Newsom’s Delta Pitch: It’s For The Climate
Gov. Gavin Newsom has a new sales pitch for a tunnel to move more water south from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta that past governors have tried and failed to build for five decades.
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California Doubles Water Allocation for Most Contractors Following February Storms
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Associated Pressby Adam BeamState officials on Friday doubled the amount of water California agencies will get this year following some strong storms that increased the snowpack in the mountains.
Newsom Wants to Build A $16-Billion Water Tunnel. Will It Destroy California’s Delta?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Los Angeles Timesby Haley Smith and Ian JamesIn the heart of California, at the place where two great rivers converge beneath the Tule fog, lies the linchpin of one of the largest water supply systems in the world.
Experts Urge California To Avoid Pitfalls In Water Deals In The Delta
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesSome of the thorniest debates over water in California revolve around the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, where pumps send water flowing to farms and cities, and where populations of native fish have been declining.
Environmentalists, Local Agencies File Lawsuits Against California Delta Tunnel Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /The Modesto Beeby Ari PlachtaA month after California’s water regulator gave its seal of approval to a controversial water infrastructure project that could replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the plan is coming under renewed legal fire.
Water Wasted | The History of the Delta Water Tunnel Project and Why People Are Against It
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /ABC 10by Brenden MincheffA battle remains underway in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Delta.
For decades, Delta residents and the state have been unable to agree on a plan to transport water from the rainy but rural northern part of the state down to the heavily populated, dry southern half.
‘Improvised, Spotty and Belated’: Will California Reform Its Oversight of Water Rights?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesCalifornia’s complex system of water rights took shape starting in the mid-1800s, when settlers saw the state’s water as abundant and free for the taking — a time when a Gold Rush prospector could stake claim to river flows simply by nailing a notice to a tree.
Today, California’s oldest and most senior water rights — called riparian and pre-1914 rights — have been passed along to thousands of agricultural landowners, irrigation districts and urban water suppliers that claim control of roughly one-third of the water that is diverted from the state’s rivers and streams.
Water Restrictions Lifted for Millions in SoCal, but Region Still Urged to Conserve
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesMandatory water restrictions are being lifted for nearly 7 million people across Southern California following winter storms that have boosted reservoirs and eased the severe shortage that emerged during the state’s driest three-year period on record.
Citing improvements in available supplies, the board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has decided to end an emergency conservation mandate for agencies in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties that rely on water from the State Water Project.
Tidal Marsh or ‘Fake Habitat’? California Environmental Project Draws Criticism
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesSouthwest of Sacramento, the branching arms of waterways reach into a patchwork of farm fields and pastures. Canals and wetlands fringed with reeds meet a sunbaked expanse of dry meadows.
These lands on the northwestern edge of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta have now been targeted for restoration following the widespread destruction of estuary marsh habitats that began over a century ago.
Opinion: Newsom’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Plan Makes More Sense. But It’s Still a ‘Water Grab’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby George SkeltonThe third attempt could be the charm for repairing California’s main waterworks, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
On paper at least, the latest plan by a governor to upgrade the delta into a more reliable state water supply seems to make much more sense than what his predecessors promoted.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s single-tunnel proposal is smaller and more respectful of the bucolic estuary’s small farms, waterfowl habitat, unique recreational boating and historic tiny communities. So, it’s potentially less controversial.
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