November 16, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
California Water Blog
The Dog That Didn't Bark: Unexpected Small Effects of Export Changes On Delta Farms
http://californiawaterblog.com/2012/11/14/the-dog-that-didnt-bark-delta-farms-wont-be-destroyed-by-salt/ 
(I don't trust this one either...)

ACWA.com
Public Benefits of Water Projects Under Bond Act
http://www.acwa.com/news/infrastructure/water-commission-discusses-public-benefits-water-projects-eligible-funding-under

Businessweek.com
California's Katrina
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-15/californias-katrina
(Again, the fear-mongering, barely true statements...)

CBS Sacramento
West Sacramento Can't Meet Deepening Deadline Funds Going to Bridge Instead
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/11/15/west-sacramento-cant-meet-delta-deepening-deadline-uses-funds-to-build-bridge-instead/#respond
(Seems to me if W. Sac was participating in some of the Near Term Delta coalition project meetings, they might have gained more leverage in the project as this contributes to 'Delta as Place', 'Sustained Economic Viability', etc. But hey, the bridge is good, too!)

Sacbee.com
Sacramento City Council OKs Plans to Open Levee Trail
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/15/4987422/sacramento-city-council-oks-plan.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

DWR's Delta eNews
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/Delta_eNews_111512.pdf

California Water News
Modesto Bee
San Francisco Hits Up Oakdale District for Sale of Water
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-water-transfer-is-subsidizing-the-iid-water-department-and-stabilizing-water-rate-20121114,0,624437.story

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/11/news-articles-and-links-from-november_15.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/11/news-articles-and-links-from-november_16.html

Water News

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
Existing Farm-to-School Efforts Propel Grants in West
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-farm-to-school-w-infobox-111512

Agricultural Secrecy: Going Dark Down on the Farm: How Legalized Secrecy Gives Agribusiness a Federally Funded Free Ride by Regina Steinzor...
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2146240

FoxNews.com
Ranchers, Farmers Brace for 'Death Tax'
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/16/ranchers-farmers-brace-for-death-tax-impact/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
(I won't even get started...)

CapitalPress.com
Groups Urge Congress to Maintain Estate Tex Relief
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-estate-tax-w-infobox-111512

Levee News
Appeal Democrat
Property Lines Along West Linda Will Be Moved
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/property-121101-state-levee.html

Read more: http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/property-121101-state-levee.html#ixzz2CRMeqwE4

After two surveyors said the state's work was sound, Philip Miller, Carol's brother, said he wasn't surprised.
"I knew it was going to happen," he said. "You're a public agency, you rely on your staff."
But though several board members took pains to say they strongly felt property owners should have a say, Lagrand said she felt otherwise.
"They don't listen," she said. "We're being bullied into a deal we don't want to accept.
"I'd advise anyone who has property that backs up to a levee to watch your back."


Read more: http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/property-121101-state-levee.html#ixzz2CRMIe2VUFisheries NewsRed Bluff Daily News

California Salmon Fall Short
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_22001946/california-salmon-fall-short

Environmental News
San Jose Mercury News
Amy Meyer: Point Reyes' Natural Treasure Is At Risk
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_21998460/amy-meyer-point-reyes-natural-treasure-is-at
 
Tribal News

Habitat News

Infrastructure News

Economic News
AllGov.com
Controversies In a Regulatory First, JP Morgan Suspended from Trading in Energy Market in California
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/in-a-regulatory-first-jpmorgan-suspended-from-trading-in-energy-market-121116?news=846219

Calitics.com
Millions in Prop 30 Tax Revenues Will Be Diverted From Higher Ed to Wall Street, Thanks to Regents
http://www.calitics.com/diary/14696/millions-in-prop-30-tax-revenues-will-be-diverted-from-higher-ed-to-wall-street-thanks-to-regents
(Remember, Mr. Mrs. Feinstein is a Regent AND a couple of his investment firms handles same-said investments. Meaning, he gets his $$millions, win, lose or draw and lately it's been mostly lose on the investment portfolios.)

Tourism News

California Political News
The Daily Caller
Golden State Turns to Lead, Now Leads Poverty Rankings
http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/16/golden-state-turns-to-lead-now-leads-poverty-rankings/
(Oh yeah, only in the great Socialist state of California...ain't it good to be Number 1???)

