Delta Water News Links, February 11, 2012

Delta News
Sacbee.com
Michael Doyle Congressional Democrats say California Water Bill is Brewing in the Dar
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/11/4255384/congressional-democrats-say-california.html#disqus_thread
(All I have to say is "Welcome to our in-Delta nightmare" for one and for two it is the 'gaming' of the federal system that is destroying not only the Cornerstone of California, but the heart and soul of Northern California.  What if, just what if, we were able to negate or nullify this crap from DC and get along with the business of properly addressing, solving and resolving our state water issues???....It could happen!)

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Sierra Sun
Martis Valley Groundwater Plan Earns More Support
http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20120210/NEWS/120219999/1066&ParentProfile=1051

Aquafornia.com
Redding.com
Editorial:  Are Salmon Really Clamoring for a Bigger Dam?
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/feb/11/editorial-are-the-salmon-really-clamoring-for-a/

Aquafornia.com
NRDC Switchboard
Doug Obegi California to Strengthen Measurement of Agricultural Water Use to Improve Efficiency
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dobegi/california_to_strengthen_measu.html

Aquafornia.com
NapaValleyRegister.com
Discussion:  Thompson Bill Would Boost Yountville Recycled Water
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/thompson-bill-would-boost-yountville-recycled-water/article_996fe65e-5439-11e1-b071-0019bb2963f4.html

Aquafornia.com
Press Enterprise
MWD Considers Plans for Diamond Valley Lake Development
http://www.pe.com/local-news/breaking-news-headlines/20120210-region-mwd-considers-plans-for-diamond-valley-lake.ece

Aquafornia.com
Press Enterprise
Alicia Robinson Plan to Recycle Wastewater Moving Forward
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20120211-riverside-plan-to-recycle-wastewater-moving-forward.ece

Aquafornia.com
Press Enterprise
Green Coalition of San Jacinto Valley Green Coalition to Discuss Aquifer
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/hemet/hemet-headlines-index/20120211-hemet-green-coalition-to-discuss-aquifer.ece

Aquafornia.com
CA Patch Opinion:  Mayor's Message about Water
http://sanjuancapistrano.patch.com/articles/opinion-the-mayor-s-message-about-water

ACWA
ACWA Members Testify at Water Storage Hearing
http://www.acwa.com/news/federal-relations/acwa-members-testify-water-storage-hearing

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Matt Weiser California Weather Watchers Wishing for Moisture from Weakening La Nina
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/10/4255122/california-weather-watchers-wishing.html

Aquafornia.com
TahoeDailyTribune.com
Dylan Silver A Wait in the Clouds
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20120211/NEWS/120219979/1056&parentprofile=1056

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com
Proposed Desalination Plant Clears Environmental Hurdle, Wins Permit
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/huntington-beach-desalination-plant-clears-environmental-hurdle.html

Aquafornia.com
89.3 KPCC
California Plant to Convert Salt Water Approved
http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/02/10/31198/future-california-plant-would-convert-salt-water-f/

Aquafornia.com
OCRegister.com
OC Agency Revives Failed Desert Water Plan
http://www.ocregister.com/news/water-339856-project-environmental.html
Cadiz Notice of Comment Extension
http://aquafornia.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Cadiz-Notice-of-Extension.pdf

Agriculture News
Colusa Sun-Herald
Todd Hansen Ag Must Speak Up on Flood Plan
http://www.colusa-sun-herald.com/news/flood-8035-plan-protection.html
(I've worked with Justin Fredrickson on the CVFPP and other water-related forums, he's the real deal...pay attention!)

Willows Journal
Todd Hansen Public Unaware of Agriculture Issues
http://www.willows-journal.com/news/agriculture-7951-state-colusa.html
(Another excellent article about Agriculture's (Nor Cal anyway) lack of PR, etc.)

