Via Jessica Beccera, Delta Stewardship Council
Good Day,
At its February 9th and 10th meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) will review the Delta Protection Commission’s Proposal to Sustain the Delta as an Evolving Place (Agenda Item 7). This discussion will help inform the DSC during the development of its Delta Plan.
Public comment at the meeting is welcome and encouraged.
The meeting will be held at the West Sacramento City Hall Galleria, 1110 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA.
The meeting’s agenda can be found here: http://www.deltacouncil.ca.
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The meeting’s agenda can be found on the DSC website: www.deltacouncil.ca.gov
Thank you.
ACWA Submits Comments Draft program EIR Draft Delta Plan
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/acwa-submits-comments-draft-program-eir-draft-delta-plan
Restore the Delta Newsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001UGlpv9WiH3UhNNgxegaDNN8AjQe1pseOgFW_uGUQMSvQ7aHkriDcdBro91PuOejfwgMwKV0xBe-D0YvENB4S1rTtfANgK1vqBK_Z1MVG7loVY9pzWBfPFQ%3D%3D
Alternet.org
Dan Bacher, Commission Votes Against Pursuing Striped Bass Eradication Proposal
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/02/02/commission-votes-against-pursuing-striped-bass-eradication-proposal/
Alex Breitler Blog 'What is the Delta'
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/02/02/whats-the-delta/?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
(This lends weight to why I believe there should be 'Water 101' and to be involved, especially to vote on legislation, policies, procedures, projects, etc. one should have to pass the course with a minimum 90% and NOT on a curve, before being 'certified' to vote on water issues. I know, it's a long shot...but it just might have to happen).
CalWatchDog.com
John Seiler, Feds Own Almost Half of California
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/03/feds-own-almost-half-of-calif/
(And don't we know it)
California Spigot
Patricia McBroom
California Delta as National Heritage Could Help Save its People
http://californiaspigot.blogspot.com/2012/01/california-delta-as-national-heritage.html
(No this won't help 'save its people'.)
California Water Impact Network
From Aquafornia.com
Seismic Levee Upgrades Are Lowest Cost Strategy Water Supply Reliability
http://www.c-win.org/content/seismic-levee-upgrades-are-lowest-cost-strategy-water-supply-reliability.html
Central Valley Business Times
Strengthening Levees Makes More Sense than Peripheral Canal, Experts Say
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=20308
(Too bad nobody's truly listening)
ACWA
Water System Improvements Funding Headlines
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-news/water-system-improvements-funding-headlines
Switchboard, NRDC
Barry Nelson Southern California's New Wave
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/southern_californias_new_wave_1.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+switchboard_bnelson+%28Switchboard%3A+Barry+Nelson%27s+Blog%29
(Good article about So Cal agencies actually utilizing plans to reduce their future reliance on Delta exports)
Water Related News
California Water Impact Network
Sacbee.com, Burt Wilson
State Water Plan Done Deal Long Before 2012
http://www.c-win.org/content/sacbee-viewpoints-burt-wilson-state-water-plan-done-deal-long-2012.html
\(Finally, someone gets it right!)
California Water Impact Network
Sacramento News and Review, Burt Wilson
Water Grab Part 2 The Fix Is in the Delta Water Plan
http://www.c-win.org/content/burt-wilson-sac-news-and-review-water-grab-part-2-fix-delta-water-plan.html
(And yet another excellent article. The comments are worth a scan)
California Water Impact Network
SF Chronicle, Adam Scow
Repeal Flawed Water Bond
http://www.c-win.org/content/adam-scow-sf-chronicle-repeal-flawed-water-bond.html
Inkstain Blog
John Fleck
Sacbee.com Water Systems Need Fixes Badly, Customers Don't Want to Fund Them
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/30/4224312/water-systems-need-fixes-badly.html
Inkstain Blog
John Fleck Colorado River Models Wrong, But Useful
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/01/colorado-river-models-wrong-but-useful/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29
Acuadoc.com
Water Wired Groundwater Can We Put the 'Integrated' in Integrated Water Resources Management?
