Delta News Articleshttp://www.calwater.ca.govArticles about the Sacramento-San Joaquin DeltaFri, 21 Nov 2008 12:06:04Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:06:04SymSoft RSS 2.0 GeneratorAuthorities call for more conservation efforts, storageSan Diego Union Tribune – SACRAMENTO – California water officials warned yesterday that the state's water supplies continue to shrink, using the bleak forecast to call for more aggressive conservation and advocate for new storage. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20081031-9999-1n31water.htmlFri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00California water shortages could lead to rationing, officials say Water agencies could get as little as 15% of their allocations next year unless rain and snowfall return to normal levels in the coming months.Los Angeles Times – State water deliveries could be slashed next year if California continues its dry streak, a move that could lead to widespread rationing.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water31-2008oct31,0,6585688.storyFri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00State to cut water deliveries Mandatory rationing considered if winter is dryStockton Record – The state said Thursday it could cut water deliveries next year to their second-lowest level ever, prompting warnings of water rationing for cities and less planting by farmershttp://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081031/A_NEWS/810310325/-1/A_NEWS03Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00Editorial: There's nothing peripheral about state's continuing water warsStockton Record – A panel appointed by the governor has recommended a peripheral canal and shooting water through the Delta as possible ways to solve the state's water woes. Critics of the peripheral canal - and there are many, especially on this end of the state - dismiss the validity of the recommendation, saying it was preordained. The chairman of the group, Phil Isenberg, a former assemblyman and before that mayor of Sacramento, called the group's 20 months of work "arduous." But in the end, the work resulted in a unanimous 6-0 vote supporting the recommendations. http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081030/A_OPINION01/810300314/-1/rss01Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00Urgent efforts a race against time Freezing smelt DNA, tweaking genetics exploredStockton Record – TRACY - Delta smelt may be threatened, but thousands of the little guys swim circles in dark tanks near the pumps that ship water to Southern California. Can these fish, bred mostly for research, be bolstered in number and someday released to the wild? http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081030/A_NEWS/810300332/-1/A_NEWS14Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00Sacramento Delta levees get FEMA scrutinySacramento Bee – The Federal Emergency Management Agency is again zeroing in on Sacramento Delta levees, seeking assurances from owners of about 85 miles of barriers that they will withstand a 100-year flood.http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1355326.htmlThu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00Calif. to cut water deliveries to cities, farmsAssociated Press – (10-30) 19:04 PDT Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- California said Thursday that it plans to cut water deliveries to their second-lowest level ever next year, raising the prospect of rationing for cities and less planting by farmers.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/30/financial/f104642D40.DTLThu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00Calif. Slashes Supply To State Water DistrictsCBS 5 – SANTA CLARA (CBS 5) ? After two extremely dry years, CBS 5 has learned that California will drastically slash the amount of water it gives to districts statewidehttp://cbs5.com/environment/water.supply.cut.2.850063.htmlTue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00Wetland restoration will be first in Delta historySan Jose Mercury News – OAKLEY — The first wetlands restoration project in the Delta promises to turn Dutch Slough into a learning laboratory that will provide scientists and the public a glimpse into the region's early ecology.http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10840062?nclick_check=1Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00