Dan Bacher
DailyKos.com
Walton Family Foundation Dumped $71.4M into Green-washing in 2011
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/12/1160859/--Walton-Family-Foundation-Dumped-71-4-Million-Into-Greenwashing-in-2011
(Connected to Stewart Resnick)

Political News
BlackListedNews.com
32 Questions that All Americans Must Answer
http://www.blacklistednews.com/32_Questions_That_All_Americans_Must_Answer_/22621/0/0/0/Y/M.html
(Good list, too.)

Canada Free Press
The Alligator At Our Door
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51091#When:21:14:47Z

What’s our best chance? I asked.
“Well, there is fear in DC, real fear, of not secession itself, but the spirit of the people behind the secession movement. If the people figure it out in time, unite and say no more for you until you get your act together, well, like I said, it is this that they fear the most.”

Canada Free Press
Original Argument: Maybe We Should Stop Arguing and Just Fix the Problem
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51107#When:22:18:33Z

NewsWithViews.com
Sexy CIA Stories, Generals, Chicks and Classified Documents
http://www.newswithviews.com/Roth/laurie349.htm


Unfiltered News
Wife Mows Down Husband With Car For Allowing Obama to Win
http://natmonitor.com/2012/11/14/wife-mows-down-husband-with-car-for-allowing-obama-to-win-video/
(The stuff at the end of the article I abhor; but this here had me laughing out loud...I can just see it now!!  Probably should have kept that dirty look to himself!!)

Holly Solomon, a pregnant Arizona woman, ran over her husband for not voting in the 2012 presidential election, according to CBS affiliate KPHO. Ms. Solomon’s husband reportedly stepped out of the car during an argument and gave his wife a dirty look, at which point the woman became enraged and chased her husband around a parking lot in their Jeep SUV.

ImpeachObama.com
Are Secession Petitions a Liberal Plan To Usher in Martial Law?
https://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=jq#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.allgov.com%2FRSS%2FNews
(Don't put nothing past any of them...just saying.)

Science News
Science Codex
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Type 1 Diabetes
http://www.sciencecodex.com/vitamin_d_deficiency_linked_to_type_1_diabetes-102238

CSMonitor.com
How Reliable Are Drought Predictions? Study Finds Flaw in Popular Tool
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2012/1115/How-reliable-are-drought-predictions-Study-finds-flaw-in-popular-tool?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fenvironment+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+|+Environment%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development/California 
CalWatchDog.com
Cal Chamber Sues State for Profiting from SB 32
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/16/cal-chamber-sues-state-for-profiting-from-ab-32/

Public Comment Opportunities
ACWA.com
Delta Plan Final Draft
November 30, 2012
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/delta-stewardship-council-announces-upcoming-release-final-draft-delta-plan

Litigation News
CapitalPress.com
Final Arguments Heard in California Water War Case
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-California-water-wars-111512

Events Calendar

Just For Fun
Quadski...I WANT ONE!!!  It's perfect for Delta farming!!
http://www.agriculture.com/family/15-unique-gifts-f-farm-families_327-sl27482

Aaah...This is the Life!!

November 14, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Lodinews.com
Massive Tunnel Project Raises Questions for Agriculture, Lodi and the Greater Delta
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/14/4984111/rain-and-snow-forecast-good-news.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

7x7.com
Travel to Locke, California
http://www.7x7.com/travel/locke-california

Capitol Weekly
For Lois Wolk, the Senate District is New But Core Issues Remain the Same
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=1102f370o9gddn1&xid=1102dzx33jeh3qv&done=.1102f370o9gjdn1

California Water News
ACWA.com
California Farmland Underutilized for Water Storage, Coalition Says
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-supply-challenges/california-farmland-underutilized-water-storage-coalition-says

Sacbee.com
Rain and Snow Forecast, Good News for Reservoirs
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/14/4984111/rain-and-snow-forecast-good-news.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region
(Ok, I get it now, prior to October 1st or the 'new' water year, the reservoirs are half empty...come first day of brand new water year, viola...they are magically half full!)

