Monday, July 23, 2012

July 23, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
MontereyHerald.com
California, Federal Officials to Unveil Water Plans
http://www.montereyherald.com/state/ci_21133768/california-federal-officials-unveil-water-plans
"We decided to embrace scientific uncertainty regarding the facility's operation, water flows, habitat restoration and the response of fish," said Karla Nemeth, program manager for the plan at the California Natural Resources Agency.
Precisely how much water is diverted will depend on what is determined by the scientific studies that will accompany construction, she said.
"Ultimately what passes muster is what will work for the fish," Nemeth said.
(Well, there's a scary quote, folks.)

Recordnet.com
Delta's Path has Tunnel Right Ahead
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120723/A_NEWS/207230318

Aquafornia.com
The Valley Citizen
How to Kill a River: A Media Guide
http://thevalleycitizen.com/?p=1223

California Water News
ACWA.com
DWR Releases 2011 Report on SWP Reliability
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-supply-challenges/dwr-releases-2011-reliability-report-state-water-project

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/70284/

Aquafornia.com
MontereyHerald.com
Critical Phase Looms In Water Debate This Week
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_21136008/critical-phase-looms-water-debate-this-week

Aquafornia.com
Santa Margarita Water District
Proposed Water Purchase From Cadiz
http://www.smwd.com/news/press-releases/2012-07-21.html

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Valley Groundwater threatened If Farm Use, Continues at Current Rate
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/22/4648322/valley-groundwater-threatened.html

Aquafornia.com
North County Times
Forum: Scrutiny of Water Decisions Long Overdue in San Diego
http://www.nctimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/forum-scrutiny-of-water-decisions-long-overdue-in-san-diego/article_7d8f99ad-4a89-567e-ba81-b8d906cacd98.html

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Linda Best and Bob Whitley: Delta Fix Plan Must Contain Certain Essential Elements
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_21120438/linda-best-and-bob-whitley-delta-fix-plan
(In a perfect world this is true, valid and legal...in Jerry's Wacky Water World, it's all about circumventing the law, by whatever means, and as thinly veiled in legality as possible.  Don't people read the news???)

Fox and Hounds
California Must Avert An Earthquake-Created Drought
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/07/california-must-avert-an-earthquake-created-drought/
(Good grief...worry about your LA infrastructure and the concrete ditch that has, foot for foot, subsided more than any place in the Delta. More SoCal propaganda, ugh.)

Aquafornia.com
Petaluma360.com
Youth Off to a Good Start
http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20120720/COMMUNITY/120729996/1428/community?Title=Youth-off-to-a-good-start-&tc=ar

Aquafornia.com
Modesto Bee
Letters Detail MID, Modesto's Dispute Over Water Treatment Plant
http://www.modbee.com/2012/07/19/2289090/mid-city-get-their-dispute-in.html#storylink=cpy

Aquafornia.com
Department of Water Resources
Press Release: State Water Project Delivery Reliability Report
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/70196/

ACWA.com
New fact Sheet Educating Public on BDCP
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/new-fact-sheet-educated-public-bdcp
(More BDCP garbage, people in Zone 7, Alameda County Water District and Santa Clara Valley Water District ratepayers/customers better wise up to what's really being taken from them.)

Water News
Hydraulically Inclined
A Few Good Reads
http://ayresriverblog.com/2012/07/23/a-few-good-reads-72312-flood-control-on-the-truckee-river-minot-moving-forward/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29

Aquadoc.com
Water Management Info-graphics from IBM
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/07/water-infographics-from-ibm.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
UC Green Blog
When Oysters and Cows Collide
http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7974

The Blog of David Guy
The Important Value(s) of Rural Communities
http://www.waterfoodandtheenvironment.com/2012/07/19/the-important-values-of-rural-communities/

Levee News

Fisheries News
Dan Bacher
Indybay.org
Feds Plan to Release Trinity Water to Prevent Klamath Fish Kill
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/07/19/18717858.php

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Ducks Unlimited to Help Restore Wetland
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ducks-Unlimited-to-help-restore-wetland-3726794.php

SFGate.com
Building Homes for Oysters in S.F. Bay
http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Building-homes-for-oysters-in-S-F-Bay-3721430.php

Aquafornia.com
Union democrat
Pelican Lands in Yosemite
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/Pelican-lands-in-Yosemite?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnionDemocrat+%28The+Union+Democrat%2C+Sonora%2C+CA+News%2C+Sports%2C+%26+Weather%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tribal News

