May 17, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Delta National Park
Advanced Environmental Psychiatry  (or, 'it's the economy, stupid.)
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/advanced_environmental_psychiatry_or_its_the_economy_stupid/
(Good comments.)

Alex Breitler's Blog
BDCP Delay Called 'Last, Best Opportunity'
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/05/17/bdcp-delay-called-last-best-opportunity/?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

Aquafornia.com
Congressmen Demand BDCP Be Fair and Equitable
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66983

On the Water Front
California Needs More Reliable Water Deliveries, Not More Delta Water
http://blogs.edf.org/waterfront/2012/05/15/california-needs-more-reliable-water-deliveries-not-more-delta-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnTheWaterFront+%28On+the+Water+Front%29

Aquafornia.com
Modesto Bee: Byrd: MID Water Deal Favors SF
http://www.modbee.com/2012/05/16/2203097/mid-board-member-says-water-deal.html

KQED A visual Deep Dive into California's Delta
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/05/15/a-visual-deep-dive-into-californias-delta/

Aquafornia.com
Sixth Draft of Delta Plan Rolls Out for More Review
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66942

DWR Delta e News
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/Delta_eNews-051712.pdf

Aquafornia.com
Oroville Mercury Register
Locals Advised to Speak Out on Delta Flow Proposals
http://www.orovillemr.com/rss/ci_20634561

Aquafornia.com
Daily Democrat Online
Woodland Council Looking After City's Water Supplies
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/guestopinions/ci_20634442/woodland-council-looking-after-citys-water-supplies

Coalition for a Sustainable Delta
Delta Communities Continue to Harm the Estuary
http://www.sustainabledelta.com/violatingdelta.html#cawater

California Water News
Southern California Water Committee
Delta Stewardship Council Releases Final Staff Draft of the Delta Plan
http://marketing.proofinteractive.com/hostedemail/email.htm?CID=19068261758&ch=4C5E806DE06229E99AC09DAF2ADFDA2B&h=b72c66bd11f8243ccf17d87158eaca10&ei=TgfxbqppN

ACWA.com
Weekly eNews
http://www.acwa.com/newsletter/acwa-enews/acwa-e-news-may-16-2012

Aquafornia.com
Sierra Wave: Insane Water Dealings
http://www.sierrawave.net/12138/insane-water-dealings/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
Sierra Sun
No Compromise with LADWP for MCWD
http://www.sierrawave.net/12134/ladwp-for-mcwd/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Water News

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Central Valley Business Times: Managing Nitrogen on Farmland Focus of Forums
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=21059

Levee News

Fisheries News
CapitalPress.com
Environmental Group Sues Over Siskiyou County Dam
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-siskiyou-dam-suit-w-infobox-051812

Aquafornia.com
Central Valley Business Times: Study to Increase Survival of Juvenile Salmon
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=21071

Phys Org
Growing Risks From Hatchery Fish
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-hatchery-fish.html

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
Siskiyou Supervisors Want Congressional Hearings on Dam Claims
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/may/15/siskiyou-supervisors-want-congressional-hearings/?partner=RSS

Environmental News

Tourism News
Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com: Delta Offers Quick, Quiet Escape for City Dwellers
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/16/SPOJ1OIUH8.DTL

Economic News

California Political News
Dan Bacher
Alternet.org: Mike Taugher Appointed to DFG Communications Post
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/05/17/mike-taugher-appointed-to-dfg-communications-post/

Dan Bacher
Alternet.org: SoCal Groups Challenge MWD to Back Canal Cost-Benefit Analysis
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/05/17/groups-challenge-mwd-to-support-canal-cost-benefit-analysis/


Political News

Science News

High Speed Rail News
Fox & Hounds
California Should Think Twice About Obama SHR Funds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/05/california-should-think-twice-about-obama-hsr-funds/

California Progress Report
Attacks on Golden Gate Bridge Similar to Attacks on High Speed Rail Today
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/attacks-golden-gate-bridge-similar-attacks-high-speed-rail-today

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Earthzine.com
Road to Rio An Increased Focus on Disaster Risk Reduction
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/05/17/road-to-rio20-an-increased-focus-on-disaster-risk-reduction/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar

Just For Fun
FoxNews.com
Massive Chocolate Sculpture Breaks Guinness World Record
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/05/17/massive-chocolate-sculpture-breaks-guinness-world-record/

