An overview of the refinements and revisions to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan facilities (with video) Maven Meetings February 2, 2015Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta hears some of the details on the changes made to the water conveyance facilities...
Dr. Tracy Collier with the Delta ISB review of the BDCP Draft EIR/S, particularly regarding reliance on habitat restoration Maven Science on the Notebook December 22, 2014The Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) completed its review of the draft EIR/EIS for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP)...
Water agencies and Restore the Delta react to Bay Delta Conservation Plan revisions Maven Other News Item December 21, 2014Last Friday, the California Natural Resources Agency announced changes to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, most notably the elimination of...
This just in … Gov. Brown’s Delta Water Plan Refined to Reduce Local Impacts Need for Three Pumping Plants Eliminated; Public Invited to Comment on Changes Maven Breaking News December 19, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: The administration of Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and its federal partners announced Friday...
Early morning news flash … Pumps dropped from Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Breaking News December 19, 2014This one’s too good to wait for the Daily Digest later this morning … From the Sacramento Bee: “The massive...
This just in … State Water Project contract negotiations set to begin over proposed BDCP amendments Maven Breaking News November 24, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced today it will begin negotiations with State...
Metropolitan Water District, Restore the Delta, and the State Water Contractors react to release of BDCP financing report Maven Other News Item November 15, 2014There really wasn’t much of a reaction to the report on BDCP funding that was released on Friday. (You can...
Media call on latest BDCP Affordability and Financing Considerations report, plus a brief update on when to expect the recirculated BDCP docs Maven News and Features November 14, 2014This morning, the California Natural Resources Agency held a media call regarding the release of the report, The Bay Delta...
California Treasurer’s Office Releases Report on BDCP Affordability and Financing; Urban and Agricultural Users Have Capacity to Pay Their Share of Costs Maven Other News Item November 14, 2014From the California Natural Resources Agency: The California State Treasurer’s Office released The Bay Delta Conveyance Facility: Affordability and Financing Considerations,...
Tunnel opponents call on Gov. Brown to abandon doomed BDCP Delta tunnels; say EPA, agencies’ criticisms are unresolvable Maven Other News Item November 12, 2014From Restore the Delta, this press release: Restore the Delta (RTD), Friends of the River (FOR) and California Water Impact...
Divvying up the costs of the twin tunnels: Metropolitan Committee is updated on the BDCP’s cost allocation discussions Maven Meetings October 1, 2014At the September 23rd meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Metropolitan Manager Steve Arakawa updated the...
Capitol Weekly: DWR: Progress on the tunnels Maven News and Features September 30, 2014From yours truly at Capitol Weekly: “California’s top water official told a key gathering of south state water representatives that...
Director Mark Cowin updates Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and addresses EPA’s comments, plus Randy Fiorini of the Delta Stewardship Council on the Council’s five priorities Maven Meetings September 29, 2014The latest information on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan took center stage at the September 23rd meeting of Metropolitan Water...
Jerry Meral and Jonas Minton debate the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Event coverage September 26, 2014At the September 18th meeting of the Harry S. Truman Democratic Club in Sacramento, the program featured former Deputy Secretary...
Congressman Ami Bera backs bill blocking funding for twin tunnels (BDCP) Maven Other News Item September 10, 2014From Congressman Ami Bera: Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. introduced a bill today with his colleagues Congressmen Jerry McNerney and John Garamendi...