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  • Court ruling means tougher sewage rules in Sacramento County

    http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/21/6645843/court-ruling-means-tougher-sewage.html By Matt Weiser Published: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 – 4:43 pm Rules governing the Sacramento region’s treated sewage may have to get a little tougher following a court ruling this week. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael P. Kenny ruled Monday that state officials didn’t follow proper procedure in 2012 when they set certain limits…

  • Environmentalists debate the good and bad of California’s water bond

    http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/environmentalists-debate-the-good-and/content?oid=14547792 Environmentalists debate the good and bad of California’s water bond Some say bond is not ‘tunnel neutral’ and is handout to farmers By Alastair Bland Published on 08.21.14. The water bond approved last week for the November ballot has drawn applause from Democrats and Republicans as just what California needs in a time of…

  • Drinking out of a paper cup: State promises 861 percent more water than San Joaquin River actually provides

    http://www.recordnet.com/article/20140820/NEWS/140829982 By Alex Breitler/Record Staff Writer Posted Aug. 20, 2014 @ 12:01 am California regulators over the past century have awarded rights to divert five times as much water as is actually available in the state’s rivers and streams, adding to the conflict over limited water supplies this summer, a new study finds. The fact…

  • Environmentalist: State and feds, not farmers, illegally diverting water

    http://www.recordnet.com/article/20140820/NEWS/140829993 By Alex Breitler/Record Staff Writer Posted Aug. 20, 2014 @ 12:01 am A Stockton environmentalist is fighting back against water users and government agencies who recently claimed Delta farmers might be illegally diverting water. Bill Jennings, head of the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, filed a complaint alleging that it’s the state and federal water…

  • Water agencies: Delta farmers may be taking water meant for other regions

    http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/18/6635145/water-agencies-delta-farmers-may.html By Matt Weiser Published: Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 – 10:23 pm In what is believed to be a first, the California Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are asking the state board that oversees water rights to investigate water diversion practices by farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The two powerful…