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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:01:58 +0000 en hourly 1 Westlands Water District statement on the NAS Report http://aquafornia.com/archives/22098 http://aquafornia.com/archives/22098#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:23 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=22098 http://aquafornia.com/archives/22098/feed 0 Westlands pilot project targets San Joaquin Valley salt water pollution http://aquafornia.com/archives/22069 http://aquafornia.com/archives/22069#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:05:49 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=22069 http://aquafornia.com/archives/22069/feed 0 Westlands Water District funds water treatment pilot project utilizing New Sky Energy’s salt/CO2 conversion process http://aquafornia.com/archives/22067 http://aquafornia.com/archives/22067#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:03:39 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=22067 http://aquafornia.com/archives/22067/feed 0 Barry Nelson: Solar in the Central Valley – the idea is catching on http://aquafornia.com/archives/21893 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21893#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:37:12 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=21893 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21893/feed 0 Valley solar plant would be among world’s largest http://aquafornia.com/archives/21814 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21814#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:21:49 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=21814 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21814/feed 0 Dan Bacher commentary: Corporate agribusiness giant goes rogue http://aquafornia.com/archives/21533 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21533#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:12:44 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=21533 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21533/feed 0 Blog commentary: Feinstein and Westlands – who’s running whom? http://aquafornia.com/archives/21487 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21487#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:17:54 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=21487 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21487/feed 0 Sierra Club teams with Westside farmers to ride the solar wave http://aquafornia.com/archives/21477 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21477#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:02:05 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=21477 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21477/feed 0 Stuart Leavenworth: Feinstein says she’s no Westlands ’shill,’ but … http://aquafornia.com/archives/21467 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21467#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:53:54 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=21467 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21467/feed 0 Notes from Matt Weiser’s twitter feed: Westlands and the EPA, plus first appointment to Delta Stewardship Council http://aquafornia.com/archives/21429 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21429#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:03:31 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=21429 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21429/feed 0 Dan Bacher: Groups blast Westlands attempt to use aqueduct as sewer http://aquafornia.com/archives/21295 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21295#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:15:15 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=21295 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21295/feed 0 Westlands wins, but at what cost? asks editorial: “By bullying and burning bridges, Westlands risks becoming a pariah in the water world. Over the long run, that will only hurt the farmers of this district and the business and farmworkers who depend on it.” http://aquafornia.com/archives/21138 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21138#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:32:27 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=21138 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21138/feed 0 On the Public Record blogs on Westlands: No one likes large unpredictable actors http://aquafornia.com/archives/21017 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21017#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:42:46 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=21017 http://aquafornia.com/archives/21017/feed 0 This just in … Westlands Water District’s letter to ACWA terminating membership http://aquafornia.com/archives/20985 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20985#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:15:16 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20985 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20985/feed 0 Westlands district quits state water association http://aquafornia.com/archives/20977 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20977#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:40:52 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20977 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20977/feed 0 On the Public Record blog: Get all verklempt … (yesterday’s post, continued) http://aquafornia.com/archives/20808 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20808#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:05:28 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20808 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20808/feed 0 On the Public Record blog: Maybe Cheney’s fourth branch of government can save Westlands. http://aquafornia.com/archives/20775 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20775#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:09:14 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20775 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20775/feed 0 Enviro Groups: Westlands Water District grabs more water in the middle of a drought with a sweetheart government contract http://aquafornia.com/archives/20738 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20738#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:14:07 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20738 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20738/feed 0 Bad dirt, bad water, bad farms http://aquafornia.com/archives/20207 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20207#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:52:59 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20207 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20207/feed 0 On the Public Record: Be careful with your words (lest they get overanalyzed by a blogger) http://aquafornia.com/archives/20204 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20204#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:49:16 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20204 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20204/feed 0 On the Public Record: Fish, farms, feedback loops. http://aquafornia.com/archives/20115 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20115#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:52:22 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20115 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20115/feed 0 Doug Obegi: Westlands’ legal strategy causes less water for farming, more dead fish? http://aquafornia.com/archives/20113 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20113#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:49:17 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20113 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20113/feed 0 Groups sue to block giant Westlands backroom water deal http://aquafornia.com/archives/20108 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20108#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:39:19 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20108 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20108/feed 0 Commentary/rebuttal: Hannity shed light on green agenda’s damage to California farms http://aquafornia.com/archives/20001 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20001#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:56:01 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=20001 http://aquafornia.com/archives/20001/feed 1 PCFFA: Agribusiness giant Westlands moves to kill salmon: Seeks legal permission to double death rate of migrating baby salmon in Delta http://aquafornia.com/archives/19747 http://aquafornia.com/archives/19747#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:26:40 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=19747 http://aquafornia.com/archives/19747/feed 0 Tapping into anger: Powerful Central Valley water district challenges friends and foes in campaign to turn on the Delta spigot http://aquafornia.com/archives/19679 http://aquafornia.com/archives/19679#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:02:09 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=19679 http://aquafornia.com/archives/19679/feed 0 Blog commentary: Water bond will continue California’s water rip off: “Why should taxpayers continue supporting agriculture that has to be bailed out of its self-made problems?” http://aquafornia.com/archives/19364 http://aquafornia.com/archives/19364#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:12:10 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=19364 http://aquafornia.com/archives/19364/feed 0 Tuesday’s top of the scroll: Westlands Water District, ‘the Cadillac of irrigation districts’ has more than a tiny fish to blame for its troubles http://aquafornia.com/archives/18632 http://aquafornia.com/archives/18632#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:14:48 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=18632 http://aquafornia.com/archives/18632/feed 0 Bacher/Carter vs. Wade on Westlands agriculture – who’s statistics are right? http://aquafornia.com/archives/18566 http://aquafornia.com/archives/18566#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:03:30 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=18566 http://aquafornia.com/archives/18566/feed 0 Aguanomics chats with Tom Birmingham of Westlands Water District http://aquafornia.com/archives/16857 http://aquafornia.com/archives/16857#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:17:31 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=16857 http://aquafornia.com/archives/16857/feed 0 Westlands Water District is a powerhouse for Valley farmers http://aquafornia.com/archives/15075 http://aquafornia.com/archives/15075#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:09:33 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=15075 http://aquafornia.com/archives/15075/feed 0 Monday’s top of the scroll: Uncertainty looms for west-side farmers http://aquafornia.com/archives/12888 http://aquafornia.com/archives/12888#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:35:32 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=12888 http://aquafornia.com/archives/12888/feed 0 Thursday afternoon update: Westlands Water District rebuts CSPA’s claims of “water hording” http://aquafornia.com/archives/11425 http://aquafornia.com/archives/11425#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:55:36 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=11425 http://aquafornia.com/archives/11425/feed 1 Westlands hordes surplus water while fish die and unemployed farm workers beg for food and work; CSPA calls for investigation into surplus water by Westlands and others Delta standards continue to be violated http://aquafornia.com/archives/11024 http://aquafornia.com/archives/11024#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:18:25 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=11024 http://aquafornia.com/archives/11024/feed 1 Guest commentary: Who are the Westlands farmers? The truth about the West Side farmers http://aquafornia.com/archives/11026 http://aquafornia.com/archives/11026#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:17:06 +0000 Aqua Blog Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=11026 http://aquafornia.com/archives/11026/feed 0