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  • Valley farms may get some drought relief, State OKs request to allow less water flow through Delta

    http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140319/A_NEWS/403190317 Alex Breitler March 19, 2014 12:00 AM With February’s storms a distant memory, officials on Tuesday announced steps to bypass water quality standards in the Delta while perhaps making water available to San Joaquin Valley farmers. Last month’s storms boosted the amount of water flowing through the Delta, as well as the amount that…

  • California farms to get some drought relief

    http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/18/6248393/california-farms-to-get-some-drought.html By Matt Weiser Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2014 – 10:10 pm California and federal water officials say there is enough runoff in the Delta from recent storms to begin delivering some water to farms, potentially offering at least temporary drought relief. On Feb. 1, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a temporary order exempting…

  • Interior Secretary Jewell refuses to meet with Delta protesters

    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/12/1284287/-Interior-Secretary-Jewell-refuses-to-meet-with-Delta-protesters# by Dan Bacher WED MAR 12, 2014 AT 07:12 PM PDT During a visit to the federal water export pumping facilities in the South Delta on March 11, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell affirmed the Obama administration’s support for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan to build the peripheral tunnels – and failed to…

  • Environmental Water Caucus Unveils Real-Time Drought Response

    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/10/1283581/-Environmental-Water-Caucus-Unveils-Drought-Response# Dan Bacher MON MAR 10, 2014 AT 11:11 AM PDT As the drought continues, Governor Jerry Brown and other politicians continue to promote the Bay Day Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) to build the peripheral tunnels as the “solution” to solving California’s water problems. Others in Congress, such as Representative Devin Nunes and Senator Majority…

  • Court Strikes Down Environmental Review of Controversial Kern Water Bank

    https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/03/07/18752188.php by Dan Bacher Friday Mar 7th, 2014 9:46 AM The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network and Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release regarding the ruling on their Monterey-Plus lawsuit. The court agreed with them that the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) failed to properly consider the environmental…