New York Times, 12.31.15: A powerful article about the political clout of Westlands Water District: “A water utility on paper, Westlands in practice is a formidable political force, a $100 million-a-year agency with five lobbying firms under contract in … Continue reading
Score one for AquAlliance! It started back on October 7, 2014, when AquAlliance attended Glenn Colusa Irrigation District’s 10-Wells Project scoping meeting. On October 31, we asked informally for the meeting sign-in sheets. The district’s first response was to tell … Continue reading
Click the link below to view the complete Westlands Drain Settlement that was filed on September 16, 2015 in federal court in Fresno. Federal Defendants’ Notice of Filing Settlement Agreement (Case 1:88-cv-00634-LJO-DLB Document 1001) Note especially: Page 43: Attachment C — … Continue reading
Taxpayers for Common Sense — Weekly Wastebasket: Our weekly reality-check for federal spending. 9.18.15 — The Department of Interior did their best naive teenager impression when they negotiated a deal with Westlands Water District who channeled their inner used car … Continue reading
State senator Jim Nielsen, assembly member James Gallagher, and congressional representative Doug LaMalfa are holding a meeting on September 22nd in Chico (details below). We are suspicious of their motives due to their: 1) unknown “panel of experts;” 2) historic … Continue reading
A very dangerous development is heading to Congress. Worth billions in taxpayer dollars, Westlands Irrigation District appears poised to get a secure water contract despite their junior water claims and without acreage limitations. There is also no requirement to “solve” their … Continue reading
AquAlliance submitted technical comments with historical background on Glenn Colusa Irrigation District’s environmental impact report to install 5 more production wells to add to their existing portfolio of 5 production wells. The 10-wells “… would be operated as needed during … Continue reading
Land retirement 25x cheaper than Tunnel plan and could save 455,000 acre-feet of water – A new report by EcoNorthwest, an independent economic analysis firm, estimates that 300,000 acres of toxic land in the Westlands Water District and three adjacent … Continue reading
August 2011 — AquAlliance, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and the California Water Impact Network sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) in 2010 to protect the economy and the environment of the northern Sacramento Valley. The plaintiffs prevailed in August … Continue reading
Massive Transfers Threaten North State Farms, Fish and Communities AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) over their inadequate disclosure, avoidance of impacts, and … Continue reading
Social Widgets powered by AB-WebLog.com.