Delta Conveyance Project Archives ~ Page 37 of 49 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

August 25, 2015

Senator Wolk leads a hearing on the Delta tunnels: The Legislative Analyst’s Office first briefs the legislators; Dr. Christina Swanson...

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears more details on California Water Fix

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

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 Construction Enterprise housed within the California Department of Water Resources have already developed plans to “acquire” family farms and right of...

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...

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

Maven

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 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the California WaterFix, a derivative of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. Here are the reactions...

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...

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 created the Delta Stewardship Council and directed it to develop a long-term management plan for the Delta’s resources that would...

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...

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

Maven

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 going to be split into two programs: California EcoRestore and California WaterFix, which is BDCP’s Alternative 4A. Click here for...

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

State and federal agencies

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April 30, 2015

From the Office of the Governor: After months of public comment and exhaustive review, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today...

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 and agricultural contractors can afford the project; plus a brief update on the State Water Project contract negotiations regarding allocation...