Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Delta Water and News Links, February 28, 2012

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
TheReporter.com
Melissa Murphy: Delta Issue On Solano County Supervisors' Agenda
http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_20060061

Restore The Delta
Press Release:  Delta Region United in Opposition to HE 1837
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001y4Ou-PBFbAY2W48kGCV23OcuWSYnRpjMV01FvtjSx35xOnI_V8m0hg09g6FOHrCzh8C5p_sfGuYeqgVbK6ZTZg4IUHRDuAXdkRoApISdGiIbdWvYH8mfKw%3D%3D
and the letter PDF
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102037578231-135/HR+1837+Opposition+Letter+Final.pdf

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Matt Weiser: Project Aims to Photograph Every Inch of Sacramento River
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/28/4295964/project-aims-to-photograph-every.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region
(Would this include a run done during the winter fog?? Oh the sights you can see!)

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Viewpoints: Congressman Garamendi: Water Bill in Congress Promotes Division, Destroys State Concensus
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/28/4295919/water-bill-in-congress-promotes.html

Aquafornia.com
NRDC Switchboard
Doug Obegi: Oppose the "State Water Rights Repeal Act (HR 1837)
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dobegi/oppose_the_state_water_rights.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

Aquafornia.com
Federal Water Bill Championed by Denham Irks Foes
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62744
(Several other links)

Aquafornia.com
Website of Congressman Nunes
Bill Puts Families Over Fish
http://nunes.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=282140
National and Local Organizations Support Republican Plan to Stop Man-Made Drought
http://nunes.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=282082

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Congresswoman Napolitano: Congress Moves to Redistribute California's Water
http://nunes.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=282082

Aquafornia.com
Investors.com
Editorial: Will California's Central Valley Bloom Again
http://news.investors.com/article/602480/201202271921/rep-nunes-visalia-brings-water-to-california-.htm

Aquafornia.com
Yubanet.com
Center for Biological Diversity: Bill Would Steal 260 Billions Gallons of Water Annually from California
Salmon for Wealthy Water Brokers
http://yubanet.com/california/Bill-Would-Steal-260-Billion-Gallons-of-Water-Annually-From-California-Salmon-for-Wealthy-Water-Brokers.php#.T00abofCnjt

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Editorial: California Delta Water Plan requires Transparency
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/27/EDO11ND258.DTL

Aquafornia.com
InsideBayArea.com
Jill Duerig: My Word: Effort to Fix the Delta Approaching a Critical Juncture
http://www.insidebayarea.com/opinion/ci_20056271
(Zone 7)

Aquafornia.com
HiDesert.com
Will a Big Quake Leave Our Water Supplies High and Dry?
http://www.hidesertstar.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_e639540c-616d-11e1-96ef-001871e3ce6c.html
(Oh great, now we're being compared to the Strait of Hormuz and oil.  Shall we say fear-mongering??)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
PlanningReport.com
California's Water: A VerdeXchange Expert Panel on Re-Imaging the State's Water Infrastructure
http://www.planningreport.com/2012/02/26/california-s-water-verdexchange-expert-panel-reimaging-state-s-water-infrastructure
(This panel of 'experts' was Phil Isenberg and Jeff Kightlinger...another 'Visioning' process here??)

Aquafornia.com
PlanningReport.com
Katherman: SoCal Water Supply Crisis Necessitates Conservation and Reuse
http://www.planningreport.com/2012/02/26/katherman-socal-water-supply-crisis-necessitates-conservation-reuse

Aquafornia.com
LegalPlanet.wordpress.com
The Delta 101: Of Levees, Canals & Whiskey
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/the-delta-101-of-levees-canals-whiskey/

Aquafornia.com
waterfoodandtheenvironment.com
David J. Guy: Forging the Rural-Urban Connection
http://www.waterfoodandtheenvironment.com/2012/02/28/looking-to-the-future-in-california-forging-the-rural-urban-connection/

Sacramento Business Journal
California American Water to begin Replacing Water Mains
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/02/california-american-water-mains-sacramen.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

Aquafornia.com
SantaCruzSentinel.com
JM Brown: Santa Cruz City Council to Consider Desal ordinance: County Leaders Want Outside Water
Customers to Have a Voice
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_20056500

Aquafornia.com
Siskiyou Daily News
John Bowman: Proposed Amendments Would Close County Streams to Suction Dredging
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/news/x1053358333/Proposed-amendments-would-close-county-streams-to-suction-dredging

