Delta
California's water myths and facts
Blog
By Doug Obegi
From SF Chronicle - Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012
Coalition response...This author continues to point toward water exports as the blame for population decreases for fish in the Delta. He fails to add the list of stressors that scientists are in agreement with, namely, predators, water quality, loss of food and habitat. He conveniently ignores that California Department of Fish and Game biologists estimate that striped bass devour up to 50% of juvenile salmon. He also does not mention the millions of gallons of wastewater loaded with ammonia that is dumped into the water flowing to the Delta.
The author also introduces the suggestion that Californians can save "trillions of gallons of water" by altering their water use practices. Conveniently he does not mention a Center for Irrigation Technology report released in November that puts agricultural water use efficiency potential at about 330,000 acre-feet. Obegi's overly optimistic numbers come from an old CalFed report that admitted almost 3 million acre feet of agricultural "conservation" potential would mostly be the result of shorting other users, which is not true conservation.
WATER SUPPLY
Needed rain on the way to California
Blog
By Kristina Pydynowski
From AccuWeather - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012
Water bond will sink if it stays bloated
Editorial
From Sacramento Bee - Sunday Feb. 5, 2012
Proposals could mean big change for Colorado water
Story
From Capital Press - Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012
Dry winter raises concerns about available water
Story
From Visalia Times-Delta - Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012
Who's watching the San Joaquin River?
Announcement
From Cures
DELTA
Report: Strengthening Delta levees critical to economy
Story
From Sacramento Business Journal - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012
Nostalgic trip down Delta drifts too far from the facts
Viewpoint
By Randy Fiorini
From The Record - Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012
Solving the Delta's identity crisis
Column
By Michael Fitzgerald
From The Record - Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012
Glenn joins chorus of criticism against Delta Plan
Story
From Enterprise-Record - Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012
Poll finds few know about Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Story
From Modesto Bee - Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012
Most people in California are clueless on the Delta
Blog
By Mark Lubell
From Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior/UC Davis - Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012
Blog
By Alex Breitler
From The Record - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
FISHERIES
Group's mail campaign advocates for Yuba salmon run
Story
From Appeal-Democrat - Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012
Many grape growers plan to voluntarily comply with water rules
Story
From Press-Democrat - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
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