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July 21, 2010
SWC STATEMENT IN
RESPONSE TO STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD DRAFT FLOW CRITERIA
Sacramento, CA –
“As the Board notes in the summary, the draft flow criteria have not been screened through the Board's usual balanced and comprehensive process..."
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June 29, 2010
SWC STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL DELAY OF 2010 WATER BOND
Sacramento, CA –
“Recognizing the crisis in our statewide water infrastructure and fragile natural resources in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the State Water Contractors supported the water bond that came out of last year's historic legislative water package..."
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June 23, 2010
SWC STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED STATE WATER PROJECT ALLOCATION
Sacramento, CA –
“Although California experienced a wet year this year, public water agencies are still only getting a limited supply of water."
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May 18, 2010
COURT ORDERS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ON SALMON BIOLOGICAL OPINION Sacramento, CA –“The federal court's decision opens the door to protecting the Delta's treasured salmon populations through better and more flexible management of the water projects in a manner that does not needlessly cost the economy water supplies..." Download PDF> May 17, 2010
SWC STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND STUDY ON WASTEWATER DISCHARGES AND IMPACTS ON ENDANGERED FISH SPECIES Sacramento, CA –“The study appears to advance dramatically our understanding of what is ailing the Delta..." Download PDF>
May 04, 2010
SWC STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED STATE WATER PROJECT
ALLOCATIONS BY CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
Sacramento, CA –
“Mother Nature brought us a wet year in 2010 but we’re not off the hook. Despite the ample precipitation, this year’s water deliveries remain seriously low..."
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March 19, 2010
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL OPINIONS FOR DELTA SMELT & SALMON
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March 16, 2010
NEW ANALYSIS REVEALS MASSIVE WATER SUPPLY RESTRICTIONS IN ATTEMPT TO PROTECT FISH
"The State Water Contractors, a statewide organization representing 27 public water agencies in California, released a new analysis today quantifying how regulatory restrictions, theoretically designed to protect endangered fish species, have severely impacted our state's water supply."
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February 26, 2010
STATEMENT ON THE STATE WATER PROJECT ALLOCATION AND RECENT WATER SUPPLY LOSSES IN SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA DUE TO FISH PROTECTIONS
"We welcome any boost in our water supply. However, it is extremely frustrating that our allocation remains such a small percentage of normal despite what so far is a normal rainfall year."
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February 11, 2010
STATEMENT FROM LAURA KING MOON, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF THE STATE WATER CONTRACTORS, IN RESPONSE TO TODAY’S BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE DECISION
"Today’s decision to focus further analysis on a Delta tunnel represented another important milestone in the Bay Delta Conservation Plan process. ..."
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February 10, 2010
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO HEIGHTENED RESTRICTIONS ON STATE AND FEDERAL WATER EXPORTS
"State and federal public water agencies are bracing to lose more than 29 billion gallons of water during the next seven days because of these additional restrictions. That is enough water to serve more than 700,000 people for one year..."
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February 5, 2010
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS STATEMENT REGARDING TEMPORARY LIFT OF PUMPING RESTRICTIONS IN DELTA
“Public water agencies welcomed the federal court’s decision today to temporarily lift pumping restrictions on the water projects given their very minimal impact on the salmon and the much-needed opportunity to capture and store increased water supplies generated by our recent storms..."
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January 28, 2010
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS STATEMENT REGARDING RECENT WATER SUPPLY LOSSES IN THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA
“Despite the welcome recent storms that have blanketed the Sierra with snow and dramatically increased river flows, our water supply prospects remain as if we are in a fourth year of drought. Despite the huge flows in the system, our water projects are pumping at only about half their capacity due to continued pumping restrictions."
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December 17, 2009
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS RESPOND TO PPIC SURVEY RESULTS
"PPIC's survey results clearly demonstrate Californians' awareness of our water crisis..."
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December 1, 2009
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS RESPOND TO INITIAL STATE WATER PROJECT ALLOCATION PROJECTION
"On the heels of three years of drought and ongoing regulatory restrictions, we are now bracing for yet another year of painfully limited water supplies."
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August 6, 2009
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS ASKS COURT TO INVALIDATE FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT LIMIT WATER SUPPLY FOR PEOPLE, FARMS AND BUSINESSES
The State Water Contractors (SWC) filed a lawsuit today against federal agencies challenging regulations that further limit the amount of water that can be pumped through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). The regulations, outlined in a biological opinion for Chinook salmon, steelhead and green sturgeon, failed to take into account the many other factors contributing to the fish population decline, such as changing ocean conditions.
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June 4, 2009
CALIFORNIA'S WATER SUPPLY SLASHED...AGAIN
Additional Regulatory Restrictions Cut Water Supply for People, Businesses and Farms
Sacramento, CA –
Additional restrictions on the state’s water projects in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) were announced today, further reducing the amount of water available to people, businesses and farms throughout California.
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May 20, 2009
STATEMENT FROM LAURA KING MOON, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF THE STATE WATER CONTRACTORS, IN RESPONSE TO SWP ALLOCATIONS
Sacramento, CA –
“Public water agencies are grateful the recent storms provided a small boost in our statewide water supply but the crisis remains. Drought conditions and severe regulatory restrictions continue to significantly limit how much water we can deliver to people, farms and businesses."
