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METROPOLITAN’S SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: Preparing to make decision on California Water Fix; pending amendments to the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

April 4, 2017

ACWA’s newly adopted policy on Delta flows also briefly presented At the March meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: March 21, 2017 Ruling on Joint Motion for Reconsideration

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

March 21, 2017

March 21, 2017 – California Water Fix Hearing – Ruling on Joint Motion for Reconsideration Tags Delta Conveyance Project California...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX March 16, 2017: Ruling Granting the Department of Water Resource’s Motion for Protective Order

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

March 16, 2017

March 16, 2017 – California WaterFix Hearing – Ruling Granting the Department of Water Resource’s Motion for Protective Order Tags Delta Delta Delta Conveyance Project California Water Fix | Change in point of diversion Region/Location Delta State/federal agencies State Water Resources Control...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: March 15, 2017 – Ruling Addressing Part 1 Closing Briefs, Prospective Motions to Dismiss, and Limits on Objections to Rebuttal Testimony and Exhibits

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

March 15, 2017

March 15, 2017 – California WaterFix Hearing – Ruling Addressing Part 1 Closing Briefs, Prospective Motions to Dismiss, and Limits...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Committee hear presentation on the cost estimate and risk assessment for the Delta tunnels

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

March 9, 2017

At the February meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Committee members heard a presentation on the...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Twin tunnels prevent state from genuine water solutions, say Delta county reps

Delta Counties Coalition

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

February 13, 2017

From Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli and Yolo County Supervisor Oscar Villegas on behalf of the Delta Counties Coalition: This winter and spring may forever be known – like many fishermen would say – as “the one that got away.”...

METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: Project implementation considerations for California Water Fix; Dr. Jacob Katz on managing floodplain productivity for multiple benefits

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

February 8, 2017

At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members were given an overview of the...

Environmental and conservation groups submit comments on California Water Fix Final EIR/EIS

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

January 31, 2017

“Talking Points and Unfounded Assertions”: Environmental Water Caucus finds Delta Tunnels Final EIR Lacking From the Environmental Water Caucus via...

REACTIONS to Secretary Jewell’s secretarial order directing federal actions on Cal Water Fix and the drought

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

January 5, 2017

Yesterday, Secretary Jewell issued a Secretarial order, directing a number of things, including directing federal fish agencies to finish their work on the biological opinions for the California Water Fix by March of this year. From Californians for Water Security:...

THIS JUST IN (well, sorta) … Secretary Jewell lays out strategy to address impacts of drought and climate change in California

US Department of the Interior

Delta Conveyance Project

January 5, 2017

Secretarial Order addresses California Water Fix, Delta smelt resiliency strategy, reconsultation for state and federal water projects, winter run chinook...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Dr. Jeff Michael on the benefit and costs of the Delta tunnels

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 4, 2017

Dr. Michael says the California Water Fix is worse than the status quo: ‘An extremely costly solution with limited benefits...

REACTIONS: Governor Brown, water agencies, and organizations react to the release of the California WaterFix final environmental documents

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

December 22, 2016

Today, the California Natural Resources Agency posted the final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix project. Here are reactions, starting with the official press release from the Natural Resources Agency, Governor Brown’s statement, and then organizations and interest groups listed...

Final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix now available online

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

December 22, 2016

From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: The Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS)...

METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON BAY-DELTA: Status on California Water Fix cost allocation discussions

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

December 6, 2016

Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held its last meeting of the calendar year on November 17, 2016. The majority...

THIS JUST IN … A grand compromise for the Delta? Restore the Delta responds …

Restore the Delta

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

December 2, 2016

This morning, the Sacramento Bee posted a commentary written by Ellen Hanak, Jeff Mount, and Brian Gray outlining a ‘grand compromise’ for the Delta that proposes a single tunnel, focusing on more broader ecological management rather than single species approach,...