On May 1, 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation approved the Environmental Impact Statement on the 10-Year Water Transfer Program that could send up to 600,000 acre-feet of Sacramento Valley water south of the Delta – each year. When combined … Continue reading
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
The following Chico Enterprise Record editorial (1.13.15) is excellent. The paper presents the big picture to readers in a very clear and readable manner. The arguments they present regarding impacts to the Delta smelt highlight how the fish have also helped slow down … Continue reading
LaMalfa focused on water as a commodity Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) failed to disclose important facts about the “House drought relief legislation” (E-R, Dec. 23). The benefits he touted for “California as a whole and the north state specifically” are … Continue reading
A staggering economic and environmental problem festering for three decades in the southern San Joaquin Valley would be addressed by a secret deal reached between the Obama administration and farmers — one that is sounding alarms for Bay Area lawmakers. … 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
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