Delta Conveyance Project Archives ~ Page 19 of 46 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

February 27, 2020

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners heard an update on the Delta conveyance project, and a...

CEQA 101: Introduction to the Delta Conveyance Project CEQA Process

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

February 11, 2020

Recently, the Department of Water Resources posted a short video providing an overview of the California Environmental Quality Act and...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta conveyance update, plus a brief update on the Voluntary Agreements

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

February 5, 2020

Status of the negotiations for the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta Conveyance also discussed At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, an update on the Delta conveyance was at the top of the agenda. ...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom Wades Into Decades-Long Bid to Wring More Water for California

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

January 21, 2020

California governors couldn’t complete, leaving environmentalists to wonder whether the state’s blueprint for climate change is legitimate. By Nick Cahill,...

REACTIONS: Organizations and water agencies react to DWR’s issuance of a Notice of Preparation for the Delta conveyance project.

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Delta Conveyance Project

January 16, 2020

Yesterday, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released its Delta Conveyance Notice of Preparation which begins the preparation of...

THIS JUST IN … Notice of preparation of environmental impact report for the Delta conveyance project Updated with DWR press release

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

January 15, 2020

Scoping meetings to be held statewide in February The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for a proposal to modernize water infrastructure in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, initiating environmental review in compliance with the...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta conveyance update

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

December 23, 2019

At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Carrie Buckman, Environmental Program Manager with the Department of Water Resources,...

SAC PRESS CLUB: Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water Policy

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

September 5, 2019

Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Jeff Kightlinger, and Jennifer Pierre discuss the Delta tunnel project, the long-awaited biological opinions, SB 1, voluntary...

DELTA CONVEYANCE UPDATE: Valley Water board ponders their participation level, discusses an Delta conveyance environmental stakeholder committee

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

August 20, 2019

At the August meeting of the Board of Directors of Valley Water (formerly the Santa Clara Valley Water District), staff updated the board of directors on the status of the Delta conveyance project and the negotiations for the State Water...

MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Delta conveyance

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

May 29, 2019

At the May meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Steve Arakawa, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager, updated...

LETTER: Senator Feinstein praises Newsom decision to support a single Delta tunnel project

Legislator/Elected Official

Delta Conveyance Project

May 14, 2019

“I believe it is critical that California build a single tunnel to improve Delta conveyance,” she says. Last week, Senator...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom Scraps California’s $17 Billion WaterFix Project

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

May 2, 2019

Axing former Gov. Jerry Brown’s design for two massive tunnels underneath California’s most important estuary, new Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Thursday it was scrapping the $17 billion project in favor of a less-expensive, one-tunnel approach, cementing a major win...

REACTIONS: Water agencies, environmental organizations, legislators, and Delta stakeholders react to single-tunnel Delta conveyance project UPDATED

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Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

May 2, 2019

Today, Natural Resources Agency announced that the Department of Water Resources will cease pursuit of permits for a twin tunnel...

THIS JUST IN … State Withdraws WaterFix Approvals, Initiates Planning and Permitting for a Smaller Single Tunnel

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

May 2, 2019

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today is taking formal steps to withdraw proposed...

CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Board workshop compares one-tunnel options to Cal Water Fix

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

April 5, 2019

Presentation compares water delivery capability, stormwater diversion capability, water quality benefits, reverse flows, seismic events, project costs Governor Newsom sent reverberations through the California water community when he announced during his state of the state address: “I do not support...