CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Dr. Jeff Michael on the benefit and costs of the Delta tunnels Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 4, 2017Dr. Michael says the California Water Fix is worse than the status quo: ‘An extremely costly solution with limited benefits...
REACTIONS: Governor Brown, water agencies, and organizations react to the release of the California WaterFix final environmental documents Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 22, 2016Today, the California Natural Resources Agency posted the final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix project. Here are reactions, starting...
Final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix now available online Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 22, 2016From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: The Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS)...
THIS JUST IN … President Obama signs the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act Legislator/Elected Official Policy and regulation December 16, 2016From the White House: Today I am signing the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act into law. It...
METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON BAY-DELTA: Status on California Water Fix cost allocation discussions Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 6, 2016Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held its last meeting of the calendar year on November 17, 2016. The majority...
THIS JUST IN … A grand compromise for the Delta? Restore the Delta responds … Restore the Delta Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation December 2, 2016This morning, the Sacramento Bee posted a commentary written by Ellen Hanak, Jeff Mount, and Brian Gray outlining a ‘grand...
CAL MATTERS: To save SF Bay and its dying Delta, state aims to re-plumb California Cal Matters Policy and regulation November 26, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters The report’s findings were unequivocal: Given the current pace of water diversions, the San Francisco...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Update on endangered species permits, cost allocation Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features November 1, 2016Coverage from the October meeting of the Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta At the Metropolitan Water District’s meeting...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Dr. David Sunding defends economic benefits of the tunnels to the San Diego County Water Authority Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 31, 2016Dr. Sunding says California Water Fix is ‘essentially like an insurance policy’ to prevent erosion of existing water supplies At...
CAL MATTERS: Trump administration opposes CA plan for twin water tunnels, then backpedals Cal Matters Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation October 25, 2016The Trump administration announced today that it won’t support a tunnel project to transport water from the California Delta to...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on California Water Fix, Tule Red Tidal Restoration Project Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 11, 2016At the September meeting of the Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Delta, committee members were given an update...
CAL WATER FIX: DWR files Incidental Take Permit application; State Water Board issues ruling on multiple objections to submitted testimony Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 10, 2016Department of Water Resources files Incidental Take Permit Application for California Water Fix From the California Water Fix website: The...
THIS JUST IN … Northern California Members of Congress Urge Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources to Provide Transparency about Proposed California Water Fix (Link corrected) Elected Official Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation October 5, 2016Letter from Reps. Garamendi, Matsui, Thompson and McNerney asks agencies to provide detailed information about supposed benefits and costs From...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Delta legislators voice their ‘strong opposition’ to State Water Board; hearing materials posted Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 5, 2016A group of twelve Delta representatives led by Senator Lois Wolk has filed a letter with the State Water Resources...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Water agency officials discuss the California Water Fix Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features September 28, 2016Can the conflict over the Delta tunnels be solved? Officials from Northern, Central, and Southern California discuss the tunnels and...
