Weekend Wrap-Up: Water Supply; Groundwater
Welcome back! Here’s the weekend wrap-up:
At the top of the scroll: The Fresno Bee reported, “California Reservoirs in Dire Need of a Wet Winter.” “Stanislaus County’s First Groundwater Ordinance Could Receive Supervisor’s Approval Tuesday” was an article in The Modesto Bee, and the Chico Enterprise-Record reported, “New Rules for Groundwater Monitoring Coming Soon.”
The assortment of headlines from editorial and op-ed pages included the following: “North Coast Senators’ Bills Signed, Vetoed,” an editorial in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat; “Smart Water Plan Needed for California,” a commentary by Rep. John Garamendi in the Daily Democrat; “The Balancing Act of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan,” a commentary in The Sacramento Bee; “Congress Must Find a Balance on Federal Flood Insurance Fix,” an editorial in The Sacramento Bee; “Regulatory Relief: Keep Fighting, Gov. Brown,” an editorial in U-T San Diego; and “Salton Sea MOU Right Step in Mending Inter-County QSA Rift,” an editorial in the Imperial Valley Press.
In a news release, Gov. Jerry Brown announced his Regional Water Quality Control Board appointments.
Last week’s news coverage related to the report, “The Experimental Agricultural Floodplain Habitat Investigation at Knaggs Ranch on Yolo Bypass 2012-2013,” continued with Capital Morning Report’s story, “Salmon Thrive In Yolo Bypass Experiment.”
Water Word of the Week: Aquafornia’s Water Word of the Week from sister site Aquapedia is Friant Dam, which is among the stops on the Water Education Foundation’s San Joaquin River Restoration Tour Nov. 7-8. Ten seats are still available.
Last Week’s Top Stories: The most viewed story was “Experts — State’s Economy Depends on Solving Water Woes,” an article in the Sacramento Business Journal. The most viewed commentary was “Delta Water Fight Starts in SoCal” in the Orange County Register.
What’s on the Calendar? This week’s events include the State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference Oct. 29-30 in Oakland.