Wayne Western, Jr.
52 posts
Wayne Western, Jr. a Sun View Contributor, commenting on the San Joaquin Valley’s agricultural community and water issues.
California’s ABC Test is more dangerous than 1-2-3
A bill to codify a groundbreaking California Supreme Court decision will certainly pick winners and losers. But who's who?
June 11, 2019
Fighting over dead salmon officially “overblown”
Fishing guides told The Sacramento Bee that thousands of baby salmon turned up dead right next to a $6.3 million salmon restoration project built with taxpayer funds.
June 3, 2019
What’s behind California’s lawsuit against Westlands, raising Shasta dam?
Calif. A.G. Xavier Becerra and his allies have filed a lawsuit to stop Federal water users from participating in the raising of Shasta Dam, a federal dam.
May 23, 2019
Water Tax season reigns in California as solutions are ignored
Sacramento's pitch to enact taxes for "clean drinking water for disadvantaged communities" is an old dog with new tricks.
May 4, 2019
Salmon are back in the San Joaquin, but what did it cost us?
Five Chinook salmon were found having spawned in the San Joaquin River, but exactly how many jobs were lost in the process?
May 1, 2019
Senate Bill 1 leaves California stalling while looking like “progress”
The bill would serve as a victory in mirage. Its results would be the status quo: water flowing to the Pacific Ocean and no new water infrastructure.
April 24, 2019
Dams are full, but farmers aren’t seeing it. What gives?
Simply put: we have snow and we have water.
April 18, 2019
CA Water Board summarizes 3,500 page plan in two-page letter to EPA
The Water Board's submittal to the EPA is the culmination of a decade of hearings and studies.
April 15, 2019
WaterFix back under the microscope
California Water Fix is the infrastructure project of tunneling through the Delta.
April 15, 2019
Senate advances Bernhardt nomination, House launches probe
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 14-6 to advance David Bernhardt's nomination to lead the Interior Department to a full Senate vote.
April 15, 2019