Aquafornia.com
FresnoBee.com
Paula Lloyd Will Winter Make a Comeback in Valley?
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/02/10/2718030/will-winter-make-a-comeback-in.html

Aquafornia.com
VisaliaTimesDelta.com
William Tweed: Coping with Dry Weather in the Valley
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20120211/LIFESTYLE/202110313

Political News

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
FresnoBee.com
Mike Grossi Clovis Sues Dow, Shell over Fouled Water
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/02/10/2718031/clovis-sues-dow-shell-oil-over.html

Science News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
American Policy Center
Tom DeWeese Update #1 on Agenda 21
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/02/11/update-1-on-agenda-21/
Tom DeWeese Update #2 on Agenda 21
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/02/11/update-2-on-agenda-21/
Tom DeWeese Update #3 on Agenda 21
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/02/11/update-2-on-agenda-21/

Canada Free Press
Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh 'Agenders' and Right Wing Conspiracies
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44552#When:14:46:40Z
(Once again, Agenda 21/Sustainable Development is NOT a conspiracy theory.  It is a manifesto out of the UN, signed into soft-law via Pres. Clinton's Executive Order establishing the President's Council on Sustainable Development.  Most American's are not opposed to proper stewardship and conservation of our natural resources, we are against the top down, governance of Agenda 21 that directly usurps our Sovereignty at every level, from individual through the republic of the Unites States of America).

Just For Fun

Delta Water News Links February 10, 2012

Delta News
Daily Democrat
Supes Oppose Plan to Expand Yolo Bypass, Fremont Weir
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_19934988

California Water Blog
Jeff Lund Insights for California Water Policy from Computer Modeling
http://californiawaterblog.com/2012/02/09/insights-for-california-water-policy-from-computer-modeling/

Chicoer.com
Heather Hacking Fish and Game May Sue Over Levee
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_19935198?source=rss

Tracy Press
Jon Mendelsen Council Wades into Water Matters
http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/17471561/article-Council-wades-into-water-matters?instance=home_news_lead_story

Delta eNews
DWR
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/DeltaEnews020912.pdf

Sacramento Business Journal
Valley Vision Honors Four Sacramento Leaders
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/10/valley-vision-honors-four-leaders.html
(Mike Eaton, Delta Conservancy)

Water News
California Progress Report
Dan Bacher Winnemem Wintu Tribe Slams Federal Plan to Raise Shasta Dam
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/winnemem-wintu-tribe-slams-federal-plan-raise-shasta-dam

Red Bluff Daily News Online
Commentary Bob Bradley:  Fix the River System
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/opinion/ci_19927669

Redding.com
Damon Arthur State BLM Director Tours Clear Creek, a Success Story for Wild Salmon and Steelhead
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/feb/09/blm-director-tours-clear-creek-a-success-story/?partner=RSS

AuburnJournal.com
Gus Thomson Water Bond Could Mean $75 Million for Auburn Based State Agency
http://auburnjournal.com/detail/199983.html?content_source=&category_id=2&search_filter=&user_id=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&event_ts_to=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=
(Sierra Nevada Conservancy)

KQED Climate Watch
Claire Schoen Climate Adaptation and Unintended Consequences
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/02/09/adaptation-and-unintended-consequences/

MyDesert.com
Keith Methany Leaders Mull How to Sell Higher Water Prices
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120210/NEWS01/202100307/Leaders-mull-how-sell-higher-water-prices?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

ACWA
Kristen Goree Water Provisions Included in Transportation Bill
http://www.acwa.com/news/federal-relations/water-provisions-included-transportation-bill

ACWA
ACWA's DC Conference In Two Weeks
http://www.acwa.com/news/federal-relations/acwa%E2%80%99s-dc-conference-two-weeks
(Bringing California Water Discussions to DC)

Aquafornia.com
Siskiyou County Intends to Challenge Klamath Dam Decision in Federal Court
http://aquafornia.com/archives/61649

California Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News Mike Wade
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-9-2012.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-10.html

Agriculture News
USDA Agriculture Research
Dennis O'Brien A New Tool for Mapping Water Use and Drought
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2012/120207.htm

