May 30, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Restore the Delta Newsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=00112DoRdDy4tG-XGXQT33Trh7vx_nVx24Ge6v_bGUDeXs6HrmpRvsTaY2CYqVNdi_D5ptm7sodSgaKiP0D7lRZPlc5GDJm5R05oI1oHHReBSHI1ydqNQfILA%3D%3D

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Antioch Opts Not to Raise Water, Sewer Rates
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20737879/antioch-opts-not-raise-water-sewer-rates?source=rss

Delta Stewardship Council
Delta ISB Teleconference
http://deltastewardshipcouncil.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/A22A3FE4A915F8B8/7C0F276835B38C546D5E5F9A8728A5A6

ACWA.com
Little Hoover; Keep Delta Council Independent
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-news/little-hoover-keep-delta-council-independent

Aquafornia.com
Modesto Bee
Should the MID Sell Water to San Francisco? Yes Community Voices
http://www.modbee.com/2012/05/26/2216846/should-the-mid-sell-water-to-san.html

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Bilingual Weekly
Selenium & Salinity: The West Side Farming Debacle, High Stakes, High Costs
http://bwnews.us/2012/05/30/selenium-salinity-the-west-side-farming-debacle-high-stakes-high-costs/
(Very good read.)

Hydraulically Inclined
A Few Good Reads
http://ayresriverblog.com/2012/05/29/a-few-good-reads-52812-tunnel-project-progressing-in-austin/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29

Hydraulically Inclined
Folsom Dam Spillway
http://ayresriverblog.com/2012/05/25/folsom-dam-spillway-ca-construction-video/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29

Aquafornia.com
Desalination.biz
Water-Reuse Bill to be Debated in California Assembly
http://www.desalination.biz/news/news_story.asp?id=6549&title=Water-reuse+bill+to+be+debated+in+California+assembly

Aquafornia.com
Huntington Beach Independent
Natural Perspectives Borrowing Water From the Future to Irrigate a Desert
http://articles.hbindependent.com/2012-05-29/opinion/tn-hbi-0531-natural-20120529_1_desert-area-river-water-water-resources

Aquafornia.com
AquaCue.com
Today's Water Rates Are Anything but Evil
http://blog.aquacue.com/2012/05/28/water-bill-a-necessary-evil/

Aquafornia.com
SF Gate
Tribe Asks Feds to Resume Klamath Dams Relicensing
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/05/30/state/n050112D53.DTL

High Country News
http://whatcounts.com/dm?id=7AFEAEEE9BC58D3754937BBC66676021CA6331CC6A148A3B

Aquafornia.com
Growing More With Less
http://www.em-a.eu/fileadmin/content/News_item/MANUSCRIPT-GROWING_MORE_WITH_LESS.pdf

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Yubanet.com
Groundwater Depletion in Semiarid Regions of Texas and California
http://yubanet.com/california/Groundwater-Depletion-in-Semiarid-Regions-of-Texas-and-California-Threatens-U-S-Food-Security.php#.T8aKOLBDz91

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
AgAlert.com
Online Update Hearing in Russian River Frost-Protection Case Set for June
http://agalert.com/story/?id=4267

Foxnews.com
Farmers and Frackers Compete for Water in Western US
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/30/farmers-and-frackers-compete-for-water-in-western-us/

Aquafornia.com
CalRice.org
What's New at Calrice.org
http://calricenews.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-guest-blog-on-water-water-use.html

Aquafornia.com
CalRice.org
It's About the Box
http://calricenews.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-crc-blog-its-about-box.html

Levee News

Tribal News
Dan Bacher Indybay.org
Winnemem Wintu Tribe Closes McCloud River During War Dance
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/05/28/18714272.php

Fisheries News
Environmental Research Web
Blue Fin Tuna Carry Fukushima Radiation to California
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/49804

Aquafornia.com
Bakersfield Now
Fish in Kern County Waterways Safe to Eat?
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/investigations/Industrial-and-highways-surrounding-lake--spawns-questions-of-fish-safety-155515025.html

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
Seeking Disclosure on Fracking
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/business/energy-environment/seeking-disclosure-on-fracking.html?_r=1

Economic News

Tourism News

California Political News
Aquafornia.com
Senator Feinstein Letter to California Fish and Game on Drakes Bay Oyster Co.
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=601fe5b6-41c2-4712-860c-ab0548b7373b

Across the Fence
Is California Near the Edge?
http://www.markmeckler.com/is-california-near-the-edge-of-the-cliff-the-simple-answer-yes-and-my-heart-is-breaking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-california-near-the-edge-of-the-cliff-the-simple-answer-yes-and-my-heart-is-breaking

Political News

Science News

High Speed Rail News
Claycord.com
DeSaulnier's Statewide Passenger Rail Plan Clears Senate
http://claycord.com/2012/05/30/desaulniers-statewide-passenger-rail-plan-clears-senate/

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
CapitalPress.com
Siskiyou County Water Suit to be Decided by Judge
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-siskiyou-water-trial-w-infobox-060112

Events Calendar

Just For Fun

May 22-24, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Turlock Journal
Berryhill Working on Sensible Delta Solution for State Water, Fish Needs
http://www.turlockjournal.com/section/26/article/15121/

California Water Impact Network
Delta Stewardship Council Re-org Moves Ahead
http://www.c-win.org/content/delta-stewardship-council-reorg-moves-aheadthe-state-worker-commission-signs-jerry-browns-re
(Apparently, no surprise here...)

