Water supply
Blog
By Peter Gleick
From Huffington Post - Monday, Aug. 6, 2012
Coalition response...Peter Gleick's discussion of the benefits of green hydropower as opposed
to fossil fuels highlights one of many benefits of our nation's water storage
facilities. Other benefits include water supply, flood control and
recreation. An important consideration for the proposed project at
Temperance Flat on the Upper San Joaquin River is that, while it may not create
a net increase in power production over the existing facilities, it could
provide the opportunity for more flexible power generation. That means
that more power out of a Temperance Flat facility could be generated during
peak times, making the power more valuable and decreasing the need for other
natural gas-fired "peaking" plants. That's a great example of a
green solution that is more efficient than the current system while continuing
to provide the other water supply, flood control and recreation benefits we all
want.
Delta
Viewpoint
By Rep. Doris Matsui
From Sacramento Bee - Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012
Coalition response...Rep. Doris Matsui says she understands the need for regional cooperation
for large infrastructure projects and then repeats false information from
others who want to scare people about the Bay-Delta Conservation
Plan. Insinuating that the 9,000 cfs capacity of the proposed project will
somehow drain the Sacramento River because its flow is as low as 12,000 cfs at
certain times completely ignores operating criteria in the Plan that limits
diversions when river flows are low. Anyone who convinced Rep. Matsui that the
Sacramento River might disappear into a hole in the ground, leaving the Delta
filled with a tidal wave of seawater is not accurately representing the facts
outlined in the Plan. Additionally, the BDCP process put forth by Gov. Brown
and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar does in fact include a broad
stakeholder group that has representatives from Delta interests involved, as
well as the urban and agricultural representatives from other parts of the
state that seek a return to water supply reliability for their regions.
WATER SUPPLY
Story
From Santa Maria Times - Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012
DELTA
Column
By Tom Barnridge
From Contra Costa Times - Monday, Aug. 6, 2012
From Oakland Tribune - Monday, Aug. 6, 2012
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From Stockton Record - Monday, Aug. 6, 2012
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From Sacramento Bee - Monday, Aug. 6, 2012
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From Sacramento Bee - Monday, Aug. 6, 2012
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From Sacramento Bee - Monday, Aug. 6, 2012
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From Sacramento Bee - Monday, Aug. 6, 2012
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From Sacramento Bee - Monday, Aug. 6, 2012
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