News articles and links from May 3, 2013

WATER SUPPLY

Season's final snow survey shows dry conditions

Press release

From DWR - Thursday, May 2, 2013

Water supply goes from bad to worse

TV news

From KSEE 24 - Friday, May 3, 2013

California water supply to be drawn from storage to meet demand

TV news

From KPBS - Friday, May 3, 2013

Bad news for Valley farmers: snowpack levels way below normal

TV news

From KMPH 26 - Thursday, May 2, 2013

Spring snowpack lowest in 36 years

Story

From Inland News Today - Thursday, May 2, 2013

Bleak snow survey shows only 17 percent of normal

Story

From Chico Enterprise-Record - Thursday, May 2, 2013

Final survey finds Sierra snowpack at 17% of normal

Story

From Fresno Business Journal - Thursday, May 2, 2013

Bad news: Calif. snowpack 17 percent of normal

Story

From Contra Costa Times - Thursday, May 2, 2013

From Desert Sun - Thursday, May 2, 2013

From Fresno Bee - Thursday, May 2, 2013

From KCRA 3 - Thursday, May 2, 2013

From KTVU 2 - Thursday, May 2, 2013

From Merced Sun-Star - Thursday, May 2, 2013

From News 10 - Thursday, May 2, 2013

From Sacramento Bee - Thursday, May 2, 2013

Dry conditions continue; snowpack below average

Story

From Central Valley Business Times - Thursday, May 2, 2013

Dire snowpack level alarms California - 17 percent of normal

Story

From Western Farm Press - Thursday, May 2, 2013

Merced Irrigation District's irrigation sale off to slow start

Story

From Merced Sun-Star - Friday, May 3, 2013

BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN

Any water plan for California made behind closd doors won't work. Here's what will.

Blog

By Joe Matthews

From City Watch LA - Friday, May 3, 2013

(This story was previously printed in the Sacramento Bee.)

In political hot water over saving the state's Delta

Column

By Dan Walters

From Daily Republic - Friday, May 3, 2013

From Ventura County Star - Thursday, May 2, 2013



SALTON SEA

Import-export plan for the Salton Sea is not feasible

Story

From Desert Sun - Thursday, May 2, 2013