This blog post discusses WaterFix EIR/EIS Impact GEO-3: Loss of Property, Personal Injury, or Death from Ground Settlement during Construction of Water Conveyance Features.
WaterFix: tunneling under levees
Month: May 2018
WaterFix: Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement and compliance with applicable laws
The Revised Final Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the Department of Water Resources and the WaterFix Design and Construction Joint Powers Authority includes a statement of compliance with all applicable laws: In carrying out its obligations under this Agreement, the Authority and its agents shall comply with all applicable federal, State, or local laws existing … Continue reading WaterFix: Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement and compliance with applicable laws
WaterFix hearing: chief tunnels engineer on sea level rise
Metropolitan Water District's Chief Engineer, John Bednarski, testified in the WaterFix hearing on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 about the WaterFix facilities design and construction. Mr. Bednarski addressed numerous issues raised in testimony by California Water Research's principal scientist, Deirdre Des Jardins on the inadequacy of the sea level rise analysis for the WaterFix tunnel design. … Continue reading WaterFix hearing: chief tunnels engineer on sea level rise
WaterFix: reasoning behind the divided Santa Clara Valley Water District Board vote
The Santa Clara Valley Water District Board voted 4-3 today to participate in the California WaterFix project. The reasoning of the Board of Directors reflected the complexity, cost and risk of the hugely controversial project.
WaterFix: Impacts on the historic town of Locke
Locke historian James Motlow testified on the importance of the Chinese-American town of Locke as a living museum. Motlow also testified that traffic impacts from WaterFix construction would destroy Locke.
WaterFix: Construction Noise Impacts
Save the California Delta Alliance explains how noise impacts of the WaterFix project construction on the towns of Hood and Clarksburg are underestimated in the CEQA environmental documents.
WaterFix: JPA agreement attempts to indemnify water agencies from construction liability
The Joint Powers Agreement for construction of the WaterFix project was published on May 1, 2018. The JPA agreement attempts to indemnify the member agencies and the JPA officers, agents, and employees from liability for any activities conducted under the agreement. The agreement allows the JPA to purchase insurance for the WaterFix project construction, but does not require it to do so.