From the Department of Water Resources:
Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Expected Release Date
DWR is still on track to issue a Final EIR for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project in late 2023. The Final EIR will describe potential environmental impacts, identify mitigation measures that would help avoid or minimize impacts and provide responses to all substantive comments received on the Draft EIR. More information on the CEQA process for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project and other environmental compliance and permitting processes can be found on the project’s permit portal website.
New Materials
- Digital Article: Why Modernizing Infrastructure Will Benefit Our Future Water Supply The State Water Project moves life-sustaining water across the state for 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland. It supplies families, businesses, crops, and industries with safe and affordable water. Without modernization of our infrastructure, climate-driven weather extremes and seismic threats will affect how we can deliver this water, risking human health and safety, urban and agricultural economies, and the cost of water to communities.
- Fact Sheet: Public Outreach and Engagement Overview. A robust outreach and engagement program is an important focus of proposed Delta Conveyance Project planning, underscoring the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) commitment to provide information that is easily accessible, be responsive and promote transparency.
- Fact Sheet: Fast Facts. A compilation of quick project stats ranging from the importance of the State Water Project, key project features, water supply reliability, public review and public perceptions related to modernizing water infrastructure.
