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This just in … Restore the Delta holds media call regarding close of public comment period for BDCP; Call for new draft EIR; say funding, public outreach, alternatives, science all flawed

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 28, 2014

Earlier this morning, Restore the Delta held a media call regarding the close of the comment period for the Bay...

BDCP vs. local water supply alternatives: Dr. David Sunding reviews the alternative supply analysis for Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta committee

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 28, 2014

At the July 22nd Metropolitan Water District meeting of the Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Dr. David Sunding of the...

Bay Delta Conservation Plan public comment period scheduled to close tomorrow

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Delta Conveyance Project

July 28, 2014

Just a reminder, after over seven months, the public comment period for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, the environmental documents, and the Implementing Agreement will close tomorrow. Comments on all documents must be received electronically or postmarked on or before...

California Water Commission hears a brief update about organizational changes at DWR regarding the BDCP

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 23, 2014

At the July 16th meeting of the California Water Commission, the Deputy Director of the Department of Water Resources (DWR)...

Metropolitan Water District’s review of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s draft Implementation Agreement

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 2, 2014

At the June 24th meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members heard a presentation on the...

Seismic design & performance considerations for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s twin tunnels

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Best of the Notebook Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

June 30, 2014

At the June 24th meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members heard a presentation on the seismic performance for the proposed twin tunnels, the centerpiece of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The presentation included...

Senator Darryl Steinberg talks about the tunnels and the water bond

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

June 23, 2014

Senator Darryl Steinberg appeared on NBC Los Angeles News Conference, where he spoke about a number of issues, one of...

Stakeholders respond to claims of BDCP benefits: “Even BDCP Hired Economist Wouldn’t Sign Off on BDCP”, they say; the BDCP responds

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Delta Conveyance Project

June 21, 2014

Consumer & Environmental Advocates Respond to Brown Administration’s Claims of BDCP Benefits: Even BDCP Hired Economist Wouldn’t Sign Off on...

The Delta Stewardship Council prepares their comments on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

June 4, 2014

At the May 29th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, councilmembers reviewed and approved the comments for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan that will be submitted by the Council as part of their role as a responsible agency as mandated...

Reviewing the science of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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Best of the Notebook Delta Conveyance Project Delta science Notebook News and Features

June 3, 2014

In preparing to finalize their comments on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s EIR/EIS, the Delta Stewardship Council reviewed the findings...

How the Bay Delta Conservation Plan addresses the goals and objectives of the Delta Reform Act and the Delta Plan

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

June 2, 2014

At the May 29th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the main agenda item for the day was for the...

Reactions: Metropolitan Water District, Restore the Delta, and the State Water Contractors respond to release of the BDCP’s Implementing Agreement and extension of public comment period

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Delta Conveyance Project

May 30, 2014

Here are the reactions I’ve received so far regarding the release of the Implementation Agreement and extension of the public comment period. They are listed below in alphabetical order. Additional reactions will be added to this post as/if they are...

Notes from Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta: An update on the status of the Implementation Agreement, plus Metropolitan prepares to comment on the BDCP’s EIR and a briefing on the Design and Construction Enterprise

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

May 29, 2014

“We are tantalizing close to a draft Implementing Agreement at this point in time,” Director Cowin told Committee members. At...

Delta ISB releases review of the Draft BDCP EIR/EIS

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Delta Conveyance Project Delta science

May 19, 2014

The Delta Independent Science Board (Delta ISB) has released its review of the draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) Environmental...

Restore the Delta and other tunnel opponents hold media call, criticize lack of BDCP Implementing Agreement, say water exporters taking over DWR, and say Feinstein’s S 2918 would remove key protections

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 14, 2014

Tunnel opponents release BDCP documents obtained through public records act requests Earlier today, Restore the Delta held a press conference to distribute documents regarding the BDCP’s implementing and financing details obtained through a public records act request, as well as...