From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Opinion: Protesting a pipe dream for more water Coalition response…Nick DiCroce should be ashamed of his misleading descriptions of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and California water rights. The BDCP is […]
Garamendi water plan lacks reliable supply option
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Opinion: Smart water plan needed for California Coalition response…While Rep. Garamendi includes several good proposals in his water plan, his suggestion for moving water through the Delta does not provide a […]
BDCP provides water to produce locally grown 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. Column: Delta water fight starts in SoCal Coalition response…Without a reliable supply of water flowing to California farms the locally grown food supply that consumers expect in their grocery stores could […]
River restoration infrastructure projects need priority
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Blog: River restoration update Coalition response….Your readers should understand that the estimated cost for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program now exceeds $1.1 billion and could climb over $2 billion, according […]
Farm Water and the Business Crisis
Oct. 21, 2013Release Immediate FARM WATER AND THE BUSINESS CRISIS Businesses and cities lose money when neighboring farmers do not receive water to grow their crops. That is the message of “Farm Water and the Business Crisis,” a video that portrays the reliance that communities have on a healthy farm economy that is now available […]
BDCP facts twisted to suit political needs
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: Piepho finds little to recommend in Bay Delta Conservation Plan Coalition response…Federal ESA regulations cut deliveries of water this year to San Joaquin Valley farmers by 80 percent. No documented […]
Farm/Water facts needed in discussing California agriculture
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Will We Ever Get Sane About Water? Coalition response…California farmers grow more than 400 different crops and contrary to the information presented at the conference, most of the crops are not […]
Environmental allocations need water use efficiency standards
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Falling groundwater levels pose problems for region Coalition response…One element of the equation that was left out of this article is the changing priority in California over environmental water. More than […]
Proposed BDCP tunnels reduce impacts 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. Viewpoints: The Economic case for a Bay Delta Conservation Plan without the twin tunnels Coalition response…Jeffrey Michael and a handful of others have long campaigned against the proposed tunnels of the […]
Farm/Urban water rates differ
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Letters: Water issues and agribusiness Coalition response…Farmers use only 41 percent of the available water supply in California, according to the California Department of Water Resources. The rest goes to the […]