Infrastructure News
Planning and Conservation League
The Truth About CEQA and Infill
http://greenroots.pcl.org/2012/07/23/the-truth-about-ceqa-and-infill/

Economic News

Tourism News
Aquafornia..com
Calaveras Enterprise
Commercial Rafters Set Sights on the Moke
http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_cb08cc4e-d283-11e1-a79f-0019bb2963f4.html

Examiner.com
California State Park Scandal: 'Budget-Crunched' Department Sat on $54M Fund
http://www.examiner.com/article/california-state-park-scandal-budget-crunched-department-sat-on-54-m-fund

California Political News
SFGate.com
State Parks Scandal May Undercut Tax Pitch
http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/State-parks-scandal-may-undercut-tax-pitch-3725557.php
(It most certainly does!  California cannot manage the assets/tax base it currently has...do you really want to give Brown more of your hard-earned dollars??)

California Progress Report
By Texas Obsessed
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/regents-move-forward-ucla-hotel-despite-financial-concerns-17171
(Well, this just goes to show, it's pretty much only for show.  Real Republicans would know the first lesson that should have been learned is:  Stop spending money needlessly!  You just had  to incur the expenses of how many people? to go see what any reasonable person could see from here...STOP SPENDING MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE. 

Second, don't forget Newsom is Pelosi's nephew, regardless of whom he's traveling and consorting with.  The comment is worth the read.)

Canada Free Press
Questions to Ask Democrats As They Abandon Barack
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/48252#When:11:34:02Z
(This is interesting fodder...rats jumping a socialist ship?)

CalWatchDog.com
More Guns, Less Crime
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/23/more-guns-less-crime/

Political News
ABC News
Sen. Feinstein: 'Bad Time' to Press for Gun Control
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/sen-feinstein-bad-time-to-press-gun-control/
(If the laws on the books were actually enforced when/if guns are used in the committing of a crime, we'd have no need for any 'gun control'.  Enforcement of those laws and punishments are 'gun control' enough.  Think Three Strikes law when first enacted, you bet your sweet bippy, crime rates decreased, that law had some teeth in it and the Felons knew it!)

SFGate.cOM
Nearly Two Decades After Gunman's SF Massacre, Feinstein Renewed Outrage Over Assault 'Weapons of War'
http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2012/07/22/nearly-three-decades-after-gunmans-sf-massacre-dianne-feinstein-calls-for-renewed-attention-to-assault-weapons-of-war/

FOXNews.com
Johnson Defends Gun Rights, Calls Alleged Shooter 'Sick, Demented, Evil'
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/22/johnson-defends-gun-rights-calls-alleged-shooter-ick-demented-evil/?test=latestnews#ixzz21QR9gkDa
(Decent article.)

The Foundry
States Should Wait Before Accepting ObamaCare
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/07/23/morning-bell-states-should-wait-before-accepting-obamacare/
(Not California, oh no, we're the Pied Piper prancing to the edge of the abyss...doesn't look like that many are following either!)

Science News
National Center for Policy Analysis
New Study on California  Global Warming Law Indicates Higher Costs
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=22173&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29

The Associated Press
Experts: Some Fracking Critics Use Bad Science
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jCUQcMjaT-TJqizs7WRB1zIw8rzA?docId=cef00570f618477d8e9fcb53579af91c

High Speed Rail News
KCBS
Reporter Dave Lopez  to Gov. Jerry Brown on California High-Speed Rail: Hold the Phone!
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/07/kcbs_reporter_dave_lopez_to_go.php

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
American Policy Center
Environmental Protection of Global Governance
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/07/23/environmental-protection-or-global-governance/

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Redding Record Searchlight
Editorial: Water Victory for the Valley is Just One Battle
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jul/23/editorial-water-victory-for-the-valley-is-just/

Find Law Opinion
NRDC vs Salazar
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1606202.html?DCMP=NWL-pro_envtl

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
Curtis Knight: Klamath Agreements - Not Dead Yet
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jul/22/curtis-knight-klamath-agreements-151-not-dead/

Events Calendar
Aquafornia.com
July Calendar
http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=aquafornia&op=cal&month=7&year=2012

Aquafornia.com
UTSanDiego.com
'Watershed' Documentary to Premiere at Garden
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/19/watershed/
(Their's is narrated by Robert Redford!)

Just For Fun
Farm wars
The Day 'Our America with Lisa Link' Came to the Farm
http://farmwars.info/?p=8643&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FarmWars+%28Farm+Wars%29


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