As a follow-up to the story, State Water Project reliability: It’s not just about the Delta, the California Water Commission...
Concerns about the State Water Board’s proposed San Joaquin River flow objectives, the BDCP’s effect on upstream water rights, and...
Here is the latest on the timelines for the BDCP and the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan: BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN At yesterday’s joint Senate oversight hearing on the BDCP, Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin told the...
While there may not be an miracle cure for the ailing Delta, there is a path forward that would achieve...
Mercury contamination is a widespread problem, not just locally but also globally, and its serious effects on health are well...
Governor Brown has sent a letter to Secretary Sally Jewell and Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank urging timely federal review of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan when the documents become available in the upcoming months. With $200 million already spent in...
Here’s an update from the Delta Stewardship Council on the status of the Delta Plan: “A final review of the...
With so much attention and focus on the Brown Administrations $18 billion tunnel plan, otherwise known as the Bay-Delta Conservation...
Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird has responded to legislator’s demands that the BDCP consider the ‘Portfolio-Based Conceptual Alternative’. Mr. Laird writes that the state already has as its goal further advancement in water conservation and recycling as important components...
The Department of Water Resources has announced negotiation sessions will begin next month for State Water Project contracts to develop...
The Eastern District Court has granted the request of the water and federal fish agencies to extend the deadline for...
The Owens Lake Dust Control Project. It’s hard to imagine there’s any place more surreal then this place – in a Mad Max infrastructure sort of way. The Department of Water and Power has spent over a billion dollars cleaning...
Just in time for your weekend reading pleasure, these documents, now available at the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: NMFS...
A second public meeting on the BDCP documents was held in Sacramento on April 4th to discuss the newly released...
From yours truly at the California Water Blog: “California’s water future is at a critical juncture. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is declining, both as a reliable hub for exporting water for millions of Californians and millions of farmed acres, and...