The Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) is a proposal to modernize State Water Project infrastructure in the Delta by creating an additional point of diversion along the Sacramento River coupled with existing conveyance facilities in the South Delta.
This guest commentary is written by Tama L. Brisbane, poet, With Our Words Inc. Stockton Poet Laureate Area Coordinator, California Poets in the Schools; and Tim Stroshane, policy analyst, Restore the Delta: In his CalMatters piece on June 20, 2020,...
Yesterday, four San Joaquin Valley water districts led by the Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District, sent a letter to Governor Newsom objecting to any further temporary funding of the Delta Conveyance Project, stating it is ‘not appropriate’ to continue...
At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners heard an update on the Delta conveyance project, and a presentation on tribal engagement with the Delta conveyance process. DELTA CONVEYANCE UPDATE On January 15, 2020, the Department of Water...
California governors couldn’t complete, leaving environmentalists to wonder whether the state’s blueprint for climate change is legitimate. By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service It didn’t take long for Gavin Newsom to dive head-first into a political onion that has bedeviled...
At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Carrie Buckman, Environmental Program Manager with the Department of Water Resources, gave an update on the Delta Conveyance project including the preparation of environmental documents; roles and responsibilities of the Delta...