Siskiyou Daily News
Supervisors Praise Groundwater Plan
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20121113/NEWS/121119935/1001/NEWShttp://

Water News
Aguanomics
Speed Blogging
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/11/speed-blogging_14.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Barry Nelson
NRDC Switchboard: Water Woes A New Report About Endangered Species and Water
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/water_woes_-_a_new_report_abou.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Fee29d%3A+switchboard_bnelson+%28Switchboard%3A+Barry+Nelson%27s+Blog%

Agriculture News
ScienceCodex
Ingredient in Diarrhea Medicine Leads to Sustainable New farm Fertilizer
http://www.sciencecodex.com/ingredient_in_diarrhea_medicine_leads_to_sustainable_new_farm_fertilizer-102085

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News

Tribal News

Habitat News

Infrastructure News

Economic News

Tourism News

California Political News
Eco Watch
Drakes Bay Oyster Co. is Still Illegal
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/drakes-bay-oyster-company-is-still-illegal/Content?oid=3390131
(That's their opinion.)

Political News
Economic Policy Journal
Ron Paul Farewell Speech Quotes that Should Go Down in History
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/11/ron-paul-farewell-speech-quotes-that.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29

FoxNews.com
Interior Secretary Regret Threatening to 'Punch' Reporter
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/14/interior-secretary-regrets-threatening-to-punch-reporter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
(The Banty Rooster's starting to show his true character!)

Science News
Science Codex
Enhancing Breast Cancer Detection
http://www.sciencecodex.com/enhancing_breast_cancer_detection-102071
(Thermography is awesome!!  I've studied thermal mammograms, thermal photography; it's amazing the heat signatures that appear 10-15 years before a detectable tumor is ever discovered.  For a cancer cell to develop, it must create its own nutrition source, which generates heat long before the tumor is developed.)

Science Codex
Triclosan in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Can Increase Allergy Risk
http://www.sciencecodex.com/triclosan_in_cosmetics_and_personal_care_products_can_increase_allergy_risk-102057
(Triclosan is an endocrine disruptor, it is a chemical agent that is poisoning our water supply.  I did not know triclosan has been put into tooth paste?? Yuck!  Endocrine disruptors are contributing factors to hormonal issues in developing children.)

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Environmental Research Web
Sustainable Development Is Not Dead
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/opinion/51488
(Please read this, then the following quote from an email I received today...

Here’s a bit of hope for those who are on the front lines here in California.  We may not be able to save our own state, but the rest of the country is watching us and hopefully they will save themselves.

A few weeks ago I was asked to brief a handful of legislators from another state about Agenda21 and what is happening here in California. I won’t mention which one because I don’t want to compromise their efforts to fight this cancer from taking over their own state. They asked me to brief them so that they could be prepared for what might be coming their way.

The fact that another state is interested in learning about this issue and how it is being implemented in California gives me hope. They were so blown away by what they heard that they scheduled another briefing. The second briefing was given by me, Sheriff Lopey from Siskiyou and Ken Delfino a City Council member from Colfax.  The briefing was attended by almost 60 state legislators, city and county officials as well as sheriffs.   This gives me hope that our fight here in California will not be in vain. This gives me more reasons to fight to expose Agenda21.

Ken Delfino, City Councilman from Colfax kicked off the briefing. He discussed how he learned about Agenda21 in his community and how he and his fellow Council members refused to go along with the regional communitarian plan being pushed by SACOG (Sacramento Council of Governments).  His town also passed an anti-Agenda21 resolution and continues to oppose it and any other attacks on private property rights and individual liberties.

Sheriff Lopey then followed and spoke about the plight of the rural folks up in the Northern part of our state. He explained how the spotted owl decades ago was the beginning of the devastation of the livelihood of the communities in the North by the extreme environmentalists. His County has since suffered unrelenting attacks on private property rights and now the very life blood, water is being used as a tool to put the final nail in the coffin for his community.

He and other sheriffs are fighting together to save their communities. He and fellow Constitutional Sheriffs stand as a beacon of hope for not just the people of the northern part of our state, but the rest of the country.

Then it was my turn. I spent my time connecting the dots for the legislators by explaining how the plans for the rural areas relate to the Sustainable Development plans for suburbs and cities.

