From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Brown talks up Delta tunnels Coalition response…Gov. Brown’s assurances of protecting water rights of those in the Sacramento Valley follows the California Water Code, which states that no new project may […]
More to river restoration than 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. Salmon’s return a long project, raises concerns Coalition response…In 2010 the flows down the river were increased to monitor what would happen. Federal officials had been warned by local water districts […]
Undersized tunnel does not meet legislative directive
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Galt City Council supports alternative to Bay Delta Conservation Plan Coalition response…Years of study have gone into the Bay Delta Conservation Plan to achieve the goals of achieving a reliable water […]
Smaller tunnel reduces food supply for grocery stores
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Alternative to the tunnels Coalition response…Operations of the twin tunnels with a capacity of 9,000 cfs will be based on the available supply of water, according to the Bay Delta Conservation […]
Water users awaiting action in more areas than just 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. Oroville hatchery will spawn fish population in San Joaquin River Coalition response…Once again while efforts are ongoing to reintroduce salmon to the river, farmers and water agencies are still waiting for […]
‘Portfolio’ doesn’t provide sufficient water supply 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. Two more reasons why BDCP should analyze our proposed conceptual alternative: Law and economics Coalition response…The Legislature instructed the Bay Delta Conservation Plan to accomplish two goals in its approach to […]
Undersized tunnel fails water future
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. In response: Smaller proposal doesn’t fill big need Coalition response…Secretary Laird is correct that California must plan for a dependable water supply in the future. The recent proposal of constructing an […]
2013 Poster Contest
The winner of this year’s Water Awareness Month Poster Contest is a fourth-grade student from Veterans Elementary School, Bakersfield. The contest, sponsored by the California Farm Water Coalition, is open to all fourth-graders in the state. Second place went to a student from Promenade Elementary School, Corona, and third place to a student from Maple […]
‘New’ proposals fail the test
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Californians – find out here where your water comes from Coalition response…The “effective, affordable solutions” to the Delta that the author refers to is a recycling of ideas that have been […]
Current information essential in discussing conveyance proposal
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Talking tunnels Coalition response…It is important that individuals and groups use updated information when referring to the conveyance tunnels within the proposed BDCP. Too often a capacity of 15,000 cfs is […]