Please note that Peripheral Tunnels News Clips prior to July 27 are located at: http://www.c-win.org/content/news-links-peripheral-canaltwin-tunnels-announcement.html 

Victor Gonella op-ed saying excessive pumping is cause of salmon decline -

http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/restrict-pumping-save-salmon/content?oid=7270283

 

Nick DiCroce writes a letter to the editor in the Santa Barbara News-Press that Tom Elias is wrong that something is better than nothing.

http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=OPINIONS-LETTERS&ID=566480705106870303

 

Free lance writer Deanna Wulff takes an in depth look at BDCP through the eyes of three major players -

http://bwnews.us/2012/08/22/in-the-trenches-of-the-water-war-a-farmer-an-environmentalist-and-a-republican-envision-the-future/

 

SoCal Water Committee says support for BDCP is growing (so is Pinocchio's nose) -

http://www.socalwater.org/news/press-releases/155-widespread-support-mounting-for-bay-delta-conservation-plan

 

Maven updates us on where Kern County Water Agency stands on BDCP -

http://www.mavensmanor.com/blog/2012/08/21/kern-county-water-agency-gives-the-bay-delta-conservation-plan-90-more-days/

 

California Forward tries to give us a complete understanding the Gov's proposal in a few words -

http://www.cafwd.org/reporting/entry/california-water-the-muddy-issue-of-the-delta-twin-tunnels

 

Jerry Meral responds to Contra Costa Water District's inquiry to Laird about effects of BDCP on the district and its customers -

http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/Libraries/Dynamic_Document_Library/Contra_Costa_Water_District_Response_from_CA_Natural_Resources_Agency_8-17-12.sflb.ashx

 

Badlands Journal doesn't mince words with its view of the Peripheral Tunnels proposal -

http://www.badlandsjournal.com/2012-08-21/007837

 

Dave Bitts of PCFFA has an opinion piece in the Chronicle suggesting there are better alternatives than the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Keep-fishing-for-a-water-solution-3802446.php

 

Dan Bacher reports that the first Stockton screening of RTD's "Over Troubled Waters" was a big success -

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/21/18719994.php

 

Alex Breitler does the same -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120821/A_NEWS/208210313

 

there's a BDCP public meeting on Aug. 29 to do some follow up on the Peripheral Tunnels announcement -

http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/Libraries/Dynamic_Document_Library/August_2012_Public_Meeting_Agenda_8-29-12.sflb.ashx

 

MWD of So. Cal’s Legal Committee authorizes increasing legal costs for analyzing SWP and CVP permits -

http://www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/board/current/pdf/08212012%20BOD%207-8%20B-L.pdf

 

Epoch Times tries to cover BDCP and the Tunnels -

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/bay-delta-conservation-plan-presses-forward-281751.html

 

Huffington Post: Glen Martin – The Madness of King Jerry -

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glen-martin/the-madness-of-king-jerry_b_1797652.html

 

Tony Rossmann in the SacBee advocates for restoring the meaning of the Audubon decision regarding the public trust by imbedding it in the California Constitution -

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/19/4736609/restore-public-trust-to-water.html

 

Pacific Institute releases a new book -- "A Twenty First Century US Water Policy"

http://pacinst.org/us_water_policy/index.htm

 

Lois Wolk disagrees with SacBee editorial saying that select committees, like her Select Committee on Delta Stewardship and Sustainability, are a waste of money

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/19/4736603/panel-more-crucial-than-ever-to.html

 

Dan Bacher works on Sunday and derides the recent Federal grant to BDCP and DWR's drilling efforts, while praising Glen Martin's Huff Post piece -

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/19/18719852.php

 

some Delta folks express themselves about King Jerry's Peripheral Tunnels -

http://rivernewsherald.org/canal_8-15-2012.html

 

David Zetland enters the war of words over who will pay what % of the cost of the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/08/if-wishes-were-horses.html

 

Emily Green gives a one-sided history lesson leading to the Peripheral Tunnels announcement -

http://www.hcn.org/hcn/issues/44.14/tunneling-under-californias-bay-delta-water-wars

 

Stockton Record columnist Michael Fitzgerald carefully examines Denham's motives in holding Delta levee hearings -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120819/A_NEWS0803/208190315

 

LTE in Stockton paper says the Peripheral Tunnels will exacerbate groundwater overdraft problem -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120819/A_OPINION02/208190303/-1/A_OPINION