The meeting lasted almost 2 hours. In the end we took questions and that was it.

I’m telling you all of this, because many of you are so dejected after the election that we all need to know that our efforts are making a difference. Maybe not here, but somewhere else people are paying attention and are heading our warnings! This is why I fight………………..

God bless America and those who care enough to speak the truth and defend her from enemies both domestic and foreign!

Do NOT give up the fight!

American Farmland Trust
November Newsletter
http://www.farmland.org/news/newsletters/enews/2012/November.asp

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar
Delta Stewardship Council Meeting Reminder
West Sac City Galleria
November 15, 2012

Restore the Delta
Walnut Grove Screening
Over Troubled Waters
6-8:00 PM
Jean Harvey Center

Just For Fun
Water Education Foundation
Become a Water Leader in 2013
Application for Enrollment deadline:  December 10, 2012
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=n4t4lee6&v=001aYDP54lNfT-1pVjSYkze2GgbksD_tksjpCssTmrswR74mDT4r-ahB7jPedbkT2bDMT3n8llX4RIjiQ_8DNHR9EajKJFZSJtBeruTTSiAIvHAGdEh7JMAN17y7_dBAprou-RWRWNMtmjtYvLvlKlN5eh8PROmqQvzuKmJ-gVeluNIsLg2rvXqEPxHMGotC0DJWdz-5VImi5hbLcsvbkextEy55AUiEVg_sj-5mQ_KlyvMibPIj7xuyOaCaJyOAQDj9gc87ZGK2b7LhmOfwIn8lcT9hRd4n6PPFI-FCNH8kDZKsaLn9TajZw%3D%3D

November 13, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Central Valley Business Times
Dr. Robert Pyke: Stronger Delta Levees Not the Entire Answer, Says Engineer
http://www.c-win.org/content/central-valley-business-times-robert-pyke-stronger-delta-levees-not-entire-answer-says-engin
 
California Water News
California Water Impact Network
C-WIN Quantifies Central Valley Paper Water
http://www.c-win.org/content/c-win-media-advisory-c-win-quantifies-central-valley-paper-water.html

CapitalPress.com
Groups Urge More Innovative Water Solutions
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-water-storage-w-infobox-111312

Aquafornia.com
Hidden Opportunities for Water Storage Brought to Light
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/75852/
 
Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/11/news-articles-and-links-from-november.html
  
Water News

Agriculture News
Western Farm Press
Ag Leaders Differ on Mandatory Nitrogen Budgets
http://westernfarmpress.com/irrigation/ag-leaders-differ-mandatory-nitrogen-budgets

Monterey County Herald
Farmers Get Tips at Sustainable Ag Expo Monterey
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_21983845/farmers-get-tips-at-sustainable-ag-expo-monterey
 
Levee News
Sacbee.com
Editorial: One Step Ahead On Sac River Parkway
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/13/4980655/one-step-ahead-on-sac-river-parkway.html
 
Fisheries News
Barry Nelson
One Fish, Two Fish - The New Bay-Delta Salmon Doubling Index...
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/one_fish_two_fish_-_the_new_ba.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+switchboard_bnelson+%28Switchboard%3A+Barry+Nelson%27s+Blog%29
 
Environmental News

Tribal News

Habitat News

Infrastructure News
Alex Breitler's Blog
That 'Other' Tunnel
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/11/12/that-other-tunnel/
(Where did this come from?? First I've heard about it, any one know any thing about this?)
 
Economic News

Tourism News

California Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Cal Chamber Sues to Halt Cap and Trade
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/13/calchamber-sues-to-halt-cap-and-trade-auction/
 
Political News
BlackListedNews.com
Texas NDAA Nullification Bill Includes Criminal Charges for Federal Agents
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Texas_NDAA_Nullification_Bill_Includes_Criminal_Charges_for_Federal_Agents/22563/0/38/38/Y/M.html

24/7 Wall Street
The 10 Companies That Control the News
http://247wallst.com/2012/11/12/the-10-companies-that-control-the-news/#ixzz2C6deIfvk

Science News

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
American Policy Center
Private Property Rights
http://www.newswithviews.com/DeWeese/tom226.htm
 
