In March 2009, the state and federal governments and the water contractors entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on planning, preliminary design, and environmental compliance for the habitat conservation plan and conveyance program we know as the BDCP (Bay Delta Conservation Plan).  That MOU has just been amended. Highlights: They plan to have a...Read More

Last week, Dan Bacher reported that a mind-boggling 11 million fish have been “salvaged” at the export pumps since January 1.  “Salvaged” pretty much means “killed,” since the majority of many species perish during and after the salvage process, including handling and trucking operations. The losses include close to 9 million Sacramento splittail, the largest...Read More

CSPA, Friends of the River, North Coast River Alliance, Save the American River and the Winnemen Wintu Tribes have filed a lawsuit against Westlands Water District (and its two water distribution districts) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, as a Real Party in Interest, over the renewal of six interim Central Valley Project (CVP) water...Read More

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will be addressing the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Monday, September 19 at 9 a.m.  The subject is “A Morning on the Water”: California reservoirs are at healthy levels this year but the state’s water system remains in crisis. Projected changes in the sierra snowpack and precipitation patterns...Read More