Department of Water Resources
A daily compilation of significant news articles and comment
April 6, 2009
5. Agencies, Programs, People –
Sutter added to four-county water planning group
The
Farmworkers and farmers to 'walk for water'
Event aims to bring awareness to the hardships caused by water loss
The Capital Press
Our view: New legislation will help produce new sources of fresh water in county and protect more than 700,000 acres of wild lands in
The San Bernadino Sun
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Sutter added to four-county water planning group
The Chico Enterprise
By Heather Hacking
OROVILLE — For several years, Butte County
The program has been solid, according to organizers, and lead to more understanding, including a drinking water strategy report and water quality conditions.
This is important because groundwater does not correspond to county jurisdictions.
At the meeting of the Water Commission Wednesday, commissioners voted to add
For the time being, the group will still be called the Four County MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), even though there are five counties, because that name is recognized by water leaders.
Coming up is the possibility of funding of Integrated Regional Water Management Planning, with funding from the state.
"The Four County MOU would pull us together and reach out to other counties so we are all working together," said Vickie Newlin, assistant director of the county Department of Water and Resource Conservation.
There's also been discussion about whether other counties would add to the mix.
For right now, the focus is on counties where land is over the Tuscan underground aquifer.
In other news, Dan Breedon, of the county Department of Development Services, said the General Plan process will continue at a meeting at 9 a.m. April 14 with the Board of Supervisors to look at land zoned for agriculture and residential.
Breedon said those areas are now mapped rather broadly, and the goal will be to figure out what areas should be zoned ag and which should be zoned residential. #
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_12075649?source=rss
Farmworkers and farmers to 'walk for water'
Event aims to bring awareness to the hardships caused by water loss
The Capital Press – 4/2/09
By Cecilia Parsons
Farmworker groups and farmers hope a high-profile march to the San Luis Reservoir and a number of rallies will kick start some state and federal action to alleviate their water woes.
Organized by the California Latino Water Coalition, the April 14-17 marches and rallies are the first big push to raise awareness of job losses and economic hardships caused by the lack of water flowing from the Central Valley Project to westside farms.
The events are expected to draw thousands of marchers, as well as tractors, produce trucks and semi trucks.
The coalition wants the Endangered Species Act standards that prevent pumping from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta suspended.
It also wants state lawmakers to agree on a comprehensive water plan, and public assistance for farm workers impacted by the drought.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been invited to welcome marchers at the San Luis Reservoir.
The rally at the reservoir will encourage federal and state lawmakers to work quickly to alleviate the shortages and address future state water needs.
The march will begin April 14 at Rojas Pierce Park Nees Avenue Nees Avenue
The march will conclude on April 17 at the San Luis Reservoir Vista Point on Highway 152.
Hanford farmer Russ Waymire said the rally is an opportunity for all Valley residents to join with the Latino Water Coalition to bring attention to the economic disaster that is affecting businesses, farmers and the people they employ.#
http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=616&ArticleID=50143&TM=50746.65
Our view: New legislation will help produce new sources of fresh water in county and protect more than 700,000 acres of wild lands in
The San Bernadino Sun – 4/4/09
Editorial
We're gratified that Congress passed and President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which not only protects wild lands but also promotes important water-supply projects in
The new law authorizes $20 million to treat tainted surface water, reclaim and reuse tainted groundwater, and provide brine disposal in the
It authorizes $26 million for a desalination project in the
Another $26 million is authorized for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to design, plan and construct a series of grandwater wells, pumps and pipelines in
In addition, the public land act protects more than 2 million acres of wild places, more than 700,000 of them in
Some 190,000 acres are designated as wilderness in neighboring
The act adds acreage to the Joshua Tree,
Wild and scenic river protection goes to
In
The bill creates two new wilderness areas in
Much of the land with new wilderness area protection in
We're pleased that these wild places will be preserved for those who come after us.#
http://www.sbsun.com/editorial/ci_12073837
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