Sunday, March 25, 2012

March 24 and 25, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat:: NorCal Officials Sound Alarm Over Water Grab
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/water-114816-state-people.html

Aquafornia.com
Independent Voter Vetwork: California Water Wars Spotlight Sacramento Delta
http://ivn.us/2012/03/23/california-water-wars-sacramento-delta/
(Good comment exchanges.)

Alex Breitler's Blog
A Real 'Water War'?
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/03/23/a-real-water-war/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+san-joaquin-river-delta+%28Alex+Breitler%27s+San+Joaquin+Delta%2C+Delta+College+Blog%29

Link from article
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/327371-report-warns-that-water-shortages-could-threaten.html

Aquafornia.com
Tracy Press: Support Bill Protect Delta
http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/17976658/article-YOUR-VOICE--Support-bill--protect-Delta?instance=home_opinion_lead_story

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: California Creeks, Levees May Be Next Battleground For Public Access
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/25/4364085/california-creeks-levees-may-be.html

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Viewpoints: Dr. Jeffrey Michael Levee Upgrades Offer Protection At Far Lower Cost
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/25/4362381/levee-upgrades-offer-protection.html

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Merced Sun-Star" Water Deal: Farmers Object to MID's Sale Plan
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/03/23/2280500/water-deal-farmers-object-to-merced.html

Aquafornia.com
Ecology Law Quarterly: Student Review of Selected Panels at the 2012 Water lay Symposium
http://elq.typepad.com/currents/2012/03/currents39-02-waterlawsymposium-2012-0314.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EcologyLawCurrents+%28Ecology+Law+Currents%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
(Always the same old same old cast of characters; be nice if the roster would change up now and then, as in more balanced representation on these panels.)

Aquafornia.com
Flood Management in California: Jay Lund
http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/4/1/157/?utm_source=article_link&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=releaseIssue_water
(He's a busy little beaver isn't he??)

Aquafornia.com
Marin Independent Journal: Report: San Pablo Bay Receives Most Toxins in State
http://www.marinij.com/ci_20235168/report-san-pablo-bay-receives-most-toxics-state?source=most_viewed
(Well, they have to settle somewhere when there isn't sufficient out-flow from the Delta to dilute and push them further out to the ocean...that's my point.)

Aquafornia.com
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard, Living On The Flood Plain
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_20242465/gary-griggs-our-ocean-backyard-living-flood-plain

Aquafornia.com
USGS Fact Sheet: 2011-3139 Groundwater Quality in the San Fernando-San Gabriel Groundwater Basins
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3139/

Aquafornia.com
Daily Bulletin" The True Value Of Our Water
http://www.dailybulletin.com/opinions/ci_20232232/true-value-our-water

Aquafornia.com
Oroville Mercury Register
County-straddling District's Water Sales Irk Butte
http://www.orovillemr.com/rss/ci_20247046

Aquafornia.com
Oroville Mercury Register: Proposal for Feather River Flood Bypass Across Butte Criticized
http://www.orovillemr.com/rss/ci_20238202

Aquafornia.com
ChicoER.com: Richvale farmers Get Overview of Statewide Water Issues
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20238397/richvale-farmers-get-overview-statewide-water-issues

Aquafornia.com
Redding.com: Winnemem Wintu Map Sacred Sites Around Lake Shast
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/mar/24/recording-winnemem-wintu-sacred-sites-mapping/

Aquafornia.com
IndyBay.org, Dan Bacher: Steinberg Says Water Bond Delay Is Likely
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/03/23/18709999.php

Aquafornia.com
NYTimes: San Francisco Fights Erosion As Coastal Cities Watch Closely
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/science/earth/san-francisco-fights-erosion-as-coastal-cities-watch-closely.html?_r=3
(Excellent comments, certainly things that should be taken into consideration when planning.)

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: El Dorado Irrigation District Expected To Approve New Rate Structure
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/24/4362654/el-dorado-irrigation-district.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Aquafornia.com
Monterey Herald: Peninsula Residents Get Tsunami Advice
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_20248657/peninsula-residents-get-tsunami-advice

Aquafornia.com
Water World: Public Agencies Can Fix Our Water Woes
http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/1629588566.html

California Progress Report
Dan Bacher: Obama 'Celebrates" World Water Day by Approving Polluting Pipeline
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/obama-celebrates-world-water-day-approving-polluting-pipeline

Lloyd G. Carter
Will Westlands Sell Water to Southern California Interests?
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/120323553_will-westlands-sell-water-southern-california-uban-interests

The Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgWFyhPtJTs&feature=youtu.be&hd=1

Aguanomics.com
The Plot Thickens
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/03/plot-thickens.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Aquafornia.com
LATimes: Newhall Ranch Project Prompts Environmental Suit
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0324-newhall-ranch-20120324,0,5821146.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Flocal+%28L.A.+Times+-+California+|+Local+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader#tugs_story_display
(Follow this one...the link between the previous two articles and this development project will certainly get more interesting.)

Earthzine
Improving Groundwater Storage Estimates in California
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/03/22/improving-groundwater-storage-estimates-in-california/

Aquafornia.com
MSNBC: An Endangered Fish May Mean Less Water for California Farmers
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64285
(Well...look who just caught up!  BTW, looks to me like MSNBC picked up Hannity's discarded program notes, sooo three years ago, come on.)