 

Mt. Democrat gives a primer on key personnel moves in the water world in Sacto and seems to confirm that Felicia Marcus can't hold both jobs -

http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/delta-stewardship-council-sees-two-key-people-move-on/

 

MWD’s Bay-Delta Management Report for July -

http://www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/board/current/pdf/08202012%20WP&S%208a%20Report.pdf

 

Alex Breitler covers the field hearings organized by Jeff Denham to look at emergency preparedness in the Delta -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120817/A_NEWS/208170319

 

Mariposa paper also covers the hearing, but it's coverage is little more than a Denham press release -

http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/mariposa-daily-news-2012/136-august/6046-congressman-jeff-denham-leads-subcommittee-hearing-focusing-on-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta-region-disaster-preparation

 

more on the simulated earthquake research in the Delta -

http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-stockton/Delta-levees-tested-by-earthquake-simulation/-/12969936/16143966/-/g5p92oz/-/index.html?absolute=true

 

Jim Costa celebrates 50th birthday of San Luis with an op-ed in the Los Banos paper backing the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.losbanosenterprise.com/2012/08/16/186863/costa-water-projects-still-vital.html

 

RTD comments on Tina Swanson's recent analysis calling for more fresh water in the Delta, and on the crazy idea of delisting orcas -

http://www.restorethedelta.org/water-water-everywhere-but-not-enough-of-it-fresh/

 

Circle of Blue points out (the obvious) that good management of water starts with knowing what you have; i.e. good monitoring and data collection -

http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2012/commentary/editorial-in-the-circle-fresh-focus/with-water-management-were-missing-the-obvious/

 

In his daily video Dan Walters reminds us that the cost overrun on the Bay Bridge exceeded a factor of six (6) and he wonders whether the same will hold true for the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/#navlink=navdrop

 

CalTrout articulates its concerns about the Peripheral Tunnels proposal -

http://caltrout.org/2012/08/caltrout-concerned-about-new-baydelta-conservation-plan/

 

Solano County Supes explain their "pie in the sky" characterization of the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_21326728/solano-county-clarifies-stance-delta-water-issu

 

more on the study of earthquakes and the Delta levees -

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Shaking-the-Levees-of-the-Sacramento-Delta-166344716.html

 

and Garamendi testifying today at field hearings on preparation for possible Delta disasters (Clips 8/14) -

http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_21325727

 

Solano Supervisors say the Peripheral Tunnels are "pie in the sky" -

http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_21316447/solano-county-board-supervisors-say-gov-browns-idea

 

BDCP gets $11 million from Feds for Delta habitat work (only $2 or 3 billion to go) -

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/14/4724966/california-awarded-11-million.html

 

Chris Clarke looks at the idea of solar panels on the California Aqueduct -

http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/solar/photovoltaic-pv/could-californias-canals-create-clean-energy.html

 

Dan Bacher responds to the LA Times by saying, " rather than saying "Give the Bay Delta Conservation Plan a chance," they should proclaim, "Give salmon, the Delta and Southern California ratepayers a chance."

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/13/18719452.php

 

columnist Thomas Delias makes a lot of assumptions in giving the Peripheral Tunnels plan a qualified blessing -

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/brown-118620-water-plan.html

 

Assemblyman Dan Logue gives his argument against the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/3/newsletter/3_2311cqcn1yae.htm?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&n=3_2311cqcn1yae.htm&height=600&t=2&width=930

 

Capital Weekly does a belated summary of the BDCP-Tunnels situation

http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=10saqc9ue35d7hp

 

and an op-ed writer in the Modesto Bee makes some wild statements about the Tunnels (e.g. cause of future salt water intrusion)  -

http://www.modbee.com/2012/08/13/2328478/michelena-plan-for-delta-tunnels.html

 

RTD says that DWR test drilling plans suggest there won't be an EIR on BDCP until at least October -

http://www.restorethedelta.org/moving-ahead-with-drilling-for-data/

 

RTD's current newsletter including link to DWR blurb about Delta test drilling for the Tunnels -

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001nphfS6MPjGnyxJx6Dqs9WFN8gBOD4J4tQdaIMSiBMOJKP4nYiWftADrsjhe31Qpou6qb-mkmgvsz_uH1quR3EQ7k0FkxcT4dOlsSlfrDYig%3D

 

