Wednesday, February 20, 2013

News articles and links from February 20, 2013


BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN

Editorial
From SF Chronicle - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

Coalition response...In any discussion of Governor Brown's plan to provide water supply reliability for California it is important to start with a fundamental fact: The current system isn't working for fish and it isn't working for water users. The San Francisco Bay Area depends on the Delta for two-thirds of its drinking water supply. The Bay Area is susceptible to the same earthquake risk to its water supply as southern California, which is why the City of San Francisco went to extensive efforts at seismic upgrades to its Hetch Hetchy water supply system.

Concerns over record water exports in 2011 should be weighed against the fact that 2011 was a tremendously wet year. There was sufficient water in the system to support moving and storing excess water for a future when supplies aren't plentiful. That's how the system is supposed to work.

BDCP provides water supply and ecosystem benefits designed to meet California's water and environmental needs far into the future. For the sake of salmon, Delta smelt, Bay Area water supply and the food farmers grow for the grocery store, BDCP represents the best alternative for California.

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By Alex Breitler
From esanjoaquin - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

 Coalition response...The single tunnel conveyance would be a disaster for San Joaquin Valley farmers. The normal water supply delivered to these farmers would be cut by a third, leaving about 750,000 acres of farmland with no water supply in a normal year. This is not what California needs as it continues to recover from a struggling economy. Consumers would be faced with a declining locally-grown food supply and an increasing reliance on more imported products to feed their families. They deserve better than that.  

WATER SUPPLY

TV news
From ABC/30 - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

TV news
From CBS/47 - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

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From Hanford Sentinel - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

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From Imperial Valley Press - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN

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From Ag Alert - Wednesday Feb. 20, 2013
From Sierra Sun Times - Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

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From Contra Costa Times - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

DELTA

(The following story was previously printed in the HealthyCal blog.)
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By Daniel Weintraub
From Orange County Register - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

GROUNDWATER

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From Monterey County Herald - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

FISHERIES

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From Sacramento Bee - Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

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