Legislative hearing: Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 1 of 2) Maven Legislative Hearings August 25, 2015Senator Wolk leads a hearing on the Delta tunnels: The Legislative Analyst’s Office first briefs the legislators; Dr. Christina Swanson...
Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears more details on California Water Fix Maven Meetings August 24, 2015Details include the flexibility and constraints, transfer capability, and water quality benefits of the Delta tunnels project, plus an analysis...
This just in … Restore the Delta: Delta Tunnels “Confidential” Documents Reveal State Plans to Take Delta Farms – Includes AP Story Link Maven Breaking News August 17, 2015From Restore the Delta: Newly released documents gained through Public Records Actions show that water exporters and the Delta Design...
Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears an overview of the Cal Water Fix documents and an update on drought operations in the Delta Maven Meetings August 5, 2015Metropolitan staff review what’s in the documents and explore what the project might yield; Drought operations update includes the effect...
Media call: Director Mark Cowin on the revised environmental documents for California Water Fix, formerly known as BDCP, more commonly known as the Delta tunnels Maven News and Features July 13, 2015Today, Mark Cowin, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, held a media call with reporters to discuss the...
Organizations react to release of recirculated draft BDCP – Cal Water Fix documents Maven Other News Item July 10, 2015Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation today released a joint Partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental...
This just in … Recirculated Draft EIR/EIS Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California Water Fix Documents Now Available Maven Breaking News July 9, 2015From the California Natural Resources Agency: The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released...
Media call: Tunnel opponents comment in preparation for release of recirculated BDCP / Cal Water Fix documents; comment on HR 2898 Maven News and Features July 9, 2015The recirculated environmental documents for the Delta tunnels project are widely expected to be released tomorrow, Friday, July 10th, for...
Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta: Delta drought operations, the latest on the BDCP, and Bay Delta Accord restoration projects Maven Meetings July 1, 2015Drought barrier discussed; Recirculated BDCP documents anticipated soon At the June 23rd meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the...
Delta Stewardship Council prepares for a new role: Considering Delta conveyance Maven Meetings June 30, 2015Considering Delta conveyance and ecosystem restoration without the Bay Delta Conservation Plan It was the 2009 Delta Reform Act that...
Guest commentary: Former Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson with more on his alternative to the Delta tunnels Maven Other News Item June 16, 2015A system combining a western conveyance, operable gates, and a ‘polishing’ facility would have all the benefits of the tunnels...
This just in … Bureau of Reclamation files Notice of Intent to prepare recirculated EIR/EIS for the BDCP Maven Breaking News June 13, 2015Three new alternatives to be analyzed The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources have filed notice...
Wolk, Bonham, and Cowin discuss the BDCP, Cal Water Fix, and Cal Eco Restore Maven Legislative Hearings May 27, 2015At a budget subcommittee hearing last week, Senator Wolk has some questions for Director Bonham and Director Cowin on the...
Bay Delta Conservation Plan Update: A comparison of regulatory approaches Maven Meetings April 30, 2015Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta is updated on the substantive differences between the change in the Bay Delta Conservation...
Metropolitan Bay Delta Committee hears presentation on treasurer’s BDCP affordability report, plus an update on SWP BDCP contract negotiations Maven Meetings February 3, 2015Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears a presentation on the state treasurer’s report which found that both urban...
