Bay Delta
Conservation Plan
From: Lois Henry, Bakersfield
Californian
Gov. Brown's point man on water
came to Bakersfield Tuesday to try and shore up support among water contractors
for the administration's proposed "twin tunnels" project to route
water through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
I don't think he hit his mark.
From: Staff, KWMR
Currently in California, there is
a mega water project being planned." Interviewed on the show were Jerry
Meral, deputy secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency in charge of
the Bay Delta Conservation Planning Program, and Jonas Minton, a water policy
advisor for the Planning and Conservation League (PCL).
Water Bond
From: Kelli Ballard,
Porterville Recorder
The issue of putting a bond
measure before state voters has been a critical topic for the last several
years for the county Board of Supervisors in its effort to make sure the
Valley, and especially Tulare County, where the much of the nation's food is
grown, has enough quality water to support it.
One of the biggest contentions
for the board now is a lack of water storage the current proposal does not
address.
Groundwater
From: Garth Stapley, Modesto
Bee
As Stanislaus County supervisors
received a glowing report Tuesday on the surge of almond production, a couple
of blocks away irrigation leaders somberly discussed the downside.
Millions of recently planted nut
trees in rolling hills on the county's east side rely on groundwater pumped
from scores of new industrial wells that are sure to drain aquifers, Modesto
Irrigation District officials fear.
From: Staff, Santa Maria Times
The ground is sinking in the
Cuyama Valley and it's no mystery why.
Local farmers have watched the
ground water levels drop steadily for the past four decades. They also
recognize the physics involved - the more water drawn out of the ground with
wells, the lower the water levels go, and eventually the ground on the surface
succumbs to the empty spaces far below.
Fisheries
From: Robert Lusardi,
California WaterBlog
Spring-fed waters are luxurious
places for salmon and trout. They provide ideal flows and temperatures
year-round and jungles of aquatic plants teeming with insects for easy
snacking.
In real estate, the saying goes,
three things matter: "location, location, location." Can the same be
said for native fish? Are fish that reside near their stream's source springs
better off than those living 10 miles downstream?
From: Report, DWR
The draft MAST report, An updated
conceptual model for delta smelt: our evolving understanding of an estuarine
fish, is being presented here for public review and comment. This technical
report is intended to assess delta smelt responses to recent changes in habitat
conditions due to hydrology and management actions.
Meetings
From: Lisa Lien-Mager, ACWA
Delta water supply and ecosystem
issues will be the focus of a summit set for Saturday, Aug. 3, in the Satellite
Student Union at California State University, Fresno.
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