An aerial view of the Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant, which lifts water into the California Aqueduct. Photo by Dale Kolke / DWR

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Ten appeals filed for the Delta Conveyance Project consistency determination

From the Delta Stewardship Council:

The following parties have appealed the California Department of Water Resources Certification of Consistency (C20257) for the Delta Conveyance Project, which was submitted to the Delta Stewardship Council on October 17, 2025.

  • C20257-A1 – Delta Protection Commission
  • C20257-A2 – Courtland Pear Fair
  • C20257-A3 – County of Sacramento and Sacramento County Water Agency
  • C20257-A4 – Steamboat Resort
  • C20257-A5 – San Francisco Baykeeper, Winnemem Wintu, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Restore the Delta, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the River, California Indian Environmental Alliance, Sierra Club California, and Little Manila Rising
  • C20257-A6 – Sacramento Area Sewer District
  • C20257-A7 – City of Stockton
  • C20257-A8 – South Delta Water Agency
  • C20257-A9 – San Joaquin County, Solano County, Yolo County, Central Delta Water Agency, and Local Agencies of the North Delta
  • C20257-A10 – DCC Engineering Co., Inc.

The effective date for the appeals is November 17, 2025 (23 Cal. Code Regs. § 5022, subsection (d)(2)).

MAVEN NOTE:  So what happens now?  Per statute, a public hearing must happen within 60 days.  For more information on the appeals process from Maven’s Notebook, go here:  EXPLAINER: What you need to know about the Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency and the appeals process