This database contains press and video clips on water issues of interest to the San Diego County Water Authority.

November 30, 2011

RecordNet.com

Equal access to Bay Delta report granted
Early look for water contractors assailed by critics
By Alex Breitler

Pressured by some state and federal lawmakers, officials announced Tuesday that draft reports underlying the multibillion-dollar Bay Delta Conservation Plan will be available to everyone at the same time.

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Federal, state agencies pledge ‘transparency’ on Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
By Ross Farrow

Federal and state agencies developing the controversial Bay-Delta Conservation Plan pledge to speed up access to the plan’s draft technical comments after state and federal elected officials criticized public access to the plan.

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Central Valley Business Times

UC scientists say thin Sierra forests to get more water runoff

Runoff from the Sierra Nevada snowpack, a critical source of California’s water supply, could be enhanced by thinning forests to historical conditions, according to a report from a team of scientists from the University of California, Merced, UC Berkeley and the Environmental Defense Fund.

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New York Times

Running Dry on the Great Plains
By JULENE BAIR

IMAGINE you are a farmer in the center of the country, where it seldom rains enough.

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The Sacramento Bee

NGWA Presents 2011 Ground Water Protection Award to the Water Replenishment District of Southern California for its Regional Groundwater Monitoring Program

LAKEWOOD, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) presented its 2011 Outstanding Ground Water Project Awards with their Ground Water Protection Award going to the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) for its exceptional Regional Groundwater Monitoring Program.

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