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  • California Cities Sue State, Allege Secret Discussions of Water Project

    https://www.courthousenews.com/california-cities-sue-state-allege-secret-discussions-of-water-project/ NICK CAHILL February 27, 2018 SACRAMENTO (CN) –Over a dozen California cities, water agencies and environmentalists sued the state late Tuesday, alleging that state regulators have been secretly plotting and discussing a contentious $16 billion water project. The petitioners, led by Sacramento and San Joaquin counties, have uncovered public records that they claim prove…

  • Water Board resumes Delta Tunnels hearing, rejects motions by opponents

    https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/02/21/18806900.php by Dan Bacher Wednesday Feb 21st, 2018 7:31 PM The State Water Resources Control Board today announced that the hearing on the petition by the California Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to change the point of diversions for the Delta Tunnels project will resume as scheduled tomorrow, in spite of…

  • Court Victory: 10-Year California Water Transfer Program Failed Analysis & Disclosure

    https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/02/19/18806832.php by Dan Bacher Monday Feb 19th, 2018 5:09 PM AquAlliance Executive Director Barbara Vlamis said the significance of the decision extends well beyond the water transfers to current litigation in the courts challenging Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels project. “Some of the same issues raised by Aqualliance regarding the twin tunnels, such as the…

  • Agency recommends protection for the Moke River

    http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_6bd9a084-0dc6-11e8-8002-77578a5104c3.html By Ross Johnson Feb 9, 2018 On Jan. 26, the California Natural Resources Agency released its draft Mokelumne River Wild and Scenic River Study Report, and several environmental and recreational advocacy groups have already publicly praised its findings. The agency recommended granting Wild and Scenic status to 37 miles of the North Fork and…

  • DWR could have lost control of Oroville spillway gates during crisis

    http://www.chicoer.com/general-news/20180123/dwr-could-have-lost-control-of-oroville-spillway-gates-during-crisis Risa Johnson, Chico Enterprise-Record Posted: 01/23/18, 6:20 PM PST Oroville >> The state Department of Water Resources could have lost control of the spillway radial gates for days during the Oroville Dam crisis if crucial power lines had gone down, according to department officials. DWR leaders Cindy Messer and Joel Ledesma stated this Jan.…