Monday, March 5, 2012

Delta Water and News Links, March 5, 2012 Evening Post


Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Recordnet.com
Ann Johnston, Mayor of Stockton: Delta Belongs to Us and We Must Protect It
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120304/A_OPINION03/203040312/-1/NEWSMAP
(Note to Bubba:  The entire area of the Legal Delta's Primary and Secondary Zones very much belong to us and it IS our responsibility to protect and defend our homes, livelihoods, natural resources and legacies for generations to come.  FYI...some families in the greater Delta region ARE the ones that were here long before gold was ever discovered.  

Mayor Johnston has it completely right when she says we will lose local land use control, and this is more Sustainable Development perpetuated upon us entitled Delta Vision Strategic Plan and SB7-X Legislation.  Right on, Mayor!)

Aquafornia.com
The Pueblo Chieftain
chris Woodka: Water Bill Could Affect Colorado
http://www.chieftain.com/news/region/water-bill-could-affect-colorado/article_dac1fc92-64fa-11e1-b1f0-0019bb2963f4.html
(Oh the consequences are starting to hit the fan...)

Aquafornia.com
Indybay.org
Dan Bacher: Obama Will Veto HR 1837 If It Passes the Senate
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/03/03/18708588.php

Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee
Michael Doyle: California Water Bill Now Flows To Uncertain Future in Senate
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/03/02/2744160/california-water-bill-now-flows.html
(Make no mistake, Feinstein is out for Feinstein and her Paramount cronies...)
In January, for instance, owners of San Joaquin Valley agricultural giant Paramount Farms hosted a fundraiser for Feinstein in Visalia. Paramount Farms is a vocal supporter of the House bill.

Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/03/02/2744160/california-water-bill-now-flows.html#storylink=cpy
Aquafornia.com
Red Bluff Daily News Online
Farm Leader Paul Wenger: Passage of Water Bill Underlines Need for Solutions
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_20094884

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Commentary: The Struggle for Delta Water
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/02/EDLH1NFBB7.DTL

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Viewpoints, David Festa and Cynthia Koehler, Environmental Defense Fund
Bay Delta Draft Offers a First Step to Solutions
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/04/4307707/bay-delta-draft-offers-a-first.html#mi_rss=Opinion
(uh...not in its current configuration it most certainly does not, period.)

Aquafornia.com
RedBluffDailyNews.com
July Zeeb-dn: Keswick Dam Flows Cut
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_20069834

Aquafornia.com
LodiNews.com
Maggie Creamer: An Advocate for the Mokelumne River
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_787815a1-3ec2-565a-90aa-b71df69de2d4.html

EPAAbuse.com
EPA Scrubs Site of Gleick Grants
http://epaabuse.com/5546/news/epa-scrubs-site-of-gleick-grants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=epa-scrubs-site-of-gleick-grants
(I agree...what does the EPA have to hide?)

CalWatchDog.com
Steven Greenhut: A Little Fraud to Save the Earth?
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/03/05/whats-a-little-fraud-to-save-the-earth/

Canada Free Press
Timothy Birdnow: The Truth, the half Truth, a Little of the Truth
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45042#When:10:45:08Z
(Machiavelli must be giving a standing O from his grave...since when did the ends ever justify the means??...oh yeah in science, apparently.)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Recordnet.com
Dana M. Nichols: River Residents Find flood Maps Seriously Flawed
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120305/A_NEWS/203050307

Aquafornia.com
Las Vegas Sun
Karoun Demirjian: Some See California Water Settlement As Bad Sign For Nevada
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/02/some-see-california-water-settlement-bad-sign-neva/

Aquafornia.com
Press Enterprise
Maura Ammenhauser: San Jacinto Mountains: Tunnel a 19330's Engineering Feat
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/hemet/hemet-headlines-index/20120303-san-jacinto-mountains-tunnel-a-1930s-engineering-feat.ece
(The third comment gives us something else to think about regarding tunneling in the Delta.)

Aquafornia.com
East Bay Express.com
Robert Gammon: It's Time for San Francisco to End Its Hypocrisy Toward Water
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/92510/archives/2012/03/05/its-time-for-san-francisco-to-end-its-hypocrisy-toward-water

Inkstain Blog
John Fleck: Moon Cake
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/03/moon-cake/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29
(Believe it or not, it has to do with Hetch Hetchy water!)

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Editorial: San Francisco Should Weigh All Hetch Hetchy Options
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/03/4307670/editorial-san-francisco-should.html

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Steve Weigand: Dam or No Dam? Taking a Deeper Look
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_20099526

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Chris O'Brien: Despite Recent Snowfall, Tahoe Economy in Trouble
http://www.mercurynews.com/chris-obrien/ci_20088873?source=rss
(Oh yeah...it's not pretty up here economy-wise.)

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-up
http://aquafornia.com/archives/63163
Aquafornia.com
Press Enterprise
Jan Sears: Redlands  City Saving Millions on water Plant Improvements
http://www.pe.com/local-news/san-bernardino-county/san-bernardino-county-headlines-index/20120303-redlands-city-saving-millions-on-water-plant-improvements.ece
(Sometimes a little honest research and open minds can resolve problems and do it for less)

Aquafornia.com
Marin Independent Journal
Mark Prado: Lack of Rain Forces Marin Water District to Tap Rarely Used Reservoir
http://www.marinij.com/rosskentfieldgreenbrae/ci_20083319

Aquafornia.com
Folsom telegraph
Folsom Offers New Information to Help Prepare for Metered Water Billing
http://folsomtelegraph.com/detail/201785.html

Aquafornia.com
ChicoER.com
Andrea Wagner: Mill Creek Water Eyed for Napa Development
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20085867?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
North Bay Business Journal
Sonoma County Water Agency: Agency Calls Russian River Water Supply 'Critical'
http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/49995/water-agency-calls-russian-river-water-supply-critical/?tc=ar

