April 13 and 14, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
California Water Impact Network
Letter to Senators Boxer and Feinstein
http://www.c-win.org/webfm_send/236
(Good proposal, based in common sense, would resolve a huge portion of the legitimate problem...under current configurations...not a snowball's chance, unfortunately.)

Indybay.org
Dan Bacher: Feinstein Pledges Support for Raising Shasta and Exchequer Dams
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/04/13/18711271.php

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
$1 Billion Needed for South Bay Flood Protection and Marsh Restoration
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_20374749/1-billion-needed-south-bay-flood-protection-and?source=rss
(Mzzz. Feinstein made a whistle-stop here too, well, can say she's getting a decent 'bang' for her campaign bucks.)

Aquafornia.com
Washington Post: Feinstein, Business Leaders, Say New Levees Urgently Needed to Keep Silicon Valley Above Water
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/feinstein-business-leaders-say-new-levees-urgently-needed-to-keep-silicon-valley-above-water/2012/04/12/gIQAHjsRDT_story.html
(WaPo's version of the above story.)

Examiner.com
The California Delta: One Man's Passion Could Produce a National Park
http://www.examiner.com/national-parks-in-national/the-california-delta-one-man-s-passion-could-produce-a-national-park

Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee: Storms Boost Water Deliveries for Valley's West Side
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/04/13/2799414/storms-boost-water-deliveries.html

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Despite Policy, Army Corps to Plant 30,000 Trees on Sacramento River Levees
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/14/4413341/levee-trees-catch-a-break.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Gov. Brown Appoints Mark Cowin Director of the Department of Water Resources
http://aquafornia.com/archives/65296

Aquafornia.com.
Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation Announces Updated 2012 Water Supplies for California's Central Valley Project
http://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?RecordID=39804

Aquafornia.com
Colusa Sun-Herald
Colusa Residents Boiling Over Flood Plan
http://www.colusa-sun-herald.com/news/flood-8381-plan-protection.html

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: Viewpoints Plan to Tap Groundwater for Profit Shows Need for Better State Policy
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/13/4410618/plan-to-tap-groundwater-for-profit.html

Water News
Aguanomics.com
Federal Insurance Fail
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/04/federal-insurance-fail.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Aquafornia.com
Department of Interior: Additional 1.5 Million Megawatt-Hours of Renewable Energy...Hydropower
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Additional-1-pt-5-Million-Megawatt-hours-of-Renewable-Energy-Could-Be-Generated-through-Hydropower-at-Existing-Reclamation-Sites.cfm

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
Bella Vista's New Fish Screens Designed to Protect Salmon, Family Water Alliance Provides Grant
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/13/bella-vistas-new-fish-screens-designed-to-salmon/?partner=RSS
(This is an excellent article...a win/win/win!!!)

Aquafornia.com
Huffington Post: Protecting Water at the Source
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donald-carr/protecting-water-at-the-source_b_1421009.html

Levee News

Tourism News

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Western Farm Press
Herbicide Regulations Tighten Over Salmon Protection
http://westernfarmpress.com/management/herbicide-regulations-tighten-over-salmon-protection

Environmental News

Political News
California Watch
Despite Safety Concerns, Analyst Finds Many Vacancies at Utilities Commission
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/despite-safety-concerns-analyst-finds-many-vacancies-utilities-commission-15762

CapitalPress.com
California Ethics Agency Warns Fish and Game Chief
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CA-cougar-killing-flap-041312

Science News


Infrastructure News
Aquafornia.com
89.3 KPCC
Huntington Beach Desalinization Developer Seeking Engineering Firm to Design and Build Plant
http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/04/12/31999/hb-desalination-developer-seeking-engineering-firm/

High Speed Rail News
California Watch
Rail Authority New High-Speed Plan
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/rail-authority-passes-new-high-speed-plan-15766

