January 5-7, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

Delta/California/Water News
Weekend Wrap-Up
Aquafornia.com
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2013/01/07/weekend-wrap-up-27/

Water Education Foundation Welcomes New Board Members
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=n4t4lee6&v=001zsj4A0_3E1FPRz7q-7mPkznfVoxeGkVpE4lRsLtMHPTpjOQ5THqB9tugvK3U1tzqdVWB2tVlFVV_wdaX6O11sggvSSyO1Rx7wLtmw9Fhi-S7cM-IafpPYOQGnnjID9j6oy4beb618GEtptZZEDxLgfJaqGHaxcWObRwYnemwxqzUHSCrBTu30uKtWjqugtgbPS-jWPrQp2gZig3UFQvFpVl7dnEfBxniexKmw6L7gcFkmNChemjmSLxZRQy3cDCaxcUajsKjofSU6uGYqlmMcALuDT9cw3C5X2BJa888NXpO5xlWSVRwSw%3D%3D

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-4.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-7.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Leave Prop. 13 Alone: Repeal Growth Controls
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/leave-prop-13-alone-repeal-growth-controls/

It is the toxic combination of slow-growth and smart-growth plans with affordable housing incentives –- low interest rates, low down payments, mortgage interest deduction — that help bring about abnormal booms and busts in California’s real estate market. 

Growth Controls, Not Prop. 13, Produced State Deficits
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/07/growth-controls-not-prop-13-produced-state-deficits/

My Line In The Sand Is Drawn Here
Pastor Chuck Baldwin
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin734.htm

AGENDA Grinding America Down
Bear Witness Central
http://bwcentral.org/2012/11/agenda-grinding-america-down/

Why We Are About to Lose the U.S. to The Claws of Communism Parts 1, 2 and 3
http://bwcentral.org/2013/01/why-we-are-about-to-lose-the-united-states-to-the-claws-of-communism-part-1/
http://bwcentral.org/2012/01/why-we-are-about-to-lose-the-united-states-to-the-claws-of-communism-part-2/
http://bwcentral.org/2012/01/why-we-are-about-to-lose-the-united-states-to-the-claws-of-communism-part-3/

Pastor Roger Anghis - The Banning of Guns, Part 2
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Anghis/roger242.htm

Senator Feinstein's Constitutional End-Run
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/senator-feinsteins-constitutional-end-run/

Feinstein Will Most LIkely Introduce Her Anti-2nd Amendment Bill on January 22nd
TheSurvivalistBlog.com
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/feinstein-introduce-anti2nd-amendment-bill-january-22nd/

Feinstein Slated to Reveal Gun Ban Legislation in January
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/07/feinstein-slated-to-reveal-gun-ban-legislation-in-jan/

Hit the Nail On the Head With a Federal Assault Hammer Ban
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/hit-the-nail-on-the-head-with-a-federal-assault-hammer-ban/

Confirmed: Dianne Feinstein Doesn't Know Anything
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/confirmed_diane_feinstein_doesnt_know_anything.html

Conversation About CEQA in the 21st Century
California Economic Summit
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/conversation-about-ceqa-in-the-21st-century

Agriculture/Science News

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
Delta Fish Populations Reach Record Low Levels
Dan Bacher
TheFishSniffer.com
http://www.fishsniffer.com/fishingnews/details/delta-fish-populations-reach-record-low-levels/

Legislators Want Army Corps To Explain Habitat Removal Plan
LATimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0104-sepulveda-20130104,0,126344.story#tugs_story_display

Environmental News
Gov. Jerry Brown Wants to "Calibrate" Environmental Rules
LATimes.com
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2013/01/gov-jerry-brown-wants-to-calibrate-environmental-rules.html

A Drilling Dilemma on Fracking
SFGate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/A-drilling-dilemma-on-fracking-4168823.php

Economic/Tourism News
Conservation Groups Meet Deadline to Protect Iconic Property on Donner Summit
Packard Foundation
http://www.packard.org/2013/01/conservation-groups-meet-deadline-to-protect-iconic-property-on-donner-summit/

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
"Blazing Trains" HSR Plan Resembles Comedy Western
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/07/blazing-trains-hsr-plan-resembles-comedy-western/
(Steinberg looks like the Governor in Blazing Saddles!! See picture in article.)

California High Speed Rail Blog - CEQA Reform Takes Shape for 2013
Cahsrblog.com
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/ceqa-reform-takes-shape-for-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceqa-reform-takes-shape-for-2013

National Political News
Look for More McClintocks in the Future
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/look-for-more-mcclintocks-in-the-future/

Blame for Fiscal Mess? Look In the Mirror
Devvy Kidd
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd568.htm

Pelosi Urges Obama to Sidestep congress, Use 14th Amendment to Raise Debt Ceiling
TheDailyCaller.com
http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/07/pelosi-urges-obama-to-sidestep-congress-use-14th-amendment-to-raise-debt-ceiling/

The Fate of the Republic Is In The Hands of One Man
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/the-fate-of-the-republic-is-in-the-hands-of-one-man/

House Democrat Serrano Tries to Alter Constitution, End Presidential Term Limits
FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/07/house-democrat-serrano-tries-to-alter-constitution-end-presidential-term-limits/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

Who Would Dare Veto the Sandy Bill?
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/who_would_dare_veto_the_sandy_bill.html

Conservatives Can Learn From the Flaws in Spielberg's Lincoln
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/conservatives_can_learn_from_the_flaws_in_spielbergs_lincoln.html

Just Who Wants to 'Take Back America?'
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/04/just-who-wants-to-take-back-america/

California Political News
The Prop 13 "Reforms" Only Embed Prop 13 More Deeply
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/the-prop-13-reforms-only-embed-prop-13-more-deeply/

Schwarzenegger Still in Marketing Mode, Selling Myths
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/06/schwarzenegger-still-in-marketing-mode-selling-myths/