Aquafornia.com
Patterson Irrigator
Jonathan Partridge: Irrigation Districts Face Dry Conditions
http://www.pattersonirrigator.com/view/full_story/17698094/article-Irrigation-districts-face-dry-conditions?instance=secondary_stories_left_column

Aquafornia.com
Los Angeles Business Journal
Howard Fine, Cadiz Prepare to Raise Funds for Water Project
http://www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2012/feb/28/cadiz-prepares-raise-funds-water-project/

Aquafornia.com
MontereyHerald.com
Commentary: Ron Weitzman, Peninsula Must Quickly Act on Water
http://www.montereyherald.com/opinion/ci_20093170/peninsula-must-quickly-act-water

Aquafornia.com
MontereyHerald.com
Jim Johnson; Cal Am Public Agencies Didn't Hold Up Their End of the Bargain
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_20090015/cal-am-public-agencies-didnt-hold-up-their

Aquafornia.com
SantaCruz.com
Council Agrees to Hold Desal Vote No Sooner Than June 2014
http://www.santacruz.com/news/2012/02/29/council_agrees_to_hold_desal_vote_no_sooner_than_june_2014

Aquafornia.com
Contra Costa Times
J.M. Brown: Fisheries Agencies Warn LAFCO Against UCSC Water Expansion
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_20091083

Aquafornia.com
Press-Enterprise
Janet Zimmerman: Cadiz Considering Gas Pipeline to Move Water
http://www.pe.com/local-news/breaking-news-headlines/20120302-desert-cadiz-considering-gas-pipeline-to-move-water.ece
(Yuck)

Aquafornia.com
InyoRegister.com
Charles James, River Recreation Options Unvieled in Lone Pine
http://www.inyoregister.com/node/2377

California Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News, Mike Wade
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/03/news-articles-and-links-from-march-5.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Nature.com
Duncan Graham-Rowe: Giving Waste Water the Power to Clean Itself
http://www.nature.com/news/giving-waste-water-the-power-to-clean-itself-1.10153

Aquafornia.com
NYTimes Green Blog
Felicity Barringer: When It Rains, It Will Pour
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/when-it-rains-it-will-really-pour/

Aquafornia.com
Siskiyou Daily News
John Bowman: Dam Release Whistle-Blower Said Siskiyou County Leaked Case to Press
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/news/x1785605255/Dam-release-whistleblower-said-Siskiyou-County-leaked-case-to-press

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Manteca Bulletin
Dennis Wyatt: Bleak Water Outlook
http://www.mantecabulletin.com/m/section/1/article/35906/

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Larry Parsons: Ag Industry and Environmentalists Wrestle Over New Runoff Rules
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20088561

Aquafornia.com
USGS: Phosphorus and Groundwater: Scientists Establish Links Between Agriculture Use and Transport to Streams
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3130

Aquafornia.com
Contra Costa Times
Donna Jones: Farr, Alejo Pitch Growers' Water Quality Plan
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_20090103

AgProfessional.com
House Passes Ag-Backed Water Bill for California
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/House-passes-ag-backed-water-bill-for-California-141423203.html

AgProfessional.com
John Deere: Deere Announces Final Tier 4/Stage IV Engine
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/Deere-announces-final-Tier-4State-IV-engine--141212153.html

AgProfessional.com
2,4-D Task Force II Responds to NRDC Lawsuit
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/24-D-Task-Force-II-responds-to-NRDC-lawsuit--141034603.html

Fishery News
Aquafornia.com
Sierra2thesea.com
California Fall Fun Chinook Looks Big For 2012
http://www.sierra2thesea.com/Site/Blog/Entries/2012/3/3_California_Fall_Run_Chinook_Looks_Big_For_2012.html

Aquafornia.com
Redding.com
Editorial: Let Government Take First Steps to Restore Coho
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/mar/04/editorial-let-government-take-first-steps-to/?partner=RSS

Aquafornia.com
Redding.com
Damon Arthur: fisheries Officials Face Hostile Crowd: Salmon Recovery Plan Seen as Flawed
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/mar/02/no-headline---coho/?partner=RSS

Aquafornia.com
Times Standard
Donna Tam: Humboldt, Hoopa Ask For More Water to Avoid Possible Fish Kill
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_20099526

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Rising Temps In Northwest May Impact Hydro, California
http://www.mercurynews.com/chris-obrien/ci_20088873?source=rss

Political News

Science News
ScienceBlog.com
Bioethiscist Calls Jon Stewart "Our Greatest Public Intellectual"
http://scienceblog.com/52516/bioethicist-call-jon-stewart-our-greatest-public-intellectual/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Aquafornia.com
Ukiah Daily Journal
Justine Frederiksen: Redwood Valley Resident 'Offended' by Frost Protections Regs
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_20099161

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Earthjustice.com
Court Orders New Study of Boat Buoys on Lake Tahoe
http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2012/court-orders-new-study-of-boat-buoys-on-lake-tahoe

Events
Sacramento Business Journal
Mark Anderson: Rice Commission Competition Rolls into Capital
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/mark-anderson/2012/03/rice-competition-rolls-into-capital.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29
(Sushi rolling contest featuring Bill Berryhill, John Laird and James Gore lead by Chef Billy Ngo)

ACWA.com
Legislative Symposium March 7 to Examine 2012 Water Bond, Pension Reform
http://www.acwa.com/news/state-legislation/acwas-legislative-symposium-march-7-examine-2012-water-bond-pension-reform-gr

Just For Fun
Aquafornia.com
Oroville Mercury Register
Rex Burress: River Watcher, The Wonder of Waterfalls
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_20102963


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