Butte County’s Groundwater – 2015 Update – On March 12, 2015, Butte County, the City of Chico, and AquAlliance will host a forum to provide the public with an update on local groundwater issues and the challenges and opportunities to … Continue reading
2.2.15 – FriantWaterline.org: While the U.S. Supreme Court was deciding to let stand an appeals court ruling on one endangered species, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal handed another blow to valley agriculture and other beneficial water uses. It reinstated … Continue reading
In his December 23, 2014 letter to the Chico Enterprise-Record (see below), U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) failed to disclose important facts about the “House drought relief legislation.” The benefits he touted for “California as a whole and the north state … Continue reading
Washington 11.20.14 — By Michael Doyle, Bee Washington Bureau Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California on Thursday pulled the plug on secret, high-stakes negotiations over a water bill for her drought-plagued state, saying she and fellow lawmakers will try again next … Continue reading
UPDATE 11.20.14: Sen. Dianne Feinstein has called off her backroom negotiations to push a California water bill through the current, lame-duck Congressional session, The Fresno Bee reported late Thursday afternoon. But she’s not finished trying to make a deal with Big Ag-aligned … Continue reading
Wwashington, 11.18.14 — by Michael Doyle and Mark Grossi California’s water future is boiling below the surface this week. Only the chosen few have a clue about details. Bill documents, currently about 50 pages, are stamped “confidential draft language, do not … Continue reading
Sacramento Bee, 11.19.14: Sen. Dianne Feinstein and House Republicans have been secretly negotiating drought relief legislation that could severely alter California water policy. She should know better. Any legislation on the topic of water would have far-reaching implications, and ought … Continue reading
Westlands Water District is the nation’s largest agricultural water district, with customers owning 600,000 acres of farmland in Fresno and Kings counties in California’s Central Valley. View maps showing Westlands ownership of parcels in the Central Valley: Westlands Parcel Ownership Map – … Continue reading
11.14.14 — Butte County Board of Supervisors draft comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) on a proposed Long Term Water Transfers Program: “Based on our preliminary view, we believe that the EIS/EIR is seriously flawed and … Continue reading
A former telephone operator from Nebraska, Pauline Davis became the longest-serving woman in the California Legislature and an effective advocate of local water development. Click here to read a tribute to Pauline Davis by Tina Cannon Leahy on California Water Blog. … Continue reading
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