Litigation News
Washington: California Water Providers Clash With Feds Over Breached Contracts
MiamiHerald.com
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/04/3167882/california-water-providers-clash.html

Stockton East Update
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2013/01/04/stockton-east-update/?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

Federal Judge Rules EPA Overstepped Authority Trying to Regulate Water as Pollutant
EPAAbuse.com
http://epaabuse.com/10585/news/federal-judge-rules-epa-overstepped-authority-trying-to-regulate-water-as-pollutant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-judge-rules-epa-overstepped-authority-trying-to-regulate-water-as-pollutant

Tribal News
Native American Flash Mob Round Dance Takes Over Mall of America
colorlines.com
http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/01/native_american_flash_mob_round_dance_takes_over_mall_of_america.html

Calendar

Written Comment Opportunities

Because It's Cool!
All My Children, One Life to Live to Return In New Online Network
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/01/07/all-my-children-one-life-to-live-to-return-in-new-online-episodes/

January 2, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

"The weak indulge in resolutions, but the strong act.  Life is but a day's work - do it well.  The act is ours; the consequences God's."

Delta/California Water News
December 24, 2012
Aquafornia's Weekend Wrap-Up
https://mail.google.com/mail/ca/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/13bcdbe8a95fc53c

Pro-Fracking Propaganda Heats Up
Public Water News Service
Burt Wilson
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001hufgit2uCW_oxrc1RJnlHhNSql9c9f_gE_GFNtCj6QS_zFhpQ0MZibJ7CUCz__qmb-w9t_8ZDldDr-NfzSvGFmy2z3iQHb-YPD3o2Eg9IMu7VWCNA43uQw%3D%3D

Restore the Delta
eNewsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001qNmFLvMdRPBcgm1LvbOpfNjmeSsdMiGa-tgFijL211plsencEWMIviRZRzKJuhYUHVimvXbr7Exhc2G9VR1AaCRInejL5dejK5DyFph6U4ImvX4Q0g_qYA%3D%3D

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/12/news-articles-and-links-from-december_20.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/12/news-articles-and-links-from-december_21.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-2.html

Is 2013 the Year of Water in California?
California Economic Summit
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/is-2013-the-year-of-water-in-california

Salinity, Delta Agriculture and the PPIC; Muzzled Dogs Can't Bark
Dr. Jeffrey Michael
Valley Economist
http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2012/12/salinity-delta-agriculture-and-ppic.html

Central Valley Business Times Governor's Delta Tunnel Plan Doesn't Measure Up, Says Engineer
California Water Impact Network
http://www.c-win.org/content/central-valley-business-times-governor%E2%80%99s-delta-tunnel-plan-doesn%E2%80%99t-measure-says-engineer.htm

Dan Walters: California's Water WarsBreaking Out Again
Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/02/5086702/dan-walters-californias-water.html#mi_rss=Capitol%20and%20California

Plans, Studies on Agenda for Water Commission
Chicoer.com
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_22291349/plans-studies-agenda-water-commission?source=rss

Should Stanislaus Regulate Water Export Out of County
Modesto Bee
http://www.modbee.com/2012/12/29/2512661/water-is-for-fighting-over.html

Q&A: Delta's Dr. Doom Leaves UC Davis for New Water Role
Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/31/5083432/qa-deltas-dr-doom-leaves-uc-davis.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Delta Disputes Could Affect Solano's Water
Daily Republic.com
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/solanocounty/delta-disputes-could-affect-solanos-water/

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Feds Grab-Locals Fight Back
American Policy Center
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=3af5d41d21ad9fce53c86ba9d&id=be3f49cf5a&e=75b5b6dbb8

Defend Rural America
Siskiyou County Interviews
http://www.defendruralamerica.com/DRA/Siskiyou_County.html

Interviews of 10 Siskiyou County residents have been added to the DRA website, just below the original documentary video. The interviews cover various factors in detail. Counties that have not yet stood up to protect the rights of their residents should pay particular attention to Frank Tallerico, Jr. and Tom Wetter explaining the cost of inaction.

Steve Westly: Conserving Land and History is Good for California Business
San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_22264581/steve-westly-conserving-land-and-history-is-good

'Smart' Meter Opt Out for Texas: Unacceptable
Devvy Kidd
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd567.htm

Why the Founding Fathers Matter
American Policy Center
Tom Deweese
http://www.newswithviews.com/DeWeese/tom228.htm

Agenda 21 is Being Rammed Down the Throats of Local Communities All Over America
www.infowars.com
http://www.infowars.com/agenda-21-is-being-rammed-down-the-throats-of-local-communities-all-over-america/

Lord Christopher Monckton Debunks Global Warming at Hearing for California's Legislature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heamMWFQ_qY&list=FLct5vXRmd51FWim1lRafx_w&index=3&feature=plpp_video


Video Flashback: Dianne Feinstein Draconian Gun Ban Plan in 1995
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/video-flashback-diane-feinstein-draconian-gun-ban-plan-in-1995/

Ignore Pretended Legislation, Pay the Price
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/ignore-pretended-legislation-pay-the-price-2/

A War-less, Bloodless Coup is Still a Coup; and We Have Been Seized
The Liberty Sphere
http://thelibertysphere.blogspot.com/2012/12/musings-after-midnight-war-less.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheLibertySphere+%28The+Liberty+Sphere%29

The Socialist Mind Game: A Brief Manual
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/the_socialist_mind_game_a_brief_manual.html

Higher Down-Payments Could Be Compromise Prop. 13 Reform
CalWatchdog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/02/higher-down-payments-could-be-compromise-prop-13-reform/

Feinstein's Bill Targets Handguns, Prompts Talk of Civil War
The Liberty Sphere
http://www.examiner.com/article/feinstein-s-bill-targets-handguns-prompts-talk-of-civil-war

