Monday, February 27, 2012

News articles and links from Feb. 27, 2012

Water supply

Water-conservation plan sought for California

Story

From Fresno Bee - Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012

From Merced Sun-Star - Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012

Coalition response...USBR water contractors already measure water deliveries to a higher degree of accuracy under federal water conservation plan rules that were adopted initially in 1992 and updated every three years since. Upstream, or lateral, measurement already achieves the same goal of farm-gate measurement because districts are able to calculate delivered quantities to individual farms. By using time and flow rates assigned to each farm on a specific distribution lateral ditch or canal, districts have been accurately measuring farm-gate deliveries to individual farms for years. Environmentalists would not accept either the federal measurement guidelines or lateral measurement calculations and argued against them even though from a practical standpoint they

achieve the same thing.

PEOPLE

Peter Gleick requests short-term leave of absence from Oakland's Pacific Institute

Story

From SJ Mercury News - Friday, Feb. 24, 2012

WATER SUPPLY

California water project won't be decided at poll

Story

From SF Chronicle - Monday, Feb. 27, 2012

Winter weather returns

Report

From NWS - Monday, Feb. 27, 2012

Water for the Bay area

Letter

From NY Times - Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012

Turlock Irrigation District board to weigh early season start

Story

From Modesto Bee - Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012

Modesto Irrigation District eyes higher rate for farm water

Story

From Modesto Bee - Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012

Bees and drought among top crop concerns in San Joaquin Valley

Story

From Modesto Bee - Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012

Water tops high-speed rail

Viewpoint

By Joseph M. Bowman

From Ventura County Star - Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012

Irrigation district delays delivery announcement

Story

From Fresno Business Journal - Friday, Feb. 24, 2012

DELTA

Delta Planning in 2012: No Drought of Activity

Blog

By Tom Philp

From SF Chronicle - Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012

Few alternatives to a Delta water tunnel

Letter

From Sacramento Bee - Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012

Wolk, eye on re-election, criticizes canal, child care cuts

Story

From Martinez Gazette - Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012

Delta council should address concerns

Letter

From Enterprise-Record - Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012

Planning document that cost $200 million to be among first salvos of water war

Story

From Whittier Daily News - Friday, Feb. 24, 2012

FISHERIES

$3.6 billion plan could help coho salmon; meeting on proposal set for Thursday

Story

From Record Searchlight - Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012

CONGRESS

County Farm Bureau backs Water Reliability Act

Letter

From Merced Sun-Star - Monday, Feb. 27, 2012

Contentious bill would reshape the restoration of San Joaquin River

Story

From Fresno Bee - Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012

From Modesto Bee - Monday, Feb. 27, 2012

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