Sacramento Business Journal
New Business Plan Sets Cost of High Speed Rail at $68.4 Billion
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/04/13/business-plan-high-speed-rail-billion.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

CalWatchDog.com
New High Speed Rail Biz Plan Crashes into Reality
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/14/high-speed-rail-is-mission-impossible/

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Freedom Advocates
Newsletter: Who Owns the West?
http://www.freedom21.org/Newsletters/NL-2012/nl-041412-1.pdf

Canada Free Press
Power Grab for Natural Gas - A New Executive Order
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45984#When:11:39:35Z
(Where to start...besides this being unconstitutional...the President's "Domestic Policy Council" IS Agenda 21 in action...pretty scary stuff.)

The Hill's E2-Wire
Obama Order Coordinates Federal Take Oversight of "Fracking" Gas Development
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/221395-obama-signs-order-establishing-natural-gas-task-force

CapitalPress.com
Deal Protects 7-Mile North Coast California Property
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-california-coastal-protection-041312
(And yet again, ultimately Agenda-21 driven.)

CalWatchDog.com
Bay Area Rebellion Attacks Housing Mandate
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/13/bay-area-rebellion-attacks-housing-mandate/
(And this is how communities begin to fight back...

Oh and by the way, that small little tiny change made to one of the National Heritage Area boundaries that was overwhelmingly supported by a couple Bay Area non-profits??  Well, that small, little tiny change in boundaries that passed with less than say 50 votes at the public meetings, abuts against One Bay Area, and lo and behold...this is what potentially lies in store for the Delta, or what's left of the Delta after everyone gets everything they are bargaining or 'staking' their claims for...)

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Friant Sues Feds Over Piece of River Settlement
http://aquafornia.com/archives/65343
(This is one to keep an eye on.)

Aquafornia.com
Mammoth Times: Owens Valley Groups Sue DWP Over Groundwater Pumping---Again
http://www.mammothtimes.com/content/owens-valley-groups-sue-dwp-over-groundwater-pumping-issues%E2%80%94again

Aquafornia.com
Mammoth Times
Mammoth Creek Fight Will Stay in Mono County
http://www.mammothtimes.com/content/mammoth-creek-fight-will-stay-mono-county
(Score 1 for the Little Guys!)

Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee: Settlement Reached in Malibu Stormwater Lawsuit
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/04/13/2799298/settlement-reached-in-malibu-stormwater.html
(At $750,000 payable to NRDC, et al to 'settle' a lawsuit...ahhh, I see how they make their payroll.)
Events
Alex Breitler's Blog
What's on Tap - Your Complete Earth Day Calendar and Beyond
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/04/13/whats-on-tap-weekend-of-april-14-15-and-beyond-earth-day-events-in-green/?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
(Excellent round-up of all public-type events, meetings, etc.)

Just For Fun

April 12, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Burt Wilson
Public Water News Service
Brown Shafts Delta Stewardship Council Big Time!
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001YF4hHNmhMZkcqM3cJkokKEtVzFf6e3OZPpR-lXP3D_ZSF8gU6sBVyZrRehLTCBP_QRtw3M5kNoFkJhgIEY9EuuKfDY-aCS0F5i9lpnkL2KlGRjV4iM2Kag%3D%3D
(I disagree with his statement "Phil Isenberg is out and Jerry Meral is in..."  You can bet Mr. Isenberg has been in the mix from the get-go.  He's not out...Mr. Isenberg will just morph into something much more Napoleonic, we apparently didn't see coming.)

