Plenty of other misdirection in Delta
Viewpoint
By Brett Baker
From Contra Costa Times – Friday, April 15, 2011
Coalition response...How do you get “record revenue” from a farming region when nearly 500,000 acres go unplanted? The author falsely substitutes statewide crop production with a region that saw unemployment climb as high as 40%. Still, he attempts to discount the effect of reduced water deliveries despite fallowed acreage and job losses. Discussing California’s water problems is healthy. In order to find solutions that make sense it’s necessary to start by discussing the facts.
Editorial
From Chico News & Review – Friday, April 15, 2011
Coalition response...This editorial is short-sighted and lacking in knowledge of who pays for what when it comes to water projects. “Beneficiaries pay” means the cost of construction is borne by those who benefit, a phrase that is linked to the proposed Sites Reservoir and Upper Temperance Flat. Reservoirs in California are commonly linked with public benefits, such as flood control, recreation and power generation. These public benefits are the responsibility of the State in relation to the State Water Project and, unfortunately, those payments have not been made in recent years. This lack of payments has resulted in farm water users subsidizing the public as they’ve been required to make the payments.
WATER SUPPLY
Milestones made toward a secure water future
Viewpoint
By Bill Marble, Woodland City Councilman
From Woodland Daily Democrat – Sunday, April 17, 2011
GROUNDWATER
New farm water rules mean more work
Story
From Chico Enterprise-Record – Sunday, April 17, 2011
DELTA
Delta planners need to get back on track
Editorial
From Chico Enterprise-Record – Sunday, April 17, 2011
Cortopassi driven by love for the Delta
Story
From The Record – Sunday, April 17, 2011
FISHERIES
Blog
By Tom Philp
From SF Chronicle – Sunday, April 17, 2011
COURTS
IID prevails in protracted legal battle over water rates
Story
From IVPress – Saturday, April 16, 2011
RIVERS
Compromise on river cleaning or face flood of trouble
Editorial
From Salinas Californian – Friday, April 15, 2011
Story
From Salinas Californian – Friday, April 15, 2011
Cleanup plan for New River due to emerge this summer
Story
From Desert Sun – Sunday, April 17, 2011
SALTON SEA
California Water: Pricing the Externalities
Blog
By John Fleck
From Inkstain – Saturday, April 16, 2011
LEGISLATURE
Wolk bill to reduce reliance on freshwater from Delta watershed moves forward
Press Release
From Wolk – Friday, April 15, 2011
CONGRESS
Bee ignores benefits and misrepresents costs of an Auburn dam
Viewpoint
By Rep. Tom McClintock
From Sacramento Bee – Sunday, April 17 2011
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