Bay Delta
Conservation Plan
From: Mike Wade, CFWC
The Governor's plan to fix
California's aging water system and improve the movement of water across the
Delta will produce huge economic benefits for the state. That's the conclusion
of a comprehensive new Statewide Economic Impact Report released today by the
Brown Administration. Authored by economist Dr. David Sunding of The Brattle
Group, the report details the long-term economic benefits of a more reliable,
higher quality water supply as well as the enormous stimulus and hundreds of
thousands of new jobs that the construction project will create.
From: Press Release,
CFWC
"Nearly every individual
living in California will benefit from the implementation of the Bay Delta Conservation
Plan (BDCP) and the proposed tunnels that will send water under the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to thousands of farmers and 25 million
Californians. The study estimates an increase of $84 billion to the State's
economy and the creation of 1 million jobs over the 50-year lifetime of BDCP.
From: Press Release, State
Water Contractors
The California Natural Resources
Agency released a draft economic study today that concludes the Bay Delta
Conservation Plan (BDCP) would create and protect more than one million jobs in
California. The extensive study, conducted by UC Berkeley Professor David
Sunding of the Brattle Group, examined well beyond what was required of the
state and determined that the project would also net an improvement in
statewide economic welfare for California residents to the tune of $4.8 billion
to $5.4 billion.
A proposed twin-tunnel water
system in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta coupled with a massive habitat
restoration effort would generate billions of dollars in economic activity for
California, according to an economic report released by state water officials
on Monday.
An economic study of Gov. Jerry
Brown's proposal to build two giant water tunnels in the Delta estimates the
project will generate a net $5 billion benefit to the state, along with 1
million new jobs.
From: Bettina Boxall, LA Times
The benefits of reconfiguring the
way California exports water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta would
substantially outweigh the costs, according to a study released Monday by the
state.
From: Janet Zimmerman,
Riverside Press-Enterprise Bloggers
The state Department of Water
Resources today, Aug. 5, released an economic analysis of a plan to improve the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which says the project would provide a net
benefit to California residents of $4.8 billion to $5.4 billion.
A new economic study estimates
that Gov. Jerry Brown's multi-billion-dollar plan to build two massive tunnels
to move water from Northern California down south would create a net benefit
for Californians of roughly $5 billion.
From: Alex Breitler, Stockton
Record
Building twin tunnels to bypass
the Delta would pump $84 billion into the California economy over half a
century and provide billions in benefits to water users, state officials
trumpeted Monday.
Their conclusions were
immediately labeled as "fantasy" by project opponents.
From: Heather Hacking, Chico
Enterprise-Record
A report prepared by the state
says California would be far better off economically with a Bay Delta
Conservation Plan that includes construction of twin tunnels under the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and habitat restoration.
From: Harry Gibbons, Capital
Public Radio
Dr. David Sunding, in the
Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics at UC Berkeley, helped
author the report.
"Taking all the positives
and all the negatives from a strict economic welfare point of view, our
conclusion is that the BDCP does clearly pass a cost benefit test to the tune
of something like $5 billion," said Sunding.
The report also estimates the
plan will create around 177,000 jobs.
From: Associated Press,
KTVN-TV 2
An economic report released by
California officials says a proposed twin-tunnel water system coupled with a
massive habitat restoration effort would generate billions of dollars in
economic activity.
From: Sharokina Shams, KCRA-TV
3
A report released Monday says
building massive tunnels in the Delta to move water to Southern California
farms would add about $84 billion to the state's economy and create 177,000
jobs.
Water Bond
From: Laura Olson, Modesto Bee
Assembly Speaker John Perez said
Monday that he expects the Legislature will approve a $7 billion to $8 billion
water bond proposal to replace a twice-delayed $11.1 billion bond scheduled to
go before voters next year.
From: Staff, ABC-TV 30
Assembly Speaker said he sees
strong legislative interest for a bond package to pay for water infrastructure.
Water Supply
From: Seth Nidever, Hanford
Sentinel
Kings County supervisors are
considering sending a strongly-worded letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif,
asking for more water.
From: Todd Fitchette, Western
Farm Press
Whether Mark Twain actually said
"whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over," is a matter of
debate. When it comes to the availability of water for everyone in California
there is little debate. It doesn't exist to meet everyone's needs.
From: Staff, KGET-TV 17
There's a stampede out of Kern
County. It's not people heading to the beach. It's cattle moving out
of state. Ranchers say it's because the lack of rain is killing the grass in
their pastures.
From: Antoine Abou-Diwan,
Imperial Valley Press
The Imperial Irrigation District
Board of Directors will consider three water conservation-related items when it
meets Tuesday.
The district has used more than
its allocation of Colorado River water for the last two years, and is facing
water payback and transfer obligations of more than 200,000 acre-feet of water.
Groundwater
From: Manny Rosas, Desert
Sun
The groundwater depletion crisis
is real.
According to the 2010 Urban Water
Management Plan report prepared by the Coachella Valley Water District and
submitted to the California Department of Water Resources, I quote:
"Continued decline of
groundwater levels and overdraft is unacceptable. CVWD and DWA are charged with
providing a reliable, safe water supply now and in the future. In order to
fulfill obligations to valley residents, these agencies must take action to
prevent continuing decline of groundwater levels and degradation of water
quality on a long-term basis.
Trinity River
From: Bruce Ross, Redding
Record Searchlight
Fisheries advocates are
applauding the Bureau of Reclamation's tentative decision to release extra
water from Trinity Lake, to help prevent salmon from overcrowding the lower
Klamath River.
Our own Redding Electric Utility?
It's pushing back vigorously against the idea.
Water Use
Efficiency
From: Beth Brookhart-Pandol,
Bakersfield Californian
(This article may require
registration to read.)
If you think you are struggling
to beat the heat, consider the challenge Kern County farmers face. Water
supplies from federal and state water sources are less than adequate. Farmers
buying state water are getting just 35 percent of their contract -- but paying
for 100 percent. Farmers on federal water projects are receiving either 20
percent or 25 percent. And the Kern River is running at 22 percent of average.
Groundwater pumping is going at a furious pace to compensate for shortages and
local water banking programs are being tapped to fill the water gap.
From: Press Release,
Sacramento Bee
A sold out crowd of almond
growers participated in the Center for Irrigation Technology's AgWaterEnergy
Center workshop on "Water Use Efficiency for Almonds" held at Fresno
State on July 23, 2013. The workshop, funded by the California Department
of Food and Agriculture, highlighted the use of real-time monitoring
technologies to help growers better manage their water and energy use.
PureSense's Chief Agronomist, David Jamison, presented an overview of field
monitoring technologies and how growers can use these technologies to drive
more efficient irrigation practices.
Fracking
From: Sarah Phelan, Bay Nature
Often missing from discussions
about the potential Monterey Shale oil rush is a sense of the landscape that
sits above the shale, a complex and tightly folded geological formation that
underlies 1,750 square miles from Southern California to Monterey through
Alameda County and north to Mendocino County.