Aquafornia.com
Little Hoover Commission
April 23-25th Hearing
Agenda: http://www.lhc.ca.gov/reorg/reorg/GRP%201%202012/Agenda%204-25-12.pdf
Study Notice: http://www.lhc.ca.gov/reorg/reorg/GRP%201%202012/Agenda%204-25-12.pdf

Aquadoc.com
Report: What the Media Said About the NRC Bay-Delta Report
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/04/report-what-the-media-said-about-the-nrc-bay-delta-report.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

California Water News
ACWA.com
ESA Implementation SHould Take Comprehensive Approach
http://www.acwa.com/news/federal-relations/blog-post-esa-implementation-should-take-comprehensive-approach
Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/04/news-articles-and-links-from-april-12.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
CapitalPress.com
U.S. Reviews Ideas for Boosint West's Water Supply
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-US-Finding-water-041112

Agriculture News

Levee News

Tourism News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
California Progress Report
Fracking Impact on Water Worries Californians
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/fracking-impact-water-worries-californians
(Wonder where this dirtier sand crude will be refined??)

Political News
Roll Call Politics
California Dan Lungren Raises Half-Million in First Quarter
http://atr.rollcall.com/california-dan-lungren-raises-half-million-first-quarter/?pos=epol

Prison Planet.com
PaPo Suggests Bilderberg Group to Pick Romney's Running Mate
http://www.prisonplanet.com/washington-post-suggests-bilderberg-group-to-pick-romneys-running-mate.html

Science News


High Speed Rail News
CalWatchDog.com
Feinstein Cheers Gov. Brown's High Speed Rail Plan
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/12/sen-feinstein-cheers-gov-browns-high-speed-rail-plan/
(Of course she would, she and Mr. Mzz stand to directly benefit from the non-compete governmental infrastructure contracts...same as in the BDCP...you know, the gifts that keep on giving.)
Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Co.Exist.com
It's a Good Thing that Motionloft's Sensors Are Spying on You
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679661/its-a-good-thing-that-motionlofts-sensors-are-spying-on-you?partner=homepage_newsletter
(No it's not...regardless of purpose.)

Canada Free Press
Supreme Court Rules Againste EPA in Idaho Wetlands Case
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45927#When:09:27:03Z

The Humble Libertarian
The Tennis Balls (Voters) and the Players (NWO)
http://teapartyeconomist.com/2012/04/11/the-tennis-balls-voters-and-the-players-new-world-order/

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events

Just For Fun

April 11, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Restore the Delta
Action Alert: Two Important Pieces of Legislation With an Update
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=0014VpJP4e0eJRFlEk1s-8wYUafOEhWwKeubOWBlsP_H8Jx-mbePGs0z2UCxkl8ph_HIfDdPAf1ts0yONbWR6nlzaO-B8vufnoe4-kxfzpBIiCUJKJ_IX_M8A%3D%3D

Aquafornia.com
NRDC Switchboard: NRC Report Endorses Limiting Diversions in Dry Years...
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dobegi/nrc_report_endorses_limiting_d.html

Recordnet.com
Alex Breitler: Agency to Absorb Delta Council
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120411/A_NEWS/204110316

Link to Little Hoover Commission
http://www.lhc.ca.gov/reorg/reorg/GRP%201%202012/grp1_2012.html

EPAAbuse.com
Senators Fight to Stop EPA Takeover of All Water
http://epaabuse.com/6304/news/senators-fight-to-stop-epa-takeover-of-all-water/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senators-fight-to-stop-epa-takeover-of-all-water

California Delta Guardians
Woohoo! The State of California is Going Fishing!
http://caldelta.org/wp/blog/2012/04/11/woohoo-the-state-of-california-is-going-fishing/

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Metropolitan Water District Approves Two-Year Budget with 5% Increases Each Year
http://aquafornia.com/archives/65177

Aquafornia.com
MWD's Side
http://aquafornia.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Two-Year-Budget-Adopted-FINAL.pdf

Aquafornia.com
San Diego County Water Authority's Take
http://www.sdcwa.org/mwd-approves-higher-necessary-rate-increases-2013-2014

Aquafornia.com
Imperial Irrigation District Files to Have Judge Dismissed
http://aquafornia.com/archives/65117

