Aerial view looking south east at a section of the San Joaquin River and right St Francis Yacht Club located on Tinsley Island part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County, California. Photo taken May 11, 2023. California Department of Water Resources

NOTICE of public hearing regarding the Delta Conveyance Project

Notice from the State Water Resources Control Board:

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) Administrative Hearings Office will hold a public hearing about the Delta Conveyance Project beginning on January 16, 2025. The hearing will address the water right change petitions filed by the Department of Water Resources to add two new points of diversion and rediversion to the water rights associated with the State Water Project, Permits 16478, 16479, 16481, and 16482 (Applications 5630, 14443, 14445A, and 17512, respectively).

The purpose of the hearing is to gather evidence to determine whether to approve these petitions and, if so, what specific terms and conditions, if any, should be included in the amended permits for the State Water Project. The Administrative Hearings Office will also hold a pre-hearing conference on August 13, 2024.

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