News articles and links from Feb. 7, 2012

WATER SUPPLY

Valley, foothill cattle ranchers need more rain

Story

From Modesto Bee - Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

Reclamation releases a draft feasibility report and preliminary draft EIS for Shasta Lake water resources investigation

Press release

From USBR - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Report backs $1 billion plan to raise dam; Some relocation is necessary, but agriculture, wildlife benefit

Story

From Record Searchlight - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

A short period of wet weather for California

Blog

By Ken Clark

From AccuWeather - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Delay water bond bill, and trim out the pork

Editorial

From Fresno Bee - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Drought

Column

By Jon Carroll

From SF Chronicle - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Obama's Westlands solar district opportunity

Blog

By John Bass

From Delta National Park - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

DELTA

Myths and Facts about California's Bay-Delta Estuary

Blog

By Doug Obegi

From NRDC - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Can the California delta smelt survive our demand for water?

TV news

From News 10 - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Dancing with disaster in the state delta

Column

By Tom Campbell

From Santa Clarita Signal - Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012