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April 16, 2009
STATEMENT FROM LAURA KING MOON, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF THE STATE WATER CONTRACTORS, IN RESPONSE TO SWP ALLOCATIONS
Sacramento, CA –
“We’re grateful to see the small increase in water supply allocations, but continue to caution Californians that this is still a grim projection for 2009. We are still facing potentially record-low water deliveries because of ongoing draconian regulatory restrictions. Until we overhaul the state’s water delivery system, our water supply will be severely limited by environmental restrictions and court-ordered cutbacks.”
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April 14, 2009
STATEMENT BY LAURA KING MOON, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER REGARDING “MARCH FOR WATER”
Sacramento, CA --
Today, the California Latino Water Coalition began the first day of a four-day march across the San Joaquin Valley to highlight the severe water shortage that grips the Valley’s farms, cities and jobs, as well as our broader state. Their goal is to raise statewide and national awareness of the water crisis that faces them and to put a human face on one of the most important issues facing California today.
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March 18, 2009
STATE WATER PROJECT DELIVERY PROJECTIONS INCREASE FIVE PERCENT
Picture Remains Grim Due to Cumulative Impacts of Drought & Regulatory Restrictions
Sacramento, CA –
The State Water Contractors welcomed the California Department of Water Resources’ announcement that State Water Project (SWP) delivery projections have increased from 15 percent to 20 percent, but the organization says that the overall picture remains unchanged. The state continues to face a three-year drought and a deep and growing water crisis. The cumulative impacts of drought and ongoing regulatory restrictions have
led to water rationing, fallowed farm lands, job losses and water rate increases throughout the state.
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March 5, 2009
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS SUE FEDERAL AGENCIES OVER FLAWED DELTA SMELT BIOLOGICAL OPINION
Biological Opinion Ignores Best Scientific Data and Other Causes of Fish Decline
Sacramento, CA –
The State Water Contractors (SWC) filed a lawsuit last night against the United States Department of the Interior and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), challenging regulatory restrictions placed on the state’s water operations. The restrictions were outlined in a biological opinion for Delta smelt,
an endangered fish species that lives in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta),
in December 2008.
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February 27, 2009
STATEMENT FROM LAURA KING MOON, ASSISTANT GENERAL IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER’S EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION
Sacramento, CA –
“We’re in the midst of a drought, we have a broken water delivery system and now have potential record-low allocations on the way – things just keep getting worse and worse. We welcome the Governor’s focus on the state’s water crisis and look forward to working with the administration towards rapid implementation of a long-term solution. We need to be able to use every drop of rain when it falls for both people and fish, and that requires a new water delivery system. We need to do it as soon as possible.”
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February 20, 2009
STATEMENT FROM LAURA KING MOON, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER IN RESPONSE TO SWP ALLOCATION PROJECTIONS
Sacramento, CA –
“We are in a very tight situation, even with the latest round of storms. Our drought reserves are being depleted rapidly, and we have lost most of our flexibility to move water this year and in coming years, even when it is available. The drought has simply drawn the regulatory noose a little tighter…”
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January 29, 2009
CALIFORNIA’S WATER SUPPLY DRIES UP
Snowpack Levels at 61% of Average; State Water Contractors Urge Long-Term Delta Fix Along With Conservation
Sacramento, CA –
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released its latest snow survey results today showing Sierra Nevada snowpack levels at just 61 percent of normal, giving public water agencies a dismal outlook on weather conditions. The State Water Contractors member agencies rely heavily on snowpack runoff from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to supply water to millions of Californians and 750,000 acres of agricultural land. Today’s snow survey reinforces that light rain and snow will not make up for California’s severe dry conditions.
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December 15, 2008
CALIFORNIA’S PRIMARY WATER SUPPLY SLASHED
Long-term Restrictions Are Devastating to Public Water Agencies
Sacramento, CA –
Public water agencies throughout Northern, Central and Southern California now face major supply cutbacks in the latest federal regulatory blow to their ability to deliver water to customers. The restrictions point sharply to the need for a more comprehensive and sensible approach to managing the state’s water supply and fish habitat concerns.
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December 9, 2008
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS CHALLENGE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION DECISION ON LONGFIN SMELT
New Regulations Violate California Endangered Species Act, Threaten Water Supply
Sacramento, CA –
The State Water Contractors, a statewide organization of 27 public water agencies, filed a lawsuit today against the California Fish & Game Commission and the California Department of Fish & Game challenging the Commission’s recent decision to potentially impose substantial cuts in State Water Project (SWP) water deliveries to much of the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California in an effort to protect the longfin smelt.
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November 13, 2008
PUBLIC AGENCIES OPPOSE NEW THREAT TO STATEWIDE WATER SUPPLY
California Fish & Game Commission’s Proposed Restrictions to Address Fish Decline
Called “Major Threat” And “Without Merit”
Sacramento, CA
– The State Water Contractors, a statewide organization of 27 public water agencies, voiced serious concern today regarding California Fish & Game Commission proposed regulations that could impose drastic new restrictions on pumping out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (Delta) to protect longfin smelt, a small fish species that is found in several estuaries along the northern Pacific Coast.
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October 30, 2008
GRIM WATER SUPPLY FORECAST FOR 2009 REINFORCES NEED FOR NEW WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM
Early Estimates Indicate Agencies May Get Only 15% of Water Contracted
Sacramento, CA –
The bleak water supply forecast for 2009 reinforces the pressing need to build a new water delivery system that will protect the environment and provide a reliable water supply for Californians. Water agencies receiving water from the State Water Project (SWP), one of the state’s primary water delivery systems, may only get 15 percent of their contract water supplies in 2009, according to early forecasts released today by the California Department of Water Resources.
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