Political News
Fox and Hounds
Ken Orski Why Pleas to Increase Infrastructure Funding Fall on Deaf Ears
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/02/why-please-to-increase-infrastructure-funding-fall-on-deaf-ears/

CalWatchDog.com
John Seiler HSR Obama Backs High Speed Raid Boondoggle
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/10/obama-backs-high-speed-rail-boondoggle/

CalWatchDog.com
Katie Grimes Californian's Getting Railroaded
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/10/californians-getting-railroaded/

Environmental News

Science News
Water Librarian Blog
National Climatic Data Center Climatological Data Will be Free Starting Monday
http://waterlibrarian.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/climatological-data-will-be-free-starting-monday/

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development News

Just For Fun
Sacramento Press
Lisa Ouellette Exploring History in the Low Waters of Folsom Lake
http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/63505/Exploring_History_in_the_Low_Waters_of_Folsom_Lake

Delta and Water News February 9, 2012

Delta Related News
Aquafornia.com
Environmental Water Caucus Press Release
http://aquafornia.com/archives/61608

Watergrab.blogspot.com
Bruce Wilson Stop the Big Water Grab
http://watergrab.blogspot.com/

Aquafornia.com
Study Finds Efforts to Boost Salmon Numbers with Hatchery-Raised Fish Weakens Wild Fish
http://aquafornia.com/archives/61598
(Several other links as well)

OPB News
Climate Change a Growing Risk for U.S. Water Supplies
http://news.opb.org/article/climate_change_a_growing_risk_for_u.s._water_supplies/

Sacbee.com
Matt Weiser U.S. to provide Sacramento $19 million for water, flood-control work
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/09/4250367/us-to-provide-sacramento-19-million.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

The Business Journal
Costa Announces $6.8 million for Valley Water Projects
http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/energy-and-environment/761-costa-announces-68m-for-valley-water-projects

Sacbee.com
Cynthia Hubert Undeveloped North Natomas Park Provides Refuge for Sacramento Wildlife
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/09/4250306/undeveloped-north-natomas-park.html#mi_rss=Environment

Water Related News
Sfgate.com
Peter Fimrite Enlarging Shasta Dam Feasible, US Report Says
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/08/MNAF1N4A4P.DTL&type=science

Recordnet.com
Dana M. Nichols Rules, Money Blocking Dam Projects, Officials Say
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120209/A_NEWS/202090317/-1/NEWSMAP

PasadenaStarNews.com
Steve Sauzillo Upper District Rallies for a New Kind of Peripheral Canal Bill
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_19921318

Aquadoc.com
Water Wired AWRA National Water Policy Dialogues 1-4
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/02/summary-awra-national-water-policy-dialogues-1-4.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Bakersfield.com
Lois Henry Out of Town Water Baron Is Not What He Seems
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/business/growth/x1997183745/LOIS-HENRY-Out-of-town-water-baron-is-not-what-he-seems
(Well this Lois should probably keep telling herself this...)

California Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News Mike Wade
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-9-2012.html

Agriculture News
Capital Press
Tim Heardon Researchers Take Fight to Weeds
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-pasture-weeds-w-photos-infobox-021012

Environmental News
LA Daily News
Melissa Palmer Artifacts find in Owens Lake May Lead to DWP Fines
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_19923909

Environmental Research Web
Glaciers Losing Ice Less Fast Than Believed
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/48579

Environmental Research Web
How Super-continents Are Born
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/48578
(And all this time we thought it was sea level rise...maybe we're just sinking!)

NRDC Switchboard
Marty Schmitt It Is Time to Restore Salmon to the San Joaquin River
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/mschmitt/it_is_time_to_restore_salmon_t.html

Political News
Lew Rockwell.com
Donald W. Miller , Jr., MD The X and Y Generations and Ron Paul: An Alliance for Our Age
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/48578

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development News
American Policy Center
Tom DeWeese Major New Wwapon in the Fight Against the UN
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/02/07/major-new-weapon-in-the-fight-against-the-un/

Just for Fun
Placer Herald George de Vilbiss Bly Tunnel Valve at Eagle Lake is Shut and Locked
http://placerherald.com/detail/199812.html
(This has some surprising Eagle Lakes/Placer fishing secrets!)

