Thursday, February 9, 2012

Delta and Water News February 9, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Delta Water News Links thru February 6, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monday, February 6, 2012

News Links via Aquafornia.com thru February 3, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





Sunday, February 5, 2012

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

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


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

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

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

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

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


Saturday, February 4, 2012

News Links January 23-February 3, 2012

Delta Related News
Via Jessica Beccera, Delta Stewardship Council
Good Day,
At its February 9th and 10th meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) will review the Delta Protection Commission’s Proposal to Sustain the Delta as an Evolving Place (Agenda Item 7).  This discussion will help inform the DSC during the development of its Delta Plan.   
Public comment at the meeting is welcome and encouraged. 
The meeting will be held at the West Sacramento City Hall Galleria, 1110 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA. 
-OR-
The meeting’s agenda can be found on the DSC website: www.deltacouncil.ca.gov
Thank you.

ACWA
ACWA Submits Comments Draft program EIR Draft Delta Plan
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/acwa-submits-comments-draft-program-eir-draft-delta-plan

Restore the Delta Newsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001UGlpv9WiH3UhNNgxegaDNN8AjQe1pseOgFW_uGUQMSvQ7aHkriDcdBro91PuOejfwgMwKV0xBe-D0YvENB4S1rTtfANgK1vqBK_Z1MVG7loVY9pzWBfPFQ%3D%3D

Alternet.org
Dan Bacher, Commission Votes Against Pursuing Striped Bass Eradication Proposal
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/02/02/commission-votes-against-pursuing-striped-bass-eradication-proposal/

Alex Breitler Blog 'What is the Delta'
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/02/02/whats-the-delta/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+san-joaquin-river-delta+%28Alex+Breitler%27s+San+Joaquin+Delta%2C+Delta+College+Blog%29
(This lends weight to why I believe there should be 'Water 101' and to be involved, especially to vote on legislation, policies, procedures, projects, etc. one should have to pass the course with a minimum 90% and NOT on a curve, before being 'certified' to vote on water issues.  I know, it's a long shot...but it just might have to happen).

CalWatchDog.com
John Seiler, Feds Own Almost Half of California
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/03/feds-own-almost-half-of-calif/
(And don't we know it)

California Spigot
Patricia McBroom
California Delta as National Heritage Could Help Save its People
http://californiaspigot.blogspot.com/2012/01/california-delta-as-national-heritage.html
(No this won't help 'save its people'.)

California Water Impact Network
From Aquafornia.com
Seismic Levee Upgrades Are Lowest Cost Strategy Water Supply Reliability
http://www.c-win.org/content/seismic-levee-upgrades-are-lowest-cost-strategy-water-supply-reliability.html

Central Valley Business Times
Strengthening Levees Makes More Sense than Peripheral Canal, Experts Say
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=20308
(Too bad nobody's truly listening)

ACWA
Water System Improvements Funding Headlines
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-news/water-system-improvements-funding-headlines

Switchboard, NRDC
Barry Nelson Southern California's New Wave
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/southern_californias_new_wave_1.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+switchboard_bnelson+%28Switchboard%3A+Barry+Nelson%27s+Blog%29
(Good article about So Cal agencies actually utilizing plans to reduce their future reliance on Delta exports)

Water Related News
California Water Impact Network
Sacbee.com, Burt Wilson
State Water Plan Done Deal Long Before 2012
http://www.c-win.org/content/sacbee-viewpoints-burt-wilson-state-water-plan-done-deal-long-2012.html
\(Finally, someone gets it right!)

California Water Impact Network
Sacramento News and Review, Burt Wilson
Water Grab Part 2 The Fix Is in the Delta Water Plan
http://www.c-win.org/content/burt-wilson-sac-news-and-review-water-grab-part-2-fix-delta-water-plan.html
(And yet another excellent article.  The comments are worth a scan)

California Water Impact Network
SF Chronicle, Adam Scow
Repeal Flawed Water Bond
http://www.c-win.org/content/adam-scow-sf-chronicle-repeal-flawed-water-bond.html

Inkstain Blog
John Fleck
Sacbee.com Water Systems Need Fixes Badly, Customers Don't Want to Fund Them
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/30/4224312/water-systems-need-fixes-badly.html

