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CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta discusses the Water Fix economic analysis

October 31, 2018

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In September of 2018, the Department of Water Resources released the latest economic analysis for the California Water Fix which was prepared by Dr. David Sunding, a professor of natural resource economics at U... Read More...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Dr. David Sunding defends economic benefits of the tunnels to the San Diego County Water Authority

Maven

October 31, 2016

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Dr. Sunding says California Water Fix is 'essentially like an insurance policy' to prevent erosion of existing water supplies At the October meeting of the Imported Water Committee of the San Diego County Wa... Read More...

Metropolitan Water District, Restore the Delta, and the State Water Contractors react to release of BDCP financing report

Maven

November 15, 2014

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There really wasn't much of a reaction to the report on BDCP funding that was released on Friday. (You can read the press release here, and the media call transcript here.) Here's are the statements I have r... Read More...

BDCP vs. local water supply alternatives: Dr. David Sunding reviews the alternative supply analysis for Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta committee

Maven

July 28, 2014

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At the July 22nd Metropolitan Water District meeting of the Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Dr. David Sunding of the Brattle Group gave a presentation detailing how much it would cost to implement local wat... Read More...

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

December 16, 2013

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At the joint meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee and the Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held on December 9, Dr. Chris Thornberg, economist and founding partner ... Read More...

Guest commentary: Steven Kasower – “BDCP 11 Financial Red Flags Report”

Maven

December 16, 2013

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From Steven Kasower, Strategic Economic Applications Company: "Federal and State water contractors are being asked by the Brown administration to pay an additional $500 million for the Bay Delta Conservation P... Read More...

Wading through the economics of the BDCP: A recap of the reports, posts, fact sheets and more on the BDCP’s economic analyses

Maven

December 16, 2013

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Updated June 21 with latest documents released by the BDCP. There has been much posted and written about the economic analyses for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, and if all of it is spinning your eyeba... Read More...

SDCWA BDCP Workshop: ESA regulations, the environmental review process, and “Baselines 101”

Maven

December 4, 2013

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The San Diego County Water Authority (Water Authority), a member agency of Metropolitan Water District, is dependent on imported water both from the Delta and the Colorado River for up to 80% of its water suppl... Read More...

Rebuttal: NRDC’s Kate Poole fires back at the State’s analysis of the portfolio approach, saying “The portfolio approach provides more water and a more reliable water supply at less cost than provided by the current BDCP”

Maven

September 16, 2013

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Kate Poole at the Natural Resources Defense Council fires back at the State's analysis of the portfolio approach on the NRDC's Switchboard blog, saying the State has built it's rejection on 'on misinformation a... Read More...

Guest blogger: Another economist weighs in on the BDCP, pencils out the cost of water

Maven

August 7, 2013

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Filling in today for the vacationing Maven is a guest blogger. So what do you do when you have two economists that disagree? Add a third, of course! Today's guest blogger is Rodney T. Smith, Phd, who blogs a... Read More...

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CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta discusses the Water Fix economic analysis

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Dr. David Sunding defends economic benefits of the tunnels to the San Diego County Water Authority

Metropolitan Water District, Restore the Delta, and the State Water Contractors react to release of BDCP financing report

BDCP vs. local water supply alternatives: Dr. David Sunding reviews the alternative supply analysis for Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta committee

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.”

Guest commentary: Steven Kasower – “BDCP 11 Financial Red Flags Report”

Wading through the economics of the BDCP: A recap of the reports, posts, fact sheets and more on the BDCP’s economic analyses

SDCWA BDCP Workshop: ESA regulations, the environmental review process, and “Baselines 101”

Rebuttal: NRDC’s Kate Poole fires back at the State’s analysis of the portfolio approach, saying “The portfolio approach provides more water and a more reliable water supply at less cost than provided by the current BDCP”

Guest blogger: Another economist weighs in on the BDCP, pencils out the cost of water

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