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Spring 2014

  • The State of Jefferson Gains a New Supporter
  • Northern Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Management
  • Water Rights Revisited
  • Drinking Water Moves to State Water Quality Control Board
  • FEMA Flood Insurance
  • Intern Point of View by Cody Hess
  • FWA Hires New Chief Operations Officer

Winter 2014

  • New Water Storage Solution
  • CARB Action on Filters Falls Short of Economic Fairness for Truckers
  • Regional Flood Plans on Track for Completion in 2014
  • Dry Year Already Impacts Ag
  • New Year, New Fight for Property Rights
  • Talking Water with Tom Ellis

Fall 2013

  • Clarifying the Clean Water Act
  • Rural Property Owners Hit with Fire Fee
  • DWR to Host IRWM Workshops
  • Delta Tunnels Cause Concerns for Locals
  • FWA Summer Intern Point of View by Macey Cox
  • Will Californians Pay to Fix Our Water System Problem?

Summer 2013

  • State Business Taking Huge Hit Under New Global Warming Laws
  • Nevada ranchers Property Rights War
  • Assemblyman Logue Names Ashley Indrieri Third Assembly District Woman of the Year
  • California Water Bonds Getting Another Look
  • Farm Bill Debate Leads to Uncertainty

Spring 2013

  • Flood Zone Remapping Costs Property Owners
  • Asserting Local Control
  • NCA Bills Are Back
  • San Joaquin Valley Water Cutbacks Continue
  • Planning Provides Local Say in flood Management
  • The Future of Rural Living
  • John C. Harris Presented with PLF’s 2013 Foundation of Freedom Award

Winter 2013

  • New Year… New Water Fight
  • Largest Water Desalination Project Set for Construction
  • Victory for Water Rights
  • Lawsuit Challenges Yuba Dam Removal
  • Property Rights Group Exposes Eminent Domain Scheme

Fall 2012

  • California’s Tough Water Choices
  • Court Overturns Frost Regulation
  • Governor Signs DFG Name Change
  • North State Fish Petitioned for Listing
  • Locals Honored for Flood Control Efforts
  • Irrigated Ag $128 Billion Economic Benefit

Summer 2012

  • Two Federal Bills Spell Disaster for North State
  • Frost Protection Regulation Challenged
  • Unconventional Use of Eminent Domain Threatens Property Rights
  • Central Valley’s New Flood Plan
  • North State Water Management Plan Project Solicitation
  • Court Upholds Sacramento River Water Rights

Spring 2012

  • Yuba River Dams
  • Flood Plan Skepticism Continues
  • March Miracle Increases Water Supply
  • Colusa County Grown
  • Unanimous Victory For Property Owner
  • FWA Names New President

Winter 2012

  • Federal Land Grab Gains Momentum
  • The End of Redevelopment
  • Flood Plan Fails Rural Landowners
  • Fighting for Our Way of Life

Fall 2011

  • New Vision for an Old Problem
  • NRCS Conservation programs Deadline Fast Approaching
  • Another Wet Winter?
  • FWA 20th Anniversary Dinner
  • Fish Screens: Part of the Water Delta Solution
  • Delisting Long Overdue
  • Redevelopment Agency Update

Summer 2011

  • FWA 1991-2011 “Celebrating 20 Years”
  • Skeptics Oppose Rangeland Conservation Program
  • We Did Not Have Green Back Then
  • New Colusa County State Capitol Display
  • BMPs For Chlorpyifos … Use Them!
  • A Step Forward for Private Property Rights
  • Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Update

Spring 2011

  • Ag Perspectives Panel Illustrates Different Views
  • California Budget Battle Provides Opportunity
  • Atlas Shrugged The Movie: Recommended Viewing
  • A Broken System
  • New Rules For Farm Water Runoff
  • High Water Impacts North State Farms
  • Delta Smelt Final Judgement
  • Water Pump-Efficiency Program Extended

Winter 2011

  • FEMA Mapping Devastates Rural Communities
  • 2011 Water Allocations
  • Karen Ross Named CDFA Secretary
  • Conaway Ranch Land and Water Deal
  • Point of View by Ashley Indrieri

Fall 2010

  • Encore …. Williamson Act
  • No New Fees for Ag Water
  • Sacramento River Forum Unanimous Support for Hardpoints
  • Point of View by Marge Kemp-Williams

Summer 2010

  • Water Bond Delayed
  • New Water Rights Reporting Draws Concern
  • Point of View by Maddie Dunlap
  • California Water Rights Guide
  • Join The Opposition To The BSM NCA

Spring 2010

  • Future of the Williamson Act
  • Sacramento River SHA Skepticism Continues to Grow
  • The High Costs of Regulation
  • Point of View by Ashley D. Indrieri
  • Protecting the Protected?
  • 2nd Annual Water Forum: “Perspectives on California Water”

