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: Delta community oppose Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) Coalition response…Claims that the BDCP’s proposed tunnels will “drain the Delta” are without fact and ignores studies already conducted by scientists and […]
Criticism aimed at farmers is misplaced
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: Tunnel project ignores 40 years of scientific understanding Coalition response…Over the past seven years the Bay Delta Conservation Plan has evolved using the largest body of scientific evidence for any […]
Environmental group ignores broken water system
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Sierra Club urges governor to rethink position on Delta tunnels Coalition response…Despite the Sierra Club’s opposition to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, Governor Jerry Brown is on the right track to […]
Short-term water transfers provide 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. Letter: Don’t take our water awayLetter: Water wars are beginning Coalition response…Water transfers are not allowed to take place without a rigorous review of potential impacts on area-of-origin water users, groundwater, […]
Transfering water district authority to regional body may not be good idea
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Deals for out-of-region water transfers have some calling for a halt Coalition response…Proposing that a regional body assume control over locally elected irrigation and water districts may not be a good […]
Irrigation increases yields over dry-land farming
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. California Farmers Explore Water-Conserving Agriculture For A Drought-Filled Future Coalition response…There is a reason dry land farming has been declining in popularity, as the article states. It’s just not as productive. […]
California Walnuts
Did you know? Walnuts have been cultivated in California since the 1700’s when Franciscan missions planted walnut trees. Commercial production began in the late 19th century with orchards in Southern California. California’s Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley grow 99% of the english walnuts grown in the United States. 3/4 of the walnuts traded in the […]
More water doesn’t mean more 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. Fish Wrap: Salmon fishing outside the bay continues to run hot Coalition response…Millions of acre-feet of water have been taken from agriculture to benefit fish since the passage of the Central […]
Fixing the Delta includes visual changes
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Tunnels would beat Delta with ugly stick Coalition response…The Delta is already suffering horribly from many different factors including poor water quality, invasive species, predators that consume native salmon on their […]
Fishermen routinely take 50-90% of salmon
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. A healthy fishing industry is just one of the benefits of strong endangered species protections Coalition response…NRDC continues to beat the drum over impacts on endangered salmon and in doing so, […]