Restore the Delta

February 27, 2017 – Claiming that California’s “water management at the state level is broken,” Assembly member Adam C. Gray (D-Merced) plugged introduction of his Assembly Bill 313 via Maven’s Notebook on February 6, 2017. In his cliché-ridden press release, Mr. Gray argues that “anyone who has tried to work with the state on water […]

STOCKTON, CA, Feb. 3, 2017 – State Controller Betty T. Yee announced this week that her team’s detailed review of the Panoche Water District has unearthed numerous examples of financial misuse, waste, and fraud in fiscal years 2013-15 in likely violation of both California’s Government Code and Penal Code. The report found that between 2013 and 2015, […]

STOCKTON, CA, Dec. 22, 2016 – Today, the Delta Tunnels Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) was released online. As we mentioned yesterday, this document is not a green light for the Delta Tunnels but rather should be understood as the submission of homework by sponsoring agencies (California Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau […]

STOCKTON, CA, Dec. 16, 2016 – Today, President Obama signed the Water Resources Development Act. This law will fund dozens of new, and necessary, water infrastructure projects around the nation including funds to help install safe water pipelines in Flint, Michigan. The bill generated great controversy last week when it was hijacked by Senator Feinstein […]

STOCKTON, Nov. 16, 2016 – Yesterday, San Diego County Water Authority’s General Manager, Maureen Stapleton, sent a letter to CA Natural Resources Secretary John Laird asserting that Dr. David Sunding’s economic analysis for the Delta Tunnels project “may significantly overstate Southern California’s future demand for water from the Bay-Delta.” Ms. Stapleton’s letter explains that Dr. […]

SACRAMENTO, CA, Aug. 11, 2016 – Yesterday, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee voted to launch an audit into funding for the California WaterFix (Delta Tunnels) as requested by Assemblymember Susan Eggman and Senator Lois Wolk. At a State Capitol hearing, the legislators said the $16B cost, lack of legislative oversight, and murky funding mechanisms all […]