Water supply
Blog
By Wenonah Hauter
From food&waterwatch - Monday, Sept. 17, 2012
Coalition response...This article is reflective of the rhetoric that is raised in opposition
to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), most of which is without facts.
Family farmers receive a portion of the water that flows through the Delta and
is exported to areas including the San Francisco East Bay, Santa Clara/San
Benito counties, San Joaquin Valley, the south Central Coast and Southern
California all the way to San Diego. The result of the farmers' toil is a safe,
healthy and affordable food supply that consumers rely upon each time they
visit their grocery store.
The Legislature's mandate
directed that a reliable water supply and environmental restoration of the
Delta ecosystem must govern the efforts of the BDCP; thus distinguishing the
current plan to solve problems in the Delta from the effort of 30 years ago.
The estimated cost that Southern
California residents may pay is only $1 per person or about $4-5 per month per
household, according to a recent cost study. That is a far cry from the
"$2,003 to $9,182" cited in the article.
It's too bad that the energy and
effort that goes into to spreading false information about BDCP can not be
redirected toward working with others who are committed to achieving a reliable
water future for all interests in California.
Fisheries
Story
From San Jose Mercury News - Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012
Coalition response...A recent report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
pointed to ocean conditions as the leading cause for the dwindling salmon
numbers in recent years. These conditions included warming water temperatures
and a loss of food supply. This report is available at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Salmon-Habitat/.
Another factor not mentioned in
this article is the impact that predator fish such as striped bass have on the
juvenile salmon as they make their way through the Delta to the ocean. This
conflict is illustrated in a March 2009 article in Western Outdoor Magazine written
by fishing guide JD Richey that stated: "The peak of the baby salmon's
downstream journey corresponds with the spring spawning run of striped bass.
Somewhere along the line the two crash headlong into one another. It's a
one-sided blood bath, and when the spray and foam settles, the stripers emerge
fat and happy while the Chinook suffer heavy losses." You can read
the full article here: www.farmwater.org/striperseatsalmonsmolt.pdf.
WATER SUPPLY
Story
From Imperial Valley Press - Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012
Letter
From Modesto Bee - Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012
Press release
From GEI - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
WATER QUALITY
Blog
By Gary H. Baise
From Farm Futures - Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012
Delta
Blog
By Joe Mathews
From Delta Dialogues - Monday, Sept. 17, 2012
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