The New York Times reports on yet another example of what happens when “the market” and government agencies collude to transfer more wealth to corporations and patrons of politicians. You will read about how existing ground water banks south of … Continue reading
SCOPING REPORT RELEASED The 10-year, 600,000 acre-feet per year, Sacramento Valley Water Transfer Program continues to move forward. The scoping report was released May 13thdespite the fact that eight water sellers stated publicly that they won’t participate (click for report). AquAlliance submitted … Continue reading
The San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act (HR 1837) was introduced by California GOP Congressman Devin Nunes, and co-sponsored by GOP Congressmen Jeff Denham and Kevin McCarthy. This bill is bad for northern California’s ground water, farms, cities, reservoirs, fish … Continue reading
Look what they’re saying right out loud. As you see in the slide below, powerful interests view our Northstate ground water as an ideal way to send more water south of the Delta. The slide was part of a presentation … Continue reading
Surface water depletion from excessive ground water use has been observed over many decades in portions of California. One recent example is the Cosumnes River, where “[d]eclining fall flows are limiting the ability of the Cosumnes River to support large … Continue reading
AquAlliance provided the state with considerable material regarding the geography, health, and oversight of the Tuscan Aquifer in comments for the Delta Plan’s Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (DPEIR). The Delta Stewardship Council, formed by the California legislature, was attempting … Continue reading
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