Bay Delta
Conservation Plan
From: Dean LaChapelle, sacbee.com
Re "Battle set on island
habitat" (Page A1, Sept. 1): The Delta diversion project is Gov. Jerry
Brown's payback to Southern California passed off as water for valley farmers.
Taxpayers will pay billions to destroy the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, so his
high roller political supporters can have cheaper water.
Coalition response... Dean LaChapelle is concerned about the condition of the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta and his letter provides an opportunity to share some facts on
California water rights and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). Sacramento
River diversions planned under the BDCP would be limited based on the actual
flow of the river. It is not a static system so diverting water when river
flows are high would not lead to the extreme salinity LaChapelle predicts. See farmwater.org/exportthrottle.pdf for more
information.
Water flowing to Southern California
isn't a gift or political payoff by the Governor. Water is distributed based on
rights obtained by users throughout our state's history. In turn, holders of
these water rights are paying for the system to store and deliver the water
they can beneficially use. That applies to water users from the Eureka to San
Diego. LaChapelle benefits from the same system of water rights that serve the
rest of the Golden State.
Water Bond
From: Editorial Board,
Sacramento Bee
With dry conditions igniting
fires statewide and reservoirs dropping ever lower, state lawmakers should be
thinking about water. The good thing - they are. They are thinking about a 2014
water bond.
Salton Sea
From: Erica Felci, mydesert.com
As California continues to focus
on diversifying future energy development, state lawmakers will head to the
desert to evaluate how the Salton Sea's renewable sources can help.
Bay Delta
Conservation Plan
From: Ron Sylvester, Orange
County Register
The next earthquake to strike
near San Francisco could siphon the flow of drinking water Orange County for
years.
It doesn't have to be a huge
earthquake - a magnitude 6.0 or more. It just has to hit near a labyrinth of
lakes and channels carved out of northern California between the San Joaquin
and Sacramento Rivers, where most people take their boats for the weekend and
farmers work the sandy soils on a series of islands that dot the channels of
fresh water. It also provides much of the fresh water for Irvine, and nearly
all of what people drink in cities to the south, such as San Clemente and
Laguna Beach.
Meetings
From: Press Release, CDFA
The California State Board of
Food and Agriculture and the California Water Commission will hold a joint
meeting concerning the state's water supply on September 10th in Sacramento.
The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the California Department of
Food and Agriculture, 1220 'N' Street - Main Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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