Delta Water News Links thru February 6, 2012

Delta Related News
Sacramento Business Journal
Report Strengthening Delta Levees Economical
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/02/report-strengthening-delta-levees-econom.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

Switchboard NRDC
Barry Nelson The Southern California Trend Toward Reduced Reliance on the Delta Price Matters
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/the_southern_california_trend.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+switchboard_bnelson+%28Switchboard%3A+Barry+Nelson%27s+Blog%29

Water Related News
ACWA
EPA Releases 2010-2011 Highlights National Water Program Climate Change Strategy
http://www.acwa.com/news/climate-change/epa-releases-2010-%E2%80%9811-highlights-national-water-program-climate-change-strategy

Delta National Park
John Bass Obama's Westlands Solar District Opportunity
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/obamas_westlands_solar_district_opportunity/
Once again, lack of 'local' knowledge here...Mr. Bass forgets about another critical component of WWD and that's the Kern County Water Bank.  If you think for one minute WWD is giving up one drop of Delta water for their bank...ain't gonna happen under the current configuration.  AND, some solar technologies require more water to process the energy than their 'high value' crops do, oh and so does extracting oil...all high-volume users of water, FYI)

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
All from Earthzine.com Essay Contest
Citizenship and Environmentalism
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/02/06/citizenship-and-environmentalism/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29
(a little disturbing)

From University of Michigan
Seeing like a Planet: From Global Consciousness to Global Conscious
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/02/06/seeing-like-a-planet-from-global-consciousness-to-global-conscience/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Roles of Earth Observation in Ensuring Global Sustainability
Timipre Ruth George
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/02/06/roles-of-earth-observation-in-ensuring-global-sustainability/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Earth Observation Viewing the World for a Sustainable Future
Warlie Zambales Diaz, John B Lacson Foundation Maritime University, Phillipines
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/02/06/earth-observation-viewing-the-world-for-a-sustainable-future/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Preserving the Green Heritage through Earth Observations
Monica Islam, North South University, Bangladesh
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/02/06/preserving-the-green-heritage-through-earth-observations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

News Links via Aquafornia.com thru February 3, 2012

IndyBay.org
Dan Bacher Court Denies Commission Motion to Dismiss Coastside MLPA Lawsuit
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/02/02/18706476.php

San Jose Mercury News
Dennis Cuff Contra Costa Times Sandhill Cranes Bring Their Trumpet and Dance to the Delta
Each Winter
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_19879354?source=rss
Cosumnes River Preserve in Galt

Press Democrat
Cathy Bussewitz Many Grape Growers Plan to Voluntarily Comply with Water Rules
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120203/BUSINESS/120209762/1033/news?Title=Many-grape-growers-plan-to-voluntarily-comply-with-water-rules&tc=ar

San Jose Mercury News
Hold the salt:  Developer Explores Using Desalinated water for Saltworks Project
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_19890465
(I left a comment here)

Siskiyou-Shasta Counties
Pacific Forest Trust
Bear Creek Forest Conserved! A Win for Forests, Water, Wildlife and Jobs
http://pacificforest.org/news_story10207.html

Press Democrat
Bob Norberg Lake Mendocino to be Stocked with Rainbow Trout
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120203/articles/120209767?tc=ar

California Watch
Brian Joseph, Orange County Register  High Speed Rail's Coming Battle, Powerful Landowners
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/high-speed-rails-coming-battle-powerful-land-owners-14764
(I see, so when the farmers and landowners are 'powerful' farmers in and around Tejon Ranch and the Central San Joaquin Valley, they are a force to contend with as far as land acquisition, infrastructure construction and destruction of prime agriculture land and THEIR way of life is involved; but our farmers and other 'powerful' landowners in and around the Primary and Secondary Zone of the Legal Delta are just supposed to roll over and take it up the back side, all because we aren't aligned with the backers of Tejon Ranch Co, (hint hint, look at the principle developers, capital investments and NGO's, who they are, what they signed off on and for how long and in return for what??? and how this all ties back to the same player(s) involved in stealing Delta water to provide for this particular rich and famous development)...

