BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN
Letter
By Jim Peck
From Modesto Bee - Saturday, March 16, 2013
Coalition response...Jim Peck's point about predators having a significant impact on
endangered salmon is absolutely right. Recent studies indicate that 93 percent of
salmon migrating from upstream spawning locations are eaten by bass and other
fish before they ever make it to the ocean. That must stop if we are going to
have any hope of resolving the Delta's ecosystem issues. Asserting that the Bay
Delta Conservation Plan is just "another water grab" is not correct.
The BDCP is designed to operate in a way that allows water already permitted
under rights held by agricultural and urban public water agencies to move
through the Delta in a way the protects endangered species. It is a
comprehensive 50-year plan that addresses many factors affecting the health of
the Delta and water supplies for people. An example of the flexibility that is
part of the plan is this fact sheet (http://www.farmwater.org/exportthrottle.pdf) that
describes how exports will be adjusted to accommodate different water year
types.
Opinion
By Robert Pyke and Barbara
Barrigan-Parrilla
From San Jose Mercury News - Friday, March 15, 2013
Coalition response...Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin wrote in Nov. 7, 2012
Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_21952433/mark-cowin-levees-alone-wont-secure-californias-water)
that "California has invested to keep key sections of Delta levees strong
-- $300 million since 2005 -- and will continue to do so. But to rely solely on
levees to safeguard a water supply critical to the state's nearly $2 trillion
economy would be negligent." Cowin's column correctly explained that to
solely rely on the Delta levees to safeguard the water supply for 25 million
Californians and 3 million acres of farmland would be an unwise choice.
A single focus on the levees does
not provide a reliable water supply as mandated by the State Legislature in
2009. Levees also do not restore the Delta ecosystem. The Bay Delta
Conservation Plan, which includes the twin tunnels under the Delta,
accomplishes the legislative goals and is California's best choice for a secure
water future.
RIVERS
Story
From Stockton Record - Monday, March 18, 2013
Coalition response...Too many regulations without scientific research supporting their
ability to meet the intended goal are issued to control water in an
attempt to benefit fish. Water board officials have been asked to provide the
documentation that proves fish will benefit by increasing the natural flows in
the Toulumne, Stanislaus and Merced rivers. Unfortunately, that documentation
has not been forthcoming. Impacting the lives of thousands of people by
eliminating their jobs and taking millions of dollars away from local economies
for an exercise that might help fish is not an action that should be taken.
WATER SUPPLY
Analysis
By Chris "Maven" Austin
From Capitol Weekly - Sunday, March 17, 2013
Letter
From Modesto Bee - Saturday, March 16, 2013
BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN
Editorial
From SF Chronicle - Monday, March 18, 2013
Opinion
By Stuart Leavenworth
From Sacramento Bee - Sunday, March 17, 2013
Story
From Modesto Bee - Saturday, March 16, 2013
RIVERS
Story
From Stockton Record - Monday, March 18, 2013
Editorial
From Modesto Bee - Saturday, March 16, 2013
Story
From Modesto Bee - Friday, March 15, 2013
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
Blog
By Harry Cline
From Western Farm Press - Monday, March 18, 2013
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