Inkstain Blog
John Fleck Colorado River Models Wrong, But Useful
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/01/colorado-river-models-wrong-but-useful/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Acuadoc.com
Water Wired Groundwater Can We Put the 'Integrated' in Integrated Water Resources Management?
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/02/groundwater-can-we-put-the-integrated-in-integrated-water-resources-management.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Farm Water News
January 25th
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-25.html
January 26th
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-26.html
January 27th
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-27.html
January 28th
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-30.html
January 31st
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-31.html
February 1st
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-1-2012.html
February 2nd
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-2-2012.html
February 3rd
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-3-2012.html

Earthzine.com
Application of Hydrological Models to Assess the Reliability of Water Resources
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/01/30/application-of-hydrological-models-to-assess-the-reliability-of-water-resources/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Agriculture News
National Center for Policy Analysis
Proposed Federal Rules Would Limit Kids' Work on Farms
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=21545&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29

ACWA
Voluntary Resources Conservation Program Sign-up Starts March 12.
http://www.acwa.com/news/voluntary-resources-conservation-program-signup-starts-march-12

Education News
Asian Times
Spengler, How American Made its Children Crazy
http://atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/NA31Dj01.html
(I knew it!!! And am so glad I raised my daughters "Old School", hands-on learning!  Computers can be/are the problem, not the solution in education.  In their proper context within a balanced curriculum, computers serve their purpose but are NOT the be all and end all in early childhood education.)

ACWA
ACWA Scholarships Available Graduates-Undergraduates
http://www.acwa.com/news/communications-committee/acwa-scholarships-available-graduates-undergraduates

Litigation/Legal News
FindLaw.com
US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Pacific Rivers Council vs USFWS
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2012/02/03/08-17565.pdf
(Directly pertains to Sierra Nevada National Forests and lack of NEPA requirements, Land and Resources Management Plan., DEIR and EIS.)

Environmental News
California Progress Report
Patrick Porgens, Planetary Solutions Toxic Bomb Spawned Two-Headed Brown Trout in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/toxic-time-bomb-spawned-two-headed-brown-trout-greater-yellowstone-ecosystem
(Excellent read; ties into Kesterson, Sac/SJ River/SF Bay Esturary (Teratogenic: Able to disturb the growth and development of an embryo or fetus)).


Zap! Crackle! Pop!
Gary Hunt, Texas Requires Frac Cocktail Disclosure
http://insightadvisor.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/texas-requires-frac-cocktail-disclosure/.


Earthzine.com
Satellite Study Reveals Critical Habitat and Corridors for World's Rarest Gorilla
http://www.wcs.org/press/press-releases/satellite-study-finds-more-habitat-for-rarest-gorilla.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Earthzine.com
SHARE: Soil Moisture for Hydro-meteorological Applications
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/02/02/share-soil-moisture-for-hydrometeorological-applications/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Environmental Research Web
Insight:  Can Afforestation Mitigate Climate Change?
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/48526

Environmental Research Web
Liz Kalaugher Location Key to Calculating Biofuel Carbon Footprint
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/48511

Political News
California Progress Report
Marcy Winograd, former Democratic Candidate for Congress
Building Green-Blue Coalition, California
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/building-blue-green-coalition-california

Agenda 21 News
FreedomAdvocates.org
Henry Lamb Rep. Wally Herger is Wrong About Agenda 21
http://www.freedom21.org/Newsletters/NL-2012/nl-020412-1.pdf

Earthzine.com
Kathleen Laygo, Rio+20 Conference Centers on Seven Issues
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/02/03/rio20-conference-centers-on-seven-issues/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

News with Views
Kathleen Marquardt Agenda 21 The End of Western Civilization, Part 2
http://www.newswithviews.com/Marquardt/kathleen104.htm

High Speed Rail News
California Progress Report
Alam Kandel, Deployment of Rail Safety Technology Nationally Could Be Delayed til 2020
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/deployment-rail-safety-technology-nationally-could-be-delayed-till-2020

California Watch
Tim Sheehan, Fresno Bee, Contractors OK'd to Bid Fresno Area Bullet Train Construction
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/contractors-okd-bid-fresno-area-bullet-train-construction-14747

California Watch
David Siders, Sacramento Bee Brown Rejects Rail Cost Estimate
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/brown-rejects-rail-cost-estimate-100b-14691

