
Editorial
From SJ Mercury News – Sunday, May 8, 2011
Can a Water Plan Work Without an Environmental Goal
Blog
By Felicity Barringer
From NY Times – Friday, May 6, 2011
Thompson, Wolk agree with delta panel
Story
From Woodland Daily Democrat – Saturday, May 7, 2011
(NOTE: The following is in response to the above articles.)
Coalition response...It was no surprise that the National Research Council concluded that gaps exist in the Bay Delta Conservation Plan since the plan they reviewed was not complete. Several revised versions have been released since the version that NRC reviewed and there will be others as further study is conducted. More important are the words spoken by the NRC scientists when they termed the science being used to develop the BDCP as “sound” and that BDCP planners should not start over again.
Water contractors sue to block commercial salmon season
Blog
By Dan Bacher
From IndyBay Media – Sunday, May 8, 2011
Coalition response...The claim that “Science clearly shows...” is a pick-and-choose effort that ignores recent scientific reports. A 2010 study by Dr. Patricia Glibert revealed that ammonia discharges into the Delta are killing off the food supply that Delta smelt depend upon. Dr. Charles Hanson in 2009 concluded that striped bass consumes 21 to 42 percent of endangered winter- and spring-run juvenile salmon, respectively. By comparison, other studies show the state and federal water projects took less than 3 percent.
Additionally, from 2000 to 2010 NOAA Fisheries authorized commercial harvest of winter-run Chinook salmon that was 20 to 25 times greater than the rate that was imposed on the operation of the CVP and SWP. NOAA Fisheries authorized commercial harvest to incidentally “take” an average of 25 percent of the winter-run population, while at the same time require drastic water supply cuts of CVP and SWP supplies if export operations “take” 1 percent of the same species. Why the double standard for take limits that could harm the long-term survival of endangered salmon?
WATER SUPPLY
Column
By Wil Hunter
From Merced Sun-Star – Monday, May 9, 2011
Meetings on Don Pedro relicensing
Story
From Modesto Bee – Monday, May 9, 2011
For some, farming is fruitless pursuit
Story
From SD Union-Tribune – Saturday, May 7, 2011
Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion called future of water storage
Story
From Contra Costa Times – Saturday, May 7, 2011
Letter
From Fresno Bee – Saturday, May 7, 2011
La Nina brings flood risks and drought to the West
Story
From Redding Record Searchlight – Sunday, May 8, 2011
DELTA
Delta Stewardship Council to meet May 12-14
Announcement
From Aquafornia – Monday, May 9, 2011
State parks proposal would build Delta recreation facilities
Story
From Sacramento Bee – Monday, May 9, 2011
FISHERIES
Feds blame farmers for Russian River fish kill
Story
From Santa Rosa Press-Democrat – Friday, May 6, 2011
COURTS
Column
By Harold Kruger
SSJID et al sues to protect Chinook salmon from federal government
Editorial
From Manteca Bulletin – Sunday, May 8, 2011
Irrigation district s seek closure of commercial salmon season off California, Oregon
Story
From LA Times – Saturday, May 7, 2011
Lawsuit seeks to stop salmon fishing
Story
From Contra Costa Times – Friday, May 6, 2011
Group sues to halt California salmon fishing season
TV news
From Fresno Bee – Friday, May 6, 2011
From ABC10- - Friday, May 6, 2011
From KGET17 – Friday, May 6, 2011
From Modesto Bee – Saturday, May 7, 2011
From Redding Record Searchlight – Friday, May 6, 2011
From The Record – Friday, May 6, 2011
From SF Chronicle – Friday, May 6, 2011
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