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...
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...
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...
This just in … Californians for Water Security Statement in Response to Release of ‘Outdated’ Draft Economic Analysis Californians for Water Security Delta Conveyance Project September 14, 2016This just in from Californians for Water Security: Today, Californians for Water Security issued the following statement in response to...
California Water Fix: Paying for the Delta tunnels Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features July 20, 2016At Capitol Weekly’s Water 2016 conference, a panel discusses the fiscal impacts of the California Water Fix One the largest...
Metropolitan Water District, Restore the Delta, and the State Water Contractors react to release of BDCP financing report Maven Delta Conveyance Project November 15, 2014There really wasn’t much of a reaction to the report on BDCP funding that was released on Friday. (You can...
BDCP vs. local water supply alternatives: Dr. David Sunding reviews the alternative supply analysis for Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta committee Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features July 28, 2014At the July 22nd Metropolitan Water District meeting of the Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Dr. David Sunding of the...
Dr. Thornberg tells MWD Bay Delta Committee on the BDCP: “Stop hitting the panic button … This project is worth it, it’s as simple as that.” Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 2, 2014At the March 25th meeting of the Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Dr. Chris Thornberg from Beacon...
Evaluating the economics of the BDCP: Dr. Thornberg reviews all the economic analyses for Metropolitan and says “From my perspective, this is a no-brainer.” Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 16, 2013At the joint meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee and the Special Committee on the Bay-Delta...
Guest commentary: Steven Kasower – “BDCP 11 Financial Red Flags Report” Guest Contributor CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project December 16, 2013From Steven Kasower, Strategic Economic Applications Company: “Federal and State water contractors are being asked by the Brown administration to...
Wading through the economics of the BDCP: A recap of the reports, posts, fact sheets and more on the BDCP’s economic analyses Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 16, 2013Updated June 21 with latest documents released by the BDCP. There has been much posted and written about the economic...
Metropolitan committee members discuss the estimated impact of the BDCP on Metropolitan’s rates Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features September 4, 2013At the August 27th, 2013 of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, the Committee heard a presentation on the...
Guest blogger: Another economist weighs in on the BDCP, pencils out the cost of water Guest Contributor CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project August 7, 2013Filling in today for the vacationing Maven is a guest blogger. So what do you do when you have two...