Public Comment Opportunities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-1999-00715 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx

 

Applicant: State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR), Bay-Delta Office, Room 215-26, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236, Attn: Robert Pedlar:

 

The applicant's project purpose is to increase water diversions out of Old River into the Clifton Court Forebay (CCF) to cover water supply reductions taken to protect sensitive fisheries.  The SWP would capture water provided through the Environmental Water Account (EWA) to recover water supply costs associated with previous reductions in SWP diversions undertaken to benefit Bay-Delta fishery resources.  The maximum daily diversion rate into CCF during the months of July, August, and September, in calendar years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, would increase from 13,870 acre-feet (af) to 14,860 af and the maximum three-day running average diversions would be increased from 13,250 af to 14,240 af.  This project is located in Tracy, in Contra Costa County, California, in Section 20, Township 1 South, Range 4 East, MDB&M.

 

Written comments and/or a request for a paper copy of the notice may be submitted to William Guthrie at the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, Regulatory Division, Room 1480, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA  95814-2922, email: william.h.guthrie@usace.army.mil.  

 

Comments must be received by December 10, 2012.

 

Eileen Imamura

Regulatory Assistant, Regulatory Division

US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District

1325 J Street, Room 1350, Sacramento, CA  95814-2922

916-557-5262  FAX:  916-557-7803

Eileen.R.Imamura@usace.army.mil

 

Let us know how we're doing.  Please complete the survey at: http://per2.nwp.usace.army.mil/survey.html

 

Information on the Regulatory Program.

http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory.aspx

 

Litigation News
North County Times
Judge Fast-Tracks Water Rate Complaint
http://www.nctimes.com/judge-fast-tracks-water-rate-complaint/article_15390d6f-9e1b-55fe-bcb5-3864aaf57e56.html
 
Events Calendar

Just For Fun

NOTICE: USACE Appllication to Increase Delta Exports

Subject: PN SPK-199900715 - Contra Costa County, CA (UNCLASSIFIED)
From: "Imamura, Eileen R SPK" <Eileen.R.Imamura@usace.army.mil>
Date: Thu, November 08, 2012 3:53 pm
To: "Guthrie, William H SPK" <William.H.Guthrie@usace.army.mil>

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

Caveats: NONE

 

 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-1999-00715 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx

 

Applicant: State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR), Bay-Delta Office, Room 215-26, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236, Attn: Robert Pedlar:

 

The applicant's project purpose is to increase water diversions out of Old River into the Clifton Court Forebay (CCF) to cover water supply reductions taken to protect sensitive fisheries.  The SWP would capture water provided through the Environmental Water Account (EWA) to recover water supply costs associated with previous reductions in SWP diversions undertaken to benefit Bay-Delta fishery resources.  The maximum daily diversion rate into CCF during the months of July, August, and September, in calendar years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, would increase from 13,870 acre-feet (af) to 14,860 af and the maximum three-day running average diversions would be increased from 13,250 af to 14,240 af.  This project is located in Tracy, in Contra Costa County, California, in Section 20, Township 1 South, Range 4 East, MDB&M.

 

Written comments and/or a request for a paper copy of the notice may be submitted to William Guthrie at the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, Regulatory Division, Room 1480, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA  95814-2922, email: william.h.guthrie@usace.army.mil.  

 

Comments must be received by December 10, 2012.

 

Eileen Imamura

Regulatory Assistant, Regulatory Division

US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District

1325 J Street, Room 1350, Sacramento, CA  95814-2922

916-557-5262  FAX:  916-557-7803

Eileen.R.Imamura@usace.army.mil

 

Let us know how we're doing.  Please complete the survey at: http://per2.nwp.usace.army.mil/survey.html

 

Information on the Regulatory Program.

http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory.aspx

November 12, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Bay Delta Water Quality Control Update
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/75827/

California Estuary Monitoring Website
http://www.water.ca.gov/bdma/docs/121024%20CEMW%20Website_Poster%20Bay-Delta%20Conference.pdf
(A new collaborative website for Bay Delta Estuary Monitoring scientists.)