California Watch
Tim Sheehan, Fresno Bee, Madera County Joins Bullet Train Opponents
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/madera-county-joins-bullet-train-opponents-14690

Just For Fun
Sometimes we forget how to keep life simple; here's a list of homemade cleaning products.  Kinda reminds me of my Granma!
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/homemade-cleaning-products/

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Delta and Water News, January 24, 2012

Delta Related News
Tributes to Alex Hildebrand (1913-2012)
Recordnet.com
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20120124%2FA_NEWS%2F201240314%2F-1%2Frss02&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordnetNewsHeadlines+%28Recordnet+News+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Central Valley Business Times
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=20241

Alex Breitler
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/01/23/farmer-engineer-water-warrior/?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

Aquafornia.com
Bruce Tokars Salmon Now
Kill the Canal Vimeo
http://aquafornia.com/archives/60736

IndyBay.org
Dan Bacher DFG Director Should Show Some Leadership in Protecting Fish
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/01/23/18705489.php

Living with Birddogs Blog
California DFG Throws West Coast Under Bus
http://wenaha.blogspot.com/2012/01/california-dfg-throws-west-coast.html

Delta Stewardship Council eNewsletter
Covered Actions Draw Attention
http://www.deltacouncil.ca.gov/%E2%80%98covered-actions%E2%80%99-draw-attention

Delta Stewardship Council eNewsletter
Science Panel Provides Analysis of Key Delta Economic Plan
http://www.deltacouncil.ca.gov/science-panel-provides-analysis-key-delta-economic-plan

MantecaNulletin.com
Editorial No Reason to Fear Delta Stewardship Countil
http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/37/article/32792/
(Sure after all the DSC is 'from the government, and they are here to help' (R. Reagan))

MantecaBulletin.com
Dennis Wyatt SSJID Could Join Delta Stewardship Opposition
http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/32916/

Water Related Links
RedBulffDailyNews.com
Don Polson: The Way I See It:  Whiskey's for drinkin'; water's for fighting
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/opinion/ci_19806450

Appeal Democrat
Proposed Flood Plan would Improve Control. Increase Water Capacity
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/plan-113235-flood-bypass.html

SiskiyouDaily.com
River Clean up
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/news/x2018889764/River-clean-up

Aguanomics David Zeitland
Some Reading Material
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/01/some-reading-material.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29
(A couple titles look interesting!)

Aguanomics Davit Zeitland
Business and Water Risk
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/01/business-and-water-risk.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

SFGate.com
Peter Cleick Mining California Groundwater the Cadiz Project
http://blog.sfgate.com/gleick/2012/01/24/mining-california-groundwater-the-cadiz-project/

MontereyHerald.com
Dave Stephenson Cal Am Rates Not Highest
http://www.montereyherald.com/opinion/ci_19805279

Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News 01/24/12
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/01/news-articles-and-links-from-jan-24.html

AquaDoc.com Water Wired
Seven Minutes of Your Time for Data
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/01/survey.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Chance of Rain Blog
Emily Greene
Commenting on the unspeakable
http://chanceofrain.com/2012/01/commenting-on-the-unspeakable/

Daily Observer
Austin Troy The Very Hungry City
http://places.designobserver.com/feature/the-very-hungry-city/32058/

North County Times
Forum: Water Shortage--Here We Go Again
http://www.nctimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/forum-water-shortage------here-we/article_d2f19702-71b7-5120-984a-ec13ebc8707e.html

Redding.com
Doug Craig's Blog The Dam Truth
http://blogs.redding.com/dcraig/archives/2012/01/the-dam-truth-b.html

Bay-Delta Blog
HeadoRB Revisited
http://baydelta.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/horb-revisited/

IVPressOnline.com
IVP Water Districts Eye Salton Sea Mitigation Cost Sharing
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-water-districts-eye-salton-sea-mitigation-costsharing-20120124,0,5224197.story

Agriculture News
Earthzine.com
Building a Consolidated Community Cropland Map
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/01/24/building-a-consolidated-community-global-cropland-map/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

KQED Climate Watch
California's Rangeland Could Take a Hit from Climate Change
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/01/23/californias-rangeland-could-take-a-hit-from-climate-change/

Environmental News
California Progress Report
LA Times Editorial Supports Lungren
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/la-times-editorial-supports-lungren%E2%80%99s-investigation-hetch-hetchy-use

SFGate.com
Peter Fimrite Mountain Lake's Gunk to be Cleared in Presidio
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/24/MNMA1JSDB8.DTL
(This is just gross!)

