12.9.13: Opposition is Strong, Financing Weak – AquAlliance and colleagues around California oppose Governor Jerry Brown’s attempts to construct two Peripheral Tunnels, which are housed in the long-awaited draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) released today for the Bay … Continue reading
11.17.13 – By Heather Hacking – As California struggles to provide water to a growing state, increased pressure is being made on the rich water supply of Northern California, said Barbara Vlamis, director of AquAlliance, during a groundwater forum Thursday … Continue reading
11.9.13 – San Joaquin Valley’s groundwater is being depleted at an alarming rate and something needs to be done before it’s too late, state officials were warned last week. Here’s a scary statistic: Groundwater reserves are shrinking by 800billion gallons per … Continue reading
11.21.13 – So much groundwater is being pumped from the San Joaquin Valley that it’s causing a massive swath of Merced County’s surface to sink at an alarming rate, U.S. Geological Survey researchers revealed Thursday. Parts of Merced south of … Continue reading
11.26.13 – Two lawsuits were filed in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court November 25, 2013 challenging a county emergency ordinance that limits pumping from the Paso Robles groundwater basin. The lawsuits could be the first step in putting the basin into adjudication, … Continue reading
The glossary for the California Water Plan provides 31 pages of definitions of terms that can help us to understand water issues. Click to view the full Water Plan Glossary. For example: Acre-foot (af) – The volume of water that would … Continue reading
CityWatch, June 11, 2013, by Brenna Norton: VOICES – It’s still Chinatown, and like Jake, we can’t forget it. On Tuesday (June 11), the powerful Metropolitan Water District (known as Met) will vote to take the first step towards raising property taxes to help pay for … Continue reading
Chico Enterprise-Record, June 15, 2013, by Heather Hacking, Staff Writer: Lawsuits have been filed to challenge plans for tunnels to divert water from the Sacramento River and under the delta. Chico’s AquAlliance has joined a coalition of groups in a lawsuit … Continue reading
AquAlliance was a major contributor to the Reduced Exports Plan that was produced by the Environmental Water Caucus. The Plan provides tangible and cost effective means with which to right California’s floundering water ship. Our expertise in ground water protection … Continue reading
By Bill Jennings, Executive Director of California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Executive Committee Member of Restore the Delta Published: May 26, 2013 12:00 AM Jerry Meral, Gov. Jerry Brown’s point man to build the peripheral tunnels, scolds The Record for its … Continue reading
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