California Water News
CapitalPress.com
California On Pace For Good Water Year
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-water-year-w-photo-infobox-111212

Water News

Agriculture News

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News

Tribal News

Habitat News

Infrastructure News

Economic News

Tourism News

California Political News

Political News
BlackListedNews.com
Sandy Aftermath: Description of Situation Inside FEMA Camp
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Sandy_Aftermath%3A_Description_of_Situation_Inside_FEMA_Camp/22527/0/38/38/Y/M.html
(And yes, there is a huge FEMA camp in South Sacramento, in case you didn't know this.)

LewRockwell.com
Camp FEMA Update: 'We Feel Like We're In a Concentration Camp'
http://lewrockwell.com/slavo/slavo128.html

Science News
Wired Science
How to watch Tomorrow's Amazing Solar Eclipse Online
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/total-solar-eclipse-online/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Wired%3A+Blog+-+Wired+Science%29

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar

Just For Fun

November 9-10, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Stephen Frank's California
Delta Water Be Used for 'Fracking' in Kern County
http://capoliticalnews.com/2012/10/09/delta-water-be-used-for-fracking-in-kern-cty/

Valley Economy
A Better Definition of Co-Equal Goals
http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-better-definition-of-co-equal-goals.html

Lodi Sentinel
Water Deal in the Works for Lodi
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_1d23cedd-4d74-525e-b449-c9f3b3f26167.html

DWR's Delta eNews
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/Delta_eNews-110812.pdf

California Water News
California Water Impact Network
Feds to Evaluate Rates Charged For Delta Water
http://www.c-win.org/content/c-win-news-sacbee-feds-evaluate-rates-charged-delta-water.html

California Water Impact Network
C-WIN's Santa Barbara Campaign
http://www.c-win.org/c-wins-santa-barbara-campaign.html

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/11/news-articles-and-links-from-november-9.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/11/news-articles-and-links-from-november-8.html

Water News

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
California Election Results a Mixed Bag for Ag
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-election-california-w-infobox-110812

Levee News
Sacbee.com
Viewpoints: Flood Board Needs to Address Issue of Access to Our Levees
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/10/4974787/flood-board-needs-to-address-issue.html#disqus_thread

Fisheries News
Siskiyou Daily News
BOS Questions Flow Study
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20121109/NEWS/121109737/1001/NEWS
(I like this Board of Supervisors!!!:

District 3 Supervisor Michael Kobseff told Milliron, "I take great offense for you to say to any one of these board members, 'come to the meeting and give those comments.' When we're giving you comments and asking questions here, it's as good as gold as being at the meeting and if it's not, don't show up here again. Because I'm giving you information that you should be hearing and writing down. This is the elected body of the county. You should be paying attention." )

Appeal Democrat
Yuba River Salmon, Dam Battle Brews Anew
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/bv1110ycwasuit-120936--.html

Environmental News

Tribal News

Habitat News

Infrastructure News

Economic News
Testosterone Pit
The Inexplicable American Consumer Revolt Against Prescription Drugs
http://www.testosteronepit.com/home/2012/11/7/the-inexplicable-american-consumer-revolts-against-prescript.html

Tourism News

California Political News
CalWatcDog.com
Prop. 31 Would Have Ended California's Republic
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/09/prop-31-would-have-ended-californias-republic/
I love it...'too long' and 'too complicated'.  This is a first major step in pushing back and defeating Agenda 21 in California, to the useful idiots from both parties too lazy and/or ignorant to read the entire text I say, 'thank you'!!

Political News
News With Views
Devvy Kidd -- Urgent Election Fraud Volunteers Needed...
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd559.htm

Science News
Notes From NAP: Science Debate 2012: Critical Natural Resources
http://notes.nap.edu/2012/10/19/science-debate-2012-critical-natural-resources/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nap%2Fnotes+%28Notes+from+NAP%29#.UJ6z5md8OO4

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
American Policy Center
Private Property Rights Defined
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/11/07/private-property-rights-defined/

Drakes Bay Oyster Company and the NPS
10/0/12 Video Illustrates NPS Misconduct
http://oysterzone.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/10-30-2012-video-illustrates-national-park-service-misconduct/
(Seems video quality is spotty.  This is important to the Delta as the proposed National Heritage Area comes under the direct control of Ken Salazar, (ok which ever appointed Napoleonic potentate appointed to Sec of Interior). 

