From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Future water price, availability in question Coalition response…Water is a statewide issue and its availability affects public water agencies in multiple ways, as pointed out by the author. Sometimes local water […]
Fish regulations impact CVP water allocation
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Farmers’ federal water supply cut by 75 percent Coalition response…This reporter does a good job in explaining the causes for the low allocation number for CVP water users. We’ve had dry […]
Latest BDCP study provides job outlook
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Battle heats up over proposed Delta tunnels Coalition response…The latest comparison from the Bay Delta Conservation Plan regarding the two tunnels versus alternatives reveals that as many as 137,000 full-time equivalent […]
California-grown Pistachios
About Pistachios in the U.S. During the 1880s, imported pistachios were popular in the USA. With immigrants from middle-eastern countries importing the popular nut. The pistachio received further distribution through vending machines installed in undergroundtrain stations, bars, restaurants and other common locations. “A dozen for a nickel” soon developed into a familiar slogan. It […]
New BDCP job study released
Feb. 26, 2013Release immediate BDCP PROVIDES 137,000 JOBS TO CALIFORNIA ECONOMY; IMPROVES WATER DELIVERIES As many as 137,000 new jobs will result from habitat restoration and the construction of twin tunnels as part of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, according to a study released today by the California Natural Resources Agency. “The state’s water supply […]
Farmers receive disappointing water delivery announcement
Feb. 25, 2013Release immediate The following is a statement by Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition, in response to a water delivery announcement made today by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. FARMERS RECEIVE DISAPPOINTING WATER DELIVERY ANNOUNCEMENT “Declining water storage levels and a federal guideline that redirected nearly 800,000 acre-feet […]
Land retirement is not the answer
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Land retirement solves selenium problem Coalition response…No drainage water from the nearly 100,000 acres of the Grassland Drainage Area south of Los Banos ever flowed to the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge. […]
Single Delta tunnel means disaster for farmers
Release ImmediateFeb. 21, 2013 SINGLE DELTA TUNNEL MEANS DISASTER FOR FARMERS Dos Palos farmer Shawn Coburn today told Delta Stewardship Council members that a disaster awaits him and other San Joaquin Valley farmers if a plan featuring a single tunnel to convey water through the Delta becomes a reality. Coburn pointed out that the single […]
Even John Muir supported Sierra waters for Valley farmland
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Merced River protection should be kept Coalition response…The viewpoints of this author are well documented with his past writings. Reasonable individuals approach the issue of raising the New Exchequer Dam spillway at Lake McClure from a […]
Opinion ignores National Academy of Science conclusion
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Trouble brewing in the marriage of science and policy in the Bay-Delta Coalition response…The author’s reference that Delta smelt are “being sucked out of their habitat” by export pumps with no other mention of factors identified by scientists for the cause of […]