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Bay Delta Conservation Plan is best option

Thursday, 16 February 2012

San Francisco Chronicle
John Laird

For centuries, without a single dam or pipe, water in California's rivers and streams supported about 300,000 people. Now, California's population is 38 million, and will grow by 10 million in the next generation. This constant change confounds California voters and leaders.

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Dancing with disaster in the state delta

Sunday, 05 February 2012

Santa Clarita Signal
Tom Campbell

Suppose your home has old, galvanized steel pipes that are starting to leak. What do you do? You re-pipe the house, of course — planning ahead to avoid a catastrophic failure.

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Delta plan faces water problems in a more comprehensive way

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Sacramento Bee
By U.S. Representative Jim Costa 

California's current water system is broken. It was designed to meet the needs of 20 million people in the 20th century but today in the 21st century, we have 38 million people. In the not-too-distant future, California's population is expected to reach more than 50 million people.

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Delta Conservation Plan is Essential for California

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Los Angeles Daily News
By Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

California's most challenging water problem is approaching a historic solution ... an opportunity for critically important and essential improvements to the state's water system. The key in the coming months is to maintain the fresh momentum that is behind the state and federal planning process.

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Solution for Water Woes Relies on Success of Bay Delta Plan

Thursday, 21 July 2011

Sacramento Bee
Jim Beck, General Manager, Kern County Water Agency

Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed an executive order officially ending California's four-year drought. However, there are more than 20 million reasons why this administrative action does not mean we've solved California's water crisis, nor should we abandon the effort to find a long-term solution.

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It's Time-to Invest in Californias Water Infrastructure

Thursday, 21 July 2011

Capitol Weekly
Timothy Quinn, Executive Director, Association of California Water Agencies

Abundant rain and snowfall ended a three-year drought this spring, but California’s water worries are far from over. The foundation of our water system – the network of levees, canals, pipelines, reservoirs, treatment plants and other facilities – is outdated and in need of a major upgrade. Reliable water supplies for people and the environment are at risk if we don’t act soon.

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Without Strategic Plan Delta Continues to be at Risk of Disaster

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Sacramento Bee
Raymond Seed, Delta Vision Foundation

Northern California's wet, cold spring may have ruined many a picnic, but it portends a much more serious crisis once temperatures warm up. Across the Central Valley, communities are bracing for a potential onslaught of runoff water brought on by a rapidly melting snowpack. This circumstance would be considered a threat even in places with a robust emergency preparedness plan and a strong infrastructure. For communities near the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a sudden heat wave and resulting flooding could be disastrous.

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Cut State Water Projects Ties to State Budget

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Sacramento Bee
Terry Erlewine, General Manager, State Water Contractors

The State Water Project delivers water to more than 25 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland. For 50 years it has reliably powered California's economy and provided the foundation on which families, farms and businesses succeed. But in recent years its reliability has faltered due to the state's unending fiscal crisis.

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Santa Clara Valley Water District

The Santa Clara Valley Water District manages an integrated water resources system that includes the supply of safe, clean water, flood protection and stewardship of streams on behalf Santa Clara County’s 1.8 million residents. The district effectively manages 10 dams and surface water reservoirs, imported water supplies, three water...

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Delta Disrupted

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The heart of California’s water system and the largest estuary on the West Coast—the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta—is highly vulnerable. Environmental concerns are mounting. Water supplies are at risk. The U.S. Geological Survey has warned of a 63 percent probability that a 6.7 magnitude or larger earthquake will hit in the next 30 years....

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