Water Supply
From: Alex Breitler, Stockton
Record
Long thirsty for Mokelumne River
water, San Joaquin County appears poised to oppose legislation that would
designate 37 miles of the upper stream as wild and scenic.
The county fears such a
designation could block future dams upstream of Pardee Lake and could undermine
recent efforts by diverse interest groups to work together to cooperatively
manage the stream.
From: Janell Baum, Farm
Futures
The U.S. EPA's proposed Waters of
the U.S. language does not provide a realistic overview of its scope or costs,
a new analysis prepared by the Brattle Group for the Waters Advocacy Coalition
shows.
The report, authored by
University of California-Berkley faculty member Dr. David Sunding and dated May
15, finds EPA's proposed rule, contrary to the agency's indications, would
expand the definition of waters of the U.S. to include small, isolated
wetlands, ephemeral drains and many ditches.
San Joaquin River
From: Staff, Associated Press
Water will continue flowing from
a reservoir east of Fresno for now after a judge rejected an attempt to turn
off the spigots.
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday
that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation can supply water from Millerton Lake to
wildlife refuges and farmers on the San Joaquin Valley's west side while a
lawsuit challenging the decision is pending.
Water Transfers
From: Lois Henry, Bakersfield
Californian
The city of Bakersfield lost on
all counts in the first round of a lawsuit brought against it by an
agricultural water district over whether the city must continue selling water
to the district per a 1976 agreement.
The May 23 tentative decision by
Ventura County Superior Court Judge Tari Cody could hamper the city's plans to
run more water down the dry Kern River bed.
Groundwater
From: Pauline Bartolone,
Capital Public Radio
Many people who live in the
Fresno area say water isn't flowing from their taps like it used to. Households
using private groundwater wells are finding the water table is falling below
their pump during the drought. CapRadio's Pauline Bartolone visited the
people in Fresno they call when the water runs out.
From: Justin Willis, KMPH 26
A new law that will help to
manage groundwater throughout California, is now headed to the state senate for
approval. The groundwater supply mostly goes unregulated.
Opponents of the bill say the
"well police" will always find faults in the state's groundwater
system. But the author of the bill says the intent is to allow local agencies
to manage their own water.
From: Garth Stapley, Modesto
Bee
Hoping not to alienate farmers, a
water committee on Wednesday softened well-data recommendations going before
Stanislaus County supervisors in two weeks.
Rather than requiring that well
owners provide groundwater pumping information, the Water Advisory Committee is
suggesting that people volunteer key data. Also, the information must be
obscured before sharing it publicly, the committee agreed.
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