The California Water Commission (CWC) met on July 20 for its monthly briefings, most from Department of Water Resources (DWR) staff, on its various areas of responsibility. After an update from the Executive Officer, commissioners got a presentation on three pieces of federal legislation. We’ve already written at length about the disastrous consequences of one...Read More
At its June meeting, the California Water Commission (CWC) amended and approved Agricultural Water Measurement Regulations developed by DWR staff under SBX7-7. This was a tedious and time-consuming process, with the CWC’s Rules and Regulations Committee proposing amendments, the full Commission scrutinizing them, and public comments being taken. But that wasn’t the end of it. ...Read More
Staff briefed the commissioners on the CWC’s role in eminent domain, reviewing both the land acquisition process and the Resolution of Necessity, a governing authority’s formal decision to acquire real property rights. The CWC is the “governing authority.” DWR isn’t talking about acquiring land for a peripheral canal or tunnel YET. First they have to...Read More
Water Commission staff have scheduled two Water Storage Workshops this fall. Panels for the first workshop, on September 14, will provide the Commission with a historical perspective on water storage projects in California and will give an overview of project types, benefits, and fiscal and climate issues. Panels for the second workshop, on October 25,...Read More
Natural Resources Secretary John Laird has told Restore the Delta in a letter that “The BDCP management and executive committees that have been meeting for the past few years have had their functions merged into a single group. Meetings of the merged committee, now called the BDCP management committee, are open to the public. Meeting...Read More
Below you will find a thorough explanation from Delta Engineer Bill Darsie regarding a significant cut to the Delta Levee Subvention Program. It is crucial that Delta residents contact the Delta Stewardship Council to let them know that the Delta Levee Subvention Program needs to be fully funded and to correct this omission in the...Read More
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2011 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla Phone: 209-479-2053 Restore the Delta 10100 Trinity Parkway, Suite 120 Stockton, CA 95219 Email: Barbara@restorethedelta.org www.restorethedelta.org CELEBRATE THE DELTA! A COMMUNITY FORUM SPONSORED BY RESTORE THE DELTA Stockton, California — Celebrate the Delta, Restore the Delta’s Community Forum, will be held Friday, July 29, 2011 at...Read More
Celebrate the Delta! A community forum sponsored by Restore the Delta Restore the Delta’s look at the Delta’s history, the Delta’s economic and environmental present, and the Delta’s future! When: July 29, 2011 Time: Registration and Continental Breakfast 7 to 8 am Program 8 am to 9:30 am Where: The San Joaquin County Administration Building...Read More
Sixteen Delta region community groups and political leaders have joined Restore the Delta in signing on to a letter to Congressman Tom McClintock, Chair of the House Sub Committee on Water and Power, to express opposition to HR 1837 (Nunes). Click here to read the letter. HR 1837, the San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act,...Read More