San Joaquin Tributaries Authority supports John Laird's 8/1 Chronicle op-ed saying that BDCP is driven by science -

http://calsmartwater.org/laird-pens-op-ed-on-bdcp-for-sf-chronicle/

 

Aquamaven summarizes what DSC has done with recommendations of Delta Protection Commission Economic Sustainability recommendations -

http://www.mavensmanor.com/blog/2012/08/10/delta-stewardship-councils-final-delta-plan-incorporates-some-but-not-all-of-the-delta-protection-commissions-economic-sustainability-plan-recommendations/

 

Cardoza resigns effective tomorrow -

http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/08/rep-dennis-cardoza-announces-resignation.html

 

Denham holding field hearing this Thursday in Stockton on disaster preparedness in the Delta -

http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/mariposa-daily-news-2012/136-august/6014-congressional-hearing-in-stockton-ca-on-august-13-2012-is-the-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta-prepared-for-a-disaster

 

reminder about Monday's Stockton showing of RTD's documentary -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120814/A_NEWS/120819948/-1/A_NEWS14

 

the NY Times has a story describing the concerns that Delta farmers have about the effects of the Peripheral Tunnels (be sure to see the slide show linked on the left) -

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/us/california-farmers-fear-impact-of-water-distribution-plan.html?_r=1

 

the Met's Kightlinger has an op-ed in San Gabriel paper touting the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.sgvtribune.com/opinions/ci_21298602/op-ed-search-reliable-water-future

 

SacBee columnist keeps alive the scandal of poor quality drinking water around Fresno -

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/12/4715318/who-carries-their-waterwelcome.html

 

Pacific Legal Foundation lawyer responds to SacBee editorial critical of suit seeking delisting of Orcas -

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/12/4715341/its-the-feds-who-link-killer-whales.html

 

"lack of trust" highlights latest Delta Dialogues meeting -

http://delta.groupaya.net/tag/westlands-water-district/

 

from the Manteca paper, an open letter to Jerry Brown from a Manteca resident concerned about the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.mantecabulletin.com/m/section/37/article/50305/

 

Solano County Supervisors to hear more about BDCP on Aug. 14 -

http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_21295613/solano-county-talk-delta-issues-tuesday

 

Alex Breitler writes about the recently released Food & Water Watch report on the effect the Peripheral Tunnels will have on SoCal water rates -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20120810%2FA_NEWS%2F208100322%2F-1%2Frss02&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordnetNewsHeadlines+%28Recordnet+News+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Tracy Press editorial about the Guv's Peripheral Tunnels plan

http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/19754629/article-Our-View--Math-makes-governor’s-pipeline-a-pipe-dream?instance=home_opinion_lead_story

 

a well deserved award for state Senator, Lois Wolk -

http://www.fishsniffer.com/reports/details/delta-advocacy-group-honors-senator-lois-wolk/

 

UC Davis study regarding climate change impacts in the Sierra (although the one given covered the same general subject);

http://www.energy.ca.gov/2012publications/CEC-500-2012-015/CEC-500-2012-015.pdf

 

the Aug 4 - 10 issue of the Economist questions the Guv's timing on wanting to get s... done -

http://www.economist.com/node/21559953

 

Barbara Barrigan-Parilla on Fresno radio -

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001W5XuTI8OwGnoSAPgS_Ee_lUcQ_8uLEVFpdt4F5ZkeaktQOu9uwa4Z16eaF3MHerX10c98TXpT_l1Vu0nXMNI94tTXb1NnzXWiejMWxkKEvY%3D

 

San Diego PBS radio coverage acknowledges that no one knows who will pay how much for the Peripheral Tunnel water -

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/jul/30/new-plan-bring-water-san-diego-will-it-float/

 

 

Water World picks up on NRDC release (which may be a Clips repeat) on the July 25 announcement -

http://www.waterworld.com/news/2012/07/26/jury-still-out-on-the-bay-delta-conservation-plan.html

 

Alex Breitler meets with a fellow who thinks he has the magic Delta solution -

http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/08/08/ive-got-a-solution-for-the-delta/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+san-joaquin-river-delta+%28Alex+Breitler%27s+San+Joaquin+Delta%2C+Delta+College+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

new study out of UC Davis (funded by Cal. Energy Commission) analyzes the real impacts of climate warming on water supply and hydro generation in the Sierras -

http://www.energy.ca.gov/2012publications/CEC-500-2012-016/CEC-500-2012-016.pdf

 

