Saturday, March 31, 2012

March 29-31, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
CalWatchDog.com
Wayne Lusvardi: Feinstein Ends Truce Restarts Water War
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/03/29/feinstein-ends-truce-restarts-water-wars/
(Of course she would side with the BDCP.  The only true loyalty she has is to her bank accounts and hubby. She's been invested in this since '92 starting with the writing of the Delta Protection Act...follow the potential infrastructure, follow the non-compete government contractors, look to majority stock holders of oh, say Caterpillar and other heavy equipment companies, look at the developers, investors and related portfolios...follow the trail to the merry-go-round.)

Aquafornia.com
CalCoastNews.com: Protecting Our Water Rights
http://calcoastnews.com/2012/03/protecting-our-water-rights/
(Long-time Walnut Grove family.)

h/t Bill Wells, California Delta Chambers and Visitor's Bureau 
Sacbee.com: Prestigious Panel Agrees: Delta Is Stressed, With No Easy Fix
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/30/4377538/prestigious-panel-agrees-delta.html 

Restore the Delta
Newsletter:
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001o1NWE3yaJ-oQfj61bN1BQ2CWEa7n8-aYTtUHlXOdcr2PNpTN5kgG7cbeQUcxfNiyuLBeKGPjp6_TSOtgTsqiyZ4EMmqzW2tfQggjxMVXpcXoLtDogEFdQw%3D%3D

Alex Breitler's Blog
Bits and Pieces
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/03/29/bits-and-pieces/?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&utm_content=Google+Reader

Delta National Park
Selling Salt II
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/selling_salt_ii/

Inkstain Blog
A Fevered First Reading of the National Research Council's Bay-Delta Report
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/03/a-fevered-first-reading-of-the-national-research-councils-bay-delta-report/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
State Water Contractors Issue Statement on NAS Report
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64630

ACWA.com
ACWA Committee Discusses HR 1837 Forms Work Group to Develop Ideas
http://www.acwa.com/news/endangered-and-invasive-species/acwa-committee-discusses-hr-1837-forms-work-group-develop-ideas

ACWA.com
Tim Quinn: Flow Discussion Must Be Part of Broad Strategy...
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/blog-post-flow-discussion-must-be-part-broad-strategy-improve-ecosystem-health-and-water-

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: Volunteers Sought to Help With Management of Delta
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/30/4379099/volunteers-sought-to-help-with.html#mi_rss=Delta

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Petaluma360
March Shaping Up To Be One of the Wettest In 80 Years
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120329/COMMUNITY/120329492/1010/sports?Title=March-shaping-up-to-be-one-of-wettest-in-80-years&tc=ar

Aquafornia.com
Independent Voter Network: California Water Wars Spotlight: MWD the 800 lb Gorilla
http://ivn.us/2012/03/30/california-water-wars-spotlight-mwd-800-lb-gorilla/

Hydraulically Inclined
Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster (Footage From 1963)
http://ayresriverblog.com/2012/03/30/baldwin-hills-dam-disaster-footage-from-1963/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
(Do you think California has applied any 'lessons learned' over the years?  Given the current status in the Delta, I'd say, nope.)

Lloyd G. Carter
How the West(lands) Was Won, a Two-Part Series
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/120329554_how-westlands-was-won-a-two-part-series

Aquafornia.com
KQED: New Bill Would Make Confidential Groundwater Info Public
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/03/29/new-bill-would-make-confidential-groundwater-info-public/

Aquafornia.com
The Economist: Californian Water Technology Salty and Getting Fresh
http://www.economist.com/node/21551514

Aquafornia.com
NBC Bay Area: Water Bond Sinking
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/prop-zero/Water-Bond-California-Budget-Governor-Jerry-Brown-144675365.html

Aquafornia.com
OrovilleMR.com: Crowd Gathers With Skepticism of Butte County Flood Bypass
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_20288689/crowd-gathers-skepticism-butte-county-flood-bypass

