Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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November 4, 2013

With the release of the Governor’s California Water Action Plan, you may be feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of...

Delta Stewardship Council receives a briefing on financing the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

October 29, 2013

At their October 24 meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council heard a briefing from Department of Water Resources Laura King Moon...

Formal Public Review of the BDCP and EIR/EIS to begin December 13, 2013

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October 29, 2013

From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: “As a joint effort of state and federal agencies preparing the BDCP, the...

Melinda Terry’s presentation to the North Delta Water Agency: “BDCP’s conditional mitigation – Is it enough?”

October 21, 2013

The North Delta Water Agency sits in the cross-hairs of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP); with all of the...

Santa Clara Valley Water District workshop: A statewide perspective on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

October 21, 2013

On October 11, the Santa Clara Valley Water District held a workshop on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which featured...

Letter: Friends of the River says Bay Delta Conservation Plan alters critical habitat and is not permissible under the ESA

October 1, 2013

Friends of the River has sent a letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,...

Letters: Southern California business groups support the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

October 1, 2013

Lest you think all the correspondence is negative, here are two letters of support for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. ...

Letter: Congressional leaders send letter to Secretary Jewell, questioning federal funding for the BDCP

September 27, 2013

Northern California Congressional leaders have sent a letter to Secretary Jewell outlining their concerns regarding federal financing for the Bay...

Delta Stewardship Council hears an update on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s governance structure and adaptive management plan

September 27, 2013

At yesterday’s meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Karla Nemeth and Carl Wilcox updated the Council on the BDCP’s adaptive...

State sets date for start of public comment period for Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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September 20, 2013

In a letter to Commissioner Michael Connor, Secretary Laird lays out the latest time frame for the release of the...

Top scientists review the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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September 19, 2013

An independent review of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan has just been released by American Rivers and The Nature Conservancy. ...

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”

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September 16, 2013

Kate Poole at the Natural Resources Defense Council fires back at the State’s analysis of the portfolio approach on the...

Metropolitan committee members discuss the estimated impact of the BDCP on Metropolitan’s rates

September 4, 2013

At the August 27th, 2013 of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, the Committee heard a presentation on the...

Letter: Congressmembers Matsui and others ask Governor Brown to postpone the release of the BDCP documents, saying “… the current BDCP plan and process are deeply flawed and do not warrant federal funding at this time.”