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Newsom Administration Proposes Permanent Weaker Rules for State Water Project
Bill if Passed Would Fast-Track Delta Tunnel and Eliminate Deadlines to Use Water On May 14, 2025, the Newsom Administration proposed two “trailer bills” in the State Legislature that would create special rules for the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and its State Water Project (SWP), eliminating requirements that all other water right holders…
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State Water Board Releases Amended Notice for Delta Conveyance Project Hearings
The Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) has released an amended notice of public hearing for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project, also known as the Delta tunnel. The hearing is scheduled to begin February 18, 2025. The hearing will address petitions by the Department of Water Resources (DWR)…
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An Inadequate Analysis of Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project
On September 9, 2024 a coalition of nonprofits submitted comments to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) in response to its 2024 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP). The coalition consists of California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), California Water Impact Network, Friends…
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Adaptively Managing Extinction
In the never-ending saga of calling a skunk an adorable striped kitten, the proponents of the Voluntary Agreements released, on August 16, 2024, their latest defense of the scheme to undermine the flows needed for San Francisco Bay and the Delta to once again thrive. A flood of water agencies, headed by the California Department…
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CSPA Protests Water Right Petition for Proposed Delta Tunnel
CSPA, AquAlliance, and the San Joaquin Audubon Society filed a protest on May 13, 2024 opposing the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR’s) petition to change its water rights. The change in water rights would allow DWR to construct and operate a proposed tunnel under the eastern side of the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta estuary.…
