Water Supply
From: Amy Quinton, Valley
Public Radio
(This story was previously
broadcasted on Capital Public Radio.)
California is the nation's
largest agricultural state. It would not be possible without water from the
Delta. Farmers say the water is their lifeblood, but it's been cut back year
after year.
California's farms and ranches
generated nearly $45 billion in revenue last year. Without water exported from
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to arid Central Valley land, much of the
produce we get in restaurants and grocery stores wouldn't come from California.
Water Bond
From: Joe Moore, Valley Public
Radio
The state's twice-delayed water
bond needs more tweaking - and a diet - before it goes to voters in November
2014. That was the message delivered by Assembly member Henry T. Perea on
Tuesday, as he spoke on Valley Public Radio's Valley Edition.
Groundwater
From: Editorial Board, Modesto
Bee
The turnout of 200 people at
Monday's forum in Oakdale confirms that residents, especially in rural areas,
are increasingly concerned about wells going dry and other problems associated
with overpumping to irrigate vast new almond orchards. A side benefit of the
concern is that people are eager to learn more about water issues.
Colorado River
From: Staff, Laughlin Nevada
Times
After back-to-back driest years
in a century on the Colorado River, federal water managers are giving Arizona
and Nevada a 50-50 chance of having water deliveries cut in 2016, reports the
Mohave Valley Daily News.
Quantification
Settlement Agreement
From: Antoine Abou-Diwan,
Imperial Valley Press
The nation's largest
agriculture-to-urban water transfer was signed 10 years ago today.
And while there is no shortage of
opinions on the implementation and effects of the transfer, statements by
officials from the San Diego County Water Authority and the Imperial Irrigation
District are illustrative of how the Quantification Settlement Agreement is
viewed.
Courts
From: Staff, KMTG
On October 15, 2013, the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order denying the Petition for Rehearing
filed by Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority ("TCCA"), which requested
rehearing or rehearing en banc of the Ninth Circuit's opinion in the case of
Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, et al., Case No.
11-17199.
Districts
From: John Holland, Modesto
Bee
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