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River settlement has not resulted in net water supply to farmers |
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Thursday, 09 February 2012 11:56 |
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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.
It is Time to Restore Salmon to the San Joaquin River
Coalition response... By his own admission, the author acknowledges that work has yet to be done to provide a clear pathway to the Delta and it is the responsibility of the state and federal fishery agencies to make a determination as to when conditions are suitable. Those agencies have not made that determination and ramping up the introduction of salmon will only cause the unnecessary loss of salmon. This is a surprising recommendation by an individual whose organization was part of the lawsuit.
Also, actions taken during the past years as part of the Restoration Program have had negative impacts on some farmers along the San Joaquin River. Flows sent down the river have caused seepage onto nearby land and flooded crops. Continued efforts in the program must take this impact into consideration. The timing of future water surges down the river must be managed in a way to avoid these negative consequences.
While the water management goal actions are welcome, it is encouraging that during the last two years certain aspects of the water management goal actions have resulted in some mitigation of the impacts and the wet conditions have helped, but the author is just plain wrong in his assertion that there has been a net water supply benefit to farmers who gave up water to the restoration program. |
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Politics trump science in striped bass decision |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 09:56 |
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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.
Fishing proposal voted down
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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Blogger conveniently omits facts |
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Monday, 06 February 2012 10:45 |
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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 water myths and facts
Coalition response...This author continues to point toward water exports as the blame for population decreases for fish in the Delta. He fails to add the list of stressors that scientists are in agreement with, namely, predators, water quality, loss of food and habitat. He conveniently ignores that California Department of Fish and Game biologists estimate that striped bass devour up to 50% of juvenile salmon. He also does not mention the millions of gallons of wastewater loaded with ammonia that is dumped into the water flowing to the Delta.
The author also introduces the suggestion that Californians can save "trillions of gallons of water" by altering their water use practices. Conveniently he does not mention a Center for Irrigation Technology report released in November that puts agricultural water use efficiency potential at about 330,000 acre-feet. Obegi's overly optimistic numbers come from an old CalFed report that admitted almost 3 million acre feet of agricultural "conservation" potential would mostly be the result of shorting other users, which is not true conservation. |
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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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