Bay Delta
Conservation Plan
From: Michael Hiltzik, LA
Times
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River
Delta is one of the most biologically diverse and ecologically sensitive areas
in the country and the source of 30% of Southern California's water. It's also
broken.
Those may be the only facts about
the delta on which everybody agrees.
Coalition response...Farmers use water to grow food and fiber to meet the demands of
consumers. By allowing consumer choices to direct growers' crop selection,
optimal allocation of resources is obtained. Meeting these demands in an
environmentally-friendly way drives California's farmers to seek innovation
both in their growing and their business practices.
One of those resources, water,
continues to be a controversial issue throughout our state and local and
statewide efforts have been developed to provide needed answers. Local actions
that are guided at the local level have developed new water sources by multiple
means, including conservation and construction of dams. Statewide efforts have
established water supplies that benefit all Californians. California water
users are currently working on ways to reduce their dependence on water that
flows through the Delta.
The author's suggestion of
"statewide, or even region wide, solution to the problem of limited water
supply and burgeoning demand" is already underway.
Water Bond
From: Pamela Martineau,
ACWA
The authors of two bills
addressing the 2014 water bond outlined their proposals Tuesday during an
informational joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and
the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.
From: Maven, Maven's Notebook
A joint hearing of the Senate
Environmental Quality and Natural Resources and Water Committees heard
presentations and comments this morning on two water bond proposals, including
Senator Lois Wolk's Senate Bill 42, The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality
& Flood Protection Act of 2014.
From: Ben Adler, Capital
Public Radio
California lawmakers are taking a
closer look at two new water bond proposals that would replace the measure
currently set for next November's ballot.
Bay Delta
Conservation Plan
From: Bettina Boxall, LA Times
The state will miss a
self-imposed deadline for the release of a mountain of environmental documents
for the proposed construction of a massive water tunnel system in the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
In a Sept. 20 letter, California
Natural Resources Secretary John Laird informed the U.S. Interior Department
that the draft environmental review of the tunnel project would not be formally
released until Nov. 15 -- six weeks later than the deadline set this year by
Gov. Jerry Brown's administration.
Farming
From: NRCS Press Release,
Sacramento Bee
USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Jason Weller toured local farmland today that
is benefiting from a federal partnership between NRCS and the U.S. Department
of Interior Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to protect the Bay-Delta
Watershed. Approximately $6 million was invested by the two agencies, from 2011
- 2013, to upgrade irrigation water delivery infrastructure and on-farm
irrigation equipment to conserve water for San Luis Canal Company farmers.
"Water is the lifeblood of
agriculture and the environment," said Cannon Michael, a local farmer.
"Farmers have a duty to be good stewards of our resources and conservation
is a key element of good stewardship. Improved water use efficiency and
reduced runoff benefits farmers and the environment. Our partnership with
NRCS has yielded very positive results and their programs encourage conservation
on a large scale."
Meetings
From: Coachella Valley Water
District
The workshopo will feature a
panel discussion of state leaders and experts on the BDCP, including:
Dr. Jerry Meral, Deputy
Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
Brian Thomas, Managing Director,
The PFM Group
Richard Atwater, Executive Director,
Southern California Water Committee
From: Southern California
Water Committee
SCWC will host its 29th Annual
Dinner October 24 - be sure to register today & join us for a lively
discussion about the 2014 Water Bond.
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