Winter 2010

  • 2009 Water Legislation Summary
  • A “Night on the Red Carpet”
  • Assemblywoman Ma Tours Proposed Sites Reservoir
  • Safe Harbor Agreements Aimed at North State Farmers and Ranchers Draws Skepticism

Fall 2009

  • YES, FARMERS USE WATER
  • FLOOD CONTROL PLAN UPDATE
  • THE KELO CURSE
  • FWA TRACY PUMPING PLANT TOUR
  • FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT CUT

Summer 2009

  • MUDDYING THE CLEAN WATER ACT
  • NEW PLAN FOR FLOOD CONTROL
  • STEWARDSHIP OF CHLORPYRIFOS TO AVOID WATER QUALITY ISSUES
  • CONSERVATION AREA CONTROVERSY CONTINUES
  • GRASSROOTS EFFORTS PREVAIL

Spring 2009

  • ECONOMY VS. THE ENVIRONMENT
  • DESALINATION…A PIECE OF THE SOLUTION?
  • SPECIAL 30-DAY WINDOW FOR DROUGHT ASSITANCE OFFERED TO FARMERS AND RANCHERS
  • LONG TERM SOLUTION IN SIGHT
  • WATER RIGHTS SUMMARY
  • MASSIVE PUBLIC LANDS GRAB
  • WATER CRISIS DRAWS BIG CROWD

Winter 2009

  • NEW REGULATIONS THREATEN FARM WATER
  • CLOSING THE CURTAIN ON THE WILLIAMSON ACT
  • NO TIME TO WASTE
  • 2008 FWA HOT CAJUN FUNDRAISER DINNER
  • OWENS VALLEY REVISITED
  • SUPPORT FWA’S “FARMERS FEED AMERICA” CAMPAIGN

Fall 2008

  • STILL STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK & A HARDPOINT
  • RURAL PRISON DRAWS OPPOSITION
  • REPORT CALLS FOR BIG CHANGES
  • DOES HABITAT TRUMP PUBLIC SAFETY?

Summer 2008

  • ADVOCATING FOR A SOLUTION
  • CALIFORNIA’S WATER MYTH
  • REGULATIONS A FACTOR IN CALIFORNIA FIRES?
  • FWA HIRES NEW STAFF ASSISTANT
  • LAST DITCH EFFORT BY MARION MATHIS
  • WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FORESTS? BY RICH BOTTINI

Spring 2008

  • TWO MEASURES BATTLE FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY
  • NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED
  • FWA SUPPORTS COLUSA WESTERN DAYS
  • BLUE RIDGE DESIGNATION RENEWED

Winter 2008

  • FWA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Rich Bottini
  • BLUE RIDGE PRESERVATION HOAX
  • ESA CONTINUES TO THREATEN PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS
  • NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW FLOOD LAWS

October 2007

  • EPIC STRUGGLE: CALIFORNIA WATER WARS
  • THE CLEANING OF TISDALE BYPASS
  • VICTORY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE
  • FWA WELCOMES NEW DIRECTORS

July 2007

  • REFLECTIONS
  • THE HIGH PRICE OF BEING GREEN
  • THE URBANIZATION OF CALIFORNIA FARMLAND
  • REPAIR OR RIPARIAN?
  • COLUSA SUBREACH UPDATE
  • DREDGE . . . A FOUR LETTER WORD

April 2007

  • FWA Supports Sites Reservoir
  • Getting Our Fair Share
  • Foiled Again at the “Forum”
  • Colusa Subreach Planning Update
  • FWA Hires New Executive Director

JANUARY 2007

  • Prop 84 – North State Says NO!
  • FWA’s Fundraiser Dinner Another Success
  • FWA Working for You…..Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

JULY 2005

  • The Lost Liberty Hotel
  • Yolo County Land Grab
  • Abuse of Eminent Domain: An Erosion of Private Property Rights. Kelo v. City of New England

APRIL 2005

  • If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It……Local Interests Oppose Cache Creek Wild and Scenic Designation
  • Between a Rock and a Hardpoint…..River Meander Threatens Vital Infrastructure

JANUARY 2005

  • A New Year Provides New Resolutions
  • SRCAF Should Heed Fatherly Advice
  • CALFED Funding Crisis…New Proposal Still Seeks to Tax Water Users
  • Colusa Subreach Planning Underway

OCTOBER 2004

  • CALFED Water Fees: Trick or Treat?
  • Plumas County Fisheries Face Eco-Threat by Dale Knutson, Save Lake Almanor
  • Reclamation Board’s Mission Remains Flood Control
  • The CALFED Balancing Act

JULY 2004

  • King County, Washington: Private Property Rights Under Attack
  • SRCAF Good Neighbor Policy: Not So Neighborly
  • Water Quality Coalition Sign-up

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Colusa, CA 95932

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Family Water Alliance
2963 Davison Ct, Suite A
Colusa, CA 95932
Phone: (530) 458-8726