Tag: Central Valley Project
Ringside: Ten State Water Laws to Scrap
There are two ways we can respond as Californians to the wildfires in Los Angeles, and for those who share this concern, to the climate crisis which they cite as an underlying cause. We can ration our consumption and retreat...
State Water Board Report Updates to Bay/Delta Plan Shows Bias Against San Joaquin Valley
Proposals contained in a draft report prepared by the State Water Resources Control Board staff recommending updates to the Bay/Delta Plan have triggered warnings of extensive harm due to bias against the San Joaquin Valley and its people. The draft report...
Rep. David Valadao Reintroduces Water Storage Bill In Congress
In a joint effort with the other 11 Californian Republican members of Congress, Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) introduced a new bill in Washington this week that would focus on on streamlining operations, expanding water storage infrastructure, and increasing accountability. According...
Peter Gleick’s National Water Plan for California
California’s water policy is overwhelmingly a local matter. But if you read the mainstream media you might think that it was mostly a state or federal issue. For example, consider that two thirds of all spending on water projects in...
Enviros and GOP Oppose Gov. Newsom Having Fish Agency Divvy Out Farmers’ Water
The true test of Newsom’s “use-some-water/take-some-fish” water deal (called Incidental Take Permit) is will water be diverted to Los Angeles in a dry year, thus subverting Pres. Trump’s allocation of Federal water to farmers? Environmentalists and farmers both oppose...
CA Legislature Passes ‘Trump Resistance’ Bill Threatening Water Supply
“Last night, California’s Legislature said ‘no to future-oriented water policy including new environmental protections and ‘yes’ to an outdated regulatory system and business as usual, said Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition. “They said ‘no’ to...