California Water Impact Network
Greensward Civitas - Again, May-Delta
http://www.c-win.org/content/greensward-civitas-again-bay-delta.html

Alex Breitler's Blog
Stockton Mayor Talks Water
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/05/21/stockton-mayor-talks-water/?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

Alex Breitler's Blog
The Growth-Chilling Effect of the Delta Plan
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/05/23/the-growth-chilling-effect-of-the-delta-plan/?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

CapitalPress.com
California Dreams of Water Solutions
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-WATER-calif-dreaming--w-photos-infobox-021012-p-7-8

River News Herald
DSC Releases Sixth Draft of Delta Plan
http://rivernewsherald.org/dsc_5-16-2012.html

Aquafornia.com
SF Gate.com
Floodplain Fatties A Promising Start for Salmon
http://blog.sfgate.com/tphilp/2012/05/23/%E2%80%9Cfloodplain-fatties%E2%80%9D-a-promising-start-for-salmon/

Aquafornia.com
YouTube.com
How Folsom Dam's 'Second Dam' Will Work
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67423/


California Water News
Lloyd G. Carter
Resnicks Found Guilty of False Advertising by Federal Trade Commission
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/120521562_resnicks-found-guilty-false-advertising-federal-trade-commissions

Aquafornia.com
Roseville News
State Water Leaders in Auburn Tour American River
http://www.rocklintoday.com/news/templates/community_news.asp?articleid=10713&zoneid=4

The Guardian
Peter Gleick Cleared of Forging Documents in Heartland Expose
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/21/peter-gleick-cleared-heartland

Aquafornia.com
Huntington Beach Desal Project Talk Trips UP on Open Meeting Law
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67412/

Aquafornia.com
Merced Sun Star
Stanislaus Farmers Propose Rate Hike
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/05/23/2356483/stanislaus-farmers-propose-rate.html

Aquafornia.com
Tulare County board of Supervisors Backs New Water District for Alpaugh
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20120523/NEWS01/205230312

Aquafornia.com
Bakersfield.com
Lois Henry: If They Won't Sell the Water South, Why Not Say It?
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/columnist/henry/x243434518/If-they-wont-sell-the-water-South-why-not-say-it

Aquafornia.com
San Diego: 'Bold Vision' Would Boost Reservoirs With Purified Wastewater
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67355/

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67283/

Aquafornia.com
Yosemite Nature Notes - Episode 18 Water
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67351/

Water News
Hydraulically Inclined
A Few Good Reads
http://ayresriverblog.com/2012/05/21/a-few-good-reads-52112-communicating-flood-risk/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29

Aquafornia.com
Environmental Leader
Solving the World's Water Problems through Technology
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/solving-the-worlds-water-problems-through-technology/

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Western Farm Press
Agriculture Contests Veracity of Nitrate Study, Urges Review
http://westernfarmpress.com/management/agriculture-contests-veracity-nitrate-study-urges-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WesternFarmPress+%28Western+Farm+Press%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
Western Farm Press
Groundwater Nitrate Issue Dropped in Agriculture's Lap
http://westernfarmpress.com/irrigation/groundwater-nitrate-issue-dumped-agriculture-s-lap?page=1

Aquafornia.com
Green Blog
Leaving Crop Residues in Field Improves Water Use Efficiency
http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7539

Aquafornia.com
Bakersfield.com
Growers Concerned About Proposed Water Regulations
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/business/economy/x243434508/Growers-concerned-about-proposed-water-regulations

Levee News
Aquafornia.com
Corps Bakersfield at Odds Over Levee
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67414/

Fisheries News
Dan Bacher
IndyBay.org
Hoopa Valley Tribe Receives Funding for Improved Salmon Passage
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/05/22/18713924.php

Aquafornia.com
Redwood Times
PG&E Releases Block Water to Eel River; Warm Water and dark Nights Get Young Fish Moving
http://www.redwoodtimes.com/garbervillenews/ci_20681657/pg-e-releases-block-water-eel-river-warm

Aquafornia.com
The Inyo Register
Conservancy Floating Idea of Hatchery Ownership
http://www.inyoregister.com/node/2709

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
CapRadio.com
Cleaning Up the Toxic Legacy of the Gold Rush
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2012/05/21/cleaning-up-the-toxic-legacy-of-the-gold-rush?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CapitalPublicRadioLatestNewsRSS+%28Capital+Public+Radio%3A+Latest+News+RSS%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

CapitalPress.com
Stakeholders Decry Spotted Owl Fallout
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/SB-spotted-owl-hearing-052212-art

ACWA.com
Rep. Hastings ESA Needs Updating to Work Better for Species, People
http://www.acwa.com/news/endangered-and-invasive-species/esa-needs-improving-help-species-people

Environmental Research Web
Fresh Water Demand Driving Sea-Level Rise Faster than Glacial Melt
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/49653

Economic News

Tourism News

California Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Jerry Brown a Dishonest Bore
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/05/21/jerry-brown-a-dishonest-bore/

Political News
High Country News
Western Legislatures Grab for Control of Public Lands
http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.8/western-legislatures-grab-for-control-of-public-lands?src=feat&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Aquafornia.com
Water Wired
The Politicization of Science: A Study
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/05/politicization-of-science.html

Science News
Aquafornia.com
Delta Independent Science Board Responds to SWRCB Flow Questions, Identifies Key Issues  and Comments on the NRC Report
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67383/

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
It is with heavy heart that I post this
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/46900#When:02:08:22Z
Rest in Peace Henry Lamb...I know you have been greeted with "Job well done, my faithful and good servant".

The Humble Libertarian
States Vote to Ban UN Agenda 21 Policies
http://occupycorporatism.com/states-vote-to-ban-un-agenda-21-policies/

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
ACWA.com
DFG Files Suit Against Corps Over Levee Policy
http://www.acwa.com/news/regulatory-affairs/dfg-files-suit-against-corps-over-levee-policy

Aquafornia.com
More links to DFG Lawsuit
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/67443/

Events Calendar

Just For Fun

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 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!)