CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter on Rebuttal Testimony and Outstanding Subpoenas Maven Delta Conveyance Project July 30, 2018From the California Water Fix Hearing Team, the latest ruling letter on the California Water Fix hearing for the change...
THIS JUST IN … California Department of Water Resources Finds Proposed WaterFix Project Consistent with the Delta Plan Delta Stewardship Council Delta Conveyance Project July 27, 2018From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been...
THIS JUST IN … Wetlands Preservation Foundation announces lawsuit against Department of Water Resources and The Nature Conservancy Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations July 24, 2018Lawsuit Seeks to Address Fiscal and Environmental Mismanagement of Staten Island in the Delta From the Wetlands Preservation Foundation: “Wetlands...
THIS JUST IN … California Water Fix: Draft Delta Plan Certificate of Consistency posted Delta Stewardship Council Delta Conveyance Project July 17, 2018The Delta Reform Act, as implemented by the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC), requires a project proponent to certify through a Consistency Determination that proposed covered...
THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan Water District to vote again on whether to authorize increased funding of WaterFix Metropolitan Water District Delta Conveyance Project June 7, 2018Re-vote scheduled for July 10 board meeting The following is the text of a memo sent to the Metropolitan Board...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING: Ruling on objections to exhibits that parties introduced during Part 2 cross-examination Maven Delta Conveyance Project June 1, 2018This latest ruling letter from the California Water Fix hearing team at the State Water Board addresses DWR’s objections to...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING: Hearing pauses until June 29th; DWR to share administrative draft of the SEIR when available Maven Delta Conveyance Project May 12, 2018From the Cal Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: “The scheduled hearing days through June 29, 2018...
REACTIONS to Santa Clara Valley Water District’s vote on Cal Water Fix Maven Delta Conveyance Project May 9, 2018Yesterday, the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors voted 4 to 3 to participate in California WaterFix. Here’s...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown sends letter to Metropolitan Board of Directors, urging their support of the full Cal Water Fix project Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 9, 2018Governor Jerry Brown has sent a letter to the Metropolitan Board of Directors, urging their support for the full California...
STATE WATER BOARD: Riparian and pre-1914 water rights in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law March 20, 2018State Water Board staff use information gleaned from 2015 informational order to compile the first taxonomy of senior water rights...
THIS JUST IN … New Scientific Report Offers 17 Ways to Restore California Delta Habitats Orange County Coastkeeper EcosystemsReports March 9, 2018New data-based ranking system measures effectiveness of restoration opportunities ORANGE COUNTY – March 9, 2018 – Today, Orange County Coastkeeper...
THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 2: California’s salmon face challenges, but there are success stories, too Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features February 21, 2018In the fall of every year, an incredible phenomenon takes place in the Central Valley: the fall salmon run. Adult...
Cal Water Fix hearing update Maven Delta Conveyance Project February 9, 2018Part 2 of the Cal Water Fix hearing at the State Water Board opened Thursday morning with the hearing officers...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING: Deadlines for briefs and questions for petitioners and protestants Maven Delta Conveyance Project February 9, 2018From the Cal Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: Please read this email carefully because it contains...
REACTIONS to announcement of phasing of Cal Water Fix construction Maven Delta Conveyance Project February 8, 2018Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources issued a memo to its contractors announcing that only two intakes and one tunnel...