By Mike Wade 9/4/13 Editorial in OC Register In a normal year about 30 percent of the water supply needed by Southern California flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. A portion of that water is stored in San Luis Reservoir along Highway 152 near the town of Los Baños. But this year was anything but […]
Desal suggestion would require plant every seven miles along coast
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Letter: Desalination cheaper solution to water needs than tunnels Coalition response…San Luis Reservoir lost the potential of storing 800,000 acre-feet of water earlier this year because of federal regulations. These regulations […]
Some still fail to acknowledge BDCP benefits
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Editorial: Even the best case for Delta tunnels holds zero for north Coalition response…Those who claim that the Bay Delta Conservation Plan will simply “preserve the status quo” refuse to acknowledge […]
Time to find long-term solution to Trinity River supplemental flows
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Editorial: A federal judge opens the spigotEditorial: Keeping the Klamath safe for salmon Coalition response…This editorial does not include the complete information surrounding the court ruling that allows supplemental water […]
Trinity River flows to be released are dramatically reduced
Release ImmediateAug. 22, 2013 FLOWS TO BE RELEASED ARE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED (The following is a statement by Dan Nelson, Executive Director of the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, in response to Judge O’Neill’s order lifting the temporary restraining order which prevented the release of water from Trinity Reservoir for use on the lower Klamath […]
Questions answered regarding protection of water supplies
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Editorial: Delta tunnels just another South State water grab? Coalition response…Questions from individuals and organizations from throughout the State, including the Sacramento Valley, have been directed for years toward the Bay […]
Editorial turns back on economy fueled by water
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Editorial: Delta plan misses main point Coalition response…This editorial would have California turn its back on more than a century of water deliveries that began in the 1800s as water districts […]
Lawsuit directed at following the law
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Viewpoints: Court decision on Trinity River water could determine if salmon live or die Coalition response…The court decision will determine whether the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is required to follow the […]
Operation guidelines available for BDCP
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Editorial: Tunnel realignment won’t ease worries Kudos are in order for Mark Cowin, the director of the California Department of Water Resources. For months, Cowin has taken seriously the concerns of […]
BDCP provides benefits to Delta
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Steinberg strategy offers hope for a Delta compromise The Bay Delta Conservation Plan took a dramatic turn in the right direction Thursday, acknowledging some of the concerns of Delta farmers by […]