Senate Approves Indefinite Military Detention of U.S. Citizens in U.S.
Allgov.com
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/senate-approves-indefinite-military-detention-of-us-citizens-in-us-121226?news=846586

Senator Feinstein's Constitutional End-Run

AmericanThinker.com

http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/senator_feinsteins_constitutional_end-run.html

Feinstein Plans to Reintroduce Assault Weapons Ban Next Year
California Progress Report
https://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/feinstein-plans-reintroduce-assault-weapons-ban-next-year

Feinstein Ignores Gun Stats, Announces Bill to Ban Guns
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/12/31/feinstein-ignores-gun-stats-announces-bill-to-ban-guns/

Sen. Feinstein Lunges for Our Guns
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/12/27/sen-feinstein-lunges-for-our-guns/

ALERT: Legislation Details: Senate to Ban Hundreds of Semiautomatic Rifles, Handguns, Shotguns, Magazines, Includes Fingerprint Registration Requirements
LewRockwell.com
http://lewrockwell.com/slavo/slavo131.html

Council on Foreign Relations Plan for Global Governance in 2013
BlackListedNews.com
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Council_on_Foreign_Relations_Plan_for_Global_Governance_in_2013/23330/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Sen. Feinstein's Propossed 2013 Assault Weapons Ban
BlacklistedNews.com
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Council_on_Foreign_Relations_Plan_for_Global_Governance_in_2013/23330/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Senator Feinstein Pushes National Buyback of Guns
BlacklistedNews.com
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Senator_Feinstein_Pushes_National_Buyback_of_Guns/23268/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Sen. Feinstein Wants Every Gun and Gun Owner Registered
GodfatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8753/sen-feinstein-wants-every-gun-and-gun-owner-registered/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

Dianne Feinstein Carried a Concealed Gun
GodfatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8627/dianne-feinstein-carried-a-concealed-gun/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

Senator Feinstein Applauds Passage of FY13 Intelligence Authorization Bill
Senator Feinstein's Website
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=2c9a90e5-16a4-490e-b535-af3bd71f49d2

Feinstein, Chambliss Statement on Passage of FISA Extension
Senator Feinstein's Website
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=0a3e5b03-5840-4368-a7be-463f2a888996

Feinstein Releases Statement on 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Senator Feinstein's Website
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=b5946751-2054-404a-89b7-b81e1271efc9

Agriculture/Science/Health News
Delta Stewardship Council
Volume 10, Issue 4 online Journal San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science released
http://deltastewardshipcouncil.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/B72A26D421B530C1/7C0F276835B38C546D5E5F9A8728A5A6

Codex Nutrition Committee Chooses Malnutrition
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Tips/scott117.htm

Persimmons a Good Source of Beta Carotene
Life Extension
http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=17743&Section=Vitamins&utm_source=DailyHealthBulletin&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Vitamins&utm_content=Body+Title&utm_campaign=DHB_130102

The Good News, The Bad News of a Farmland Bubble
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/12/31/the-good-news-the-bad-news-of-a-farmland-bubble/?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

Levee/Infrastructure News
Tiny La Grange Dam Catches the Eye of Federal Government
MercedSunStar.com
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/01/01/2733996/tiny-la-grange-dam-catches-the.html

Nevada Groundwater Project Receives Federal Approval
Southern Nevada Water Authority
http://www.snwa.com/about/news_groundwater_project_rod.html

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
Name Change Give California a Department of Fish and Wildlife
Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/31/5085306/name-change-gives-california-a.html

The Fish Sniffer - Will California Department of Fish and Wildlife Live Up to Its Name?
Dan Bacher
http://www.fishsniffer.com/blogs/details/will-california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife-live-up-to-its-name/

California Completes Nation's Largest Marine Reserve
Gadling.com
http://www.gadling.com/2012/12/29/california-completes-nations-largest-marine-reserve/

GE News: Obama Administration Snubs Risks: Moves Forward with GE Salmon
http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=76c0bb8f4637459fcb1d94bf3&id=29f4338a9a&e=70f6a0af54

Plan to Save Pescadero Steelhead Succeeds
San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county-times/ci_22285078/plan-save-pescadero-steelhead-succeeds

Scientists Challenge Current Theories About Natural Habitats and Species Diversity
ScienceDaily.com
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121230143021.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_environment+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Environment%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Weekend Wrap-Up 12/31/12
Aquafornia.com
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2012/12/31/weekend-wrap-up-salmon-water-meters-fracking-news/

Mercury News Editorial: California's Water Supply Comes Before Fracking
Aquafornia.com
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2012/12/29/mercury-news-editorial-californias-water-supply-fracking/

Army Corps of Engineers Clear-Cuts Lush Habitat in Valley
LATimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sepulveda-basin-cleared-20121229,0,496760.story?track=rss

Birdwatchers Furious Over Cutting of LA Refuge
FresnoBee.com
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/12/27/3114301/birdwatchers-furious-over-cutting.html

SFCWA Proposes Yolo Ranch Restoration Project
RiverNewsHerald.com
http://rivernewsherald.org/articles2012/sfcwa_12-26-2012.html

Regulatory/Environmental News
Editorial: California's Water Supply Must Be Protected From Fracking
LA Daily News
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_22294372/editorial-californias-water-supply-must-be-protected-from

ImpeachObamaCampaign.org
Vidoe: EPA Goes Rogue: 6000 New Regs Impacting Private Property
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/video-epa-goes-rogue-6000-new-regs-impacting-private-property/

Controversial Privacy Concerns Surface with Government Plan to Install Black Box Monitors in All New Cars
AllGov.com
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/privacy-concerns-surface-with-government-plan-to-install-black-box-monitors-in-all-new-cars-121227?news=846592

California Jobs, Picture Mixed: CEQA Modernization Next Year?
California Economic Summit
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/california-jobs-picture-mixed-ceqa-modernization-next-year

Brown Announces New Oil Industry Regulations Ahead of "Promised Land" Release
California Progress Report
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/brown-announces-new-oil-industry-regulations-ahead-promised-land-release