Canada Free Press
Kern County is Blinded by Greed (ya think??)
Wind Farms to Wipe Out California Condor
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44420#When:14:15:40Z

Capital Press
Ninth Court of Appeals Critical of 2004 Logging Plan
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CA-Logging-in-Sierras-020412

EarthObservatory.nasa.com
Cool Earth Marble Image!
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77085&src=eorss-iotd&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Lloyd G. Carter
Two-headed Fish from Selenium Poisoning? They're here
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/120204544_two-headed-fish-selenium-poisoning-they039re-here

Chicoer.com
Glenn Joins Chorus of Criticism Against Delta Plan
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_19898119

Recordnet.com
Randy Fiorini, Nostalgic Trip Down Delta Drifts too Far From the Facts
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120205/A_OPINION03/202050304/-1/A_OPINION
(Within this well-written opinion, Mr. Fiorini speaks to the State Water Resources Control Board setting flow criteria for the Delta.  Until the SWRCB actually grows a spine and sets forth the flow criteria presented and accepted by the Board last year, seems to me the Delta Plan and the BDCP are wasting time, effort and money on a potentially moot project (I know, like that would actually happen)!  Or stated this way, without legally acknowledged in/out flow criteria for the Delta, how in the heck can anyone plan anything when something as basic as flow criteria hasn't been legally acknowledged?)

Sacbee.com
Editorial Water Bond Will Sink it it Stays Bloated
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/05/4238093/water-bond-will-sink-if-it-stays.html

Capital Press
Proposals Could Mean Big Change for Colorado Water
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CO-Water-proposals-020412
(Interesting in these are proposals to change Colorado's Constitution, Senior Water Rights and 'Public Water')

CourthouseNews.com
California Water Wars Renewed in Sierras
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/02/02/43593.htm
Mammoth, Owens Valley vs LADWP

SierraWave.net
Bennett Kessler Inyo-DWP Clash Over Pumps
http://www.sierrawave.net/9982/clash-over-pumps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
(Boy DWP is making friends aall over the place, aren't they??)

California Water Blog
Elena M. Lopez Extinction is a Sustainable Condition
http://californiawaterblog.com/2012/02/02/extinction-is-a-sustainable-condition/
(Wow, something that actually makes reasonable sense!)

Delta Conservancy
January Newsletter
http://deltaconservancy.ca.gov/docs/newsroom/enewsletters/January_2012_01-05-12_v5-1.pdf

Aquafornia.com
Seametrics Infographic Why Water Conservation Matters
http://aquafornia.com/archives/61266

From Nicky Suard, "What BDCP says; What History says"

"Please look at the attached links to graphics which show very basic, but important differences between what the BDCP documents say, (as referenced in the Delta Stewardship Council's Delta Plan) and what state historical documents say/show to the contrary..."  


Graphic Number 1:  Salinity Gradient 
BDCP 2 ppt/Historical document 1 ppt
http://snugharbor.net/images2012/DELTACOMMENTS/bdcp/bdcp-salinity.jpg

Graphic Number 2:  Sacramento River Flow/Exports
Diversions for Beneficial Use
http://snugharbor.net/images2012/DELTACOMMENTS/bdcp/bdcp-sacriverflow.jpg

Graphic Number 3:  Sacramento River Average Flow
BDCP 21,283 TAF/Historical Documents say 17,220 - 18,327 TAF
http://snugharbor.net/images2012/DELTACOMMENTS/bdcp/bdcp-sacriveraverageflow.jpg

Graphic Number 4:  Biological Conditions Landscapes
http://snugharbor.net/images2012/DELTACOMMENTS/bdcp/bdcp-deltalandscapes1850.jpg

There are a ton of historical documents and documentation that can be viewed at www.deltarevision.com