Aquafornia.com
Times-Standard.com
Donna Tam: NOAA Issues Klamath Dam Coho Conservation Permit
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_20060168?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
Lodinews.com
Peripheral Canal , Delta Will Be Discussed at Sustainability Forum
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_94169c68-6215-11e1-9ab2-001871e3ce6c.html

Aquafornia.com
Special Report: The Cost of a Mild Winter
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62724
(Several links here)

California Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News, Mike Wade
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-28.html

Water News
Canada Free Press
EPW Blog: Local Government Perspectives on Water Infrastructure
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44913#When:14:53:58Z

Agriculture News

Fishery News
Aquafornia.com
PressDemocrat.com
Bob Norberg: Officials Predict Good Salmon Fishing Season Off California Coast
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120227/ARTICLES/120229596/1036/business?Title=Officials-predict-good-salmon-fishing-season-off-California-coast-&tc=ar

CaliforniaWatch.com
Susanne Rust: Controversial Fishery Plan Derailed By Court
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/controversial-fishery-plan-derailed-court-15077

PCCouncil.org
Meeting notice
http://www.pcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/0312pfmc_mtg_notice.pdf


Environmental News
AmericanThinker.com
Russell Cook: Fakegate Opens a Door
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/fakegate_opens_a_door_comments.html#disqus_thread
(Decent read with links and references back as far as 1994)

EPAAbuse.com
Federal Court Strikes Down An EPA Rule for Florida
http://epaabuse.com/5423/news/federal-court-strikes-down-an-epa-rule-for-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-court-strikes-down-an-epa-rule-for-florida

Aquafornia.com
InyoRegister.com
Mike Gervais: More Concern at Owens Dry Lake
http://www.inyoregister.com/node/2365
(Here's a thought, maybe allow more water to remain in the Dry Lake?)

Aquafornia.com
Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District Commentary
Why Won't LADWP Finish Cleaning Up Our Air?
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62694

Aquafornia.com
NASA: Global Warming Could Result in Increased Amounts of U.S. Snow
http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/2012/02/27/nasa-global-warming-could-result-in-increased-amounts-of-u-s-snow/

CapitalPress.com
Tracie Cone: Wildlife Group Ask For California Wolf Protections
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CA-Lone-wolf-protections-022712

Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: CA Is the Worst Run State
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/27/ca-is-the-worst-run-state/
and the report referenced
http://247wallst.com/2011/11/28/best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-an-analysis-of-all-50/#ixzz1ndesqntO

CalWatchDog.com
John Seiler: Auction Off State Parks
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/27/auction-off-state-parks/

Rollcall.com
Humberto Sanchez: Earmark Fight Poses Problem for Harry Reid, Dean Heller
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_100/Earmark-Fight-Poses-Problem-for-Harry-Reid-and-Dean-Heller-212668-1.html?ET=rollcall:e12318:80123808a:&st=email&pos=eam

Science News
Scienceblog.com
Arctic Sea Ice Decline May Have Triggered Recent Snowy Winters
http://scienceblog.com/52393/arctic-sea-ice-decline-may-have-triggered-recent-snowy-winters/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Co.Exist.com
Fast Company
Andrew Price: Transparency Grenade: A Weapon for Leaking Information from Private Meetings
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679374/transparency-grenade-a-weapon-for-leaking-information-from-private-meetings
(And this is disturbing...a reflection of our morals, culture, society???  An old saying comes to mind: "Be careful the weapon you select to defend yourself; in the wrong hands or taken from you, can well become the device that does you in"...just saying.)

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Litigation News

Events
BDCP Reminder Meeting 2/29/12
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=87n6dgdab&v=001y4Ou-PBFbAa2JpIKlSDMyJOwZ-2uA1nk0PydBfAbwwt8s4HtqVRSnVVzhi2aq0M9z4KEZMJCgTJT91aJyp8T-Zc8osSYYtoD6shWGDG0eNUwg-cM3pNAnY70lGbnfEXEQ2mMuuwCHN2pUc_udYy6NVT-V4V77_M3I4JsT3pvDr5NU0yVdHlmeA%3D%3D

Delta Independent Science Board Meeting 3/08-3/09/12
http://www.deltacouncil.ca.gov/events/isb-meeting/delta-isb-meeting-030812-030912

Just For Fun
Finally!  I came across something relative and fun!
http://stateparkclosurestrip.blogspot.com/


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