Ron Stork, Senior Policy Advocate for Friends of the River, testified for Friends of the River and the Sierra Club in Part 2 of the WaterFix Water Right Change Petition Hearing in 2018. This is the section of his written testimony on why pursuing a permit for a two tunnel project, when DWR was only … Continue reading Written Testimony of Ron Stork on Diligence and the WaterFix Water Right Change Petition Application

In changing the WaterFix project, Governor Newsom may have problems with the WaterFix Joint Powers Agreement, which requires written acceptance by JPA of "material changes" to the project

Fugro announced on January 23, 2019 that they will be leading a consortium of 5 consultants and 35 specialty subcontractors to provide geotechnical investigations for the WaterFix project. The services will include geological assessment, geophysics, drilling, sampling and laboratory testing. The contract is valued at $75 million. Dr. Clyde Thomas Williams is a PhD geologist with … Continue reading WaterFix project could have major changes, cost escalations with more geotechnical evaluation

On Thursday, January 31, 2019, local Delta residents organized a meeting "to unite in defense of impacts from California WaterFix on North Delta legacy towns." About 150 people came from all over the Delta. Deirdre Des Jardins, principal at California Water Research, presented information on WaterFix impacts on public health, including: Construction noise impacts in … Continue reading Presentation to Delta residents on WaterFix construction impacts

At a Special Meeting on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 the Board of Directors of the Santa Clara Valley Water District will consider a letter from the attorney for the City of Palo Alto about the State Water Project tax that SCVWD imposes on parcels in the District. The letter states in part, The purpose of this … Continue reading Santa Clara Valley Water District to act on letter from City of Palo Alto attorney re: SWP tax and California WaterFix