Key Environmental Law Targeted for Overhaul Page 1 of 3
UTSanDiego.com
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/23/lawmakers-target-key-environmental-for-overhaul/

California Fracking Disclosure Rules Leave Some Environmentalists Unsatisfied
HuffingtonPost.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/24/california-fracking_n_2360902.html

Dangerous Precedent?
Recordnet.net
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20121227%2FA_NEWS%2F212270322%2F-1%2Frss02&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordnetNewsHeadlines+%28Recordnet+News+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Economic/Recreation/Tourism News
Sacramento River Delta Grown Agritourism Association
Map and Brochure
http://sacriverdeltagrown.org/?page_id=70&doing_wp_cron=1357157105.1667439937591552734375

Delta a Land of Conflicts, But Also Fun
h/t Nicky Suard, Snug Harbor Resorts
DailyRepublic.com
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/solanocounty/delta-a-land-of-conflicts-but-also-fun/

New Year Again Starts With a Cold Splash in the Delta
Contra Costa Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com/east-county-times/ci_22293688/new-year-again-starts-splash-delta?source=rss

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
High Speed Rail Should Stay in Central Bakersfield
California Progress Report
https://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/high-speed-rail-should-stay-central-bakersfield

Sacramento Bee Slams Valley Republicant HSR Opposition
California Progress Report
https://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/sacramento-bee-slams-valley-republican-hsr-opposition

Arnold as U.S. Transportation Secretary? Talk About Karma!
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/02/arnold-as-transportation-secretary-talk-about-karma/

Rail Series: CA Should Consider Medium-Speed Rail Alternative
All 6 Parts
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/12/26/rail-series-ca-should-consider-medium-speed-rail-alternative/

No 'Time Out' for City in rail Authority's Cross-hairs
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/12/21/no-bullet-train-time-out-for-city-in-rail-authoritys-cross-hairs/

National Political News
NDAA Nullification Bill Introduced in Nevada!
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/ndaa-nullification-bill-introduced-in-nevada/

Cantor, McCarthy, Turn Young Guns on Boehner, Ryan
Breitbartnews.com
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/01/01/cantor-mccarthy-turn-young-guns-on-boehner-ryan?utm_source=e_breitbart_com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Breitbart+News+Roundup%2C+January+2%2C+2013&utm_campaign=20130102_m114851533_Breitbart+News+Roundup%2C+January+2%2C+2013&utm_term=More

McCarthy Jumps Off a Cliff
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/mccarthy-jumps-off-a-cliff/

California Political News
Tough Year Ahead for California Taxpayers and Wealth Producers
Reason.com
http://reason.com/archives/2012/12/28/tough-year-ahead-for-california-taxpayer

California Democrats Signal They Want to Reform Proposition 13
San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_22277585/california-democrats-signal-they-want-reform-proposition-13

2013 May Not Be the Year of the Super-majority
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/2013-may-not-be-the-year-of-the-supermajority/

Sacramento 'Recovery' Reliant on Government Growth
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/12/30/sacramento-recovery-reliant-on-government-growth/

Tribal News

Litigation News
Siskiyou County Wins Lawsuit to Preserve Water Rights
Defend Rural America
http://www.defendruralamerica.com/DRA/Blog/Entries/2012/12/26_Entry_1.html

New Melones Court Documents
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2013/01/02/new-melones-court-documents/?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

Federal Judge Slams Obama Administration for Trying to Dismiss No-Fly List Case in Secret
Allgov.com
http://www.allgov.com/news/us-and-the-world/federal-judge-slams-obama-administration-for-trying-to-dismiss-no-fly-list-case-in-secret-121226?news=846582

Calendar
Delta Stewardship Council
Delta Independent Science Board
January 9, 2013
Meeting Notice and Teleconference
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/science-event-detail/8173

Delta Stewardship Council
Proposed Delta Plan Rule-making Package
January 11, 2013
http://deltastewardshipcouncil.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/263AD638AC2766BA/7C0F276835B38C546D5E5F9A8728A5A6

Bay Delta Conservation Plan Interactive Calendar
http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/Calendar/Calendar.aspx

Written Comment Opportunities
NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Expanding Marine Sanctuaries
Dan Bacher
IndyBay.com
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/12/27/18728967.php

Bay Delta Plan Update
WaterBoards.ca.gov
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/press_room/press_releases/2012/pr123112_baydelta.pdf

Because It's Cool!
Top 10 Books on States Rights
LewRockwell.com
http://lewrockwell.com/boldin/boldin24.1.html

June 27, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
ACWA.com
State Board Sets Workshops on Delta Water Quality Objectives
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/state-board-sets-workshops-delta-water-quality-objectives

Aquafornia.com
Hometown Station AM 1220: Santa Clarita Radio
City Council: Delta Fears Dawn on Santa Clarita
http://hometownstation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30101:city-council-delta-fears-dawn-on-santa-clarita&catid=26:local-news&Itemid=97
(Some decent opposition to BDCP down that way!)

