California Water Fix Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: The Delta Independent Science Board discusses the upcoming environmental review

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

August 25, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Back in April of 2020, the Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) submitted a letter to the Department of Water...

SAC PRESS CLUB: Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water Policy

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

September 5, 2019

Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Jeff Kightlinger, and Jennifer Pierre discuss the Delta tunnel project, the long-awaited biological opinions, SB 1, voluntary...

MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Delta conveyance

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

May 29, 2019

At the May meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Steve Arakawa, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager, updated...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom Scraps California’s $17 Billion WaterFix Project

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

May 2, 2019

Axing former Gov. Jerry Brown’s design for two massive tunnels underneath California’s most important estuary, new Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration...

REACTIONS: Water agencies, environmental organizations, legislators, and Delta stakeholders react to single-tunnel Delta conveyance project UPDATED

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

May 2, 2019

Today, Natural Resources Agency announced that the Department of Water Resources will cease pursuit of permits for a twin tunnel...

THIS JUST IN … State Withdraws WaterFix Approvals, Initiates Planning and Permitting for a Smaller Single Tunnel

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

May 2, 2019

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today is taking formal steps to withdraw proposed...

CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Board workshop compares one-tunnel options to Cal Water Fix

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

April 5, 2019

Presentation compares water delivery capability, stormwater diversion capability, water quality benefits, reverse flows, seismic events, project costs Governor Newsom sent...

CAL WATER FIX: Groups send letter to Governor Newsom regarding key issues with California Water Fix

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

March 29, 2019

“It is time finally for the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to develop and consider the required range of reasonable...

CAL WATER FIX HEARING: State Water Board grants request for 60-day stay

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

March 6, 2019

Ex parte communications remain prohibited From the Cal Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: This ruling addresses...

THIS JUST IN … Department of Water Resources requests 60 day stay in Cal Water Fix hearings at the State Water Board

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

March 1, 2019

The Department of Water Resources has sent this letter to Tam Doduc at the State Water Board: Dear Hearing Officer...

REACTIONS (UPDATED) from agencies, legislators, and organizations to Governor Newsom’s announcements on Cal Water Fix, New State Water Board Chair

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

February 12, 2019

Plus a wrap-up of media coverage of today’s events In Governor Newsom’s State of the State address earlier today, he...

THIS JUST IN … Senator Dodd Introduces Delta Tunnels Oversight Bill

Elected Official

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

February 1, 2019

From the office of Senator Bill Dodd: Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation today that will help protect California’s precious...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Upgrading the water grid

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water project operations

January 30, 2019

In September of 2018, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Managing Drought in a Changing Climate:...

THIS JUST IN … Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association Leads Suit Against CA Dept. of Water Resources to Protect Delta Flows

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA)

Delta Conveyance Project Ecosystems

January 17, 2019

Suit charges water grab potentially calamitous to native salmon and other fisheries From the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association:...

KARLA NEMETH: What new water deals mean and what work is left to be done

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project Water project operations

December 27, 2018

By DWR Director Karla Nemeth California’s State Water Project and federal Central Valley Project span several northern watersheds, converging in...