Just Released: Single Tunnel (Delta Conveyance Project) Draft Environmental Impact Report
Public comment period through October 27. Governor Newsom cancelled the Delta Tunnel project (then called California WaterFix) in early 2019 and promised a fresh look at the project. Now, two-and-a-half years later, the Department of Water Resources has just released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the current version of the Delta Tunnel, which […]
As state slashes budget, director for proposed Delta tunnel earns twice as much as the governor
By: Scott Thomas Anderson • Sacramento News & Review • June 24, 2020, Some water contractors, expected to reimburse the state for tunnel project, now object in light of the recession While the COVID-19 pandemic has blown a $54 billion hole in California’s budget—threatening education and safety programs and forcing 234,000 state employees to take […]
Delta tunnel advisory committee compelled to work through the pandemic
By: Scott Thomas Anderson May 12, 2020 • Sacramento News & Review Were COVID-19-related concerns intentionally downplayed to the Delta Protection Committee? Members of a committee designed to ensure Delta communities and tribal groups have their say in a proposed, life-changing tunnel project have been told to work through the coronavirus pandemic—or be left out of the […]
Clarksburg residents – if you oppose the tunnel, sign our letter to the Department of Water Resources
IF YOU WANT TO SIGN (you can read the letter below)Because we need actual signatures, please download the signature page here, print it, fill it out, scan or photograph it and return it.Return by email to: deltaactioncommittee@gmail.comOr return by text to: (530) 570-9641 DEADLINE: 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Tell everyone you know […]
The tunnel project is back. Time to gear up!
Attend the CEQA scoping meetings in Walnut Grove and Clarksburg – get your comments and concerns into the legal record. The Department of Water Resources released the Notice of Preparation on January 15, 2020 kicking off the environmental review process. Make no mistake – one tunnel is just as damaging to North Delta Communities and the Delta […]
Single Delta Tunnel Planning Begins with “Notice of Preparation”; Reaction from Restore the Delta
From Restore the Delta • January 15, 2020 • STOCKTON, CA – Planning for a single tunnel through the San Francisco Bay-Delta, formally began today as the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released its Delta Conveyance Notice of Preparation. The document begins the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the “Delta Conveyance […]
Sacramento County hits pro-tunnel state agency with restraining order
From the Sacramento News and Review. By Scott Thomas Anderson, scott@newsreview.com. Published 07.05.19 The standoff between Sacramento County and the California Department of Water Resources over the Delta’s future took a twist in June, moving from quiet canals and pear orchards along the river to a courtroom in the central city. That’s where county officials […]
Ding Dong… The 2 Tunnel Project is Dead!
From Osha Meserve: The twin tunnels are officially dead! https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article229949089.html On May 2, 2019, DWR withdrew its project approval for WaterFix and rescinded the notice of determination it had filed to comply with CEQA. DWR also notified the SWRCB that the Petitioners (DWR and the Bureau of Reclamation) have withdrawn their Joint Petition for Change in […]
Clarksburg Flood Risk Reduction Meeting
Tuesday, March 19 • 4-6 PM • Clarksburg Community Church Please join the Clarksburg Small Community Flood Risk Reduction study team on Tuesday, March 19th 4 pm to 6 pm at the Clarksburg Community Church to review and determine the best alternative to protect Clarksburg from flooding. Here is some background: Yolo County has applied for a […]