Here is proof of NPS shenanigans on the coast.  Do NOT kid yourself for one second of one minute that eventually one of your farming/business operations won't be attacked and shut down just like this.  Heck, we know for a fact the NAS has called out the ineptitude and inaccuracies of the so-called 'science' in the BDCP.  "Two such incidences create a coincidence, THREE such instances establishes a pattern".  It's PATTERNS people that must be recognized, dots connected and utilized to defeat these illegal and immoral acts by protecting and defending our property, our Constitutions and reestablishing Rule of Law.)

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Couthouse Neews
California OKs Rewards For Smart Water Usage
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/11/09/52164.htm

San Diego County Water Authority
Two Water Authority Rate Cases Against MWD to be Coordinated
http://www.sdcwa.org/two-water-authority-rate-cases-against-metropolitan-water-district-to-be-coordinated

Events Calendar
Delta Conservancy and Delta Projects Coalition
November 14, 2012

WHEN:  November 14 at 12 Noon 

WHERE: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, 1450 Halyard Drive, Suite 6, West Sacramento, CA

BRING:  Bag lunch

ORGANIZER:  Campbell Ingram, Delta Conservancy    
E-mail:  cingram@deltaconservancy.ca.gov

Delta Conservancy
November 14, 2012
Courtland Auditorium
Delta Community Boundaries
5:00-8:00PM

Delta Protection Commission
November 14, 2012
West Sacramento Community Center
1075 W. Capitol Avenue
"Delta Working Landscapes"
5:50PM

Delta Stewardship Council
November 15, 2012
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/13ae7bbb084e3151

Why oh WHY do the Delta-specific meetings always get slammed on the same day, same time and miles and miles apart?????  Deliberate, willfull multi-scheduling does nothing to include Delta residents.  How the hell can they when they are being scheduled same night, same time??? 

Come on Agencies, really?  REALLY????  Just more of the same old, same old....lip sevice to our communities and the letter of the law.  How's that tap-dancing on the spirit of the law working for you???  Sure as hell ain't working in our favor now, is it?

Just For Fun
Survivalist Blog
101 Unusual Things to Stock for TEOFTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it) or SHTF (you know what hits the fan!)
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/101-unusual-things-to-stock-for-teotwawki-that-you-wont-see-on-many-other-lists/

October 2-4, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Burt Wilson
Public Water News Service
How to Best Save the Salmon!
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001_bhMaCujxE1Ojqp7Ss8Huvx6Pm7CVu9i9iEwZIr6--l_QiAzpsN4gs9_EMPmVKAKUNuL0zKoNNb8oaL4tLlH3jwALDIQ-G-dhgQLjQAahxNvFev9kShmZg%3D%3D

Restore teh Delta
Another Win for Delta landowners
http://www.restorethedelta.org/another-win-for-delta-landowners/

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/73961/

Napa Valley Register
Napa Pipe Still Seeks Answers to Water Issue
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-pipe-still-seeks-answers-to-water-issue/article_41be0ebc-0c40-11e2-99a6-001a4bcf887a.html?comment_form=true

California Water Impact Network
Trinity Journal
Stokely Discusses Tunnels
http://www.c-win.org/content/trinity-journal-tunnel-tensions.html

Restore the Delta
Over Troubled Water Premiere Film on Water Wars in Brentwood
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=00153jkMsybZmh4RN5o_F3YkTKKVeZSz59EBZdnkWUFm_O609x45b1DhUnwGA7VWlsx3_K37PdNb3G7SkKW_LqnQt5N-yzF9n1Pg_FZunV7OFN9dyXuGOcWyg%3D%3D

Alex Breitler's Blog
Face-Off in Fresno
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/10/03/face-off-in-fresno/?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

Ventura County Star
Terry: Delta Proposal Not What It Seems
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/oct/03/terry-delta-proposal-not-what-it-seems/?opinion=1

Aquafornia.com
El Nino or La Nada? Experts Unsure How Season Will Play Out
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/74156/

