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Striped bass escape science-based regulations |
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Friday, 03 February 2012 10:50 |
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From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here and submit your request.
Calif. commission rejects striped bass regulations
'Striper' catch increase voted down; proposal would have tripled limits
Coalition response...The California Fish and Game Commission turned its back on science by refusing to move forward with new regulations governing striped bass. As a result, predator bass will continue to gobble up juvenile salmon and other species in the Delta at a rate estimated by the Department of Fish and Game at 25-50%. Even the National Marine Fisheries Service labeled striped bass as an "important stressor warranting action." The proposed regulations would have benefited salmon and the Delta fishery and we won't achieve our ecosystem goals until stressors like striped bass are under control. Once again, politics trumped science. |
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Court order requires drainage solution by feds |
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Friday, 03 February 2012 10:48 |
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From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here and submit your request.
Westlands Water District suing feds for $1b
Coalition response...Schifferle ignores the fact that there is a court order for the federal government to provide the drainage services that farmers have been paying for under their contracts to receive water from the federal Central Valley Project. No water is allowed to leave Westlands Water District so allegations that the district is a polluter are baseless. Further claims that Westlands is "grabbing" water don't square with the fact that their supplies have been cut time and time again since 1992, leading to widespread fallowing and job losses. |
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 10:32 |
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From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here and submit your request.
California's best-kept secret?
Ignorance of Delta bodes ill for state's water
Coalition response...How many people in a survey could come up with the correct answer when asked to define "Delta water"? Would they realize that the Delta relies on water that originates in the high mountains of northern California? Would they know that the water that tumbles from the Sierras along the Central Valley travels to the Delta? Without these sources there would not be a Delta estuary. |
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Farmers maintain crop productivity despite harmful elements |
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Monday, 30 January 2012 09:53 |
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From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here and submit your request.
No need to fast-track latest attempt at canal
Coalition response...To suggest that some San Joaquin Valley farmers should walk away from their lands because of a salt issue fails to recognize how productive these farmers are. These farmers are employing the newest technology and efficient irrigation practices that enable them to produce safe and healthful food that serves California families and many others around the world. Efforts by farmers in the Grassland Bypass Project south of Los Banos have helped to effectively manage salt, selenium and other harmful elements toward halting this discharge from reaching the San Joaquin River. The Environmental Protection agency recently characterized this effort as a "success story." Walking away from the land puts people out of work and disrupts the flow of food to our tables at a time when adding jobs and increasing the world's food supply is a necessity. |
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When do we measure/manage environmental water? |
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Friday, 27 January 2012 10:05 |
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From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here and submit your request.
Water conservation, recycling and California's future
Coalition response...According to the California Department of Water Resources (California Water Plan), agriculture is not the largest user of available water in California. DWR cites water use in California as: environment, 48%; agriculture, 41%; and urban, 11%. While agricultural and urban users must comply with water management planning requirements, there are no such requirements for managed environmental flows. If Peter Gleick is right we should also be measuring and managing the 48% of the available water that goes to the environment. |
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