DWR Says Delta Tunnels Plans ARE PROGRESSING; DOUBTS REMAIN Planning is moving forward slowly on the proposed pair of water conveyance tunnels that are the key ingredient in the much-delayed Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) but the project remains contentious…
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Delta Water Cut Ruling Appealed To High Court
Delta Water Cut Ruling Appealed To High Court An appeal of a crucial Delta water use ruling has been made to the U.S. Supreme Court by western San Joaquin Valley growers. Acting on behalf of West Side interests, the Pacific…
Trimmed-Down Bond Heads For Ballot
Florida Senator Rubio Sees Dam, Hears Problems
Historic Groundwater Bills Win Nod
Historic Groundwater Bills Win Nod Like it or not – and many in the San Joaquin Valley apparently don’t – laws regulating groundwater extraction and use are probably headed for reality. California’s two legislative houses ignored unanimous opposition from Central…
CVP Water Released To Klamath River
Faces of the California Drought
BAY-DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN
BAY-DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN Twin Tunnels Could Produce Friant Dry Year Water Woes While “progress” on the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan’s ambitious and controversial twin tunnels planning continues to mostly be marked by delay, Friant Division contractors and the Friant Water Authority…
House, Senate Conference Talks Go On
House, Senate Conference Talks Go On House and Senate negotiators at press time were continuing their efforts aimed at developing compromise legislation between vastly differing bills approved earlier this year. The bill would address drought impacts. Friant Water Authority General…