CalWA - California Water Alliance http://www.californiawateralliance.org Advocating for solutions to the California water crisis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:43:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wednesday’s top of the scroll: Department of Water Resources report predicts decrease in State Water Project deliveries http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/wednesdays-top-of-the-scroll-department-of-water-resources-report-predicts-decrease-in-state-water-project-deliveries/ http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/wednesdays-top-of-the-scroll-department-of-water-resources-report-predicts-decrease-in-state-water-project-deliveries/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:43:05 +0000 admin http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/wednesdays-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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]]> http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/wednesdays-top-of-the-scroll-department-of-water-resources-report-predicts-decrease-in-state-water-project-deliveries/feed/ 0 PG&E predicts wet pattern late February thru early April http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/pge-predicts-wet-pattern-late-february-thru-early-april/ http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/pge-predicts-wet-pattern-late-february-thru-early-april/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:36:31 +0000 admin http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/pge-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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]]> http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/pge-predicts-wet-pattern-late-february-thru-early-april/feed/ 0 Department of Fish & Game signals intent to sue Army Corps in order to protect fish and wildlife around levees http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/department-of-fish-game-signals-intent-to-sue-army-corps-in-order-to-protect-fish-and-wildlife-around-levees/ http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/department-of-fish-game-signals-intent-to-sue-army-corps-in-order-to-protect-fish-and-wildlife-around-levees/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:35:02 +0000 admin http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/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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]]> http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/raising-of-shasta-dam-has-pros-cons-businesses-see-costly-move-in-the-future/feed/ 0 Striper fishing proposal voted down http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/striper-fishing-proposal-voted-down/ http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/striper-fishing-proposal-voted-down/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:27:20 +0000 admin http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/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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]]> http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/striper-fishing-proposal-voted-down/feed/ 0 Alex Breitler’s blog: Defending the Delta Plan http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/alex-breitlers-blog-defending-the-delta-plan/ http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/alex-breitlers-blog-defending-the-delta-plan/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:26:30 +0000 admin http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/alex-breitlers-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.

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]]> http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/alex-breitlers-blog-defending-the-delta-plan/feed/ 0 Watchdog blog: Disinformation floods delta water war in California http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/watchdog-blog-disinformation-floods-delta-water-war-in-california/ http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/watchdog-blog-disinformation-floods-delta-water-war-in-california/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:19:52 +0000 admin http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/watchdog-blog-disinformation-floods-delta-water-war-in-california/ From the Watchdog blog: “Ready for another phantom “drought”? The National Resources Defense Council is.

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]]> http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/watchdog-blog-disinformation-floods-delta-water-war-in-california/feed/ 0 Fresno Bee: Flood control plan is starting point for change http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/fresno-bee-flood-control-plan-is-starting-point-for-change/ http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/fresno-bee-flood-control-plan-is-starting-point-for-change/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:18:11 +0000 admin http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/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.

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]]> http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/fresno-bee-flood-control-plan-is-starting-point-for-change/feed/ 0 Court grants stay of State Water Board regulations that declare frost protection diversions unreasonable in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/court-grants-stay-of-state-water-board-regulations-that-declare-frost-protection-diversions-unreasonable-in-mendocino-and-sonoma-counties/ http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/court-grants-stay-of-state-water-board-regulations-that-declare-frost-protection-diversions-unreasonable-in-mendocino-and-sonoma-counties/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:17:03 +0000 admin http://www.californiawateralliance.org/2012/02/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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