Independent Voter Network
California Water Wars Spotlight:  Colorado River
http://ivn.us/2012/04/10/california-water-wars-spotlight-colorado-river/

ACWA.com
e-News for April 11, 2012
http://www.acwa.com/newsletter/acwa-enews/acwa-e-news-april-11-2012

Water Education Foundation
e-Newsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=n4t4lee6&v=0014VpJP4e0eJTz4xzgDM6CTeMr0TcWuLiy0Ip-SEyfG0RZpHxNgBqwdTdUDX4X0x1Vu4LZmcKH157pf0q3wPhjUD-VH36CadqktY-_3qkDLK57RlBNu-8E65-4LcoWcDFMDs_NLLnm3tIkixgSCs-sPd1kMHc8l_nP8WH1P-aCBoDbPflnu4Jyrug8aUaZmRX8lCp_C9ef_x-u99uOcKqR3-uz8uGbxCACmGNkSJxD7GHM0KtM0ecjWafp_ljdIbOlXnvZ_mFJmxKvtrRs-2MmcNNgQrw2PH_bh3G0plcYpUEPbzNa0XixmA%3D%3D

Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee
That Special Summer Day a Half-Century Ago When President Kennedy Blew Up Our Valley
http://fresnobeehive.com/opinion/2012/04/50_years_ago_president_kennedy.html

Aquafornia.com
Sierra Wave
Environmental Groups and Tribe Attack DWP Practices
http://www.sierrawave.net/11316/environmental-groups-and/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
Ag Alert
Final Draft Eases Impact of Septic Tank Regulations
http://www.agalert.com/story/?id=4068

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/04/news-articles-and-links-from-april-11.html

Aquafornia.com
WSJ Market Watch: Congresswoman Maxine Waters Engages Public on the Importance of Water
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/congresswoman-maxine-waters-engages-public-on-the-importance-of-water-at-wrds-division-one-groundwater-101-forum-2012-04-10

Aquafornia.com
MontereyHerald.com
Monterey County Auditor Helps Water Agency Deal with Desal Debt
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_20367858/county-auditor-helps-water-agency-deal-desal-debt

Water News
Aquafornia.com
The Blog of David Guy: Lessons From the Arab World Stabilizing our Precious Water Supplies
http://www.waterfoodandtheenvironment.com/2012/04/09/lessons-from-the-arab-world-stabilizing-our-precious-water-supplies/

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Ag Alert
Agencies' Dispute Threatens Water Supplies
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/congresswoman-maxine-waters-engages-public-on-the-importance-of-water-at-wrds-division-one-groundwater-101-forum-2012-04-10

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
East Contra Costa Far,ers Say Unusual Winter May Push Back the Start of the Summer Fruit http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20367288/east-contra-costa-farmers-say-unusual-winter-may?source=rss

Nature Watch
CommonDreams.org
EPA Paves Pathway for 'Agent Orange' GM Corn
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/04/10-0

Levee News

Tourism News

Fisheries News
California Water Impact Network
North Coast Environmentalist Center Kin to the Earth, Tom Stokley
http://www.c-win.org/content/northcoast-environmental-center-kin-earth-tom-stokely-friend-trinity-river.html

Environmental News
American Thinker
Cheap Natural Gas Heralds an Energy Revolution
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/04/cheap_natural_gas_heralds_an_energy_revolution.html

Political News
Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee
Feinstein to Hear From West and East Sides of Valley Ag
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/04/10/2795421/feinstein-to-hear-from-west-and.html
(chuckling here....)