Grindstaff's replacement at DSC may be known soon -

http://www.mavensmanor.com/blog/2012/08/08/delta-stewardship-councils-search-for-new-executive-officer-may-be-nearing-an-end/

 

current Save the Bay newsletter/blog -

http://www.savesfbay.org/blog/2012/08/wonky-wednesday-delta-at-a-crossroads/

 

clarification on what's going on in Santa Barbara County regarding the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.restorethedelta.org/correction-and-additional-information-regarding-southcoast-water-agencies/

 

Dan Bacher writes about the release by Food & Water Watch of its economic analysis of the cost of the Peripheral Tunnels and the impact on SoCal rate payers (the report is linked) -

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/07/18719087.php

 

while LA Times editorial says that we should give BDCP a chance -

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-0808-delta-conservation-plan-20120808,0,4862053.story

 

Western Farm Press writer sounds a similar note -

http://westernfarmpress.com/blog/time-find-win-win-solutions-california-water-crisis?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WesternFarmPress+%28Western+Farm+Press%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

more of the same from Pasadena, Burbank, etc. -

http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-local-agencies-react-to-state-water-plan-20120807,0,4602400.story

 

Dierdre Des Jardins analysis of claimed benefits of BDCP's Peripheral Tunnels on fisheries -

http://h20research.com/2012/07/25/an-analysis-of-the-claimed-benefits-for-fish-in-bdcp-plus/

 

Laird's response to congressional representatives criticism of BDCP, etc. -

http://calsmartwater.org/california-resources-secretary-john-laird-defends-bdcp/

 

Jeff Michael corrects misstatements by Secty Laird in his letter to congressional representatives -

http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/files/2012/08/JeffMichaeltoJohnLaird0712.pdf

 

story in LA IndyMedia about how the Peripheral Tunnels would increase Delta salinity -

http://la.indymedia.org/news/2012/08/254632.php

 

Dan Bacher's FishSniffer gives a last minute plug to tonight's premiere showing of RTD's "Over Troubled Waters" in Sacto Town -

http://www.fishsniffer.com/reports/details/sustainable-water-advocates-rep.-george-miller-to-premiere-water-war-film/

 

study at UC Berkeley on dealing with climate change puts emphasis on better groundwater management -

http://www.dailycal.org/2012/08/07/berkeley-law-studies-how-californias-water-system-can-adapt-to-climate-change/

 

Doris Matsui op-ed in SacBee complaining about the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/07/4699643/devil-is-in-the-details-as-state.html

 

Jerry McNerney and his challenger argue over who's the real Peripheral Canal/Tunnels opponent -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120806/A_NEWS/208060315/-1/NEWSMAP

 

current RTD newsletter -

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001NjFhwRkk_bG-yQgUh87Slb-bLNWLpeJboFkWB-8dLXGTDwq1053dgKQOys7axPyETbukNlVPqZXPYgipo4o7_usmD18ix3rOSXWoMYDIfKE%3D

 

political writer and blogger John Wildermuth writes about Guv Brown's propensity to annoy just about everyone -

http://www.citywatchla.com/8box-left/3566-jerry-brown-shows-hes-an-equal-opportunity-offender

 

Stuart Leavenworth of the SacBee looks at the people, the politics and a bit of the policy regarding the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/05/4691333/eclectic-delta-coalition-is-set.html

 

and SacBee editorial laughs at the Pacific Legal Foundation theory that orcas are the reason for pumping restrictions -

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/06/4695988/blaming-orcas-for-cuts-in-farm.html

 

Darrell Steinberg compliments the Peripheral Tunnels plan in a SacBee op-ed -

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/05/4691359/delta-water-plan-shows-progress.html

 

and so do some folks around Pasadena -

http://www.pasadenasun.com/news/tn-pas-0805-plan-aims-to-add-water,0,2318210.story

 

but LA Daily News suggests the Tunnels plan needs more thought -

http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_21241776/editorial-tunnel-vision-may-wreck-delta-plan

 

and Conner Everts and a FWW organizer are interviewed on uprisingradio -

http://uprisingradio.org/home/2012/08/06/activists-ramp-up-opposition-to-california-water-pipeline-project/

 

while the Stockton paper reprints Senator Wolk's op-ed enumerating the problems with the Peripheral Tunnels plan -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120805/A_OPINION03/208050304/-1/A_OPINION

 

