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By Monty Schmitt
From NRDC - Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
Coalition response...A fact that the author conveniently omits is that salmon return to the
San Joaquin River every year, thanks to the work done on the tributary
waterways. The salmon he references near the confluence of the Merced River is
likely a part of this every-year occurrence.
The restoration effort comes with
a price tag of approximately $1 billion. Thus far about a $100 million have
been spent and not one construction project has been completed. Also, claiming
that farmers will benefit from the restoration effort is premature, at best.
Farmers in the Friant Division gave up a portion of their water supply for the
restoration on the assurance that part of the water would be returned to them.
We are still awaiting those plans that will return the water.
Fisheries
Story
From Red Bluff Daily News - Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
California response...Critics continue to blame diversions of water flowing through the Delta
for the decline of salmon numbers in recent years. They repeatedly fail to
reference other factors that scientists are pointing to that have a more
significant impact on salmon. Scientists from the Pacific Fisheries Management
Council and the National Marine Fisheries Service have identified poor ocean
conditions---warm temperatures and reduced food supply---as the leading cause
of the salmon population decline.
Since the adoption of CVPIA,
studies conducted by the California Department of Fish & Game and UC Davis
have shown a strong increasing trend in the abundance of warm water predatory
fish in the Delta, including largemouth bass, that feed on juvenile salmon as
they make their way through the Delta. The result is predator species consuming
and replacing native fish species in the Delta --- http://www.farmwater.org/centrarchids.pdf.
WATER SUPPLY
Story
From Modesto Bee - Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
(This story previously ran in the
Fresno Bee.)
Story
From Desert Sun - Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
Editorial
From Desert Sun - Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
DELTA
Story
From ACWA - Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
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