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/02/groundwater-can-we-put-the-integrated-in-integrated-water-resources-management.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29
Farm Water News
January 25th
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-25.html
January 26th
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-26.html
January 27th
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-27.html
January 28th
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-30.html
January 31st
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-31.html
February 1st
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-1-2012.html
February 2nd
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-2-2012.html
February 3rd
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-3-2012.html
Earthzine.com
Application of Hydrological Models to Assess the Reliability of Water Resources
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/01/30/application-of-hydrological-models-to-assess-the-reliability-of-water-resources/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29
Agriculture News
National Center for Policy Analysis
Proposed Federal Rules Would Limit Kids' Work on Farms
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=21545&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29
ACWA
Voluntary Resources Conservation Program Sign-up Starts March 12.
http://www.acwa.com/news/voluntary-resources-conservation-program-signup-starts-march-12
Education News
Asian Times
Spengler, How American Made its Children Crazy
http://atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/NA31Dj01.html
(I knew it!!! And am so glad I raised my daughters "Old School", hands-on learning! Computers can be/are the problem, not the solution in education. In their proper context within a balanced curriculum, computers serve their purpose but are NOT the be all and end all in early childhood education.)
ACWA
ACWA Scholarships Available Graduates-Undergraduates
http://www.acwa.com/news/communications-committee/acwa-scholarships-available-graduates-undergraduates
Litigation/Legal News
FindLaw.com
US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Pacific Rivers Council vs USFWS
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2012/02/03/08-17565.pdf
(Directly pertains to Sierra Nevada National Forests and lack of NEPA requirements, Land and Resources Management Plan., DEIR and EIS.)
Environmental News
California Progress Report
Patrick Porgens, Planetary Solutions Toxic Bomb Spawned Two-Headed Brown Trout in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/toxic-time-bomb-spawned-two-headed-brown-trout-greater-yellowstone-ecosystem
(Excellent read; ties into Kesterson, Sac/SJ River/SF Bay Esturary (Teratogenic: Able to disturb the growth and development of an embryo or fetus)).
Zap! Crackle! Pop!
Gary Hunt, Texas Requires Frac Cocktail Disclosure
http://insightadvisor.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/texas-requires-frac-cocktail-disclosure/.
Earthzine.com
Satellite Study Reveals Critical Habitat and Corridors for World's Rarest Gorilla
http://www.wcs.org/press/press-releases/satellite-study-finds-more-habitat-for-rarest-gorilla.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29
Earthzine.com
SHARE: Soil Moisture for Hydro-meteorological Applications
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/02/02/share-soil-moisture-for-hydrometeorological-applications/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29
Environmental Research Web
Insight: Can Afforestation Mitigate Climate Change?
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/48526
Environmental Research Web
Liz Kalaugher Location Key to Calculating Biofuel Carbon Footprint
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/48511
Political News
California Progress Report
Marcy Winograd, former Democratic Candidate for Congress
Building Green-Blue Coalition, California
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/building-blue-green-coalition-california
Agenda 21 News
FreedomAdvocates.org
Henry Lamb Rep. Wally Herger is Wrong About Agenda 21
http://www.freedom21.org/Newsletters/NL-2012/nl-020412-1.pdf
Earthzine.com
Kathleen Laygo, Rio+20 Conference Centers on Seven Issues
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/02/03/rio20-conference-centers-on-seven-issues/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29
News with Views
Kathleen Marquardt Agenda 21 The End of Western Civilization, Part 2
http://www.newswithviews.com/Marquardt/kathleen104.htm
High Speed Rail News
California Progress Report
Alam Kandel, Deployment of Rail Safety Technology Nationally Could Be Delayed til 2020
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/deployment-rail-safety-technology-nationally-could-be-delayed-till-2020
California Watch
Tim Sheehan, Fresno Bee, Contractors OK'd to Bid Fresno Area Bullet Train Construction
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/contractors-okd-bid-fresno-area-bullet-train-construction-14747
California Watch
David Siders, Sacramento Bee Brown Rejects Rail Cost Estimate
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/brown-rejects-rail-cost-estimate-100b-14691
California Watch
Tim Sheehan, Fresno Bee, Madera County Joins Bullet Train Opponents
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/madera-county-joins-bullet-train-opponents-14690
Just For Fun
Sometimes we forget how to keep life simple; here's a list of homemade cleaning products. Kinda reminds me of my Granma!
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/homemade-cleaning-products/
