From yours truly at Capitol Weekly: “The price tag is up to nearly $25 billion, but the benefits are up, too, says the Brown administration as the state inches forward to launch an unprecedented project to move more northern California...
Chapters 8 through 12 are now available at the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website. The released chapters cover implementation costs and funding sources, alternative ways to avoid harm to endangered species, and integration of independent science into the BDCP’s preparation....
From the Delta Stewardship Council: “After eight drafts, almost 100 public meetings, and nearly 10,000 individual comments, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) Thursday (May 16) adopted a comprehensive management plan for the Delta. The Council also certified the final Programmatic...
With the very first Delta Plan set to be adopted in May, just how that plan would be implemented was a main topic at the April 25th Delta Stewardship Council meeting. While the Delta Reform Act provides some direction for...
As a follow-up to the story, State Water Project reliability: It’s not just about the Delta, the California Water Commission has sent a letter to Secretary Laird outlining the State Water Project’s significant problems of maintaining qualified personnel to work...