Delta Water and News Links, February 27, 2012

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
MercedSun-Star.com
County Farm bureau Backs Water Reliability Act
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/02/27/2246801/county-farm-bureau-backs-water.html
(It is really sad that the Farm Bureau doesn't recognize this for the gaming of the federal system it is; or put another way, virtually eliminates California state law and sovereignty.  This bill is BAD for every citizen in the state that is not a direct beneficiary within Westlands Water District and Stewart Resnick.

There are better, more constructive ways to resolve California's water issues than this.  The consequences of this bill intended or otherwise are incredibly dangerous.)

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Wyatt Buchanan: California Water Project Won't Be Decided At Poll)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/27/MN6U1NBMVG.DTL&ao=all

Aquafornia.com
FresnoBee.com
Michael Doyle and Mark Grossi: Contentious Bill Would Reshape the Restoration of San Joaquin River
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/02/26/2735146/contentious-bill-would-reshape.html

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
NYTimes, Letter Art Torres
Water For the Bay Area
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/opinion/water-for-the-bay-area.html?_r=2

OnThePublicRecord.com
http://onthepublicrecord.org/2012/02/26/1452/
(Pretty good series of comments)

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Diana Lambert: Got Ideas For Wise Water Use?
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/27/4293408/got-ideas-for-wise-water-use-try.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region


Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up Links
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62595
(Check it out, in case I missed something)


California Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News, Mike Wade
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-27.html

Water News
ACWA.com
Lisa Lien-Mager: Report Says $1 Trillion Needed Over 25 Years for Drinking Water Systems
http://www.awwa.org/Government/Content.cfm?ItemNumber=1062&navItemNumber=58521&showLogin=N

CapitalPress.com
Tim Hearden: Salazar to Put Klamath Determination on Hold
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-klamath-decision-web

Aguanomics.com
David Zetland: Anyone Listening in Las Vegas?
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/02/anyone-listening-in-las-vegas.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Aquafornia.com
USGS YouTube.com
What's In Our Water?
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62621

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
MercedSun-Star.com
Cannella's Hearing On Ag Hears From Those Affected By State Regulations
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/02/26/2245685/cannellas-hearing-on-ag-hears.html

Aquafornia.com
Modesto Bee
John Holland: Modesto Irrigation District Eyes Higher Rate for Farm Water
http://www.modbee.com/2012/02/26/2087428/mid-eyes-higher-rate-for-farm.html

Fishery News
Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
Damon Arthur: $3.6 Billion Plan Could Help Coho Salmon, Meeting on Proposal Set for Thursday
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/feb/25/36-billion-plan-could-help-coho-salmon/

Environmental News
Switchboard at NRDC
Kaid Benfield: New Wetlands Park Made Possible By Environmental Justice Lawsuit
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/new_wetlands_park_made_possibl.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+switchboard_all+%28Switchboard%3A+Blogs+from+NRDC%27s+Environmental+Experts%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

California Progress Report
Bruce Reznik, Planning and Conservation League: Clinton Targets Short-Lived Pollutants as Drivers
of Climate Change
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/clinton-targets-short-lived-pollutants-drivers-climate-change
and the links within the article
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/feb/16/scripps-science-drives-us-climate-plan/?page=1#article
this link to a Sacbee article regarding the vine grower in Galt changing out 3 of 10 diesel generators for electricity with subsidies.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/feb/16/scripps-science-drives-us-climate-plan/?page=1#article

Earthzine.com
SierraClub.typepad.com: Half A Trillion Tons of Ice Each Year
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/2012/02/nasa-ice-loss-climate.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29
(Glacial Milk (glacial ice melt) is the substance of which ocean waters are replenished.  Human blood plasma, plant chlorophyll and concentrated ocean water all contain the same 92 natural elements in their exact order and proportion to survive and thrive.  Maybe Nature knows more than some of us arrogant human creatures, in that no matter what we do to our landscapes and resources, unintentional or premeditated, Nature will heal itself.)

Political News
Aquafornia.com
Martinez Gazette/River News Herald, Galen Kusic
Wolk, Eye On Re-Election, Criticizes Canal, Child Care Cuts
http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/USCA1069?phenomena=WS&significance=A&areaid=CAZ069&office=KSTO&etn=0003

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Editorial: Rare Bipartisan Agreement On River Canyons
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/27/4292996/rare-bipartisan-agreement-on-river.html#mi_rss=Opinion

CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: Think "Big Labor' for Arena Deal
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/27/think-big-labor-for-arena-deal/

Sacramento Business Journal
California State Bank Idea Revived
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/02/california-state-bank-idea-revived.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

Science News

Environmentalresearchweb.com
Environmental Pollutant Linked With Overweight
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/48781


Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Litigation News
Aquadoc.com
Water Wired: Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day Case
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/02/jesse-j-richardson-jr-opines-summary-of-the-e-a-a-v-day-case.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

This case is extremely important for those involved in water resources.  The case joins several other state supreme courts that have recently found that groundwater rights are legally recognized rights subject to constitutional protection.  In addition, the finding that landowners have a property right to groundwater “in place” is powerful.  This means that the landowner’s right is not merely a right to use, as has been found in other states, but the right to the groundwater beneath their property before it is withdrawn.

Although this case is binding only in Texas, the result will likely have implications across the United States. 

(Very interesting read)

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