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DELTA COUNCIL: Appeals filed for the Delta Conveyance Project revised Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan on remanded items

August 26, 2026

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following parties have appealed the California Department of Water Resources’ Delta Conveyance Project Revised Certification...

SJV WATER: Kern water districts officially pledge just 1/3 of state ask for Delta tunnel costs

SJV Water

Delta Conveyance Project

July 25, 2026

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The official tally shows Kern County water districts are only willing to chip in $11.7...

DWR Submits the Delta Conveyance Project Revised Certification of Consistency on Remanded Items

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

July 25, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: DWR submitted the Delta Conveyance Project Revised Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan on Remanded Items on July 24, 2026. The Council’s determination on April 23, 2026, dismissed or denied the vast majority of appeals. For...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Notice of intent to submit Delta Conveyance Project revised certification of consistency with the Delta Plan on remanded items

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

July 15, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: This notice serves to inform all interested parties that the California Department of Water...

SJV WATER: Kern water districts slash support for Delta tunnel to a third of 2025 levels

SJV Water

Delta Conveyance Project

July 9, 2026

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Financial support for the planning phase of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta tunnel has plummeted among...

PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes Record of Decision for Delta Conveyance Project

US Army Corps of Engineers

Delta Conveyance Project

July 8, 2026

From the US Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, finalized its Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project, completing the agency’s programmatic environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act. The...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: 12th amended hearing notice and procedural ruling

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

July 2, 2026

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) is conducting a...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Delta Counties Coalition says Governor’s “milestone” claim on Delta tunnel is premature and disingenuous

Delta Counties Coalition

Delta Conveyance Project

June 9, 2026

From the Delta Counties Coalition: The Delta Counties Coalition (DCC) Chair Supervisor Pat Hume issued the following statement in response...

Delta Conveyance Project receives critical federal clearance to advance construction

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

June 5, 2026

The Delta Conveyance Project, which will improve water resilience and water supply for millions of Californians, has received Biological Opinions under the federal Endangered Species Act. Press release from Governor Gavin Newsom: Governor Newsom’s Delta Conveyance Project achieved another major...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: DWR dismisses its second attempt to validate a Delta tunnel bond financing plan

Guest Contributor

Delta Conveyance Project

May 21, 2026

Press release from attorneys Roger Moore and Thomas Keeling Following its failed attempt to obtain judicial approval of its first...

EDWARD RING: Differentiating Between Capacity and Yield

Edward Ring

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project Planning and management

May 21, 2026

Commentary by Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Whether it’s an energy project...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Counties Coalition Responds to Governor Newsom’s Remarks at Association of California Water Agencies Conference

Delta Counties Coalition

Delta Conveyance Project

May 8, 2026

From the Delta Counties Coalition: The Delta Counties Coalition issued the following statement in response to remarks made today by Gavin Newsom at the Association of California Water Agencies conference: “Governor Newsom offered a sweeping reflection on California’s water history...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Procedural rulings on evidentiary objections

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

May 2, 2026

From the State Water Board: On November 3, 2025, Byron Bethany Irrigation District (BBID), Delta Party Water Agencies (DPWA), San...

CAL MATTERS: Will California ever build the Delta tunnel? Major battles ahead as Newsom era nears end

Cal Matters

Delta Conveyance Project

May 1, 2026

California’s Delta tunnel largely cleared a key hurdle last week — but far bigger obstacles still stand in the way. Among...

COMMENTARY: C-WIN: Claims of Delta tunnel progress contradicted by reality

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

April 29, 2026

The courts, project costs, and political realities are combining to sink the DCP From the California Water Impact Network: In recent testimony before the State Water Board, the General Manager of the Zone 7 Water Agency—which serves the Silicon Valley...