Water Bond
From: Guy McCarthy, Palm
Desert Patch
The state Assembly Committee on
Water, Parks and Wildlife will hold a public hearing Wednesday Oct. 30 on a
proposed state water bond at Indio City Hall.
The hearing is at 2 p.m. at
Indio's City Hall, 100 Civic Center Mall. The committee's chairman, Assemblyman
Anthony Rendon, D-Lynwood, and Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, D-Coachella, will
give opening remarks.
Delta
From: Press Release, USBR
From: Staff, Oakdale Leader
The Bureau of Reclamation will
open the Delta Cross Channel Gates on Thursday, Oct. 31, at approximately 9
a.m., in order to meet Bay-Delta flow standards at Rio Vista, Calif., according
to State Water Resources Control Board Decision D-1641. The gates will be
closed on Monday, Nov. 4, at 9 a.m. and will remain closed until further
notice.
Groundwater
From: John Holland, Modesto
Bee
The fertilizers that help
California produce food for the world might also threaten some of the drinking
water at home, experts said Tuesday in Modesto. They also noted ways that
farmers have improved their use of fertilizers in recent years in response to
the concerns, mainly about nitrates in public wells.
Water Supply
From: Press Release, Imperial
Irrigation District
In light of the seriousness of
the drought in the Lower Colorado River Basin, and in preparation for water
payback requirements to the Colorado River of about 155,000 acre-feet in 2014,
the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors, Monday, approved revisions
to the district's Equitable Distribution Plan.
Salton Sea
From: Editorial Staff, Desert
Sun
The pledge by three Imperial
County entities to develop renewable energy projects to generate money for the
restoration of the Salton Sea could be a big step. Progress is long overdue in
a decades-long debate that has been incredibly frustrating for those of us who
see the future of the shrinking sea as the region's largest pending threat to
public health and the environment.
Water Plan
From: Stephen Crane, Calaveras
Enterprise
The Association of California
Water Agencies published its opinions on statewide water issues earlier this
month, and not everyone in Calaveras County is enthusiastic about the
conclusions.
"I was concerned and
expressed continuous concern about developing this (Statewide Water Action
Plan) process," Calaveras County Water District General Manager Mitch Dion
told the district's board of directors a meeting held Oct. 23.
Meetings
From: Justin Ewers, California
Economic Summit
California has always been rich
in human capital, but to take advantage of the state's greatest assets,
Californians' boldness and creativity-and to compete in the global economy-the
state must make smart investments in its physical capital, as well.
The physical backbone of the
state's economy-its transportation and water infrastructure, in particular-is
the focus of the Summit's Infrastructure action plan, which outlines a
comprehensive new infrastructure investment strategy for California.
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