Thursday, January 5, 2012

News Links, January 5, 2012

Good Morning Afternoon Now!  Blogs and news is heating back up...everybody is back from vacation.  So I say, let the media games begin!!

From Yubanet.com
Ten Mile River along with Coastal Conservancy, Nature Conservancy and USFWS receives $1,000,000 grant from DoI..."The grants support President Obama's America's Great Outdoors initiative"
http://yubanet.com/california/Secretary-Salazar-Announces-1-Million-Grant-for-Ten-Mile-River-Estuary-Project-in-Northern-California.php#.TwXMVVYqjLQ

NapaValleyRegister.com
Reynolds Extends His Fight with City
WOW...If this self-proclaimed 'environmentalist' really was, he'd stop deliberately diverting critical city funds into his own pocket.  If he 'won' the environmental war by getting the city to release more water, then seems to me he'd be more than happy to have accomplished it gratis, on behalf of those fish you know.
http://napavalleyregister.com/calistogan/news/local/reynolds-extends-legal-fight-with-city/article_897cae76-3729-11e1-99f7-001871e3ce6c.html

Chico News and Review
And this is another aspect of too many councils/commissions/state-mandated local agencies
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/chapped-in-chapmantown/content?oid=4788255

Capital Radio
If they must replace the infrastructure, then let's hope the design/architecture is of something that will stand or be of historic value in a couple hundred years!
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2012/01/04/city-wants-water-rate-increases-for-new-pumping-station?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CapitalPublicRadioLatestNewsRSS+%28Capital+Public+Radio%3A+Latest+News+RSS%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Appeal Democrat
Talk about raising fees at Bullard's Bar Dam
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/fees-112747-water-bullards.html

Auburn Journal
Foresthill Water Rates to Rise in March....that's the title, but this is from the guts...See what happens?  If it's ok at the federal level, it must be ok at the local....monkey see, monkey do!
“It sounds like they are trying to cancel out the results of Measure B by fiat, conduct a vigorous campaign based on generalities and convince the voters that they need to confirm the FPUD 12-28-11 action,” Brent said. “Their attorneys whom we pay through our monthly payments have apparently blessed this process, an invalidation of the voters will.”
http://auburnjournal.com/detail/196966.html?content_source=&category_id=2&search_filter=&user_id=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&event_ts_to=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=

And another monkey see monkey do; just different scenario!
From News10.net
http://www.news10.net/news/article/171153/2/Delta-island-owner-seeks-feds-OK-for-quick-levee-fix

Pacific Legal Foundation
Notice to USFWS of Intent to Sue over non delisting of the Elderberry Beetle
http://blog.pacificlegal.org/2012/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-for-u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-step-forward-two-steps-back-for-u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service

Fresno Bee
CSFA is suing two Fresno Businesses...interesting comments here.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/01/04/2670879/conservation-group-sues-fresno.html

From Merced Sun Star
Is there really such a thing in this day and age?  Or are you only secure in the most senior of water rights depending upon where one resides????
"We have some of the oldest, most senior rights in California", said Chris White, general manager of the Central California district. "From that situation we are situated very well".
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/01/05/2178762/merced-areas-farmers-panicking.html

Merced Bee
Isn't this what all the 'extra' is for?  Thank goodness appropriate regional self-sufficiency and storage are paying off.
http://www.modbee.com/2012/01/04/2011966/valley-farmers-to-get-early-water.html

Lois Henry...As the faucet turns, Kern County style
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/columnist/henry/x1797587746/LOIS-HENRY-As-the-faucet-turns-Kern-County-style

Is it just me here, native Northern California, Bay Area/Delta resident...they banter about seismic activity around this dam site like it's nothing...If our levees are at such perilous risk from supposed seismic activity and what it could potentially do in a worst case scenario...heck...just think of the devastation down river of all of this water....now that is perilous danger.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/jan/05/geologist-snow-runoff-could-be-cause-quakes-lake-m/

This is just good maintenance advice!
Aguanomics.com
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/01/cleaning-pipes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Personal Blog of David Guy, NCWA
http://www.waterfoodandtheenvironment.com/

Today's shade of Swine Lipstick is hmmmmmm.....Pretty Piggy Pink!  Yep, it's still pork!
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=109f2aamo355559&1=1&xid=109exnmnx9atb6u&done=.109ez4x3cjavuxb&_credir=1325782392&_c=109f2aamo355559

Pasadena Star News' take on Lungren and Hetch Hetchy
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_19673497

Sorry, but no matter which way you slice the current HSR environment, it is wrong.  Wrong project for the wrong reasons located in the wrong area of the state, etc.  And, there just isn't any money for it...
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/peer-review-group-wants-delay-hsr-bond-funds-%E2%80%93-gov-brown-disagrees

California Watch
Article on the toxic water and small Central Valley communities
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/san-joaquin-valley-poor-most-affected-environmental-hazards-14320

CalWatchDog
Hmph...more of the same and we wonder why...
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/01/05/ca-gop-never-learns/

From Aquafornia.com
Links to San Diego's suit against MWD
http://aquafornia.com/archives/59757
http://aquafornia.com/archives/59755

Bond and Legislature clean-up...yeah!
http://aquafornia.com/archives/59751

More fracking news from Ohio
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/43691#When:01:01:23Z

Economic Policy Journal...Looks like there's more where this came from.
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/01/dhs-officers-armed-with-semiautomatics.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29

For Growers who participate in USDA stuff
http://farmwars.info/?p=7702&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FarmWars+%28Farm+Wars%29

Sacramento Business Journal  More Benefit Corporation filings
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/01/businesses-begin-filing-as-benefit-corps.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

ACWA Fall Conference videos now on line
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/01/businesses-begin-filing-as-benefit-corps.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

Water Wired...make what you want of them!
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/01/climate-bs-awards.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Water Wired...I'm loving these 'Global Frameworks for Local or Country Action, don't you?
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/01/report-principles-of-good-governance-at-different-water-governance-levels.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29














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