Humor can be very effective when trying to understand a complicated subject. As evidence, take a look at this clever video produced by AquAlliance, which works on natural and human-dominated ecosystems that impact water issues in the Sacramento River Hydrologic Region. Enjoy! We can all use a good laugh. http://www.aqualliance.net/ground-water-issues/aqualliance-players-create-anti-tunnel-skit/Read More
Check out Restore the Delta’s video of Stockton Collegiate International Students in training for completion of the National Geographic/America’s Cup/Full Circle Fund/Restore the Delta photo camp. Stockton and San Francisco students will be on tour starting in the Delta, through the estuary, and out to San Francisco Bay with National Geographic photography professionals, as well...Read More
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Restore the Delta Responds to State Water Contractors Comparison of Proposed Tunnels SACRAMENTO, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), a coalition opposed to the Brown Administration’s rush to construct massive Peripheral Tunnels to take millions...Read More
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com;Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Restore the Delta Responds to Brown Administration’s Rush to Build Peripheral Tunnels Around the Delta: If they wanted to protect fish they wouldn’t have exported record-high water levels the past few years SACRAMENTO, CA – Restore...Read More
For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 7, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com;Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta In case you missed it… California Progress Report Delta Whopper: How Big Water Spins the Science on Water Policy By Zeke Grader Published on February 07, 2013 Fishermen are my constituents – I work with them...Read More
Delta Stewardship Council Chair Phil Isenberg spends hundreds, maybe thousands, of hours of his life listening to people talk about the Delta, and he asks leading questions. To get an idea of what he thinks about all that, we can take a look at a speech he delivered on January 28 as part of the...Read More
An especially interesting part of Isenberg’s comments relates to his views of how science fits into BDCP. He says it isn’t clear how the proposed management/science system will work. He notes that the current BDCP governance proposal seems to place water operations and ecosystem operations in different organization silos. “It is hard to see how...Read More
Isenberg has other questions about BDCP, including these: 1. Is BDCP obligated to meet the coequal goals of state and federal law? 2. Will BDCP include assumptions about decreased reliance on Delta water for future uses? 3. What is the status of BDCP legal guarantees on levels of water export from the Delta? ...Read More
Isenberg refers to a variety of near-term actions that have been proposed or undertaken and speculates about a “legislative near term deal” that would, among other actions: Improve the current Delta water export system, the Delta ecosystem, and Delta flood protection for statewide and in-Delta interests. Use existing federal and state agencies along with independent...Read More
Almost annually since 1967, the California Department of Fish and Game has conducted a Fall Midwater Trawl Survey (FMWT) from September through December to index the fall abundance of pelagic fishes. Here are results from the 2012 Survey, completed December 12: Delta smelt index – 42, one of the lowest indices in FMWT history. (Compare...Read More
