From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Our Voice: Valley aquifer disaster is under our feet Coalition response…This editorial is correct in recognizing the efforts of the Coachella Valley Water District and the Desert Water Agency to […]
Governor’s continued leadership is needed in water discussion
Sept. 10, 2013 Release Immediate Governor’s continued leadership is needed in water discussion Governor Jerry Brown’s continued leadership in resolving California’s water problems was the number one request from a panel of farm water representatives speaking during a joint meeting today of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture and the California Water […]
BDCP critics favor rhetoric over facts
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Jobs fail to sway foes of tunnels Coalition response…By definition, critics are those who have already chosen their position. Regardless of how factual, extensive or valid the evidence is that is […]
Loss of Water was Avoidable
By Mike Wade 9/4/13 Editorial in OC Register In a normal year about 30 percent of the water supply needed by Southern California flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. A portion of that water is stored in San Luis Reservoir along Highway 152 near the town of Los Baños. But this year was anything but […]
Desal suggestion would require plant every seven miles along coast
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: Desalination cheaper solution to water needs than tunnels Coalition response…San Luis Reservoir lost the potential of storing 800,000 acre-feet of water earlier this year because of federal regulations. These regulations […]
Some still fail to acknowledge BDCP 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. Editorial: Even the best case for Delta tunnels holds zero for north Coalition response…Those who claim that the Bay Delta Conservation Plan will simply “preserve the status quo” refuse to acknowledge […]
Time to find long-term solution to Trinity River supplemental flows
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Editorial: A federal judge opens the spigotEditorial: Keeping the Klamath safe for salmon Coalition response…This editorial does not include the complete information surrounding the court ruling that allows supplemental water […]
Trinity River flows to be released are dramatically reduced
Release ImmediateAug. 22, 2013 FLOWS TO BE RELEASED ARE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED (The following is a statement by Dan Nelson, Executive Director of the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, in response to Judge O’Neill’s order lifting the temporary restraining order which prevented the release of water from Trinity Reservoir for use on the lower Klamath […]
Questions answered regarding protection of water supplies
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Editorial: Delta tunnels just another South State water grab? Coalition response…Questions from individuals and organizations from throughout the State, including the Sacramento Valley, have been directed for years toward the Bay […]
Editorial turns back on economy fueled by water
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Editorial: Delta plan misses main point Coalition response…This editorial would have California turn its back on more than a century of water deliveries that began in the 1800s as water districts […]