Water supply
Blog
By Kate Poole
From NRDC - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Coalition response...The "effective, affordable solutions" to the Delta that the
author refers to is a recycling of ideas that have been studied for years.
Along with other groups who have been critical of the current proposal from
BDCP that includes an improved conveyance with two tunnels through the Delta, a
portion of the new solutions features a single tunnel with a capacity of only
3,000 cfs. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan studied this proposal a year ago and
the results of that study can be found here.
No one disagrees that something
needs to be done to improve a water infrastructure that was built when the
population of our state was millions less. But the 3,000 cfs tunnel would not
provide sufficient water to meet both urban and agricultural needs south of the
Delta. Adopting this smaller proposal would either leave millions of acres of
productive farmland without a reliable water supply, or it would require
continued reliance on moving water through the Delta. Continuing the status quo
is not a solution because it doesn't help fish and it doesn't deliver enough
water - the two reasons why a BDCP project is even considered in the first
place.
Other elements of the
"solutions" offered by the author include development of regional
supplies, decreased reliance on the Delta, conservation efforts and more. BDCP
does not prohibit these efforts from being undertaken. In fact, others have
advocated these measures for years.
Delta
Blog
By Alex Breitler
From esanjoaquin - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Coalition response...It is important that individuals and groups use updated information when
referring to the conveyance tunnels within the proposed BDCP. Too often a
capacity of 15,000 cfs is still being attributed to the tunnels but that is
outdated information. The most current proposal includes a 9,000 cfs capacity
for the tunnels. Further information can be found on the BDCP website by clicking here.
WATER SUPPLY
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2013
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From Fresno Bee - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
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DELTA
Editorial
By Harry Cline
From Western Farm Press - Friday, Jan. 25, 2013
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