NOTICE: Availability of WaterFix Change Petition Hearing Documents Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS March 6, 2020 63From the State Water Board: Existing documents on the State Water Resources Control Board’s California WaterFix Change Petition Hearing website(s)...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom Scraps California’s $17 Billion WaterFix Project Courthouse News Service News May 2, 2019 16Axing 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 Press Release/Other May 2, 2019 884Today, Natural Resources Agency announced that the Department of Water Resources will cease pursuit of permits for a twin tunnel...
CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Board workshop compares one-tunnel options to Cal Water Fix Maven Notebook News and Features April 5, 2019 1463Presentation 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 Press Release/Other March 29, 2019 487“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 ANNOUNCEMENTS March 6, 2019 219Ex 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) Agency News March 1, 2019 862The 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 Press Release/Other February 12, 2019 1758Plus 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 Press Release/Other February 1, 2019 874From the office of Senator Bill Dodd: Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation today that will help protect California’s precious...
THIS JUST IN … Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association Leads Suit Against CA Dept. of Water Resources to Protect Delta Flows Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other January 17, 2019 2098Suit 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) Agency News December 27, 2018By DWR Director Karla Nemeth California’s State Water Project and federal Central Valley Project span several northern watersheds, converging in...
THIS JUST IN … RESTORE THE DELTA: DWR’S No Harm Agreement & Letter Of Dismissal To Water Agencies: A “Surrender Dorothy” Effort To Save WaterFix By The Brown Administration Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 19, 2018 1614From Restore the Delta: Documents released to the Planning and Conservation League via a public records act request this week...
CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized Maven Notebook News and Features December 18, 2018 955Recent developments propose significant changes to project operations that are not reflected in the modeling, they say Several letters were...
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES SYMPOSIUM: Delta Watermaster Michael George and Jason Peltier discuss moving forward in the Delta *UPDATED with comments from Restore the Delta* Maven Notebook News and Features December 18, 2018 389This post has been updated with Restore the Delta’s comments added after Michael George’s presentation. Click to go there. In...
THIS JUST IN … Department of Water Resources withdraws consistency determination for California Water Fix Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News December 7, 2018 1989The Department of Water Resources has sent a letter to Randy Fiorini withdrawing the Department’s certification of consistency for the...