May 15, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Science Blog
Floating Robots Use GPS-Enabled Smartphones to Monitor Water
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_20615981/bill-seeks-clarify-groundwater-oversight

Dan Bacher
Alertnet.org: Delta Stewardship Council Releases Plan Recommending Canal
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/05/15/

Aquafornia.com
Delta Plan Reactions
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66868

Aquafornia.com
Critic Blasts Newest Plan to 'Save the Delta'
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66869

Aquafornia.com
Joe Grindstaff to Retire?
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66830

Aquafornia.com
Final Staff Draft Delta Plan Released
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66827

Restore the Delta
Restore the Delta Responds to Delta Stewardship Council's Release of Plan
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001fTNlOr47SjuWDcMSJ3jymRKPSxzSrx7WWfbbDP9Mm9ovToCnUx3mJFVCCJwZa54rSjLmQOB71P3yLyA5pkLlDPQl5B7eM60BN5ODA5yJmG8v7WW_Jrlo2w%3D%3D

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66793

Delta National Park
Maps are Great at That
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/maps_are_great_at_that/
(Link to KQED's interactive maps and historical data for the Delta.)

Aquafornia.com
California Greening Blog: Water Budgets Meet Financial Budgets in CA Water Wars
http://www.cagreening.blogspot.com/2012/05/water-budgets-meet-financial-budgets-in.html
(Interesting read)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Contra Costa Times: Bill Sees to Clarify Groundwater Oversight
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_20615981/bill-seeks-clarify-groundwater-oversight

Aquafornia.com
KQED Climate Watch: After Dry Rainy Season, Falifornia Faces High Wildfire Risk
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/05/14/after-dry-%E2%80%98rainy-season%E2%80%99-california-faces-high-wildfire-risks/
(Aah, California...if it isn't one thing...it's the other!)

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/05/news-articles-and-links-from-monday-may_14.html

Water News
Environmental Research Web
Study Finds Stream Temperatures Don't Parallel Warming Climate Trend
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/49599

Agriculture News
Ag Professional
Soil Moisture Monitoring Research on Tomatoes
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/Soil-moisture-monitoring-research-on-tomatoes-150991255.html

CapitalPress.com
District Projects to Improve Ag Water Efficiency
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-irrigation-projects-w-infobox-051412

CapitalPress.com
Del Monte Closing Kingsburg Peach Processing Plant
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CA-Del-Monte-Kingsburg-plant-051512

Levee News

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Study Suggests Steelhead Trout Lose When Water is Low in Wine Country
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66852

Dan Bacher
Alternet.org: Diver Convicted of Poaching Lobsters in Marine Reserve
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/05/13/

Environmental News

Tourism News

Economic News

California Political News
The Foundry
California's High-Speed Spending Spree
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/14/californias-high-speed-spending-spree/

Political News

Science News

High Speed Rail News
CalWatchDog.com
Bullet Trains, Green Jobs and The War Between Data and Storytelling
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/05/15/bullet-trains-green-jobs-and-the-war-between-data-and-storytelling/

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
News With Views
Mind Control and Smart Growth
http://www.newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh151.htm

Canada Free Press
Convenient Lies and Governance of the Earth
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/46702#When:11:04:20Z

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar
Sacramento River Watershed Program
2012 State of the Sacramento River Watershed Forum
May 22, 2012
http://www.sacriver.org/ourwork/conferences/2012-state-sacramento-river-watershed-forum
(Scholarships are available.)

Delta Stewardship Council
May 24, 2012 Meeting Agenda
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/May%2024,%202012%20Meeting%20Notice.pdf

Just For Fun

May 12-13, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Discovery.com
GPS Robot Swarm Swims California's Rivers
http://news.discovery.com/tech/robot-swarm-swim-rivers-120513.html

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
David Stirling: It's Time to Compromise on Delta Water Projects
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/13/4484643/its-time-to-compromise-on-delta.html

Dan Bacher
Alternet.org
Experts Find BDCP Too Costly
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/05/13/experts-find-bay-delta-conservation-plan-too-costly/

Inkstain Blog
Bass: Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta Solutions Aren't a Question of Science
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/05/bass-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta-solutions-arent-a-question-of-science/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Delta National Park
What's More Fragile? A Delta Levee or the BDCP Process?
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/whats_more_fragile_-_the_delta_or_the_bdcp_process/

Sacbee.com
Editorial: Water Contractors Need to Get Real
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/13/4484650/water-contractors-need-to-get.html
(h/t Bill Wells, The Yachtsman.)

