The California Water Commission (CWC) met on June 15, 2011 at exactly the same time as the BDCP was having its first public meeting since Jerry Meral introduced his divide-and-conquer working group strategy. “Due to state budget constraints,” the CWC meeting was not webcast live, and 36 hours later, video of the meeting was still...Read More
At the June 15th meeting, the Commission dispensed with the first six agenda items in just about as many minutes, then proceeded to a prolonged parsing of language for Agricultural Water Measurement Regulations. They were still at it when they took a break at 3:30 and RTD staff fled for daylight. Here’s what we can...Read More
When we talk about beneficiary pays, just which beneficiaries are we talking about? DWR staff came up with five main categories of public benefit plus a couple more and submitted them to the Commission, which must define public benefits of dams and conveyance under the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010,...Read More
As already noted, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Public meeting was held at the same time that the Water Commission met. What was striking about the BDCP meeting was that little substantive information was once again presented to the public regarding the progress of the peripheral canal project or the real processes for creating and...Read More
Those of you who commented that no one from the Delta was invited to participate in the Delta Vision Foundation’s Panel Discussion on June 16th should know that Restore the Delta WAS invited to participate. One staff member and one board member got invitations, both on June 14th. When the agenda was already set. And...Read More
For four years, Restore the Delta has been arguing that the true economic value of Delta agriculture and Delta recreation have been deliberately undervalued by those who want to drain the Delta for their economic gain. The first draft of the Economic Sustainability Plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with great detail and documentation affirms...Read More