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
KRCR-TV
Fact Check: Does the Peripheral Canal Plan Take North State Water to Beverly Hills?
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/74211/

Napa Valley Register
Controversial Napa Pipe Housing Project Heads to Supervisors
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/controversial-napa-pipe-housing-project-heads-to-supervisors/article_17b0a188-0de5-11e2-b7d6-0019bb2963f4.html

Aquafornia.com
San Bernardino Approves Cadiz Groundwater Project
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/74166/

Aquafornia.com
KPBS.org
Water Wauthority Asks Public to Weigh In On Proposed Desalination Agreement
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/oct/03/water-authority-asks-public-weigh-proposed-desalin/
(At least they have the decency to ASK their citizens to vote...not stack a vote against its citizens.)

Aquafornia.com
TheAtlanticCities.com
A Look Back at 1951's 'Big Squirt' California's Improbable Drought Remedy Concept
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2012/10/look-back-1951s-big-squirt-californias-improbable-drought-remedy-concept/3470/
(Better than tunnels!!!)

Aquafornia.com
Modesto Bee
OID Votes to Pursue Brisbane Water Sale Talks
http://www.modbee.com/2012/10/02/2398688/oid-votes-to-pursue-brisbane-water.html

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/10/news-articles-and-links-from-october-1.html

Water News
FOXNews.com
Colorado to Feds: Turn On the Water
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/02/colorado-to-feds-turn-on-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
Forbes.com
Water Technologies: The Wave of the Future
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccabagley/2012/09/17/water-technologies-the-wave-of-the-future-part-i/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccabagley/2012/10/01/water-technologies-part-ii-market-opportunities-and-challenges-for-water-innovation/

Aquafornia.com
Report Lists Important Factors in Indirect Factors in Indirect Water Reuse
http://www.desalination.biz/news/news_story.asp?id=6757&title=Report+lists+important+factors+in+indirect+water+reuse

Aquafornia.com
ReviewJournal.com
Environmental Groups' Letters Unlikely to Change Water Pipeline Plans
http://www.lvrj.com/news/environmental-groups-letters-unlikely-to-change-water-pipeline-plans-172568571.html

Agriculture News

Levee News
Aquafornia.com
Dredging Today
USACE Awards Sacramento Levee Construction Contracts
http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2012/10/03/usa-corps-awards-sacramento-levee-construction-contracts/

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Press Democrat
Chinook Salmon Begin Return to Russian River
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20121002/articles/121009912?tc=ar

Environmental News
ACWA.com
EPA Releases New Guidelines for Water Reuse
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-quality/epa-releases-new-guidelines-water-reuse

Tribal News

Habitat News
California Water Blog
Sierra Frogs Breed Insight on River Management
http://californiawaterblog.com/2012/10/03/frogs-breed-new-insights-on-river-management/

CapitalPress.com
California Agrees to Study Protections for Gray Wolf
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-California-wolf-listing-100412

Infrastructure News
Waterworld.com
Show Me the Money: Options for Meeting Water Infrastructure Funding Needs
http://www.waterworld.com/articles/print/volume-28/issue-10/editorial-features/show-me-the-money-options-infrastructure-funding.html

Economic News

Tourism News

California Political News
CapitalPress.com
California Sporting Groups Leery of Department Name Change
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-California-Wildlife-Service-100212

Huffington Post
California Prop. 32: The Dolphin Group, the Proposition's Dark Messenger
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/california-prop-32_n_1934213.html
(Dolphin Group represents Resnick's astro-turf Coalition for a Sustainable Delta.)

Political News
ACWA.com
Federal Agencies Directed to Use Conflict Resolution on Water, Environmental Issues
http://www.acwa.com/news/federal-relations/federal-agencies-directed-use-conflict-resolution-water-environmental-issues

Science News

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
American Policy Center
Announcing Sustainable Freedom Labs
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/10/01/announcing-sustainable-freedom-lab-sfl/

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Nicholas A. Jacobs
Superior Court Invalidates SWRCB's Frost Protection Regulation
http://www.aquafornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/10-1-12-Frost-Protection-Regulation-NAJ.pdf

Events Calendar

Just For Fun
Legends of America
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/newsletter-0912.html