Canada Free Press
EPA's Water Guidance Overreach Cometh...
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45923#When:20:37:50Z

Alternet.com
Dan Bacher: Brown Reappoints Jim Kellogg to Fish and Game Commission
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/04/10/brown-reappoints-jim-kellogg-to-fish-and-game-commissio/

Nature Watch
Daily Breeze: California Legislature Rushes Bills at Last Minute
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_20358022/california-legislature-rushes-bills-at-last-minute-cutting?source=rss

California Watch
San Francisco School Sparks Online Free-Speech Battle
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/san-francisco-school-sparks-online-free-speech-battle-15721

Canada Free Press
Bad Amendments of the 20th Century
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45903#When:11:55:08Z

Science News

National Academies Press
Sharing Water: Making Decisions About Sustainable Water Management
http://notes.nap.edu/2012/04/11/sharing-water-making-decisions-about-sustainable-water-management/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nap%2Fnotes+%28Notes+from+NAP%29
(I do note the publications directly affecting the Delta are the ones that cost money!)

Canada Free Press
NASA Rocked by Climate Rebellion
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45906#When:13:25:39Z
(Very good read.)

Environmental Research Web
Thawing Permafrost 50 million Years Ago Let to global Warm Events...
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/49249

Environmental Research Web
NASA Scientist: Climate Change is a Moral Issue on Par with Slavery
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/49250
(Really??)

National Center for Policy Analysis
Carbon Dioxide Ended Last Ice Age
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=21802&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29

Science Blog
Hybrid Copper-Gold Nanoparticles Convert CO2
http://scienceblog.com/53216/hybrid-copper-gold-nanoparticles-convert-co2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

High Speed Rail News
Sacramento Business Journal
High Speed Rail Spending Investigated
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/04/high-speed-rail-spending-investigated.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

California Progress Report
Robert Cruickshank: High Speed Rail Helps, Not Hurts, the State Budget
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/high-speed-rail-helps-not-hurts-state-budget
(I wonder how this guy actually earns his income...Nothing but the final collapse of California will occur if high taxes are implemented, not get the economy rolling to an extent that would relatively justify HSR, in any form.  Geez.)

California Watch
High Speed Rail Officials to OK New Business Plan
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/high-speed-rail-officials-ok-new-business-plan-15737

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
News With Views
Kathleen Marquardt -- Agenda 21, the End of Western Civilization, Part 4
http://www.newswithviews.com/Marquardt/kathleen106.htm
(Good article...Ms. Marquardt references links and issues I sent out over the past two years or so.  Finally, the rest of the population is catching up...but remember, you got 'there' first.  Forewarned is forearmed, so to speak!)

Examiner.com
Effort to Abolish Local Sheriffs a Stealth Federal Power grab?
http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/effort-to-abolish-local-sheriffs-a-stealth-federal-power-grab
(Agenda 21 is now getting serious, folks.  I utterly despise this stuff, it's the stuff what's taking all of us out....)

CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: Enviros Force Lucasfilm Out of Marin
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/11/enviros-force-lucasfilm-out-of-marin/

Co.Exist.com
Why Experts Can't Solve Big Problems
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679589/why-experts-cant-solve-big-problems

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events
Sacramento Events
Downtown Grid
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d3b27ea918724133dede2dd71&id=e1b554bec9&e=f194905f37

Just For Fun
River News Herald
h/t Bill Wells, California Delta Chamber
Water Pirates
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=91ccf48fdc&view=att&th=136a044405181c70&attid=0.1&disp=thd&zw

NASA
NASA Views Our Perpetually Moving Oceans
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-099&rn=news.xml&rst=3333&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

April 10, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
California Delta Guardians
Proud to be American, Ashamed to be Californian
http://caldelta.org/wp/blog/2012/04/09/proud-to-be-american-shamed-to-be-a-californian-the-great-state-of-california-is-cheating-and-lying-to-the-public/
(Hallelujah...we have someone else calling spades, well...spades! And woo hoo someone else is making excellent use of all of Ms. Suard's research!!!)

Alternet.com
Dan Bacher: BDCP Analysis Includes Plan to remove Stripers and Black Bass
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/04/09/bdcp-analysis-includes-plan-to-remove-stripers-and-black-bass/

CalWatchDog.com
Wayne Lusvardi: Feinstein Bridge Over Troubled Water War?
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/10/feinstein-bridge-over-troubled-water-war/
(Looks like she's starting to resemble a fish out of water...pun intended).

Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat
South Sutter Owners Oppose Setback Levee in Plan
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/plan-115259-letter-protection.html

Aquafornia.com
Recordnet.com
No Quick Fix for Delta
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20120409%2FA_OPINION01%2F204090301%2F-1%2FRSS50&utm

Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat
Delta Plan Could Devastate North State
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/water-115250-state-north.html

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Time to End the Log Jam on Flood Control Projects
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/10/4401845/time-to-end-the-logjam-on-flood.html#mi_rss=Opinion

California Water News
Public Water News Service
Burt Wilson
Brown Afraid to Allow Vote on Delta Plumbing
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001RSBzIEyymugx6mxE-W7bmSl6JJ2PxygZ_THvZOxk7Sx4ai8FRF54J1EVkkS5zxKw3xVgSdWcJx4dXr95N9gbeiJXX7XuwIWzbGubOTqgnPf7r4DamUNWFA%3D%3D

h/t Nature Watch
The Daily Breeze
Water Wars: San Diego vs Metropolitan Water District in Online Battle Over Price of the Wet Stuff
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_20358026/water-wars-san-diego-vs-metropolitan-water-district?source=rss

Nature Watch
Modesto Bee
Modesto Irrigation District Water Sale Hits Snag
http://www.modbee.com/2012/04/06/2147590/mid-water-sale-hits-snag.html?story_link=email_msg

Aquafornia.com
Taft Midway Driller
Water Levels OK in West Kern's Well Field
http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/news/x1170665712/Water-levels-OK-in-West-Kerns-well-field

Aquafornia.com
Redding.com
Water Plan Feeds Suspicion Beyond Any Sound Reason
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/10/editorial-water-plan-feeds-suspicion-beyond-any/?partner=RSS

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/04/news-articles-and-links-from-april-10.html

ACWA.com
2011 ACWA Year in Review Now Online
http://www.acwa.com/news/all/2011-acwa-year-review-now-online

Aquafornia.com
Imperial County Can't Sue Feds for Water
http://aquafornia.com/archives/65098

Water News
The Survivalist Blog
How Much Water is Enough
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/how-much-water-is-enough/

Aguanomics.com
The Value of Water
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/04/value-of-water.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Environmental News Service
Brazilian Judge Suspends Dam License, Uphold Indigenous Rights
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2012/2012-04-05-01.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Aquadoc.com
Water Wired: RFQ: The Value of Water to the U.S. Economy
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/04/rfq-the-value-of-water-to-the-us-economy-.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Canada Free Press
New EPA Results; Fracking Has Not Contaminated Water in Pennsylvania
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45883#When:13:52:27Z

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
Water Allocations Tight Despite Full Reservoirs
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-water-availability-w-photo-infobox-041312

Aquafornia.com
Imperial Valley Online
Fallowing, Bid Process on IID Agenda
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-fallowing-bid-process-on-iid-agenda-20120409,0,1893706.story

Levee News
Aquafornia.com
KCRA 3
Congresswoman Matsui and Senator Feinstein To Tour Natomas Levees
http://www.kcra.com/news/30864438/detail.html

Tourism News

Fisheries News
California Watch
State Officials Skeptical of Need for Sea Lion Euthanizations
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-officials-skeptical-need-sea-lion-euthanizations-15704
(Good grief...THIS is why we will probably NEVER resolve the water/salmon issue when our DFG refuses to acknowledge just how damaging sea lion predation on salmon genuinely is.  No one wants to kill a sea lion, however, when each individual sea lion consumes on average 7 salmon a day...well that tends to add up when you have a fish species already struggling for survival...just saying.)