CoCo Times columnist talks to local elected officials about the problems with the Peripheral Tunnels plan -

http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_21247599/barnidge-many-unanswered-questions-about-governors-delta-plan

 

Robert Pyke responds to the Alameda and Santa Clara water agency mangers who recently did an op-ed in favor of the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.aquafornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Response-to-Beau-2.pdf

 

Alex Breitler reports on a new study showing that both Delta islands and levees are slowly sinking -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120805/A_NEWS/208050316

 

the Tracy Press has an extensive story on the Peripheral Tunnels, including cost impacts on Tracy residents -

http://www.tracypress.com/view/full_story/19671455/article-Return-of-the-California-water-wars?instance=home_news_lead_story

 

using the leaked 55 page government paper, Delta Dialogues has created a schematic of what BDCP now looks like -

http://delta.groupaya.net/tag/bdcp/

 

Stockton Record columnist Michael Fitzgerald comments on the PBS special and compliments Jeff Michael, Rogene Reynolds, and RTD -

http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/stockton-metro-columnist/2012/08/03/this-damn-thing/

 

and today's Stockton Record has 3 letters touching on Delta issues -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120806/A_OPINION02/208060305/-1/A_OPINION

 

Top letter in Saturday's Chronicle disapproves of the Peripheral Tunnel plan -

http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/letterstoeditor/article/Letters-to-the-editor-Aug-4-3761778.php#page-1

 

Delta National Park, Let’s definitely thing things…

http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/lets_definitely_think_about_things_differently/

 

NewsHour covers the Peripheral Tunnels story at 36 minutes in this link featuring RTD's Rogene Reynolds and Doug Hemly -

http://video.pbs.org/video/2263043977

 

and for those with balky computers here's a partial written transcript -

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec12/waterwar_08-02.html

 

another version of the PBS special -

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/08/california-water-old-song-new-lyrics.html

 

RTD post including a link to the audio of the 7/25 rally at the Capitol -

http://www.restorethedelta.org/farmers-fishermen-environmentalists-consumer-advocates-rally-launch-their-campaign-against-peripheral-tunnels-audio-from-july-25-capitol-rally-available-online/

 

RTD is doing yeoman's work in the effort to try to bring some sanity to California water policy; here are some ways you can help pay the bills -

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001BVj8qibBdX2zrKgJa-_yWYho-M7Hnt39utlSUhgPRvc1T46N1W4DRt6vlK9HCh0VlXBgp-mdUAxF5pSZLEb6z9rxashpTFvzCMbpPq_uZmM%3D

 

Forcechange blog has another petition to the Guv asking that the Peripheral Tunnels be dropped -

http://forcechange.com/28223/reconstruct-potentially-harmful-california-water-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reconstruct-potentially-harmful-california-water-plan

 

Alameda County's Zone 7 water agency supports the Peripheral Tunnel plan and the story says the Legislature will have to approve the plan (?) -

http://www.independentnews.com/news/article_032a5d88-dcd7-11e1-9cd2-0019bb2963f4.html

 

SoCal Leadership Council also supports the Peripheral Tunnels plan -

http://socallc.org/water-reliability-delta/

 

the Woodland paper editorial folks do not support the Peripheral Tunnels proposal -

http://www.dailydemocrat.com/editorial/ci_21206796/tunnel-vision-is-bad-news-state

 

feelings run strongly around Auburn about Chairman Tom and HR 1837 -

http://auburnjournal.com/detail/214387.html?content_source=&category_id=23&search_filter=&user_id=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&event_ts_to=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=

 

aided by Pacific Legal Foundation, Joel del Bosque seeks to delist orcas from the ESA list -

http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/agriculture/2800-farmers-petition-feds-to-end-endangered-status-of-whales

 

the C-WIN recently released report and Carolee Kreiger make news in a Santa Barbara paper -

http://www.independent.com/news/2012/aug/02/governors-state-water-proposal-draws-local-critici/

 

Wayne (the Tea Party Guy) Lusvardi is beginning to get it now that he is listening to Dr. Michael Jeffrey-

http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/30/southern-califiornias-new-pact-with-the-delta-water-devil/

 

labor leaders op-ed in Capital Weekly in favor of the Peripheral Tunnels plan -

http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=10r74nnaboxdhj9&xid=10r73km4icex4nr&done=.10r74nnaboxohj9

