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Devin’s Deal or Tunnel Deal?

Published on March 8, 2012 By Bob Lindamood

The way we see the California water war, there’s either got to be approval of Devin Nunes’ H.R. 1837 or a giant tunnel is going to be built under the Delta. The entire Bay Delta Conservation Plan is heading toward the idea of a tunnel. That might be a good solution to the environmental situation… Read more »

Young Farmers?

Published on December 29, 2011 By Bob Lindamood

The article below talks about the need for a new generation of farmers as the world population grows from seven to nine-billion by 2050. and the need to double the food supply to keep up. Someone should tell the political leaders of California who don’t seem to understand as they make it as difficult as… Read more »

Who’s Not Bringing Their Water to the Table?

Published on October 20, 2011 By Bob Lindamood

A lot of water that could make it to the Delta never gets there. It is diverted by cities like San Francisco that gets its water from Hetch Hetchy without going through the Delta. Other cities and water districts also take water out of the system before it can get to the Delta. These diversions… Read more »

Economics & Water

Published on October 19, 2011 By Bob Lindamood

One of the reasons we write this newsletter is to help our readers connect the dots from water to economics to jobs. That’s why we have signs reading ‘Water = Jobs’ up and down the Valley. That’s why we try to point out that efforts to increase the height of Exchequer Dam and Shasta Dam… Read more »