Aquafornia.com
Imperial Valley Press: IID May Not Conserve Enough Water for QSA
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-iid-may-not-conserve-enough-water-for-qsa-20120323,0,2419047.story

Aquafornia.com
Imperial Valley Press: DuMars: Cooperation Needed Between IID, County, Farmers
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-dumars-cooperation-needed-between-iid-county-farmers-20120324,0,4380267.story

Aquafornia.com
Imperial Valley Press: DuMars: Quantification Settlement Agreement Finances Need to Be Discussed
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-dumars-quantification-settlement-agreement-finances-need-to-be-discussed-20120324,0,1643784.story?track=rss

Inkstain Blog
John Fleck: Prediction: Science Won't Settle Cadiz
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/03/prediction-science-wont-settle-cadiz/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
Switchboard, NRDC: Gigatons of Fertilizer Bypass Crops to Contaminate California Groundwater
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jkaplan/gigatons_of_fertilizer_bypass.html

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/03/news-articles-and-links-from-march-23.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Las Vegas Water Pipeline Links
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64293

Aquafornia.com
The Nevada View:  The Future Is Unwritten
http://thenevadaview.com/3421/the-future-is-unwritten/

Thirsty In Suburbia
World Water Day Hangover
http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2012/03/world-water-day-hangover/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThirstyInSuburbia+%28Thirsty+in+Suburbia%29

Inkstain Blog
John Fleck: Could Whiskey Spring Be Fer Fightin' For?
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/03/could-whiskey-spring-be-fer-fightin-over/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Inkstain Blog
John Fleck: You Mean We Have to Pay For Our Own Water?
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/03/you-mean-we-have-to-pay-for-our-own-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Aquadoc.com
Water 4(1) - March 2012
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/03/adam-dassey-and-chandra-theegala-article-optimizing-the-air-dissolution-parameters-in-an-unpacked-di.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Aquafornia.com
LATimes: Bringing the Colorado River Delta Back From Near-Death
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-postel-colorado-river-delta-20120325,0,3585928.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fcommentary+%28L.A.+Times+-+Commentary%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Yolo County Farmer John Stephens Receives Pacific Institute Inaugural Farm Water Steward Award
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64319

CapitalPress.com
Timber Counties Plan Uncertain in Congress
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-OR-Timber-plan-032312

Tourism News

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Siskiyou Daily News: Coho Salmon Recovery Plan's 'Flaws' Outlines
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/news/x1581726528/Coho-salmon-recovery-plans-flaws-outlined

Aquafornia.com
Mount Shasta Herald: It's Time For Congress to Act on Klamath Legislation
http://www.mtshastanews.com/opinions/x1631644799/Opinion-Its-time-for-Congress-to-act-on-Klamath-legislation

Aquafornia.com
Trinity Journal: River Flow Request Seeks to Prevent Salmon Die-Off
http://www.trinityjournal.com/news/local/article_0bbf48dc-7300-11e1-af14-0019bb30f31a.html

Environmental News
Earthzine.com
Environment News Service: Supreme Court: Property Owners Can Sue the U.S. EPA
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2012/2012-03-21-091.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Environmental Research Web
White Roofs Are More Cool
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/49105
(Ya think? Nice to see common sense in realizing where human-created heating mechanisms are genuine...and not.  This one?  Yes...we now know black absorbs heat, white reflects it applies to roofs as well as desert attire.)

Aquafornia.com
KCET: The 'F' Word: Unregulated Fracking at Oil Wells Raising Concerns
http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/content/environment/the-f-word-unregulated-fracking-at-oil-wells-raises-concerns.html

Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: Legislators Shame Even Dick and Jane
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/03/23/legislators-shame-even-dick-and-jane/

CalWatchDog.org
Katy Grimes: CA Pols Calling for Change to U.S. Constitution
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/03/24/ca-pols-calling-for-change-to-u-s-constitution/

Classic Liberal
Meet Your Elites: Dick Scaife
http://the-classic-liberal.com/meet-your-elites-dick-scaife/

Science News
Wired Science
Why Magicians Are a Scientists' Best Friend
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/opinion-randi-magic-scientists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Blog+-+Wired+Science%29

Infrastructure News
ACWA.com
Methods to Financial Water Infrastructure Projects Subject to House Hearing
http://www.acwa.com/news/infrastructure/methods-financing-water-infrastructure-projects-subject-house-hearing

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
End of the American Dream
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/proposed-un-environmental-constitution-for-the-world-would-establish-an-incredibly-repressive-system-of-global-governance
(Good reading.)

CalWatchDog.com
Joseph Perkins: Consequences of Conservation
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/03/23/unintended-consequences-of-conservation/

Litigation News
Liberty Blog
Delta Smelt X2 Litigation Resumes in Ninth Circuit
http://blog.pacificlegal.org/2012/delta-smelt-x2-litigation-resumes-in-the-ninth-circuit/
http://blog.pacificlegal.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/waterusersx2answeringbrief.pdf

Brief pdf...the 1st four pages are just the attorneys.  Wonder why WWD requires so many legal eagles, hmmm.
http://blog.pacificlegal.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/waterusersx2answeringbrief.pdf
Sacramento Business Journal
CalPERS Among Creditors Who'll Mediate With Stockton
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/03/calpers-among-creditors-mediate-stockton.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

Events

Just For Fun
News With Views
Patterns, Part 1
(Interesting Sunday-type read.)

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