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August 24, 2015

Details include the flexibility and constraints, transfer capability, and water quality benefits of the Delta tunnels project, plus an analysis...

This just in … Restore the Delta: Delta Tunnels “Confidential” Documents Reveal State Plans to Take Delta Farms – Includes AP Story Link

Restore the Delta

Delta Conveyance Project

August 17, 2015

From Restore the Delta: Newly released documents gained through Public Records Actions show that water exporters and the Delta Design...

Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears an overview of the Cal Water Fix documents and an update on drought operations in the Delta

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

August 5, 2015

Metropolitan staff review what’s in the documents and explore what the project might yield; Drought operations update includes the effect of the Delta salinity barrier At the July meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, committee members...

Media call: Director Mark Cowin on the revised environmental documents for California Water Fix, formerly known as BDCP, more commonly known as the Delta tunnels

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 13, 2015

Today, Mark Cowin, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, held a media call with reporters to discuss the...

Organizations react to release of recirculated draft BDCP – Cal Water Fix documents

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Delta Conveyance Project

July 10, 2015

Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation today released a joint Partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental...

Media call: Tunnel opponents comment in preparation for release of recirculated BDCP / Cal Water Fix documents; comment on HR 2898

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 9, 2015

The recirculated environmental documents for the Delta tunnels project are widely expected to be released tomorrow, Friday, July 10th, for a 45-day comment period. The documents will analyze three additional alternatives: 3,000 cfs, 9,000 cfs and 15,000 cfs facilities, with...

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta: Delta drought operations, the latest on the BDCP, and Bay Delta Accord restoration projects

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 1, 2015

Drought barrier discussed; Recirculated BDCP documents anticipated soon At the June 23rd meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the...

Delta Stewardship Council prepares for a new role: Considering Delta conveyance

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

June 30, 2015

Considering Delta conveyance and ecosystem restoration without the Bay Delta Conservation Plan It was the 2009 Delta Reform Act that...

Guest commentary: Former Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson with more on his alternative to the Delta tunnels

Guest Contributor

Delta Conveyance Project

June 16, 2015

A system combining a western conveyance, operable gates, and a ‘polishing’ facility would have all the benefits of the tunnels plan and none of the drawbacks, he says This commentary is written exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Commentary by Craig Wilson,...

Wolk, Bonham, and Cowin discuss the BDCP, Cal Water Fix, and Cal Eco Restore

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

May 27, 2015

At a budget subcommittee hearing last week, Senator Wolk has some questions for Director Bonham and Director Cowin on the...

Reactions: Metropolitan, Kern County, other water interests and stakeholder groups react to announcement of revised approach to Bay Delta fix

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Delta Conveyance Project

April 30, 2015

Today, Governor Brown and other officials today announced a revised approach to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which is now...

This just in … State, Federal Leaders to Accelerate Delta Habitat Restoration, Proceed With Water Infrastructure Fix

State and federal agencies

Delta Conveyance Project

April 30, 2015

From the Office of the Governor: After months of public comment and exhaustive review, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined top federal officials to unveil plans that accelerate restoration of the Delta’s ecosystem and fix the state’s aging water...

Bay Delta Conservation Plan Update: A comparison of regulatory approaches

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

April 30, 2015

Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta is updated on the substantive differences between the change in the Bay Delta Conservation...

Metropolitan Bay Delta Committee hears presentation on treasurer’s BDCP affordability report, plus an update on SWP BDCP contract negotiations

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

February 3, 2015

Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears a presentation on the state treasurer’s report which found that both urban...

An overview of the refinements and revisions to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan facilities (with video)

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

February 2, 2015

Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta hears some of the details on the changes made to the water conveyance facilities since the project’s initial design In December, the Department of Water Resources announced that new environmental documents were being prepared...