Delta Vision Foundation issues 2013 report card: Tunnel vision not enough

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Planning and management

June 18, 2013

From the Delta Vision Foundation: California decision makers are focusing their efforts on specific problems plaguing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...

Court documents: Yet another lawsuit against the Delta Plan (updated)

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Water rights and water law

June 18, 2013

There are so many of them, it’s easy to lose track!  The latest lawsuit, filed last Friday in Sacramento County...

The Delta Stewardship Council issues statement on the lawsuits against Delta Plan

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Water rights and water law

June 17, 2013

From Chris Knopp at the Delta Stewardship Council: Chris Knopp, Executive Officer of the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC), released the...

Court documents: Second lawsuit filed against the Delta Plan, alleges violations of the Administrative Procedure Act, the Delta Reform Act, CEQA, and the Public Trust doctrine

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Water rights and water law

June 15, 2013

A second lawsuit has been filled against the Delta Stewardship Council’s recently-adopted Delta Plan. Aqua Alliance, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance,...

State Water Contractors Files Lawsuit Challenging Delta Plan: Delta Stewardship Council Overreach Threatens State’s Water Supply Reliability

State Water Contractors

Water rights and water law

June 14, 2013

From the State Water Contractors: The State Water Contractors (SWC) today filed a lawsuit challenging the Delta Stewardship Council’s (DSC)...

Letter: Congressional Democrats demand answers to their questions about the BDCP

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

June 14, 2013

California’s Democratic congressional delegation has sent a letter to Governor Brown with a list of questions that the legislators want...

DWR Agricultural Land Stewardship Workgroup looking for feedback on potential strategies to offset impacts to Delta agriculture

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AgricultureDelta Conveyance Project

June 14, 2013

Mitigating for the BDCP’s effects on Delta agriculture is the topic of a new discussion paper currently under development by...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: SoCal Cities Win Water Fight With Farms

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

June 10, 2013

By Rebekah Kearn, Courthouse News Service California water districts properly considered the environmental impacts of the nation’s largest farm-to-city water...

From the press conference: Natural Resources Agency releases remaining draft BDCP documents; includes costs, benefits, and funding information

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

June 4, 2013

Using the Silicon Valley as a backdrop, the Brown Administration held a press conference and media call on May 30th...

Restore the Delta’s panel of experts discusses the costs of the tunnels

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

June 4, 2013

On May 28, the day prior to the release of the remaining chapters of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, Restore...

Delta project price tag rises – with the controversy

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

May 31, 2013

From yours truly at Capitol Weekly: “The price tag is up to nearly $25 billion, but the benefits are up,...

Delta Stewardship Council’s statement on the lawsuit against the Delta Plan

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Water rights and water law

May 30, 2013

Chris Knopp, Executive Officer of the Delta Stewardship Council, issued this statement : “The lawsuit filed recently by the Westlands...

The Bay Delta Conservation Plan Road Map: Don’t get lost – use the map!

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

May 30, 2013

Do you need to read the Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents but don’t know where to start?  Do you want...

Remaining Bay Delta Conservation Plan draft documents released

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Delta Conveyance Project

May 29, 2013

Chapters 8 through 12 are now available at the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website.  The released chapters cover implementation costs...

Court documents for Delta Plan lawsuit

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Policy and regulationWater rights and water law

May 28, 2013

Last Friday, the San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District filed a lawsuit with the  Sacramento County...