Delta Conveyance Project Archives ~ Page 42 of 49 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

December 20, 2013

My apologies, folks. I stand corrected. Although there are some differing counts on the exact number of pages of the...

Jerry Meral blogs on the Delta controversy and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

December 20, 2013

Jerry Meral has posted a three-part blog series over at the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website which covers the history...

Santa Clara Valley Water District BDCP workshop, part 1: Dr. Martin McCann on Delta levees

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

December 18, 2013

The Santa Clara Valley Water District board members continued their examination of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan with a workshop session on November 14 that focused on Delta levees, as well as the BDCP’s effects on the ecosystem. During the...

Radio show transcript: Mark Cowin, Tim Quinn, Gary Bobker, and Barbara Barrigan-Parilla discuss the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

December 17, 2013

Last week, a segment of KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny featured Mark Cowin, Tim Quinn, Gary Bobker, and Barbara Barrigan-Parilla...

Evaluating the economics of the BDCP: Dr. Thornberg reviews all the economic analyses for Metropolitan and says “From my perspective, this is a no-brainer.”

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

December 16, 2013

At the joint meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee and the Special Committee on the Bay-Delta...

Guest commentary: Steven Kasower – “BDCP 11 Financial Red Flags Report”

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Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

December 16, 2013

From Steven Kasower, Strategic Economic Applications Company: “Federal and State water contractors are being asked by the Brown administration to pay an additional $500 million for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan to continue work on the environmental processes, design and...

Wading through the economics of the BDCP: A recap of the reports, posts, fact sheets and more on the BDCP’s economic analyses

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Delta Conveyance Project

December 16, 2013

Updated June 21 with latest documents released by the BDCP. There has been much posted and written about the economic...

Agencies, organizations and legislators react to the release of Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents

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Delta Conveyance Project

December 10, 2013

With the long-awaited release of the public review draft documents of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, reactions poured in from...

Opponents of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan hold media call, vow to fight on

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

December 10, 2013

Yesterday, the Californians for a Fair Water Policy, new coalition that includes Restore the Delta, Food and Water Watch, C-WIN, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and others, held a media call to talk about the release of the Bay Delta Conservation...

This just in … Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents now available online

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Delta Conveyance Project

December 9, 2013

From the California Natural Resources Agency: “The state of California and its federal partners have announced the release of the...

SDCWA BDCP Workshop: ESA regulations, the environmental review process, and “Baselines 101”

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Best of the Notebook Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

December 4, 2013

The San Diego County Water Authority (Water Authority), a member agency of Metropolitan Water District, is dependent on imported water...

SDCWA Workshop: The BDCP Implementation Process

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

December 4, 2013

The San Diego County Water Authority has been holding workshops to inform its board members on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. At the October 24th meeting of the Imported Water Committee, Government Relations Manager Glenn Farrel discussed the timing and...

Delta Stewardship Council meeting, part 1: Preparing for the BDCP review, the California Water Action Plan, and implementing the Delta Plan

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 2, 2013

The Delta Stewardship Council held a two-day meeting in November 21-22, 2013. On the agenda for this meeting was the...

Santa Clara Valley Water District BDCP workstudy session, part 2: American Rivers John Cain and The Nature Conservancy’s Leo Winternitz discuss the BDCP

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

November 26, 2013

So what does the environmental community think of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan? In order to understand the details of...

Santa Clara Valley Water District BDCP workstudy session, part 3: Russell van Loben Sels gives the in-Delta perspective on the BDCP

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

November 26, 2013

What do those that live and farm in the Delta think of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan? Is there a solution for the Delta that the in-Delta interests would support? Russell van Loben Sels, a fourth generation farmer, gives the...