CAL MATTERS: $20 billion: The Delta tunnel’s new price tag Cal Matters News May 16, 2024 200The centerpiece of California’s water wars pits Gov. Newsom against local communities and environmentalists. A new report says the benefits...
THIS JUST IN … DWR: Benefits of the Delta Conveyance Project Far Exceed Costs Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News May 16, 2024 444The project will deliver nearly $38 billion in benefits, preventing both water shortages and water rationing, and saving more water...
PRESS RELEASE: C-WIN Challenges the DCP – It Violates Both the Public Interest and the Law Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other May 15, 2024 272Group Files Protest Disputing the Legality of Newsom’s Single Water Tunnel Scheme From the California Water Impact Network: The California...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Just Transitions in the Delta: Reimagine what’s possible at a June 11th workshop Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS May 15, 2024 148Workshop announcement The Just Transitions in the Delta Project team is hosting their first public workshop on Tuesday, June 11th,...
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition files protest against Delta Conveyance water diversion application that would cause irreversible harm to Delta ecosystem and its people Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other May 14, 2024 376From Restore the Delta: A broad coalition of California tribes, nonprofits, environmental organizations, and commercial fishing groups have filed a...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Lights, sound…bubbles! New virtual barrier deters baby salmon from Delta death trap Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook Features May 13, 2024 777by Robin Meadows If you visit the Delta town of Walnut Grove during winter or spring, look for a surprise...
DWR: Understanding Costs, Benefits, Funding and Financing for the Delta Conveyance Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News May 10, 2024 321From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project will soon reach an important...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Sacramento Delta stewards eye climate change protection for levees, habitats Courthouse News Service News April 26, 2024 102Stewards of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta say that preparing levees — which protect more than 600,000 residents and about...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Protest Deadline Extended for the Department of Water Resources’ Water Rights Change Petition for the Delta Conveyance Project to May 13, 2024 State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSPress Release/Other April 18, 2024 61From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that the deadline for submitting protests against the subject petition...
PRESS RELEASE: Delta coalition files lawsuit demanding State Water Board action on DWR’s outdated water rights before considering Delta Conveyance Project approval Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other April 17, 2024 619After Decades of Delay, Complaint Alleges State Water Board Must Decide Whether DWR Has Diligently Pursued its Water Rights Before...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups urge water boards to investigate elevated toxic selenium releases to refuges, San Joaquin River, and SF Bay-Delta Estuary Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other April 11, 2024 274Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity and the Planning and Conservation League: Writing to three water boards April...
FEATURE: New National Academies study tackles the wickedest of problems: Can California have its water and save its fish too? Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook FeaturesScience April 8, 2024 514by Robin Meadows The San Francisco Bay-Delta is already among the most intensively studied ecosystems in the world. Now 18...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Cutting the green tape with SERP Maven Meetings and Events April 4, 2024 226The Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), set to expire next year, has facilitated 48 restoration projects totaling over 20,000...
PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom Touts Importance of Delta Conveyance Project as “Foundational, Critical” Component of State Water Plan to Build Resilience Against Extreme Weather Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Press Release/Other April 4, 2024 101From the Californians for Water Security: In a press release yesterday, Governor Newsom released the state’s updated Water Plan detailing...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups say the state must stop the ongoing killing of federally protected salmon and steelhead by the Central Valley Project and State Water Project Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other April 3, 2024 2799Press release from the Golden State Salmon Association, The Bay Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, and San Francisco Baykeeper State and...