Tuesday, May 15, 2012

May 15, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Science Blog
Floating Robots Use GPS-Enabled Smartphones to Monitor Water
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_20615981/bill-seeks-clarify-groundwater-oversight

Dan Bacher
Alertnet.org: Delta Stewardship Council Releases Plan Recommending Canal
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/05/15/

Aquafornia.com
Delta Plan Reactions
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66868

Aquafornia.com
Critic Blasts Newest Plan to 'Save the Delta'
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66869

Aquafornia.com
Joe Grindstaff to Retire?
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66830

Aquafornia.com
Final Staff Draft Delta Plan Released
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66827

Restore the Delta
Restore the Delta Responds to Delta Stewardship Council's Release of Plan
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001fTNlOr47SjuWDcMSJ3jymRKPSxzSrx7WWfbbDP9Mm9ovToCnUx3mJFVCCJwZa54rSjLmQOB71P3yLyA5pkLlDPQl5B7eM60BN5ODA5yJmG8v7WW_Jrlo2w%3D%3D

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66793

Delta National Park
Maps are Great at That
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/maps_are_great_at_that/
(Link to KQED's interactive maps and historical data for the Delta.)

Aquafornia.com
California Greening Blog: Water Budgets Meet Financial Budgets in CA Water Wars
http://www.cagreening.blogspot.com/2012/05/water-budgets-meet-financial-budgets-in.html
(Interesting read)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Contra Costa Times: Bill Sees to Clarify Groundwater Oversight
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_20615981/bill-seeks-clarify-groundwater-oversight

Aquafornia.com
KQED Climate Watch: After Dry Rainy Season, Falifornia Faces High Wildfire Risk
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/05/14/after-dry-%E2%80%98rainy-season%E2%80%99-california-faces-high-wildfire-risks/
(Aah, California...if it isn't one thing...it's the other!)

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/05/news-articles-and-links-from-monday-may_14.html

Water News
Environmental Research Web
Study Finds Stream Temperatures Don't Parallel Warming Climate Trend
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/49599

Agriculture News
Ag Professional
Soil Moisture Monitoring Research on Tomatoes
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/Soil-moisture-monitoring-research-on-tomatoes-150991255.html

CapitalPress.com
District Projects to Improve Ag Water Efficiency
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-irrigation-projects-w-infobox-051412

CapitalPress.com
Del Monte Closing Kingsburg Peach Processing Plant
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CA-Del-Monte-Kingsburg-plant-051512

Levee News

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Study Suggests Steelhead Trout Lose When Water is Low in Wine Country
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66852

Dan Bacher
Alternet.org: Diver Convicted of Poaching Lobsters in Marine Reserve
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/05/13/

Environmental News

Tourism News

Economic News

California Political News
The Foundry
California's High-Speed Spending Spree
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/14/californias-high-speed-spending-spree/

Political News

Science News

High Speed Rail News
CalWatchDog.com
Bullet Trains, Green Jobs and The War Between Data and Storytelling
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/05/15/bullet-trains-green-jobs-and-the-war-between-data-and-storytelling/

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
News With Views
Mind Control and Smart Growth
http://www.newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh151.htm

Canada Free Press
Convenient Lies and Governance of the Earth
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/46702#When:11:04:20Z

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar
Sacramento River Watershed Program
2012 State of the Sacramento River Watershed Forum
May 22, 2012
http://www.sacriver.org/ourwork/conferences/2012-state-sacramento-river-watershed-forum
(Scholarships are available.)

Delta Stewardship Council
May 24, 2012 Meeting Agenda
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/May%2024,%202012%20Meeting%20Notice.pdf

Just For Fun



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