 

a Fresno Bee blogger commends Gary Bobker for taking the Guv's s..t comment to the next level -

http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/07/31/2931421/earth-log-some-think-brown-is.html

 

article by David Nahai suggesting that LA follow Israel's example in achieving water independence -

http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/the_future_of_water_in_los_angeles_what_the_israeli_experience_can_show_us_/

 

SF Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll looks at the Peripheral Tunnels and doesn't like what he sees -

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/carroll/article/Some-thoughts-on-the-delta-tunnels-3755535.php

 

Dan Bacher suggests it's time for an independent audit of the Resources Agency

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/01/18718690.php

 

Mike Wade's list of newsworthy stuff and a few of his responses -

http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/08/news-articles-and-links-from-aug-1-2012.html

 

here's the Farm Bureau's belated "take" on the 7/25 announcement -

http://agalert.com/story/?id=4468

 

Lois Henry joins the  chorus suggesting that California ought to join the rest of the world and monitor, and maybe even manage, groundwater -

http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/columnists/lois-henry/x1925193948/LOIS-HENRY-A-good-water-idea-bubbles-up-right-here-in-Kern

 

Trinity Journal quotes Tom Stokely and others as saying the Peripheral Tunnels are a bad idea generally and specifically for the Trinity River -

http://www.trinityjournal.com/news/environment/article_6b398844-db84-11e1-86e7-0019bb30f31a.html

 

more about Butte County's flirtations with the North State Water Alliance -

http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_21216362/principles-water-group-supported-concerns-remain

 

while a number of big names talk about state water issues before the Shasta County Supes -

http://eastvalleytimes.com/?p=6423

 

with one click you can buy tickets to Sacto, Stockton and LA screenings of RTD's "Over Troubled Waters" and/or order a DVD -

http://overtroubledwaters.org/

 

Orange County Business Council supports the Guv's Tunnel Vision -

http://www.ocbc.org/governor-brown-supports-bay-delta-plan/

 

and CEO's of Silicon Valley group and LA Chamber op-ed in the Chronicle in support of the Peripheral Tunnels -

http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Delta-plan-lays-out-stable-water-future-3751696.php

 

and Laird has a similar op-ed in the Chronicle -

http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Science-drives-delta-water-plan-3751693.php

 

Tina Swanson's blog about the importance of fresh water in estuaries with Jeff Michael talking economics, Tina talking science and Peter Gleick talking conservation  --- one has to like this group of Ph.D's) -

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/tswanson/anatomy_of_a_man-made_drought.html

 

LTE in Lodi paper trashing the Tunnel Vision -

http://www.lodinews.com/opinion/letters/article_4e91a0e1-5ede-59bb-aff8-3b12eb1600ec.html

 

Jerry McNerney's opponent accepts donations from the Westside crowd -

http://eastcountytoday.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/gill-accepts-money-from-peripheral-canal-supporters/

 

Dan Bacher is not surprised that the American Council of Engineering Companies likes the Guv's Tunnel Vision -

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/01/18718672.php

 

a couple of clicks and you can participate in an unscientific (how appropriate) poll on the Peripheral Tunnel plan -

http://walnutcreek.patch.com/articles/poll-favor-gov-browns-water-tunnel-plan

 

Mariposa County paper reprints the Farm Bureau's fluff piece about the Peripheral Tunnel (and you can comment without having to register) -

http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/mariposa-daily-news-2012/136-august/5889-california-governor-jerry-brown-and-federal-officials-outline-delta-plan

 

KQED's Climate Watch reports on a new study that suggests the historical ratio of most precipitation in NorCal may be changing (does this mean we don't need no stinking tunnels?) -

http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/07/31/precipitation-trends-reveal-a-new-north-south-split-in-california/

 

current PCL newsletter -

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5056/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1214192

 

Barbara B-P has a detailed article about the flaws of the twin tunnels in California Progress Report -

http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/50-billion-scheme-lets-west-side-san-joaquin-valley-growers-control-more-water

 

hard hitting editorial in the Stockton Record about the Guv's Tunnels -

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120730/A_OPINION01/207300310/-1/A_OPINION

 

John Bass' analysis of the Guv's motivation and the problems with  Tunnels vs. a Canal -

http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/the_bdcp_and_the_path_of_least_resistance_ii/

 