Aquafornia.com
Chico News and Review
Swimming Upstream
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/swimming-upstream/content?oid=5577728

Aquafornia.com
Central Valley Business Times: Eastern SJ Valley Picked For $5m in Water Quality Funding
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=20741

CapitalPress.com
Bird Deaths Fuel Posturing Over Klamath Pact
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-klamath-birds-w-infobox-040612

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/03/news-articles-and-links-from-march-29.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/03/news-articles-and-links-from-march-30.html

Aquafornia.com
Sonoma County: March Douses Water Supply Worries
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64654

Aquafornia.com
Examiner.com: Today Mayor Lee Challenged San Franciscans to Pledge to Conserve Water
http://www.examiner.com/green-living-in-san-francisco/today-mayor-lee-challenged-san-franciscans-to-pledge-to-conserve-water

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com Sprech Rosekranz: Power Options to Replace Hetch Hetchy
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/29/4374254/power-options-available-to-replace.html

Aquafornia.com
Yubanet.com: 26 Organizations Sound Alarm on Klamath Water
http://yubanet.com/california/26-Organizations-Sound-Alarm-on-Klamath-Water.php#.T3O289maOSo

Water News
Inkstain Blog
Great Moments In Western Water Law
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/03/great-moments-in-western-water-law-drowning-gophers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal Democrat: Officials Tout Low-Water Ag Projects
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/water-114977-producers-conservation.html

Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee: Joel Nelson: Farmers Are Doing Their Part On Nitrates
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/03/29/2779143/joel-nelsen-farmers-are-doing.html

Tourism News

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Trinity Journal: Mixed Reaction to Flow Requests
http://www.trinityjournal.com/news/local/article_e49ae32c-78dd-11e1-a12b-001a4bcf6878.html

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Klamblog.org: The Big Policy Picture Is the KHSA a Good Model...
http://klamblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/big-policy-picture-is-khsa-good-model.html

Political News

Science News
Environmental Research Web
New ORNL Tool Developed to Assess Global Fresh Water Stress
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/49162

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
via Nature Watch
Mill Valley, CA Patch: Op-Ed: We Don't Want 'One Bay Area'
http://millvalley.patch.com/articles/op-ed-we-don-t-need-one-bay-area

JunkScience.com
World Congress Hopes to Enforce Commitments Made at Rio+20
http://junkscience.com/2012/03/29/world-congress-hopes-to-enforce-commitments-made-at-rio20/

EPAAbuse.com
EPA Usurping Privately Owned Land for Agenda 21 Buffer Zones
http://epaabuse.com/5998/news/epa-usurping-privately-owned-land-for-agenda-21-buffer-zones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=epa-usurping-privately-owned-land-for-agenda-21-buffer-zones&utm_source=EPA+Abuse&utm_campaign=d0b82e221e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email

EPAAbuse.com
Mike Sackett On Tom Sullivan Show
http://epaabuse.com/6009/videos/mike-sackett-on-tom-sullivan-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mike-sackett-on-tom-sullivan-show&utm_source=EPA+Abuse&utm_campaign=d0b82e221e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email

EPAAbuse.com
EPA's Attempt to Expand Authority Over Dredge-and-Fill Permitting Rejected
http://epaabuse.com/6028/news/epas-attempt-to-expand-authority-over-dredge-and-fill-permitting-rejected/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=epas-attempt-to-expand-authority-over-dredge-and-fill-permitting-rejected&utm_source=EPA+Abuse&utm_campaign=9088484425-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email

Litigation News
And the saga continues!
Aquafornia.com
San Diego County Water Authority Response to MWD Letter to UT San Diego
http://aquafornia.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/03282012_ltr_to_JKightlinger.pdf

Events

Public Comment Opportunities
Aquafornia.com
Bureau of Reclamation: Scoping Meetings Planned on EIS For Remanded BOs...
http://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?RecordID=39605

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