Tag: State Water Contractors

Will State Water Contractors support disclosure of forecast SWP operations?

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On January 22, 2022, Dan Bacher published an article, Why is California’s DWR increasing State Water Project allocations in the middle of a drought?  Jennifer Pierre, the General Manager for the State Water Contractors: tweeted the following response to the article: All of the allocated water is already in storage downstream of the Delta. It … Continue reading Will State Water Contractors support disclosure of forecast SWP operations?

State Water Contractors objected to development of a drought operations strategy for the State Water Project and Central Valley Project

Lake Oroville March 2021
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Our May 10, 2021 blog post, DWR Chief Engineer warned of climate change draining Northern California reservoirs explained how Francis Chung, the Department of Water Resources’ Bay-Delta modeling chief, sounded the alarm in 2010 that climate change could drain major Northern California reservoirs. Chung recommended that DWR develop a reoperation strategy for the State Water Project … Continue reading State Water Contractors objected to development of a drought operations strategy for the State Water Project and Central Valley Project

Delta tunnel contract negotiations: water grab?

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While Governor Newsom's single Delta tunnel is likely to have less capacity than Governor Brown's twin tunnels, it could be operated in ways that could significantly increase Delta exports.

State Water Contractors seek to dictate Delta tunnel capacity and configuration

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Governor Gavin Newsom stated in his February 12, 2019 State of the State address that he did "not support the WaterFix as currently configured.