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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:01:58 +0000 en hourly 1 Analysis on ruling that Fish and Wildlife Service required to justify pumping restrictions in the Delta http://aquafornia.com/archives/9331 http://aquafornia.com/archives/9331#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:44:22 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=9331 http://aquafornia.com/archives/9331/feed 0 Analysis: Pacific Legal Foundation complaint alleges that the Delta smelt biological opinion is unconstitutional http://aquafornia.com/archives/9327 http://aquafornia.com/archives/9327#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:26:16 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=9327 http://aquafornia.com/archives/9327/feed 1 Judge Wanger issues injunction against federal Delta smelt plan http://aquafornia.com/archives/9107 http://aquafornia.com/archives/9107#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:29:52 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=9107 http://aquafornia.com/archives/9107/feed 0 Delta smelt biological opinion: Wanger grants preliminary injunction http://aquafornia.com/archives/9002 http://aquafornia.com/archives/9002#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 14:52:45 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=9002 http://aquafornia.com/archives/9002/feed 0 Saturday’s top story: Wanger rules that humans, not just fish, must be considered in divvying delta water http://aquafornia.com/archives/8925 http://aquafornia.com/archives/8925#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 16:01:35 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=8925 http://aquafornia.com/archives/8925/feed 0 DWR: Pump flow rules fishy; State asks feds to reconsider Delta smelt protections http://aquafornia.com/archives/8752 http://aquafornia.com/archives/8752#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 13:47:04 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=8752 http://aquafornia.com/archives/8752/feed 0 Intent to sue USFWS filed; alleges Feds stall as State moves forward on increased legal protections for endangered Delta fish http://aquafornia.com/archives/7751 http://aquafornia.com/archives/7751#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:22:03 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=7751 http://aquafornia.com/archives/7751/feed 1 Three new lawsuits challenge limitations on Delta pumping http://aquafornia.com/archives/7748 http://aquafornia.com/archives/7748#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:11:32 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=7748 http://aquafornia.com/archives/7748/feed 0 Water users file third suit on water cuts for smelt http://aquafornia.com/archives/7598 http://aquafornia.com/archives/7598#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:01:28 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=7598 http://aquafornia.com/archives/7598/feed 0 Bid to save fish could reduce water supply in California http://aquafornia.com/archives/6093 http://aquafornia.com/archives/6093#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:24:28 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=6093 http://aquafornia.com/archives/6093/feed 2 Restrictions increase uncertainty over Delta water http://aquafornia.com/archives/6092 http://aquafornia.com/archives/6092#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:22:18 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=6092 http://aquafornia.com/archives/6092/feed 2 Delta issues hold key to future water supply reliability http://aquafornia.com/archives/6072 http://aquafornia.com/archives/6072#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:04:08 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=6072 http://aquafornia.com/archives/6072/feed 0 Farm group challenges smelt decision http://aquafornia.com/archives/6011 http://aquafornia.com/archives/6011#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:05:56 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=6011 http://aquafornia.com/archives/6011/feed 0 Living within our water limits; the Delta smelt bi-op “forces us to acknowledge the limits of our water supply”, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/5998 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5998#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:46:38 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5998 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5998/feed 0 Water restrictions could boost costs to consumers, farmers http://aquafornia.com/archives/5996 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5996#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:00:45 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5996 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5996/feed 0 Department of Fish and Game comments on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biological opinion on Delta smelt http://aquafornia.com/archives/5972 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5972#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:43:50 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5972 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5972/feed 0 Coverage wrap up: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issues rules to protect Delta smelt; Some in California could see water supply cut in half http://aquafornia.com/archives/5963 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5963#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:55:59 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5963 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5963/feed 2 Dan Bacher: Federal agency releases new biological opinion for Delta smelt http://aquafornia.com/archives/5962 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5962#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:38:57 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5962 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5962/feed 0 Federal government calls for stronger Delta smelt protection; Preventing extinction for fish offers chance to solve California’s water woes http://aquafornia.com/archives/5952 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5952#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:09:32 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5952 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5952/feed 0 New biological opinion will protect San Francisco Bay-Delta; State and federal water projects operators must protect native fish from extinction http://aquafornia.com/archives/5951 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5951#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:06:45 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5951 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5951/feed 0 California’s primary water supply slashed; Long-term restrictions are devastating to public water agencies http://aquafornia.com/archives/5950 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5950#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:26:09 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5950 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5950/feed 0 ACWA issues statement on Delta smelt biological opinion; stage set for dire water supply impacts, possible conflicts with other species http://aquafornia.com/archives/5949 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5949#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:04:38 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5949 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5949/feed 0 Delta water exports could be reduced by up to 50 percent under new federal biological opinion http://aquafornia.com/archives/5948 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5948#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:01:18 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5948 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5948/feed 0 Metropolitan general manager’s statement on federal biological opinion for Delta smelt http://aquafornia.com/archives/5947 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5947#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:57:32 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5947 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5947/feed 0 Delta smelt biological opinion now posted online http://aquafornia.com/archives/5946 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5946#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:14:32 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5946 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5946/feed 0 Proposed Delta smelt restrictions in the irk state water officials http://aquafornia.com/archives/5918 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5918#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:23:26 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5918 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5918/feed 1 Study underscores impact of court imposed water pumping restrictions; “Environmental activists are playing a very dangerous game with the state’s economy and the livelihoods of the state’s residents as they seek additional restrictions” says spokesperson http://aquafornia.com/archives/5912 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5912#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:26:49 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5912 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5912/feed 2 Feinstein: Delay new water restrictions for fish http://aquafornia.com/archives/5891 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5891#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:52:21 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5891 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5891/feed 2 Commentary: Delta water plan is key to California’s future http://aquafornia.com/archives/5811 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5811#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:14:22 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5811 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5811/feed 0 Delta smelt closer to extinction http://aquafornia.com/archives/5756 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5756#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:59:47 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5756 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5756/feed 1 Stop handing Delta water rules to activists, says editorial http://aquafornia.com/archives/5720 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5720#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:48:00 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5720 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5720/feed 0 Supporters of delta smelt lose legal bid to cancel water deals http://aquafornia.com/archives/5622 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5622#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:23:39 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=5622 http://aquafornia.com/archives/5622/feed 0 Environmental laws wedge state into hydrological corner, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/4824 http://aquafornia.com/archives/4824#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:40:54 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=4824 http://aquafornia.com/archives/4824/feed 0 Smelt threaten irrigation projects; Lawsuit could junk scores of valley water contracts http://aquafornia.com/archives/4786 http://aquafornia.com/archives/4786#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:05:33 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=4786 http://aquafornia.com/archives/4786/feed 0 Smelt again at center of water conflict; Environmentalists want 3 dozen contracts canceled or reworked, threatening operation of CVP http://aquafornia.com/archives/4707 http://aquafornia.com/archives/4707#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:39:46 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=4707 http://aquafornia.com/archives/4707/feed 0