Aquafornia.com
Colusa Sun-Herald
Controversial Part of Flood Plan Pulled
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120626/ARTICLES/120629630/1010/sports?Title=Low-water-levels-reveal-jetty-at-mouth-of-Russian-River&tc=ar

California Farm Bureau Federation
AgAlert.com
Valley Flood Plan to be Adopted; Next Phase Begins
http://www.agalert.com/story/?id=4381

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Flood Barriers Going Up in South Sacramento
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/23/4583399/flood-barriers-going-up-in-south.html#mi_rss=Environment

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Commentary: Why Californians Should Care About Water Rights
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69056/

Aquafornia.com
SFExaminer.com
Taste for Hetch Hetchy Water Hard to Shake
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/06/taste-hetch-hetchy-water-hard-shake

Aquafornia.com
ChicoER.com
Cal Water Wants Rate Hike: Users Could See 30 Percent Increase by 2014
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20948106/cal-water-wants-rate-hike-users-could-see

Aquafornia.com
YubaNet.com
Nevada City Set tp Weigh in on Garden bar Dam
http://yubanet.com/regional/Nevada-City-Set-to-Weigh-in-on-Garden-Bar-Dam.php#.T-sXwRdDz91

Aquafornia.com
Merced Sun-Star.com
Modesto District Releases Details of Water Contract
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/06/26/2398980/modesto-district-releases-details.html

Aquafornia.com
Union Democrat
TUD: Repairs on the Chopping Block
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/TUD-Repairs-on-chopping-block?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

Aquafornia.com
Bilingual Weekly
Will the Senate Sacrifice American Wild and Scenic Rivers for a Drop of Water?
http://bwnews.us/2012/06/26/will-the-senate-sacrifice-american-wild-and-scenic-rivers-for-a-drop-of-water/

Aquafornia.com
Press Democrat
Low Water Levels Reveal Jetty at Mouth of Russian River
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120626/ARTICLES/120629630/1010/sports?Title=Low-water-levels-reveal-jetty-at-mouth-of-Russian-River&tc=ar

Aquafornia.com
North County Times
Murrietta Council Reluctantly Approves Water Rules
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/murrieta/murrieta-council-reluctantly-approves-water-rules/article_e26bd549-a7f1-5b07-854e-91d1a4fe91f4.html

Aquafornia.com
Groksurf's San Diego
Water Rates and the Cost of Providing Service in San Diego
http://groksurf.com/2012/06/26/water-rates-and-the-cost-of-providing-service-in-san-diego/

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/06/news-articles-and-links-from-june-26.html

Water News
Inkstain Blog
Various Ways of Running Out of Water
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/various-ways-of-running-out-of-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
A Novel Way to Clean Wastewater
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/a-novel-way-to-clean-wastewater/

Aquafornia.com
Sacramento Press
Decontaminating Decades of Pollution: Innovative Project aims to Transform the New River
http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/70023/Decontaminating_Decades_of_Pollution_Innovative_Project_Aims_to_Transform_the_New_River

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
PNW Cherries Delayed by Cool Weather, Calif. Fruit Small
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/djw-WashCalifcherries-w-art-062612

Inkstain Blog
On the Economic Benefits of Irrigation
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/on-the-economic-benefits-of-irrigation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

CapitalPress.com
Cattle Group Praises State's Outreach Over Wolf
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-california-wolf-w-infobox-062612

Environmental News
Dan Bacher
AlterNet.org
The Top Censored Environmental Story of 2012?
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/06/24/the-most-censored-environmental-story-of-2012/

Earthzine.com
U.S. Program Continues Climate Change Preparedness
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/06/26/u-s-program-continues-climate-change-preparedness/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Infrastructure News
Aquafornia.com
Office of Representative Napolitano
Markley, Napolitano Introduce HYDRO 2.0
http://napolitano.house.gov/press-release/markey-napolitano-introduce-hydro-20

Economic News
FoxNews.com
Stockton Set to Become the Largest US City to Declare Bankruptcy
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/26/stockton-set-to-become-largest-us-city-to-declare-bankruptcy/#ixzz1yxa8jpoY

Economic Policy Journal
Stockton, Calif. Set to Become Largest City to Declare Bankruptcy
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/06/stockton-california-set-to-become.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29

California Political News
Aquafornia.com
Whittier Daily News
Bill Backs Water Replenishment District
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/picorivera/ci_20945844/bill-backs-water-replenishment-district

Science News
Aquafornia.com
Capradio.org Turning Climate Change Data into Policy is No Easy Feat
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2012/06/26/turning-climate-change-data-into-policy-is-no-easy-feat?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CapitalPublicRadioLatestNewsRSS+%28Capital+Public+Radio%3A+Latest+News+RSS%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

High Speed Rail News
California Watch
Some Senators Want Dramatic Shift in Bullet Train Plan
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/some-senators-want-dramatic-shift-bullet-train-plan-16794

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Freedom Advocates
Overwhelming Public Opposition
http://www.freedomadvocates.org/articles/transportation/overwhelming_public_opposition_20120627461/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freedomadvocates+%28Freedom+Advocates+-+Articles%29

Events Calendar
Restore the Delta
General Membership Meeting
July 12, 2012
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001_bDIN3xz3MxRMNTCNjH0IM6ZsMXovA8C4Afyjv262K0d9vlhxtbzxtgdnHiu3-1bjvQR8Gkj152im-3QGb2W31W1fEV8nOPdAEBaZ0Y68lxTNqN_5Q9aaQ%3D%3D

Just For Fun

June 4, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
USGS: Groundwater Storage Pilot Study Successful in Stockton, CA...
http://ca.water.usgs.gov/news/2012/gwStorageStudy.html

Inkstain Blog
Sacramento Delta Sinking Faster Than Sea Level is Rising
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/sacramento-delta-sinking-faster-than-sea-level-is-rising/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

SFGate.com
California Peripheral Canal Coming Soon
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/01/INAT1MO1ES.DTL
(A couple very good, thoughtful comments.)

