Resources Secretary Laird Says Unique Opportunity Exists To Craft Delta Fix Signaling that Governor Brown’s administration continues to place a high priority on finding solutions to the Bay-Delta Estuary’s many problems, state Resources Secretary John Laird has described California as…
Small Delta Tunnel A Looming Valley Ag Disaster?
A recently-floated Natural Resources Defense Council trial balloon seeking to drastically downsize a proposed Delta water conveyance tunnel would have enormous long-term negative consequences to San Joaquin Valley agriculture, the California Farm Water Coalition contends. NRDC and a coalition of…
Sequestration Will Affect Reclamation
Sequestration Will Affect Reclamation FEDERAL DISPUTE Federal sequestration became reality March 1 and while the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation expects its employees and at least some operations and activities to be impacted, the agency’s business most often noticed by water…
Farmland and Climate
Farmland and Climate Study Warns Of Climate Impacts If Ag Continues To Be Paved Over Those in California agriculture have been hearing a great deal about climate change but a new study approaches the subject from a farm-preservation perspective.…
Interior Gets New Secretary
Interior Gets New Secretary Salazar Successor Has Business Background Anyone betting on a politician to succeed resigning Interior Secretary Ken Salazar ended up being startled by a long shot who crossed the nomination wire February 6. President Obama turned to…
Water Supply Outlook Slips
Water Supply Outlook Slips At a glance, some of the key ingredients in the making of this year’s Friant Division water supply don’t look bad. February 1’s average San Joaquin River watershed snowpack was measured at normal levels. The season’s…