Delta
Opinion
By Bill Jennings
From Capitol
Weekly - Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
Coalition response...Thirty years ago the proposal was focused on water supply while the
current BDCP proposal adds Delta restoration efforts to the plan; it is not the
same as 30 years ago. BDCP responds to the legislative mandate that both water
supply reliability and Delta ecosystem restoration be equally addressed.
Critics of the BDCP continue to mislead the public by linking BCDP to a
30-year-old proposal.
These same critics also attempt to mislead the
public by claiming that water flowing through the Delta is exported to
corporate farmers. These supposed "corporate" farmers they target are
mostly family farmers who have been on the land for generations. Family farmers
represent 96% of all the farms in California, according to the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
Claims of subsidized water are also widely voiced
without clarification. The only subsidy related to water deliveries is the
congressional decision when building the Central Valley Project to waive the
interest charge on construction costs that must be repaid by farmers. That
decision was based on the realization of the abundance of food that would be
produced by that water. There is no subsidy in the current BDCP proposals.
Water users will pay all costs associated with the water they receive.
WATER SUPPLY
Story
From Imperial
Valley Press - Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
Story
From Fresno
Business Journal - Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
WATER QUALITY
Story
From Santa
Maria Times - Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012
Blog
From KMTG
Natural Resources - Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
RIVERS
Story
From Stockton
Record - Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012
DELTA
Q/A
From Planning
Report - Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
Story
From ACWA
- Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
Letter
By Sen. Lois Wolk
From Modesto
Bee - Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
Report
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