Dan Bacher
IndyBay.org
Report Says Groundwater Pumping is Depleting Scott River Flows
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/02/18714577.php

Hydraulically Inclined
A Few Good Reads
http://ayresriverblog.com/2012/06/04/a-few-good-reads-6412-flooding-in-cuba-adoption-of-the-cvfpp-and-drought-in-colorado/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67975/

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Visit Brannan Island Park Before It Closes
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/02/SPKD1OOML5.DTL

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
MSNBC.com
Stay or Go? Communities Are Eyeing Retreat From Sea
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47660947/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.T8zJabBDz91

Aquafornia.com
North County Times
Recycling Sewage to Drinking Water Could Save City of San Diego Money
http://www.nctimes.com/business/recycling-sewage-to-drinking-water-could-save-city-of-san/article_9a5540f2-1383-5186-8a42-8e5959dc8a3b.html

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/06/news-articles-and-links-from-june-4.html

Water News
WaterWired.com
Harmony Burright Whets Our Appetite: IWRM Design Principles and Indicators
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/06/iwrm-principles-and-indicators.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Aguanomics.com
Water Policy and Policy Impacts
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/06/water-policy-and-policy-impacts.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Aquafornia.com
The Watchers
New Insights on Worldwide Water Consumption
http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2012/06/02/which-nations-consume-the-most-water/

Aquafornia.com
Las Vegas Sun
Could another Fee Be the Solution to Water Woes?
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/jun/03/could-another-fee-be-solution-water-woes/
(Yeah...sure...another 'fee' is always the answer.)

Aquafornia.com
Dept of Interior
Secretary Salazar, President Shelly Break Ground on Major Infrastructure Oriject to Deliver Running Water to Navajo Nation
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Secretary-Salazar-President-Shelly-Break-Ground-on-Major-Infrastructure-Project-to-Deliver-Running-Water-to-Navajo-Nation.cfm

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
California Biologist Improves Ranch Habitats for Hunting
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-innovator-long-w-photo-infobox-060812

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News

Tourism News

California Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Scott Walker vs Jerry Brown
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/03/scott-walker-vs-jerry-brown/

California Progress Report
Sustainable Communities Bill: Modest, but Much-Needed Replacement for Redevelopment in CA
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/sustainable-communities-bill-modest-much-needed-replacement-redevelopment-california
(Please, Steinberg, really...stop 'helping' us out.  Just because you take the pig out of the sty and put lipstick on it, doesn't change the swine.)

Political News

Science News

High Speed Rail News
CapitalPress.com
Poll: Voters Turn Against California Bullet Train
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CA-High-speed-rail-060312
(Now, if we could only generate this same level of support for the very same darn things up here with the fast-tracking of BDCP/Delta Plan...why is it their less than 20% of the state's Prime Agriculture soil get this much protection/attention and we with 80% of said Prime Ag soil are being stomped all over like Lucy does in the grape vat???)

California Watch
Experts Say Rail Plan Improved, But Still Flawed
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/experts-say-rail-plan-improved-still-flawed-16465

Sacramento Business Journal
High-Speed Rail Support Falling
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/06/high-speed-rail-support-falling.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

CalWatchDog.com
Voters Don't Trust State to Build High-Speed Rail
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/04/voters-dont-trust-state-to-build-high-speed-rail/

Yet Brown announced on Friday that California’s strict environmental laws could be bypassed in order to build the train system.

(Bypassing California's strict environmental laws was set when the legislature allowed the 'fast-tracking' of a new stadium.  Now they'll do it with HSR and BDCP...that's why following HSR is critical to keeping up with in-Delta shenanigans...it's all the same song and dance, just different dance floors.)

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Legal Planet Blog
Ninth Circuit Corrects Itself on Gold Mining and the ESA
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2012/06/03/ninth-circuit-corrects-itself-on-gold-mining-and-the-esa/

American Thinker
DoJ Case Against Former BP Engineer is Rapidly Crumbling
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/dept_of_justice_case_against_former_bp_engineer_is_rapidly_crumbling_comments.html#disqus_thread
(Excellent reporting and recap of facts if interested.)

Events Calendar
Aquafornia.com
Times-Standard Online
Klamath-Trinity Fish Fair Highlights Connections Between River, Community
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_20777011/klamath-trinity-fish-fair-highlights-connections-between-river?source=rss

ACWA.com
Webcast on Sustainability for Water Agencies June 12
http://www.acwa.com/news/webcast-sustainability-water-agencies-june-12

Just For Fun
Scholars & Rogues
Denver Chalk Art Festival
http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2012/06/03/denver-chalk-art-festival-2012-color-perspective-history-and-coolness-as-far-as-the-eye-can-see/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scrogues+%28Scholars+and+Rogues%29
(Incredible art work!)

May 21, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
KQED Quest: the Delta Racing For a Fix Before the Big One Hits
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/05/21/the-delta-racing-for-a-fix-before-the-big-one-hits/
(Talk about playing to fears. Bet if one dug deep enough, you'd find Packard Foundation's sticky prints aalll over this one...)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Modesto: Water Sale is Topic A
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67251/

Aquafornia.com
Water Education Foundation: California Watersheds Slideshow
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66587/

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: Dan Walters Shouldn't Hydro Count Against the Carbon Reduction Mandate?
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/21/4504286/dan-walters-shouldnt-hydro-count.html#mi_rss=Capitol%20and%20California

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com: Salton Sea State Recreation Area Likely to Close Up Shop
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-salton-sea-20120521,0,810464.story

Water News

Agriculture News

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
National Center for Policy Analysis
Sustainability
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=21942&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29

National Center for Policy Analysis
The Cost of Ever-Increasing Federal Regulations
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=21942&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29

Tourism News

Economic News

California Political News

Political News
The Humble Libertarian
Federal Jack
Feinstein: Get Ready for More Aggressive Molestation at the Airport
http://www.federaljack.com/?p=175104
(It's real easy for her to perpetuate this...she takes the Citation from the private hangers at the airports...bypasses the masses that way, you know.)

Science News
Aquadoc.com
Water Wired: The Politicization of Science: A Study
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/05/politicization-of-science.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Environmental Research Web
Fracking Production 'Outstrips Scientific Knowledge'
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/49650
(A good read.)

