It will come as no surprise to anyone who has been observing the arrogance of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s Potentially Regulated Entities (PREs) that they don’t intend to acquire land for habitat restoration using willing sellers. Restore the Delta has learned that the BDCP is looking at eminent domain as the process to achieve...Read More

Back in March of 2009, the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority issued revenue notes to fund the Delta Habitat Conservation and Conveyance Program (DHCCP) Development Project.  The DHCCP is the entity that is supposed to assess potential habitat restoration and water conveyance options for the BDCP and conduct an environmental review. Fitch Ratings, a...Read More

Last week, the New York Times reported on a new study warning of the risk of municipal bonds that finance water supply. The study is one of the first to assess the potential impact of water shortages on the municipal bond market. (Read the NY Times report click here) According to the study, credit ratings...Read More

So export water contractors plan to seize Delta land to create a combination of habitat and infrastructure so complicated that they can’t even figure out how to describe it in a proper public project description. Their plan to pay for this hodgepodge includes issuing bonds based on a degree of water supply availability and stability...Read More

Restore the Delta thanks the following sponsors who helped with the Bass Tournament benefit on October 17: • BlackDog Baits • Mel Cotton’s Sporting Goods of San Jose • Snagproof Lures • The Fly Shop in Redding • Lamiglass • Mike Keopke/Pure Fishing • Simms(John Sherman) • Dan Blanton • Roger Stegal (ABA TD scales)...Read More