LA Daily News predicts the water wars will become a big issue and acknowledges that SoCal deserves some criticism (and it's easy to add a comment using Facebook like Barbara B-P did)- 

http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_21193861

 

a fellow named Paul Preibisius on a blog called Forcechange has started a petition to Laird to stop the tunnels -

http://forcechange.com/27987/save-protected-california-river-delta-from-canal-project/

 

National Journal has a series of pictures of recent protests around the country; scroll down to see Caleen Sisk -

http://www.nationaljournal.com/july-in-protests-pictures-20120728

 

candidate for SJ County Supervisor blasts the Tunnel proposal -

http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/files/2012/07/Peripheral-Canal_Ransom_725.pdf

 

ACWA's coverage of the "announcement" with numerous useful links -

http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/governor-interior-secretary-announce-outline-path-forward-bdcp

 

Butte County will consider joining NorCal Water Alliance -

http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_21197586/butte-water-commission-consider-joining-alliance

 

Dan Bacher describes the recent work by Jeff Michael on the costs and benefits of the Tunnels -

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/07/31/delta-tunnel-costs-are-2-5-times-the-benefits-university-of-the-pacific-study-125611

 

SacBee's David Siders writes about Jerry Brown's feisty remark about CEQA - 

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/31/v-print/4676598/california-gov-jerry-brown-upsets.html

 

overdrafting in the SJ Valley aquifers continues -

http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20120730/NEWS01/307300005/Tulare-County-farmers-cities-cope-dry-summer-hope-wet-winter?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

 

excellent op-ed by Lois Wolk in Saturday's SacBee giving many of the reasons the Peripheral Tunnels is an idea that belong in the trash bin of bad ideas -

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/28/4668208/viewpoints-delta-cant-be-restored.html

 

and the San Jose Merc News (home of Santa Clara Valley Water District, a Tunnel supporter) agrees with Senator Wolk -

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_21175297/mercury-news-editorial

 

LA Times columnist George Skelton in his evaluation of the Guv's plans (more comments like the one from "socialchr" are encouraged) -

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-water-20120730,0,401297,full.column

 

Contra Costa Times writer Steve Harmon is less charitable -

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_21183002/gov-jerry-brown-plows-ahead-massive-projects?source=rss

 

Chico paper editorial says Brown has it all wrong -

http://www.chicoer.com/editorials/ci_21171482/editorial-water-war-heat-up?

 

and Conta Costa Water District AGM is inclined to agree -

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/7555761-can-proposed-delta-water-transfer-project-pay-off/

 

and Placer County water officials don't like the twin tunnels (and think the exporters ought to pay to fix the problems they created in the Delta) -

http://auburnjournal.com/detail/214059.html?content_source=&category_id=2&search_filter=&user_id=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&event_ts_to=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=

 

and today's Chronicle editorial asks why the Guv insists on picking an unnecessary fight -

http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/Why-is-governor-picking-a-water-fight-3741628.php

 

the Redding paper editorial people like the Guv's "get s..t done attitude" but not his twin tunnels plan with nothing in it for Norcal -

http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jul/29/governor-has-the-wrong-plans-the-right-attitude/?partner=RSS

 

and the Santa Rosa Press Demo editors say that the Guv's Tunnel Vision has too many unanswered questions -

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120726/OPINION/120729623?tc=ar

 

and "chief engineer" Meral tells the Chron that the proponents really don't know what the tunnels will cost -

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Cost-of-water-tunnel-plan-not-yet-clear-3745284.php

 

but the NorCal water managers who favor the tunnels speculate about what the tunnel cost will translate into for rate payers -

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Delta-tunnels-would-mean-higher-prices-3745372.php

 

a new name at the Chronicle writes about Delta anger about the Tunnels plan -

http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Delta-folks-hot-over-water-tunnel-plan-3743558.php

 

and here's the press release and link to the C-WIN report documenting the cost overruns when DWR proposed something in Santa Barbara County -

http://www.c-win.org/content/c-win-press-release-report-documents-huge-cost-overruns-santa-barbara’s-state-water.html

 

Bay Area Channel 2 coverage with Adam Scow from 7/24 -

http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/berkeley-activists-plot-protest-of-governors-canal/vczDN/

 

CV Business Times has video interviews with Rogene Reynolds and Brett ("Pitchfork") Baker on the 25th -

http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=21545

 

poll in Los Gatos Patch says show little support for Peripheral Tunnel -

http://losaltos.patch.com/articles/poll-should-delta-water-be-sent-from-northern-california-to-the-southland