Editorial writers recognize BDCP value

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: Water wisdom for California  Coalition response…The editorial writers do a good job in recognizing that everyone will lose if something is not done to fix the Delta and achieve a […]

GCID uses science to plan water transfer

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: Water district’s pumping significant Coalition response…The proposed water transfer from Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District (GCID) required the district to conduct extensive research to guarantee the absence of negative impacts to the […]

BDCP is different than Peripheral Canal

From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Column: Brown’s Water Plan Faces New Geographic Fight Coalition response…California’s water picture has changed since voters went to the polling booth in 1982. Many changes have occurred over the past 30 […]

Changes have been made to 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. Local members of Congress blast Delta tunnel proposal  Coalition response…Seven years of scientific research has gone into the development of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), which is the best opportunity […]

‘Beneficiary pays’ assigns costs of 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. Gebhard: Another attempted hijacking of our water   Coalition response…The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) is being developed to provide a reliable supply of water to 25 million Californians and thousands […]

Family farms provide healthy and affordable food

From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Sac River a great all-time hot spot  Coalition response…Describing the nearly 4,000 family farmers in the San Joaquin Valley as “Wall Street farmers” is far from reality. Second and third-generations operate […]

Time to put aside ‘self-interests’ for water solutions

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: Brown’s tunnel project would destroy Delta communities Coalition response…It is time for all Californians to come together, including Delta advocates, to solve problems that in some cases have been 150 […]

People continue to exaggerate ‘water subsidies’

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: Pistachio exporters should pay full cost for scarce water  Coalition response…Where are the water subsidies that so many people are quick to claim? No subsidies exist for any user receiving […]

Opponents continue to criticize BDCP science

From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Cost of governor’s twin tunnels plan disputed  Coalition response…Opponents to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan continue to reject the science that has been conducted over the years developing the current proposal. […]

BDCP is cost-effective water supply solution

Release Immediate May 29, 2013 BDCP IS A COST-EFFECTIVE WATER SUPPLY SOLUTION Questions regarding cost estimates, funding sources and effectiveness of a new water delivery system for California were answered today with the final chapters released that make up the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), according to Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm […]