State Water Project water rights Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

PRESS RELEASE: Coalition files petition for reconsideration after State Water Board denies call to cancel Delta tunnel change petition

May 13, 2025

New motion by State Water Contractors undermines transparency and raises concerns of bad faith Press release A coalition of thirty-two...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: State Water Board responds to State Water Contractors

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS Delta Conveyance Project

May 13, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The letter is addressed to Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water...

SF BAYKEEPER: Coalition demands cancellation of Delta tunnel change petition over DWR’s repeated failure to provide required water use data

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project

March 20, 2025

From the San Francisco Baykeeper and other organizations: A coalition of water advocates, Tribes, environmental justice organizations, and fishing organizations...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Third amended notice of public hearing and procedural ruling

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

March 1, 2025

This ruling addresses the request for supplemental information from DWR, the joint motion for cancellation and related requests, and other...

Governor Newsom sends letter to State Water Board in support of the Delta Conveyance Project; Conservation groups respond

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

February 19, 2025

Decades ago, a separate, north-to-south conveyance system was envisioned as part of the original State Water Project. The idea persists...

NEWS: DWR submits petition to extend water rights permit

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project Water rights and water law

January 23, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources yesterday filed a petition with the State Water Resources...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Procedural ruling on issues raised in pre-hearing conference statements

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

January 18, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This Amended Notice of Public Hearing and Procedural Ruling (January 2025 Amended Hearing...

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental groups call attention to fundamental flaws with Delta Conveyance Project hearings

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project Water rights and water law

October 11, 2024

Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School,...

DWR: Delta Conveyance Project water rights permit timeframes and public transparency

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project Water rights and water law

October 11, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: Water rights in California can be complicated. As a part of the Delta Conveyance...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition challenges legality of Delta Conveyance Project in new petition

Restore the Delta

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project Water rights and water law

September 4, 2024

SWRCB urged to uphold law and protect Tribal water rights in the Delta Press release from the Delta Tribal Environmental...

NOTICE of public hearing regarding the Delta Conveyance Project

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS Delta Conveyance Project

July 31, 2024

Notice from the State Water Resources Control Board: PURPOSE OF PUBLIC HEARING The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water...

PRESS RELEASE: C-WIN Challenges the DCP – It Violates Both the Public Interest and the Law

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Delta Conveyance Project

May 15, 2024

Group Files Protest Disputing the Legality of Newsom’s Single Water Tunnel Scheme From the California Water Impact Network: The California...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta coalition files lawsuit demanding State Water Board action on DWR’s outdated water rights before considering Delta Conveyance Project approval

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project Water rights and water law

April 17, 2024

After Decades of Delay, Complaint Alleges State Water Board Must Decide Whether DWR Has Diligently Pursued its Water Rights Before...