Friday, February 25, 2011

News articles and links from Feb. 25, 2011

Smelt may pay price for healthy estuary

Story

From Contra Costa Times – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

Coalition response...Peter Gleick was wrong when he published recent reports on agricultural water conservation and he’s still wrong, according to the report issued by the Public Policy Institute of California. Irrigation experts have been saying for years that agricultural water conservation is limited. Gleick is about the only one left clinging to these fantastic conservation assumptions. The tide is changing. Policy-makers and the academic community as a whole are realizing that we can’t meet California’s future water supply needs by sacrificing California’s farms.

Smart water policies will cultivate economic, environmental health

Opinion

From San Jose Mercury News – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

Coalition response...The Public Policy Institute of California released a report this week on managing California’s water. The authors acknowledged that farmers are businessmen and water conserved on California farms does not create a new supply for other uses. Instead, the water is used on other crops or to recharge the groundwater basin. It is important for people not to fall into the trap of “millions of acre-feet of water can be conserved in agriculture.” The only way to conserve this amount would be fallow acres and drive farmers out of business.

WATER SUPPLY

Water-recycling project advances, awaits federal green-light

Story

From Patterson Irrigator – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

Experts call for major reforms in California water management

Story

From Western Farm Press – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Is the Delta too broken to fix?

Editorial

From Chico Enterprise Record – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Are PPIC water reports improving?

Blog

By Jeff Michael, UOP

From Valley Economy – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

DELTA

Delta pump imits eased

from Sacramento Bee – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Farms could get more water in smelt deal

Story

From Fresno Bee – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Temporary truce reached in California delta smelt water restrictions

Story

From LA Times – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Settlement may temporarily ease conflict over Delta water supplies

from San Jose Mercury News – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

Settlement may temporarily ease conflict over Delta water supplies

Story

From Contra Costa Times – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

Settlements seek to protect delta fish, water flow

from Ventura County Star – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Settlements seek to protect delta fish, water flow

from San Diego Union Tribune – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Settlements seek to protect delta fish, water flow

from Redding Record Searchlight – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Court settlements seek to protect delta fish, water flow

from North County Times – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Settlements seek to protect delta fish, water flow

Story

From Modesto Bee – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Settlement Maintains Scientific Protections for Delta Smelt and Bay-Delta Estuary

Blog

By Doug Obegi, NRDC

From NRDC – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

FISHERIES

Millions needed to return salmon to San Joaquin River

Story

From Fresno Bee – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

COURTS

California judge approves Klamath dam removal surcharge

Story

From Siskiyou Daily News – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

OTHER

The State Water Project: A Marvel Under Stress

Blog

By Tom Philp

From SF Chronicle – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

Government water management coming for wine grape growers

Story

From Western Farm Press – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Comments on water transfers taken until Monday evening

Story

From Chico Enterprise Record – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011

UC Extension shares ways for farmers to meet possible water quality standards

Story

From Santa Cruz Sentinel – Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

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