Salmon still not receiving promised water, says commentary
From the San Francisco Chronicle, this commentary by Victor Gonella of the Golden Gate Salmon Association: “October marked 20 years since the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, a water project...
View ArticleBDCP public meeting to focus on water operations, decision tree
From ACWA’s Water News: “Jerry Meral, deputy secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, will update members of the public on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) at a public meeting Nov....
View ArticleProposed Delta plans show little concern for those living there, says commentary
From the Vacaville Reporter, this commentary by Solano County Supervisor Mike Reagan: “In coming months, residents of the Delta region should closely follow several key initiatives that could change...
View ArticleSunday’s top of the scroll: ‘A long way to go’: 40 years after Clean Water...
From the Stockton Record: “Each week on the San Joaquin River, a chemist doubles as a boat captain. David Callas, who works for the city of Stockton, has tested the river’s water quality so many times...
View ArticleSan Joaquin County joins 11 other counties in support of Delta/Valley water...
From the Stockton Record: “Not all water issues in California cause all-out war. In one effort at water diplomacy, representatives from counties from the top of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the...
View ArticleReclamation to close the Delta Cross Channel Gates
From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation will close the Delta Cross Channel Gates on Tuesday, November 27, at approximately 10:00 a.m., to meet fish protection requirements per the...
View ArticleDelta Stewardship Council hears potential Delta Science Plan
From the River News-Herald: “Amongst the seemingly endless laundry list of agenda items tackled in this month’s meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council was in relation to the establishment of a more...
View ArticleValley Economy blog: BDCP blog falsely claims UC-Davis report models the...
From the Valley Economy blog: “Recently, the California Water Blog made a post that salinity effects on Delta agriculture from a proposed peripheral tunnel is a dog that doesn’t bark. I wasn’t going to...
View ArticleNovember 2012 Estuary News now available online
From the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, the November 2012 issue is now available. This month’s articles include: “Unearthing an Older Delta: If any scientific report could be called a page-turner,...
View ArticleBay Delta Conservation Plan blog: BDCP: A 21st Century Solution
From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan blog: “In 1980 the California Legislature directed the California Department of Water Resources to build a new canal around the Bay Delta for the state and federal...
View ArticleDan Bacher: Environmental Water Caucus slams Bay Delta Conservation Plan
From Dan Bacher at IndyBay.org: “Nick Di Croce, one of the facilitators for the Environmental Water Caucus, took a few verbal swipes at the controversial Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) during a...
View ArticleAlex Breitler’s blog: ‘We’re not there yet’
From Alex Breitler’s blog: “Deputy Secretary for Natural Resources Jerry Meral said today that officials are not yet ready to publish the draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (peripheral tunnels),...
View ArticleValley Economy blog: Initial thoughts on the latest BDCP economic analysis...
From the Valley Economy blog: “I attended David Sunding’s presentation at the BDCP Finance Working Group Meeting this morning, and some people have asked me to blog my reactions. Overall, I would say...
View ArticlePress release: Comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of the Bay Delta...
From the State Water Contractors, this press release: “The California Natural Resources Agency announced today that a cost-benefit analysis of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) will be conducted...
View ArticleThis just in .. Final Delta Plan, Supplemental EIR, and the Rule Making...
The final Delta Plan, the supplemental EIR, and the Rule Making Package are now available at the Delta Stewardship Council website. Click here to visit the Council website. Happy Reading! (Link...
View ArticleDan Bacher: Delta Stewardship Council releases Final Draft Plan
From Dan Bacher at IndyBay.org: “The Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) today announced the release of its Final Draft Delta Plan, along with the draft program environmental report and corresponding draft...
View ArticleRestore the Delta’s blog: “We’re not there yet.” (and more)
From Restore the Delta’s blog: “In the afternoon, Deputy Resources Secretary Jerry Meral presided over a BDCP Public Meeting. The meeting was supposed to be webcast, but the Pagoda Building was...
View ArticleDelta plan to get cost benefit analysis
From the Stockton Record: “State water officials announced this week that they intend to undertake a cost-benefit study of a controversial, multibillion-dollar plan to transport water from Sierra...
View ArticleBay Delta Conservation Plan still being refined, draft due early 2013
From ACWA’s Water News: “The release of a draft of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) has been delayed to late January or early February to allow environmental consultants more time to address...
View ArticleDelta Council releases plan to restore river delta
From the Silicon Valley Mercury News: “A state-sponsored advisory council has released a long-range plan to restore the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and provide a more reliable water supply to...
View ArticleDelta Stewardship Council to discuss draft list of near-term projects in Delta
From ACWA’s Water News: “The Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) is scheduled to discuss a draft list of projects that may be undertaken in the near-term in the Delta as longer-term solutions for the...
View ArticleCommentary: Environmental Water Caucus blasts the BDCP
Received via email, this press release from the Environmental Water Caucus: “A spokesman for the Environmental Water Caucus took a few verbal swipes at the Bay Delta Conservation Project (BDCP) during...
View ArticlePublic Water News Service: BDCP Plan leaves lots of good, viable questions...
From Burt Wilson at the Public Water News Service: “At last week’s BDCP Public Meeting, Dr. Jerry Meral allowed that the finished conveyance product (the terrible twin tunnels) would be used only to...
View ArticleAlex Breitler’s blog: The BDCP and keeping promises
From Alex Breitler’s blog: “At last week’s public Bay Delta Conservation Plan meeting, one stakeholder questioned whether the new, transparent process promised by the Brown administration last year is...
View ArticleBDCP maps show rise in Courtland water table
From the River News-Herald: “As the fight for California’s water supply heats up, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) has released maps that disclose the effects to the Sacramento Delta region...
View ArticleDelta Plan nears completion; 2 final reviews under way
From the Delta Stewardship Council: “The Delta Stewardship Council has begun the final rounds of public review for its long-term management plan for the Delta. The Council on Nov. 30 began 45-day...
View ArticleWednesday’s top of the scroll: Delta plan nears end; districts optimistic
From the Union Democrat: “The latest draft of a major state plan dealing with management of Delta watersheds looks better for the Mother Lode than previous ones, according to an expert working with...
View ArticleThursday’s top of the scroll: Judge OKs Delta reservoirs project
From the Stockton Record: “A quarter-century-old plan to convert two Delta islands into reservoirs can move forward, a judge has ruled. But the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors voted this week...
View ArticleRestore the Delta: Peripheral tunnel opponents debunk state’s effort to...
From Restore the Delta: “While both the 1982 Peripheral Canal and the 2012 BDCP are flawed strategies, as no estuary has ever been healed in the history of the world by having its primary freshwater...
View ArticleState Water Board upholds discharge limits from Sacramento sewage plant
From ACWA’s Water News: “The State Water Resources Control Board this week upheld a permit placing stricter limits on discharges by the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. The permit,...
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