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: Brown tries to roll Delta in rush to dig tunnels Coalition response…Steve Heringer has a right to question the impacts of new Delta water conveyance on his family’s farming operation. […]
Writer exaggerates potential impacts on Delta ecosystem
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Guest commentary: Costa’s move to gut the ESA will destroy the Delta Coalition response…Carolee Krieger is wrong about the proposed actions within Rep. Costa’s legislation and she exaggerates the potential impacts […]
BDCP provides reliability to water deliveries
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. We must avoid Delta disaster Coalition response…Public water agencies have already spent $150 million to fund the research by scientists, economists and engineers to develop the Bay Delta Conservation Plan with the […]
Desal plants not the answer to water supply
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: There’s a better idea than Delta tunnels Coalition response…It would require 120 desalination plants the size of the recently approved Poseidon facility in San Diego County to meet the 6 […]
Water Authority files for writ; disagrees with Delta Stewardship Council
May 24, 2013Release immediate (The following is a statement by Dan Nelson, Executive Director of the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, on today’s filing for a writ of mandate concerning the Delta Plan.) WATER AUTHORITY FILES FOR WRIT;DISAGREES WITH DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL “The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, along with Westlands Water District, […]
Delta continues to change
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Peaceful Delta in danger of plunder Coalition response…The Delta has undergone a slow but continual change dating back hundreds of years. The Swamp and Overflow Land Act of 1850 spurred substantial changes […]
Water remains in Sacramento River, 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. Supervisors fear Delta water grab Coalition response…People incorrectly view the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s two tunnels as depleting the amount of water in the Sacramento River and the Delta. The water […]
Adding tasks to BDCP is questionable
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Finding Common Ground in the Delta Coalition response…The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) was commissioned with two objectives, creating a reliable water supply and restoring the Delta ecosystem. Years of scientific […]
Writer recognizes BDCP as solution to state water problems
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Skullduggery In the Water Pipes: Newspaper Condemns California’s Plot to Solve State’s Water Problems Coalition response…It’s refreshing to see some deep thought and consideration of the full effects of California’s water […]
Writer’s suggestions would increase risk to fish
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: Gov. Brown should consider alternatives to tunnels Coalition response…Installing “state-of-the-art fish screens” at the south Delta pumps would not benefit fish, as claimed by the author, but would increase their […]