Science Blog
Scientists Document Fragile Land-Sea Ecological Chain
http://scienceblog.com/54522/scientists-document-fragile-land-sea-ecological-chain/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Science Blog
Breast Cancer Effectively Treated with Chemical Found in Celery
http://scienceblog.com/54517/breast-cancer-effectively-treated-with-chemical-found-in-celery/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

High Speed Rail News
California Watch
Rail Authority Policy to Purge e-Mails Draws Critics' Ire
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/rail-authority-policy-purge-e-mails-draws-critics-ire-16238
(Oh I see, if you are common folk like us, you send an email and it can be tracked, it can be hacked, it can come back to haunt you in ways unimaginable...but if you're the Rail Authority, or any other governmental bureaucratic entity, come 90 days, poof!  They're gone, no copies, no forwards,  no save to thumb drives...NO BACKING UP OF MASSIVE HARD DRIVES???  And we're supposed to believe this??  Come on....)

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Times-Standard Online: Landowner Holding Up Salt River Project; County Hurdle Cleared, Design Tweaks Needed for Coastal Commission Permit
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_20671525/landowner-holding-up-salt-river-project-county-hurdle?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
Courthouse News Service: Feather River's Too Hot, Group Claims
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/05/21/46641.htm

Events Calendar

Just For Fun

May 19 and 20, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Sf Gate.com
'Chunnel' Plan to Bypass Delta is Falling Down
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/17/INAT1MO0SH.DTL

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Modesto Bee: Legal Threat, Foes Force MID to Hold Off on SF Water Sale
http://www.modbee.com/2012/05/18/2206087/modesto-irrigation-district-postpones.html
(This is just bad...)

Aquafornia.com
Siskiyou Daily News: Coho Plan Update: NMFS Supervisor Visited Landowners, Conducted Field Studies
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/features/x1832930958/Coho-plan-update-NMFS-supervisor-has-visited-landowners-conducted-field-tours-in-county
(WOW...look what happens when the bureaucrats actually get out of an office, off of a computer and actually go LOOK at and TALK to the people and places they are making sweeping decisions about.  A little more empirical or hands-on and a lot less academia would serve us much better!)

Aquafornia.com
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Blog: Wine and Fish for Dinner?  Water Management Required
http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7447

Nature Watch
LATimes.com: California Senate OKs Bill to Limit Power of South Land Water District
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water-district-20120518,0,2746808.story
(Isn't it wonderful when politicians play 'referee/favorite'??)

Aquafornia.com
Western Farm Press
What's Next for California Groundwater?
http://westernfarmpress.com/irrigation/what-s-next-california-groundwater?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WesternFarmPress+%28Western+Farm+Press%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

ACWA.com
ACWA-Led Coalition Submits Comments on ESA Implementation
http://www.acwa.com/news/endangered-and-invasive-species/acwa-led-coalition-submits-comments-esa-implementation

Aquafornia.com
Southern California Water Committee
Press Release: Legislative Hearing Highlights Successes, Opportunities and Challenges..
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67216/

Aquafornia.com
Redding.com: Doug Craig's Blog
http://blogs.redding.com/dcraig/archives/2012/05/accelerated-cli.html

Aquafornia.com
Congressman Jim Costa: Costa Calls for Action on Real Water Solutions
http://costa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=827:6172012-costa-calls-for-action-on-real-water-solutions&catid=44:2012-press-releases
(More of the same waah, waaah, let's fix us at the extreme extinction of them...geez.)

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Third Intake into Lake Mead Hits $5 Million Snag
http://aquafornia.com/?p=67046

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
NPR: The Secret Life of California Strawberries
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/05/17/152522900/the-secret-life-of-californias-world-class-strawberries

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Stuart Leavenworth: Rice Country Fears It Could Get Rolled Over in Delta Deal
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/20/4500777/stuart-leavenworth-rice-country.html

Levee News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal Democrat: Halted Marysville Levee Work Slated to Restart in June
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/marysville-116358-work-levee.html

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Ukiah daily Journal
Record Salmon numbers Spark Release on Eel River
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_20643349/record-salmon-numbers-spark-release-eel-river?source=rss_viewed

Aquafornia.com
Tehema County News
California DFG Tries New Tactic to Increase Salmon Survival Rates
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/ci_20662506/california-dfg-tries-new-tactic-increase-salmon-survival

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight: Fish Passage Project at Red Bluff Pumping Water, Official Says Irrigation Came at Right Time
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/may/19/fish-passage-project-pumping-water/

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Yubanet.com: Citizens, Groups Calling for a Ban on Fracking in California
http://yubanet.com/california/itizens-Groups-Calling-for-a-Ban-on-Fracking-in-California.php#.T7ZVKNxDz91

Tourism News
Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: Modest Flows Bode Well for Summer River Rafting Season
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/20/4498320/modest-flows-bode-well-for-summer.html

Economic News

California Political News
Dan Bacher
IndyBay.org: Brown Slashes Budget While Promoting $14B Canal
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/05/19/18713772.php

Political News
FoxNews.com
Crooks Target Supreme Court Justice Breyer for Second Time in Three Months
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/17/crooks-target-supreme-court-justice-breyer-for-second-time-in-three-months/

Science News

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities
Aquafornia.com
The Business Journal: Meeting to Address Water Project Impact
http://thebusinessjournal.com/news/agriculture/1879-meeting-to-address-water-project-impact
(Misleading headline.)

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Courthouse News Service: Chico Water Group Fights Water Transfer Deal
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/05/17/46574.htm

Events Calendar

Just For Fun

May 10, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Office of Congressman Denham:
House Approves Denham Amendment to Prohibit Reintroduction of Salmon into Insufficient SJ Habitat
http://denham.house.gov/press-release/house-approves-denham-amendment-prohibit-reintroduction-salmon-insufficient-san

The Bay Citizen
SF 3rd Graders Launch Campaign Against Sea Lion Killings
http://www.baycitizen.org/environment/story/sf-3rd-graders-fight-against-sea-lion/
(And this is education?  Where is the other side of the issue?  That protected sea lions are a predator to endangered salmon?  That there are water export issues in California that are directly related to sea lion predation?  That this is what happens when the food chain gets out of balance?  When humans interfere with nature when trying to save one species to the detriment of another?

Especially in the Delta...saltwater intrusion further up the main stem of the Sacramento River means sea lions coming further and further inland following the saline water and their OCEAN based feasts.  Which, if I read facts correctly, is also a contributing factor of sea lion intrusion all the way to the base of the dams in Washington and Oregon.)

California Water News
Lloyd G. Carter
Radio Show Today 1PM Featuring Ed Imhofe Author of 'Rainbow Report'
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/120509561_lloyd039s-radio-show-thursday-may-10-1-pm
(Should be an interesting interview if you have the time.)

ACWA.com
ACWA Presents Leadership Award to Max Sakato
http://www.acwa.com/news/awards/acwa-presents-leadership-award-max-sakato

Aquafornia.com
Union Democrat
Sonora/Tuolomne Rural Counties Bristle at Septic Regs
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/Rural-counties-bristle-at-septic-regs?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

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North County Times:
Giant SoCal Water Agency Says Global Warming Law Will Cost is $10M to $50M a Year
http://www.nctimes.com/business/giant-socal-water-agency-says-global-warming-law-will-cost/article_0c8d24ff-15ef-5b55-b641-a1ab2bb03f60.html?print=true&cid=print
(And they think they'll be able to pay for Conveyance, too!  Wonder when the camel's back will finally break?)

Southern California Water Committee
State Announces Delay in BDCP Process
http://marketing.proofinteractive.com/hostedemail/email.htm?CID=18966511064&ch=DF4410B0DD152CA24690CFB204133F87&h=28dc0a49fb9cc260579040660f185485&ei=TzUZCFpZN
(In light of say N. Carolina Wildlife Federation vs N. Carolina Transportation Agency, I'd say the agencies are correct in at least the appearance of checking and rechecking their facts...)

Aquafornia.com
The Salt Lake Tribune
River is Basis of West's Economy
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/54071296-82/colorado-river-billion-economic.html.csp

California Farm Water
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/05/news-articles-and-links-from-wednesday_09.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/05/news-articles-and-links-from-monday-may.html

Water News
Aguanomics.com
Water Chat- Don Gaydon
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/05/water-chat-don-gaydon.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Agriculture News

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
NASA Earth Observatory
Methane Emissions from the Arctic Ocean
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77868&src=eorss-iotd&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Tourism News

Economic News
Economic Policy Journal
Government-Free Floating City off the Shores of Silicon Valley
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/05/government-free-floating-city-off.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29
(Yeah right...they'll float themselves right into LOST waters, UN Confiscation of ANY thing created out there...hmmm...California's Regulation-Controlled Thievery...Federal Government/United Nations...California...United Nations...Cali...UN...hmmm.  Pick one, cuz their ain't no free 'lunch/ride/float' anywhere in the world, just carefully select your Over-Regulating Over Lords.)

Aquafornia.com
Trinity Journal
Reclamation Plans Trinity Water Export Total
http://www.trinityjournal.com/news/environment/article_f5496f24-9992-11e1-a283-0019bb30f31a.html

Aquafornia.com
Trinity Journal
Peripheral Canal a Greater Threat to Trinity Lake, River
http://www.trinityjournal.com/opinion/guest_columnists/article_3e398a28-9995-11e1-b179-0019bb30f31a.html
(Yes it is!)

California Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Shenanigans with Capitol Press Access
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/05/09/shenanigans-with-capitol-press-access/
(Well, I'd say Ms. Grimes is having a direct impact at the Capitol, better yet a direct positive impact at the Grassroots level in California...it is revealing how the Left or Democrats in the Capitol resort to direct violations of the Constitution when the message, heck the truth, does not favor their idealized Utopia.

This is just wrong...Keep it up Katy, as you say, you can do your job anywhere!)

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com
California Lawmakers Push for Fracking Rules
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/05/california-lawmakers-fracking-rules.html
(One of my objections to this form of gas exploration/production is that exploration involves injecting at high velocities a cocktail of chemicals/toxins that are permanent.  Requiring a company to disclose that cocktail of chemicals or 'trade secrets' AFTER they have been injected into the ground...why bother???

Natural gas is/was a throw-away byproduct of refining 'sweet crude'.  One does not have to acquire natural gas via this method, which IMHO is a worse alternative than pursuing light, sweet crude.  Technology today has the experience to drill for this, yes, even off the coast of Santa Barbara, without major 'accidents' or harm to our environment.

Never mind the huge amounts of water utilized daily for product the fracturing...Water that has to come from somewhere.)

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Fracking Our Way to Energy Independence, In California?
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_20586437/damon-nagami-fracking-our-way-energy-independence-california
(The issue with Deepwater Horizon, is just that, the deep water.  The deeper you have to go, the exponential increase in the odds something will go wrong....read that somewhere, too!!)  To compare deep water drilling and Fracking to 'regular' oil exploration is comparing an apple to navel and blood oranges.  Not all methods of exploration and extraction are necessarily evil.)

Political News
California Progress Report
DC Democrats Upset that Feingold Called Out Pelosi's Footsie with Bowles-Simpson
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/dc-democrats-upset-feingold-called-out-pelosi%E2%80%99s-game-footsie-bowles-simpson
(Progressive drama!)

Science News

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar
Restore the Delta
May 19th: BBQ Fundraiser:  Pig Roast and Fixin's
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001i_oc2EXSXOtR7eKwuiuaz3DPtB8NwL-Njk2oUutS0QpUfF27K7wm8CIaQDINO3oI_CI0V4bg_P22afecfuozIGkHNDBaUmNzKO6mW5rLGgWcv66xRHYdGA%3D%3D

Just For Fun
DC Campus Caller
OWS Pysychology Explained
http://dartreview.com/dartlog/2012/5/9/ows-psychology-explained.html
(Right on!  There's actually something worthwhile coming out of some of the universities.  Enjoy!!!)