ACWA.com
Fish and Wildlife Strategic Vision Adopted
http://www.acwa.com/news/endangered-and-invasive-species/fish-and-wildlife-strategic-vision-adopted

Tribal News
California Indian Water Commission
CIWC's Letter of Support for MLPA
http://www.itwatercommission.org/2012/04/ciwcs-letter-support-mlpa/

Environmental News
Environmental Research Web
New Study is First to Show That Pesticides Can induce Morphological Changes in Vertebrate Animals
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/49225
(If Roundup can induce this in tadpoles, it can induce morphological changes in other mammals.  If I knew back then what I do know now, I would not have used Roundup as much as I did...regardless of no love lost to weeds.)

National Center for Policy Analysis
Mohave Solar Project Killing Threatened Desert Tortoise
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=21796&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29

Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee
Salazar Speaks On Energy, Water Conservation
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/04/09/2793709/salazar-speaks-on-energy-water.html

Political News
Bear Witness Council
A Foreign Company Will Process Our Votes in November
http://bwcentral.org/2012/04/a-foreign-company-will-process-our-votes-in-november/
(Say what???)

California Watch
11 California Lawmakers Support Contentious Cyber Security Bill
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/11-calif-lawmakers-support-contentious-cybersecurity-bill-15703

CalWatchDog.com
Legislative Swooning Over CA Coastal Guru
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-officials-skeptical-need-sea-lion-euthanizations-15704
(Webcast of the pandering link available, too.)

Sacramento Business Journal
Sacramento's Local First Bid Policy Could Be Stregthened
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/michael-shaw/2012/04/sacramentos-local-first-bid-policy.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

Economic Policy Journal
Power to the Baller in Chief
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/04/power-to-baller-in-chief.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29
(WOW...last time I saw things like this, it was out of Mao's Communist China....hmmm...the similarities are disturbing.  This is so beyond narcissism. )

Science News


High Speed Rail News
CalWatchDog.com
High-Speed Rail Takes Californians for a Ride
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/09/greenhut-dissects-high-speed-rail-boondoggle/

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
EPAAbuse.com
Lisa Jackson Keynote at Rio Climate Change Conference
http://epaabuse.com/6268/videos/lisa-jackson-keynote-at-rio-climate-change-conference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lisa-jackson-keynote-at-rio-climate-change-conference

Public Comment Opportunities
North Delta CARES
Reminder:  Delta Conservancy Working Group Meeting
Thursday, April 12, 2012
3:30 - 5:30 PM
Clarksburg Community Church

CapitalPress.com
Fed Evaluation: Three More Pesticides May Harm Salmon
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-US-Salmon-pesticides-040912
(Comment period on this BiOp is open until April 23rd.)

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Mammoth Community Water District's Position on DWP's Legal Challenge to Mammoth Creek
http://aquafornia.com/archives/65058

Aquafornia.com
Sierra Wave
Mammoth Organizes Outreach to LA Officials on Water Fight
http://www.sierrawave.net/11288/mammoth-organizes-outreach/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Events
ACWA.com
Pat Brown Documentary to Open Sacramento Film Festival April 21
http://www.acwa.com/news/infrastructure/pat-brown-documentary-open-sacramento-film-festival-april-21

ACWA.com
Value of Water Highlighted in Latest "California Water" Segment
http://www.acwa.com/news/communications-committee/value-water-highlighted-latest-californias-water-segment-premiering-to

California Natural Resources
Upcoming BDCP Meetings Schedule
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=87n6dgdab&v=001RSBzIEyymuieBUmLQn7jDYVqYyF7d5dE09XLhdEc1dfJ_nuPNofAxhM0isdq6gDS0WxnZiT24OlNQnm8wg3WPCARV1j8kTxVYYUII8Rq4BQQu6TvOJZnkr5CfkD-UIkfaZzlVhW-X5V_4ZsXSdXYo-uY0ImTDwo9kv5qw61VSBwyJOITto6v5A%3D%3D
(Is it just me, or have there been more cancelled and postponed meetings than actual meetings??)

