Water Supply
From: Antoine Abou-Diwan,
Imperial Valley Press
If the Imperial Irrigation
District's water allocation and senior water rights place it in an enviable
position, Westlands Water District's situation is anything but.
Unlike the IID's 3.1 million
acre-feet of water, the WWD in central California is allocated 1.15 million
acre-feet every year.
From: Antoine Abou-Diwan,
Imperial Valley Press
Local and regional water experts
discussed water shortages and conservation at the Barbara Worth Resort &
Country Club Thursday.
Most regional water issues boil
down to water reliability. Colorado River water users are grappling with the
effects of 14 consecutive years of drought.
Farming
From: John Holland, Modesto Bee
From: John Holland, Merced Sun-Star
Farmers like to think their
business is fairly recession-proof, that people will eat even while cutting
back on other spending.
A banker speaking Thursday in
Modesto had a chart to support this. It showed how the overall stock market, as
measured by the S&P 500, stumbled badly in 2008 and stayed down for most of
the next half-decade. Meanwhile, a composite of 109 food companies recovered
from an initial loss and nearly doubled investor returns in recent years.
Drought
From: John Flesher, SF
Chronicle
Federal agencies will provide
better and more accessible information about matters such as long-term weather
prospects and soil moisture levels under a program designed to help communities
prepare for future droughts and respond more effectively when they happen,
Obama administration officials said Thursday.
Reservoirs
From: Christian Hartnett,
KCOY-12 TV
The lack of rainfall here on the
Central Coast is causing levels to slowly drop at our local water reservoirs.
The Central Coast is in the
middle of a dry spell. Rainfall totals are down across the board in both San
Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. So far this year, rainfall in Santa
Barbara County is at 22% of the normal yearly totals. Water reservoir levels at
Lake Cachuma have become a concern, as the lake is only at 44% capacity.
Bay Delta
Conservation Plan
From: Doug Obegi, NRDC
As the State prepares to release
the public draft of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and draft EIS/EIR
next month, the public deserves to get accurate information on the potential
benefits, costs, and impacts of BDCP and alternatives. This is one of the
essential purposes of NEPA and CEQA, to ensure that decision-makers and the
public can make informed decisions on the costs and benefits of a project and
compare it to other alternatives. The NEPA/CEQA process is aimed at improving
projects by reducing their environmental and social impacts.
Delta
From: Press Release, USBR
The Bureau of Reclamation will
open the Delta Cross Channel Gates on Friday, Nov. 15, at approximately 9 a.m.,
to allow for recreational boating through the weekend. The gates will be closed
on Monday, Nov. 18, at approximately 9 a.m., to meet Bay-Delta flow standards
at Rio Vista, Calif., according to State Water Resources Control Board Decision
D-1641. The gates will remain closed until further notice.
Conservation
From: Press Release, USBR
The Bureau of Reclamation is
making funding available through its WaterSMART program to support new Water
and Energy Efficiency Grant projects. Proposals are being sought from states,
Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts and other organizations
with water or power delivery authority to partner with Reclamation on projects
that increase water conservation or result in other improvements that address water
supply sustainability in the West.
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