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
Redding Record Searchlight, May 12, 2013: Looking strictly at this summer, a proposal to sell a few thousand acre-feet of Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District water to parched farms in Central California, making up the shortage by tapping wells, will do trivial … Continue reading
The federal environmental review for Central Valley Project contractors’ water sales has been released. All of the sales include selling Sacramento River water and substituting ground water to continue growing crops in the Sacramento Valley — ground water that growers … Continue reading
By Heather Hacking, Staff Writer, Chico Enterprise-Record, April 18, 2013: Butte Water District, with headquarters in Gridley, is negotiating to move 5,350 acre-feet of water through groundwater substitution. This means transferring surface water and using groundwater instead. Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, … Continue reading
April 19, 2013: The Glenn Colusa Irrigation District (GCID) will sell 5,000 acre feet (A/F) of their river water allocation to the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) and pump 5,000 A/F of Tuscan Aquifer water to replace it. … 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 2011 because … Continue reading
Submitted January 19, 2010: AquAlliance, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and the California Water Impact Network (“the Coalition”) submitted comments and questions for the Draft Environmental Assessment (“EA”) and Findings of No Significant Impact (“FONSI”), for the 2010-2011 Water Transfer … Continue reading
Demanding Kern Water Districts Entice North State Sales… May 8, 2012 – Chico, CA – AquAlliance filed a lawsuit against Butte Water District (BWD) to challenge the obfuscation of impacts, both short and long term, from water transfers out of … Continue reading
Crucial Meeting April 12, 2012 It is bad enough when powerful interests have insatiable thirsts, but unfortunately, the local water districts are collaborating with them to squeeze more water from the Sacramento Valley for points south. This year, Butte Water … 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
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