WATER SUPPLY
Story
From Stockton record - March 14, 2011
Engineer Robert Tyke of Lafayette says we need a plumbing upgrade in the Delta.
DELTA
BDCP has 'no predetermined outcome'
Blog
From Stockton Record - March 14, 2011
Jerry Meral, the governor's point man on the Delta, told a panel of state senators today that the Bay Delta Conservation Plan has no predetermined outcome. Proposals to fix the Delta without building a peripheral canal or tunnel will be considered, he said.
Obscure water agency won't cave on Delta canal
Story
From Sacramento Bee - Monday, march 14, 2011
An obscure water agency that owns no pipes and delivers no water may be able to stymie the state's grand plan for a canal to carry water around the Delta to Southern California
Delta advocacy group grows into role as formidable watchdog
Story
From Stockton Record - Sunday, March 13, 2011
What do you get when you put a farmer, a fisherman and an environmentalist in the same room?
FISHERIES
Editorial: Farmers' real opponent? It's not Fish and Game
Editorial
From Redding Record Searchlight - Monday, March 14, 2011
Siskiyou County farmers and ranchers squeezed in the reglatory vise might have cheered a recent court ruling to throw out a little-loved Department of Fish and Game permitting plan that aimed to balance irrigation needs with protection of threatened coho salmon. Unfortunately, they might find that whatever plan replaces it will hurt them even more.
OTHER
EDITORIAL: Time for Bakersfield to reclaim Kern River
Bakersfield Californian - Saturday, March 12, 2011
At a public hearing in Bakersfield on Thursday night, nearly every speaker expressed unreserved support for the possibility of increasing the flow of water through the often-barren channel of the lower Kern River.
One by one, local residents, nearly 30 in all, talked about the aesthetic value of a softly meandering ribbon of water through the center of this parched Central Valley city. Many talked about the economic boost that such an enhancement might mean, be it from water recreation or bird-watching. Some talked about the negative impacts of a consistently dry riverbed on the area's aquifer and on their private wells. Many talked about the vague but undeniable thing we call quality of life, a concept that springs from the sense of vitality and well-being that something as simple as a flowing river can deliver.
Farmers could conserve water, but
Letter
From Modesto Bee - Saturday, March 12, 2011
The article "Report on state water seeks balance" (Feb. 23) is a very good summation of a 500-page report on the state's proposed water reform. As an undergraduate attending UC Merced, I fully agree that urban water usage needs to be decreased; however, unlike the government report I also believe farmers can do much better at conserving their water.
Rita Sudman commentary: Famous authors and their water quotes or misquotes
Blog
From Water Education Foundation - Monday, March 14, 2011
"Recently, two literary giants have been quoted in the debate over California water issues: Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Mark Twain. In the case of both authors, the full story over their water quotes is an amusing one. Several members of Congress in recent years have [...]
Save the Date! Integrated Regional Water Management Conference, May 24-25
Story
From the Water Education Foundation - Monday, March 14, 2011
"Mark your calendars for May 24-25 for this 1-1/2 day conference, held at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento, that will help water agencies, attorneys, elected officials, land use planners, environmentalists, tribes, and others identify key strategies to implement a successful Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) plan. What is [...]
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