Monday, April 29, 2013

News articles and links from April 29, 2013


BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN

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From Vacaville Reporter - Sunday, April 28, 2013

Coalition response...The concern the water users in the Delta have is one that other water users in California can relate to - water shortages for the last 20 years. A large part of the water lost due to environmental regulations flowed to the ocean with no measurable ecosystem benefit. A part of that water could have been serving 25 million people and growing local food in a farm state that is more productive than any other region on earth. That water can be put to use when the right conditions make it available.

The Bay Delta Conservation Plan is focused on creating a reliable water supply and a restored Delta ecosystem. Public water agencies are seeking the reliability that would provide near average deliveries to what they have received over the last 15 years, which is a reasonable compromise Californians can support.

Letter
From Chico Enterprise-Record - Saturday, April 27, 2013

Coalition response...Voluntary water transfers add flexibility to California's water system and provide benefits to both the buyer and the seller. Its important to understand that transfers like this undergo a review process by the State of California that must prove no harmful effect to the area of origin or the environment. As water moves downstream through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, part of it remains in the Delta for environmental benefits as well. 

Comparing a boiling pot of water to transfers leaves out a very important factor---the oversight and assurance that the transfers meet their needs of the recipients as well as protecting the area of origin.

(This article was previously printed in the Woodland Daily Democrat.) 
Story
From Chico Enterprise-Record - Sunday, April 28, 2013


Coalition response...A clarification is needed to this story regarding who is paying for parts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The improved conveyance measures, including the twin tunnels, will be paid by those users who receive the water and not the public.

BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN

Blog
By Nancy Vogel
From BDCP - Friday, April 26, 2013

Editorial
From Sacramento Bee - Sunday, April 28, 2013

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From Sacramento Bee - Sunday, April 28, 2013

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From Sacramento Bee - Sunday, April 28, 2013

Letter
From Chico Enterprise-Record - Sunday, April 28, 2013
   
Story
From San Diego Union-Tribune - Sunday, April 28, 2013

Story
From The Record - Saturday, April 27, 2013

WATER SUPPLY

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From Washington Post - Sunday, April 28, 2013

TV News
From KGET 17 - Friday, April 26, 2013

LEVEES

Column
By Byron Williams
From Contra Costa Times - Saturday, April 27, 2013

SALTON SEA

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From Desert Sun - Saturday, April 27, 2013

MEETINGS

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From Chico Enterprise-Record - Sunday, April 28, 2013

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