San Jose Mercury News
Paul Rogers Small Non-Profit Works to reduce Massive Sewage Spills into SF Bay
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_19802437?source=rss

LA Creek Freak
Ballonas Historical Ecology and New Awesome Map
http://lacreekfreak.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/ballonas-historical-ecology-and-new-awesome-map-site/

High Speed Rail News
Fox and Hounds
Joe Mathews How To Start High Speed Rail
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/01/how-to-start-high-speed-rail/

Fox and Hounds
Kevin Drum California HSR Now Even More Ridiculous than Before
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/01/california-hsr-now-even-more-ridiculous-than-before/

California Progress Report
Alan Kandel HSR California and Americas All Systems Could and Should Be Go
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/high-speed-rail-california-and-americas-all-systems-could-and-should-be-go

Agenda 21
News with Views
Devvy Kidd Update: My Fight Against the "Smart" Meter
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd523.htm


Friday, January 20, 2012

Delta Water and Related Links, January 20, 2012

Delta Specific News
Alternet.org
Dan Bacher State of the State Brown Greenwashes Peripheral Canal Plan
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/01/18/state-of-the-state-brown-greenwashes-peripheral-canal-plan/

scribd.com SWRCB Water Power Letter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/78877062/SWRCB-Water-Power-Letter

Sacbee.com Video Jerry Brown to Make Water Project Proposal by Summer
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/01/video-jerry-brown-to-make-water-project-proposal-by-summer.html

Alex Breitler's Blog "Think About the Message"
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/01/19/think-about-the-message/?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

MantecaBulletin.com
Water war spreading to land?
http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/32586/
(Well, look who just woke up!  I say better late than never!  Hopefully, coalitions such as this will spread into the other four counties within the Primary and Secondary Zones of the Legal Delta (whew))

Lodi News Sentinel
Residents must come together to restore groundwater
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_51b1c2b8-73f2-5554-bfe1-90d41ee628de.html

TheUnion.com
Nevada Irrigation District loos at dry-year planning
http://www.theunion.com/article/20120119/BREAKINGNEWS/120119694/1001&parentprofile=1053

Water Related news
DWR Delta eNews
https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/u/0?ui=2&ik=91ccf48fdc&view=att&th=134f829eee2efa43&attid=0.1&disp=inline&safe=1&zw&saduie=AG9B_P958bA-nJISmCiIhrqhTxpE&sadet=1327086329092&sads=fT8t9KvnUEwVZTWhxmkln_DR4ZM&sadssc=1

Aquafornia.com
Chat Replay:  Should California build a peripheral canal?
http://aquafornia.com/archives/60569
(The 2 comments submitted pretty much says it all...)

SFGate.com
Marisa Lagos, Wyatt Buchanan:  Jerry Brown says he'd support delaying water bond
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/19/BAAA1MRMM7.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

FishSniffer.com
Dan Bacher Conservation Groups Winnemem Wintu Appeal Reduction Salmon Protections
http://www.fishsniffer.com/content/1643-conservation-groups-winnemem-wintu-appeal-reduction-salmon-protections.html

Earthjustice.org
California Groups Appeal Reduction of Salmon Protections
http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2012/california-groups-appeal-reduction-of-salmon-protections

Central valley Business Times
California Groups Appeal Reduction of Salmon Protections
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=20221

Fishsniffer.com
Dan Bacher State Peripheral Canal Won't Mend Anything
http://www.fishsniffer.com/content/1642-state-state-peripheral-canal-won-t-mend-anything.html


Trenchlessonline.com HDPE Used to Expand Water System in San Antonio
http://www.trenchlessonline.com/index/webapp-stories-action/id.2060/title.hdpe-used-to-expand-water-system-in-san-antonio

Trenchlessonline.com
HDD and Flood Relief Aid
http://www.trenchlessonline.com/index/webapp-stories-action/id.2062/title.hdd-and-flood-relief-aid

