Sunday, May 20, 2012

May 19 and 20, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Sf Gate.com
'Chunnel' Plan to Bypass Delta is Falling Down
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/17/INAT1MO0SH.DTL

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Modesto Bee: Legal Threat, Foes Force MID to Hold Off on SF Water Sale
http://www.modbee.com/2012/05/18/2206087/modesto-irrigation-district-postpones.html
(This is just bad...)

Aquafornia.com
Siskiyou Daily News: Coho Plan Update: NMFS Supervisor Visited Landowners, Conducted Field Studies
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/features/x1832930958/Coho-plan-update-NMFS-supervisor-has-visited-landowners-conducted-field-tours-in-county
(WOW...look what happens when the bureaucrats actually get out of an office, off of a computer and actually go LOOK at and TALK to the people and places they are making sweeping decisions about.  A little more empirical or hands-on and a lot less academia would serve us much better!)

Aquafornia.com
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Blog: Wine and Fish for Dinner?  Water Management Required
http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7447

Nature Watch
LATimes.com: California Senate OKs Bill to Limit Power of South Land Water District
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water-district-20120518,0,2746808.story
(Isn't it wonderful when politicians play 'referee/favorite'??)

Aquafornia.com
Western Farm Press
What's Next for California Groundwater?
http://westernfarmpress.com/irrigation/what-s-next-california-groundwater?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WesternFarmPress+%28Western+Farm+Press%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

ACWA.com
ACWA-Led Coalition Submits Comments on ESA Implementation
http://www.acwa.com/news/endangered-and-invasive-species/acwa-led-coalition-submits-comments-esa-implementation

Aquafornia.com
Southern California Water Committee
Press Release: Legislative Hearing Highlights Successes, Opportunities and Challenges..
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67216/

Aquafornia.com
Redding.com: Doug Craig's Blog
http://blogs.redding.com/dcraig/archives/2012/05/accelerated-cli.html

Aquafornia.com
Congressman Jim Costa: Costa Calls for Action on Real Water Solutions
http://costa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=827:6172012-costa-calls-for-action-on-real-water-solutions&catid=44:2012-press-releases
(More of the same waah, waaah, let's fix us at the extreme extinction of them...geez.)

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Third Intake into Lake Mead Hits $5 Million Snag
http://aquafornia.com/?p=67046

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
NPR: The Secret Life of California Strawberries
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/05/17/152522900/the-secret-life-of-californias-world-class-strawberries

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Stuart Leavenworth: Rice Country Fears It Could Get Rolled Over in Delta Deal
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/20/4500777/stuart-leavenworth-rice-country.html

Levee News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal Democrat: Halted Marysville Levee Work Slated to Restart in June
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/marysville-116358-work-levee.html

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Ukiah daily Journal
Record Salmon numbers Spark Release on Eel River
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_20643349/record-salmon-numbers-spark-release-eel-river?source=rss_viewed

Aquafornia.com
Tehema County News
California DFG Tries New Tactic to Increase Salmon Survival Rates
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/ci_20662506/california-dfg-tries-new-tactic-increase-salmon-survival

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight: Fish Passage Project at Red Bluff Pumping Water, Official Says Irrigation Came at Right Time
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/may/19/fish-passage-project-pumping-water/

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Yubanet.com: Citizens, Groups Calling for a Ban on Fracking in California
http://yubanet.com/california/itizens-Groups-Calling-for-a-Ban-on-Fracking-in-California.php#.T7ZVKNxDz91

Tourism News
Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: Modest Flows Bode Well for Summer River Rafting Season
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/20/4498320/modest-flows-bode-well-for-summer.html

Economic News

California Political News
Dan Bacher
IndyBay.org: Brown Slashes Budget While Promoting $14B Canal
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/05/19/18713772.php

Political News
FoxNews.com
Crooks Target Supreme Court Justice Breyer for Second Time in Three Months
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/17/crooks-target-supreme-court-justice-breyer-for-second-time-in-three-months/

Science News

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities
Aquafornia.com
The Business Journal: Meeting to Address Water Project Impact
http://thebusinessjournal.com/news/agriculture/1879-meeting-to-address-water-project-impact
(Misleading headline.)

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Courthouse News Service: Chico Water Group Fights Water Transfer Deal
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/05/17/46574.htm

Events Calendar

Just For Fun


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