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The California Water News blog!
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Wednesday’s top of the scroll: Department of Water Resources report predicts decrease in State Water Project deliveries
From ACWA’s Water News: “The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a draft report last week predicting decreases in State Water Project deliveries due to a variety of factors. The State Water Project Draft Delivery Reliability Report 2011 updates DWR’s assessment of its ability to maintain current (2011) and future (2031) State Water Project delivery [...]
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PG&E predicts wet pattern late February thru early April
From Sierra 2 the Sea: “PG&E’s meteorology office in San Francisco is predicting a weakening of this winter’s stubborn La Nina pattern that has helped shunt storms north and kept them from entering much of the state including central California. John Lindsey, PG&E forecaster from San Luis Obispo says a weakening of La Nina will [...]
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Department of Fish & Game signals intent to sue Army Corps in order to protect fish and wildlife around levees
From the California Department of Fish & Game: “The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) today issued notice of its intent to sue the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). DFG notified the Corps that it failed to comply with the federal Endangered Species Act when it adopted a national policy requiring the [...]
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Raising of Shasta Dam has pros, cons; businesses see costly move in the future
From the Record Searchlight: “When officials at Holiday Harbor on Lake Shasta think about making plans for the future, they have to think about relocating their facilities. If a draft proposal to spend $1.07 billion to raise Shasta Dam went through, much of the marina’s buildings, roads and boat launches would have to be moved [...]
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Striper fishing proposal voted down
From the Corning Observer: “North State officials are warning about the dangers of a proposed San Joaquin Delta restoration plan, and a Colusa outdoors shop owner believes an attempt to change striped bass fishing regulations was a carefully disguised attempt to get more water, too. The state Fish & Game Commission last week voted down [...]
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Alex Breitler’s blog: Defending the Delta Plan
From Alex Breitler’s blog: “Patrick Johnston was in an interesting spot Monday night. Speaking before many of his own friends and acquaintances, the longtime Stockton resident and member of the Delta Stewardship Council defended a new plan for the estuary — a plan that doesn’t get a lot of love around here. Johnston spoke before [...]
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Watchdog blog: Disinformation floods delta water war in California
From the Watchdog blog: “Ready for another phantom “drought”? The National Resources Defense Council is. The NRDC’s bogus Delta Smelt lawsuit brought the court-ordered “drought” from 2007 to 2010. Now the NRDC is launching a disinformation campaign to divert the public’s attention from the bigger water issues of the Sacramento Delta. On Sept. 16, 2012, [...]
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Fresno Bee: Flood control plan is starting point for change
From the Fresno Bee: “If California is to help protect the Central Valley from floods over the next half century, it can’t just place Band-Aids on its system of levees, dams, weirs and bypasses. The state Department of Water Resources appears to recognize this reality. In releasing a draft of the Central Valley Flood Protection [...]
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Court grants stay of State Water Board regulations that declare frost protection diversions unreasonable in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties
From Somach Simmons & Dunn, this Environmental Law and Policy Alert: “On February 3, 2012, Judge Ann Moorman of Mendocino County Superior Court granted a stay enjoining the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) from enforcing the terms of section 862 of title 23 of the California Code of Regulations (hereafter Section 862). [...]
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Upcoming conferences and workshops added to the calendar
Here are some workshops I’ve added to Aquafornia’s calendar: On February 24, the University of California at Riverside will hold a workshop on Southern California Groundwater & Climate Change, which is presented by the Water Policy and Science Center & the Center for Conservation Biology at UCR. Admission is free. Registration forms are due by [...]
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Yuba County: Linda property owners look to state panel
From the Appeal-Democrat: “Yuba County property owners who have been told they’re encroaching on state land at the foot of a Feather River levee aren’t giving up on the situation easily. If anything, a handful of the 50 or so property owners in west Linda are getting more strident in trying to convince state and [...]
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City of Folsom preparing for metered water rates in 2013
From the City of Folsom website: ” “In addition to the flat rate water charge that is due for payment, residents will find information about the actual volume of water used the previous month and the amount they would be charged for that water under metered rates,” says Anne Clayton, Revenue Disbursement Manager. “We will [...]
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Contra Costa county supervisors lean on landowners to solve stormwater pollution problem
From the Contra Costa Times: “A new $12 to $22 annual parcel fee to clean trash out of storm drains and keep pollutants out of Bay Area lakes and rivers will go before Contra Costa County landowners later this month. The county board of supervisors on Tuesday unanimously triggered the election on behalf of the [...]
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Lanare raises enough for an election
From the Fresno Bee News Blog: “The Fresno County town of Lanare last weekend raised enough money to hold an election for its community service district board and keep hope alive for healthy drinking water. The district must hold the election to continue being recognized by the state, which has funding for drinking water fixes. [...]
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Kern County students to raise trout
From the Kern Valley Sun: “Over the next few months, fourth grade students at Wallace Elementary School, along with Wallace Middle School students, will be raising rainbow trout in their classrooms. Once the trout have reached the adequate size, the students will release their fish into the waters of the Kern River. Last Wednesday, students [...]
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