Sierra Sun
Ski Industry officials:  Social Media, water access key to the future
http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20120119/NEWS/120119892/1066&ParentProfile=1051

Siskiyou Daily
Supervisors hear salmonid conservation program update
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/news/x886300537/Supervisors-hear-salmonid-conservation-program-update

HanfordSentinal.com
Doug Curlee Water Transfers are Nothing New
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/opinion/columnists/ag-at-large-water-transfers-are-nothing-new/article_a72a0dec-42c8-11e1-a61a-0019bb2963f4.html

On the public Record.org  Thoughts on Recent Water news
http://onthepublicrecord.org/2012/01/19/thoughts-on-recent-water-news/
(Kinda, sorta wonder if this is the same person who was blogging at end of last year...kinda like, you know, reading a Valley Girl blog, 'butcept' not)

FoxandHoundsDaily.com
Ethan Rarick California 's Central Valley Proect? The Feds Bailed Us Out
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/01/californias-central-valley-project-the-feds-bailed-us-out/
(And don't we know it!!)

WhittierDailyNews.com
Mike Sprague Judge Can Decide Water Storage Plan
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_19780336

Press Enterprise
Jeff Horseman Temecula:  Rancho Water board authorized Vail purchase bid
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/temecula/temecula-headlines-index/20120119-temecula-rancho-water-board-authorizes-vail-purchase-bid.ece

Monterey Herald
Agency wants cap on Cal Am credit lifted
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_19782101

Agriculture News
Farmwars.com
Nevada County's Sustainable Food and Farm Conference
http://farmwars.info/?p=7786&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FarmWars+%28Farm+Wars%29

Canada Free Press
Inhofe Welcomes  New of Wodder Withdrawal
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44054#When:21:02:07Z

Political News
California Tribal Commission
Native American Authors Among Books Banned in Tucson
http://www.itwatercommission.org/2012/01/native-american-authors-books-banned-tucson/
(Good to see censorship is alive and apparently doing well in the good old USofA)

CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes Assembly Muzzles Whistleblower Bill
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/01/20/whistleblower-bill-muzzled/

CalWatchDog.org
Joseph Perkins Courts Undermine State's Initiative System
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/01/20/courts-undermine-states-initiative-system/

Marin Independent Journal
Feinstein's move makes sure science get fair review
http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_19770269

Litigation News
Liberty Blog
blog.heritage.org  Supremes Shut Down Judicial Activism over Voting Maps
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/20/supremes-shut-down-judicial-activism-over-voting-maps/

Environmental News
Canada Free Press
Inhofe EPA Response to Pavillion Letter Inadequate
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44056#When:21:46:31Z

Canada Free Press
Senators Ask Administrator Jackson to Hold Pavillion Study to Highest Scientific Standards
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44054#When:21:02:07Z

Canada Free Press
House, Senate lawmakers Highlight Concerns with EPA 'Sue & Settle' Tactic for Backdoor Regulations
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44052#When:15:50:23Z
(Excellent read)

Department of Interior
National Strategy Proposed to Respond to Climate Changes, Impacts of Fish, Wildlife, Plants
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/National-Strategy-Proposed-to-Respond-to-Climate-Changes-Impacts-on-Fish-Wildlife-Plants.cfm

San Jose Mercury News
Report Highlights California's huge 'wave power' potential
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19777304?source=rss

Health News
EcoFarm.com
USDA Scientist reveals hazards of glyphosate
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=zhfwzbcab&v=001O3CKqe2sPwyo0Qupa-DEZsz9ExhwzYSioHPZmW1QbBc6fDPOhuqJBoqzCOCp9CZWN9ZcvimjbLOqeWgVO86hO1iYsAVmFXJRC8vwX2m4ADLdTtDkIV0ybvbgIbuThDZqhP7PbYrRRsY%3D

Wired Science
Wired.com Controversial Killer Flu Research Paused
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/mutant-h5n1-moratorium/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Blog+-+Wired+Science%29

Agenda 21 News
Freedom21.org
Henry Lamb: Where is the TEA Party?
http://www.freedom21.org/Newsletters/NL-2012/nl-012012-1.pdf

Just For Fun
WaterWired.com
Whiskey Water Trick (pretty cool!)
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/01/the-whisky-water-trick.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Wasting Water is Weird
http://www.wastingwaterisweird.com/