Delta
Opinion
By Dave Bitts
From SF Chronicle - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Coalition response...The author mistakenly cites two actions for the basis of his opposition
to the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan and the proposed tunnels. He references a
2009 biological opinion that governs the flow of water through the Delta that,
in his words, claims "the extinction of all anadromous fish" will
result if water operations continue without change. A federal judge ruled that
the protections posed by that biological opinion were "arbitrary,
capricious, and a scientifically unreasonable agency action." In other
words, the agency tried to fake its way into tougher water supply rules. The judge
ordered the federal agencies to rewrite the opinion. We're still waiting for
the results.
The author also incorrectly claims a study for the State
Water Resources Control Board reported that "substantial cuts from
existing water exports" were needed. Authors of the report acknowledged
upon its release that it did not take into consideration all the factors
surrounding water flowing into the Delta, including the impact on water users
like you and me. They warned not to use the report as a reason for action but
of course that's exactly what the activists have been trying to do.
Blog
By Glen Martin
From Huffington Post - Friday, Aug. 17, 2012
Coalition response...The people of California need to realize that the hyperbole written by
this author does not represent the facts. The plan to restore the Delta's
ecosystem and provide a reliable supply of water is still in the developmental
stage. To quote financial numbers and amounts of water to be delivered as facts
is nothing but speculation.
The "corporate farmers of
the San Joaquin" singled out by the author are family farmers who have
been on their land for several generations. Any water they and anyone else
receives through the proposed plan will be paid for by them and not subsidized
by the government. Everyone pays for the planned ecosystem restoration because
it is a public benefit.
The author discounts the years of
work by scientists and researchers who point to the environmental benefits that
the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan offers to our state. The author also omits the
research by Dr. David Sunding, UC Berkely economist, who explains that the
benefits of the project will outweigh the costs.
Part of the delivery restrictions
experienced by South Coast cities are a result of environmental regulations
that govern how much water flowing through the Delta may be exported. The
proposed tunnels are expected to reduce the impacts of these regulations by
dividing the water for farmers and 25 million Californians from that water
designated for fish. The result is a more reliable water supply.
GROUNDWATER
Story
From ACWA - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Blog
By Alex Breitler
From esanjoaquin - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Story
From Capital Press - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Letter
From Modesto Bee - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
From KGET/17 Bakersfield - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Story
From Visalia Times-Delta - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
DELTA
Story
From Stockton Record - Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012
Blog
By Dan Bacher
From IndyBay Media - Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012
Announcement
From ACWA - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Blog
By Alex Breitler
From esanjoaquin - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Story
From Mountain Democrat - Monday, Aug. 20, 2012
Story
From River News-Herald - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
