REACTIONS to announcement of phasing of Cal Water Fix construction Maven Other News Item February 8, 2018Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources issued a memo to its contractors announcing that only two intakes and one tunnel...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING UPDATE: The NRDC, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Bay Institute request a delay of the hearing due to anticipated changes in the project Maven Other News Item February 2, 2018Proceeding with the water rights hearing ‘at this point’ is not in the public interest, they say, and wouldn’t give...
New PPIC Report: A New Approach to Accounting for Environmental Water: Insights from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Maven Other News Item November 14, 2017From the PPIC Water Center: How water is apportioned to California’s cities, farms, and the environment can lead to conflict...
REACTIONS to Santa Clara Valley Water District vote on California Water Fix from Brown Administration, Restore the Delta, and Delta Counties Maven Other News Item October 18, 2017Yesterday, the Santa Clara Valley Water District voted to join the California Water Fix but with some conditions, a vote...
REACTIONS to Kern County Water Agency’s vote in support of Cal Water Fix Maven Other News Item October 16, 2017Last Thursday, the Kern County Water Agency voted to support Cal Water Fix. I held this on Friday, expecting a...
REACTIONS to Metropolitan’s vote for the California Water Fix Maven Other News Item October 11, 2017Yesterday, the Metropolitan Board of Directors voted for the California Water Fix, although by no means unanimously. Here are the...
Fish Restoration Program issues update on nine Delta restoration projects Maven Other News Item October 11, 2017From the Fish Restoration Program: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: News and reactions from Delta Counties, Friant Water Authority Maven Other News Item September 22, 2017The California water world is still reeling a bit from the news of Westlands vote on Tuesday, the ramifications of...
REACTIONS to Westlands vote against the Delta tunnels Maven Other News Item September 20, 2017Yesterday, the Board of Directors of the Westlands Water District voted not to participate in the California Water Fix project,...
Letter: Conservation, Tribal and Fishing groups respond to Delta tunnels audit, request information about how CVP contractors will pay for the project Maven Other News Item September 13, 2017Yesterday, a coalition of conservation groups that included Restore the Delta, the CSPA, the Sierra Club, the Winnemem Wintu, and...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan’s third white paper on Cal Water Fix finance and cost allocation Maven Other News Item August 11, 2017The third in a series of policy papers prepared for the consideration of Metropolitan’s Board of Directors in advance of...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Water District posts second white paper on project operations Maven Other News Item July 23, 2017Metropolitan Water District has posted its second white paper on the California Water Fix, Modernizing the System: California Water Fix...
REACTIONS: Water agencies and stakeholder groups react to certification of the California Water Fix environmental documents Maven Other News Item July 21, 2017Water agencies praise the move; Restore the Delta vows litigation Earlier today, the Department of Water Resources held a press...
MORE REACTIONS to the passage of HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act: Congressmen and organizations issue statements Maven Other News Item July 13, 2017Yesterday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act, by a vote of 230...
REACTIONS: California Water Alliance, NRDC, and others weigh in on HR 23, the The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 Maven Other News Item July 12, 2017More more organizations issuing statements HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 which the House is...