Groundwater
Story
From Salinas Californian - Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Coalition response...For years farmers have been concerned with the overdraft situation of
their water supplies from the aquifers. This concern was one reason why
Californians supported the construction of the State Water Project and the
federal Central Valley Project that delivered surface water to farms, homes and
businesses. Dependable surface water supplies enabled farmers to turn off their
irrigation pumps that lifted water from the aquifer to their fields. The water
from the aquifer remained as an insurance policy when years of drought
diminished the supply of surface water. However, environmental regulations that
restrict water flowing through the Delta to Central Valley farms have caused
farmers to increase groundwater use to keep their farms productive. The
solution to much of California's groundwater problem is to fix the surface
water problem. Governor Brown's recent announcement to move forward with water
supply reliability and ecosystem restoration projects will go a long way to
improve the situation for California's groundwater.
Delta
Opinion
From LA Daily News - Monday, July 30, 2012
Coalition response...The proposed tunnels are part of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan to
develop an improved conveyance system for water users in the Bay Area, San
Joaquin Valley and Southern California. The system will help move water already
allotted to 25 million Californians, as well as farmers who grow locally-grown,
affordable safe and healthy food. Along with a reliable water supply is the
legislature's mandated co-equal goal of an improved Delta ecosystem.
Critics of the Plan use
inflammatory terms, such as "Big Ag" or "corporate farmers"
when in fact, 92 percent of all farms in California, including the westside,
are family owned and operated. These men and women are leaders in improved
irrigation efficiency and have succeeded in almost doubling the amount of food
they produce using about the same amount of water as they did 40 years ago. Who
benefits? We all do. Don't be mislead by the shrill statements coming from
those who want to block efforts that move California forward with a reliable
water supply, locally-grown food and economic growth at a time when it is
sorely needed.
WATER SUPPLY
Story
From Kern Valley Sun - Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012
Story
From Merced Sun-Star - Tuesday, July 31, 2012
From Modesto Bee - Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Story
From Siskiyou Daily News - Monday,July 30, 2012
GROUNDWATER
Column
By Lois Henry
From Bakersfield Californian - Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012
DELTA
Commentary
By John Laird
From SF Chronicle - Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Opinion
By Carl Guardino and Gary Toebben
From SF Chronicle - Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Story
From Modesto Bee - Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Reprinted from the LA Times
Column
From Fresno Bee - Tuesday, July 31, 2012
RIVERS
Press release
From USBR - Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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