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  • Water war boils down to farmers vs. fishermen

    http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-cap-drought-20140220,0,5700250.column#axzz2uHqvyOzk Even when there’s not a drought, there isn’t enough to go around. And the collapse of a great estuary will endanger far more than the smelt. By George Skelton, Capitol Journal February 19, 2014, 4:42 p.m. SACRAMENTO—Don’t blame the little fish. And don’t call it the Central Valley. Both comments, repeated incessantly, were irritants during President…

  • Delta fish may be too far gone to save, plan hints

    Damage to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is so extensive that billions of dollars in restoration efforts may not save smelt and salmon from extinction, according to the first draft of a long-range plan to manage the West Coast’s most important estuary. http://www.sfgate.com/green/article/Delta-fish-may-be-too-far-gone-to-save-plan-hints-2475652.php Kelly Zito, Chronicle Staff Writer Published 4:00 am, Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The…

  • Where did all of California’s water go?

    http://www.rivernewsherald.org/articles2014/water_2-12-2014.html February 12, 2014 Galen Kusic, Editor On Monday, Restore the Delta held a teleconference to discuss where all of the water is being distributed from the Delta in California. That water, not surprisingly is going south. More importantly, 55 percent of the water goes to just two water agencies – Westlands Water District and Kern…

  • Westlands and Kern get more water than all urban users combined

    https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/02/10/18750633.php by Dan Bacher Monday Feb 10th, 2014 6:59 PM Tunnel opponents Call on Gov. Brown not to force families to subsidize billionaires As California continues to suffer from drought in spite of the weekend storm, Restore the Delta (RTD) today released a water export pie chart and tracking table showing where the water goes…

  • In Fresno, Obama will learn that California water issues are tough to unravel

    http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/02/10/3761603/obama-may-hear-about-broad-drought.html BY MARK GROSSI February 10, 2014 When President Barack Obama visits Fresno on Friday to talk about the historic dry year in California, what should he know? Farms, fish, cities, mountains, industries, rivers and even air quality have suffered, say many touched by state water problems. Recent storms have taken the edge off, but…