Friday, April 6, 2012

April 6, 7, and 8, 2012 Delta Water and News Link

Delta News
Restore the Delta
Newsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001euir7dY8GMXfWIClhJgHl_gLQPr-w4lc-B8broDMl6Dr7nvSOBP7ZC-KTPkVA4I8pyEF1p2SWKjW5ufmhii3Vy7LJA2ahhAsy0PvdB573YPzC1ecYiv6Hg%3D%3D

Water Education Foundation
Delta Levee Standards Tour
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=n4t4lee6&v=001euir7dY8GMWbxPH5n4fC0gOyAq3w6viQgt5rFSt_JLDlR6js7Y-TYXdiX-eGOmOp3Z1f0U6A4Z0hmtLfvz6id9aoFgNVKRb-1Dr47ZofrlmkbMBWouG657Aglo_K22d0PxAJ2RvRTeeGJut8RCOQe2E6FvwKeR1Zw7-UK33IjCJb0as-0np6lEwlH4RZa_Sn1EePFjOpKbS12VftqQjSTHNx5WLjvi8yCEdYY5xxLV5Lg4hKWitcjlcRgusCC6tvqe0jQ52au8v0CdzIOpN0tMe2bQP8ZOFmmNkImEnzcwD5eUcVjkYkFA%3D%3D

Department of Water Resources
Delta e News
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/Delta-eNews040512.pdf

Aquafornia.com
Delta Stewardship Council: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Plan Report
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Sacramento-San%20Joaquin%20Delta%20Plan%20Report1.pdf

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Oakley Votes No on Clean Water Initiative
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20336232/oakley-votes-no-clean-water-initiative

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
RGJ.com (Reno Gazette Journal)
News Analysis: Does Sierra Snow Study Buck Fears of Warming?
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/08/john-f-swaim-whats-real-motive-for-fighting/?partner=RSS

Aquafornia.com
California At Top in Climate-Change Preparedness
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64931
(Several links)

Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee
Poor, Unincorporated Areas Face Health Face Health Risks from Sewage
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/04/08/2792320/poor-unincorporated-areas-face.html
(Anywhere else this would be hefty fines and possible jail time for the offending property owner...coming from the heart of the Dark Side...not so much.  Regardless, this is shameful.)

California Progress Report
Hetch Hetchy Water Temple A Monument to the 'Exploit' of Nature
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/hetch-hetchy-water-temple-monument-exploit-nature-says-restore-hetch-hetchy-ed

Aquafornia.com
OregonLive.com
Water Cutoff Contributing to Klamath Bird Deaths, Highlights Challenge Facing Crucial Wildlife Refuges
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/04/water_cutoff_contributes_to_kl.html

Aquafornia.com
North County Times: Western MWD Partners With Corona on $850k Water Reliability Project
http://www.nctimes.com/blogsnew/business/morning/western-mwd-partners-with-corona-on-k-water-reliability-project/article_2416e1ae-5e95-5751-8273-65aa5131bd68.html

Aquafornia.com
Sierra Wave: Water District Manager Urges Citizens to Show Support for Mammoth in Fight with DWP
http://www.sierrawave.net/11260/fight-with-dwp/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Water News
Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
Invasive Species Target of New Ballast Water Rule
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/04/08/can-icebergs-from-alaska-protect-colorado-river-flows/

Aquafornia.com
Summit County Citizens Voice
Can Icebergs from Alaska Protect Colorado River Flows?
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/04/08/can-icebergs-from-alaska-protect-colorado-river-flows/
(What's wrong with these two articles?  The first complains about ballast water in the Great Lakes introducing zebra mussels into the ecosystem.  OK, that was unforeseen and these Asian mussels have devastated OUR native ecosystem, but have marvelously adapted to their NEW ecosystem...which is why this second article is disturbing.

"They" want to bring in glaciers from Alaska to the Colorado River watershed.  Let's be logical.  Ice/water coming from Alaska, a completely different climate into a climate that will melt said glaciers, thus introducing into the Colorado River watershed microorganisms we know next to nothing about.  How will they mutate, excuse me...adapt to their new environment when they've literally been laid on ice since the water first froze?

Come on...how's about we do a better job of adapting OUR demands on the earth to better align with the natural cycles Nature genuinely seems to operate upon?...just pointing out the inconsistencies all of us have to wade through.)

Agriculture News
Fox News
Vanilla Shortage Could Mean Pricey Ice Cream and More
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/04/06/vanilla-shortage-could-mean-pricey-ice-cream-and-more/
(Now this is something to worry about!!)

Levee News

Tourism News

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Longer Salmon Season Recommended
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64929
(Several links.)

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com: Agency Won't Protect Upper Klamath Chinook Salmon
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/04/05/state/n121801D24.DTL

Tribal News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat
Enterprise Rancheria and California's Water, Prosperity
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/water-115151-enterprise-lands.html

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record
Dam-Raising Threat: Certain Wildlife Live Only Around Lake
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/07/dam-raising-threat/

Aquafornia.com
ICTMN.com
Raising Dam Would Drown Sacred Site
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/04/07/raising-dam-would-drown-sacred-site-106896
(Seriously, haven't these people been forced to sacrifice enough already???  So Cal wants the additional water, let them build the facility to store it...again, why does the North portion of the state have to bear the brunt of all of this??)

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Courthouse News: Suction Dredging Causes Alarm in California
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/04/05/45345.htm

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
John f. Swaim: What Real Motive for Fighting Dredging?
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/08/john-f-swaim-whats-real-motive-for-fighting/?partner=RSS
(Excellent rebuttal article to one above.)

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Scarce water Spreads Disease on Waterfowl Refuge
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20347231/scarce-water-spreads-disease-waterfowl-refuge

Political News

Science News
The Humble Libertarian
Environmental News Service:
Conservation Deal, FDA Declines to Remove Bisphenol A From Food Packaging
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2012/2012-04-02-091.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Freedom Advocates
April 7th Newsletter
http://www.freedom21.org/Newsletters/NL-2012/nl-040712-1.pdf

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Liberty Blog: Delta Smelt X2 Injunction Briefing Completed in the Ninth Circuit
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64921

Events
ACWA.com
Water Commission to Hear Update on BDCP April 18
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/california-water-commission-hear-update-bdcp-april-18

Just For Fun
Wired Science
Chick and Eggs: Best Live Nest Cams
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/easter-bird-cams/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Blog+-+Wired+Science%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

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