Just For Fun
Lew Rockwell
Chocolate Medicine
http://lewrockwell.com/orig10/sircus6.1.1.html

Aquafornia.com
The Inyo Register
'Tsunami' Recorded in Death Valley
http://www.inyoregister.com/node/2575

April 9, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
California Delta Guardians
Welcome to California Delta Guardians
http://caldelta.org/wp/blog/2012/03/15/hello-world/

Bay Institute: Gone With the Flow
http://caldelta.org/wp/blog/2012/03/20/bay-institute-gone-with-the-flow/

California...Introducing 'Your Future Mighty Sacramento River'
http://caldelta.org/wp/blog/2012/04/08/california-rivers/

What's the 'Value' of Our Water
http://caldelta.org/wp/blog/2012/04/08/whats-the-value-of-our-water/

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
California's Water Wars Could Heat Up
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/06/INAT1MNV59.DTL
(Who knows? Might be fun to watch her 'dance' to all her puppet-masters this election season.)

California Water News
CalWatchDog.com
Wayne Lusvardi: Cadiz Creates Water Out of Thin Air
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/09/cadiz-creates-water-out-of-thin-air/

ACWA.com
ACWA Submits Scoping Comments on Desal Policy
http://www.acwa.com/news/desalination/acwa-submits-scoping-comments-desal-policy

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up and Upcoming Calendar
http://aquafornia.com/archives/65004
(Why reinvent a wheel??)

Aquafornia.com
Water Education Foundation:
Common Core Standards
http://aquafornia.com/archives/65015

Aquafornia.com
Merced Sun-Star
Military Group's Los Banos Visit Focuses on Ag Water
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/04/09/2301264/military-groups-los-banos-visit.html
(Some how I think this just might come back and bite someone's back side...just saying.)

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/04/news-articles-and-links-from-april-9.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
The Republic
Pooling Resources Swimming Spot Was Unused, So Couple Turned It Into a Rainwater Garden
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/HOME-ENV-POOL-CONVERSION_7700171/HOME-ENV-POOL-CONVERSION_7700171/

Flood Control News
Aquafornia.com
Oroville Mercury Register
Butte County Bypass Just a Small Piece of Multi-Billion-Dollar State Flood Plan
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_20354552/butte-county-bypass-just-small-piece-multi-billion

Agriculture News
Ag Professional
Fruit and Veggie Farmers Talk About Pesticide Use
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/Fruit-and-veggie-farmers-talk-about-pesticide-use-145914055.html

Levee News
Alex Breitler's Blog
If There Were No Levees
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/04/09/if-there-were-no-levees/?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&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tourism News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Redding.com
Dan Taylor: Turn On the Spigot for Klamath Refuge
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/09/dan-taylor-turn-on-the-spigot-for-klamath-refuge/?partner=RSS

Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes
California Needs Adult Supervision
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/09/ca-needs-some-adults/

Patriot Post
Cards Stacked Against Us? Don't Play Their Game
http://patriotpost.us/commentary/2012/04/09/cards-stacked-against-us-dont-play-their-game/
(Substitute a few words and subject matter, this is good advice!)

Science News

Ag Professional
El Nino Possible After U.S. Summer
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/El-Nino-possible-after-US-summer-146318115.html

High Speed Rail News
California Progress Report
Alan Kandel:
Metrolink Stands Behinds Its Incremental, Yet More Expensive Positive Train Control Program
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/metrolink-stands-behind-its-incremental-yet-more-expensive-positive-train-control-program
 
Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events
Aquafornia.com
Water Education Foundation
Coming Up in May: Delta Levees Standards Conference
http://aquafornia.com/archives/65008

Just For Fun
Fast Company
Why Every Monday Matters
http://www.fastcompany.com/1829978/why-every-monday-matters?partner=homepage_newsletter