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: Congress Plots Local Projects Despite Ban on Earmarks
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/13/4486408/congress-plots-local-projects.html

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Jayne Wagner-Tyack and Deirdre Des Jardin: Another View: Westlands' Farm Practices Harm Delta
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/12/4484657/another-view-westlands-farm-practices.html#disqus_thread

Aquafornia.com
California Water Blog: Wild Things the the Delta
http://californiawaterblog.com/2012/05/10/wild-things-and-the-delta/

CalWatchDog.com
Wayne Lusvardi: Delta Cost-Benefit Study Politicized
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/05/10/delta-cost-benefit-study-politicized/
(Really, Wayne?  Instead of just trolling for So Cal...why don't you exercise your 'journalistic chops' and do some real research into your writing, instead of mouth-piecing for the 'Big Guys'?)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat: Rep. Herger Critical of Englebright Dam Removal Report
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/herger-116158-agency-letter.html

Aquafornia.com
Modesto Bee: Our View: Modesto Irrigation District Water Sale Should Start Small
http://www.modbee.com/2012/05/12/2197576/water-sale-start-small.html

Aquafornia.com
Chico Enterprise Record
Sacramento River Project for Habitat, Pumping Plant Up For Review
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20608929/sacramento-river-project-habitat-pumping-plant-protection-up

Aquafornia.com
Switchboard at NRDC: House Votes to Undo Part of Settlement to Restore the SJ River
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dobegi/house_votes_to_undo_settlement.html

Aquafornia.com
Switchboard at NRDC:
Breakthrough on Measuring Water Use Bodes Well for New Water Savings in CA
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/eosann/breakthrough_on_measuring_farm.html

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/05/news-articles-and-links-from-friday-may_11.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
American Geophysical Union: Groundwater Pumping Leads to Seal Level Rise
http://www.agu.org/news/press/pr_archives/2012/2012-25.shtml

Aquafornia.com
Chico Enterprise Record: Volunteer Stream Team Tests Big Chico Today
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20608926/volunteer-stream-team-tests-big-chico-creek-today?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
Energy Digital: Las Vegas in Luck: New Reliable Water Source on the Way
http://www.energydigital.com/green_technology/las-vegas-in-luck-new-reliable-water-source-on-the-way

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com: Unnatural Forests Are Depleting Water Supply
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/08/opinion/la-oe-workman-kill-trees-save-rivers-20120508

Agriculture News
Capital Press
USDA Will Help Improve Watersheds
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/SE-Water-Quality-Program-051112

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
EPAAbuse.com
Hydro Power vs Wind Power
http://epaabuse.com/6968/editorials/hydro-better-than-wind/?utm_source=EPA+Abuse&utm_campaign=6db84faac9-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email

Aquafornia.com
Oil Regulators Heading to Bakersfield to Gather Input on Fracking
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66730

Tourism News

Economic News
Valley Economy Blog
CA DOF Revises 2050 Population Projection Down by 8.5 Million. Huge Implications for Water, Transportation and Budget Planning
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/12/4484657/another-view-westlands-farm-practices.html#disqus_thread

California Political News
Aquafornia.com
New Faces at Powerful State Water Resources Control Board
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66711

Aquafornia.com
Siskiyou Daily News
Dr. Houser's Story Former Science Adviser Says He Wants Congressional Hearing
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/features/x1266603626/Dr-Housers-story-Former-science-advisor-says-he-wants-congressional-hearing

Political News
FoxNews.com
Feinstein: Bomb Plot Leak Must Be "Prosecuted"
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/13/feinstein-bomb-plot-leak-must-be-prosecuted/
(Actually, she says 'killed' in the article, but why tussle over semantics?)

Science News
Science Blog
Fast and Slow Insights Into Earthquakes
http://scienceblog.com/54314/fast-and-slow-insights-into-earthquake-cycles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
American Policy Center
Tom DeWeese
Agenda 21: Conspiracy Theory or Threat?
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/05/12/agenda-21-conspiracy-theory-or-threat/

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar

Just For Fun
David Guy
The Super Moon-bow in Yosemite
http://www.waterfoodandtheenvironment.com/2012/05/10/the-super-moonbow-in-yosemite/
(This has to be stunning in person!)