Plotting the Return to the Old Dam-Building Era
DWR’s planners revel in telling the California Water Commission about the big changes coming to the California Water Plan. Will it be a return to the bad old days? They say so, but will reality intervene?
FOR Takes a Stand Against the Dreaded Delta Tunnel
The proposed Delta Tunnel has reached the water rights stage, and Friends of the River, alongside many partner organizations, submitted two formal “protests” of the Tunnel water rights applications…
DWR and the Ongoing Saga of Oroville Dam
The issues with the poor foundation conditions under the Oroville Dam spillways became apparent as far back as 2005, when Friends of the River led a coalition of environmental organizations in asking FERC to confront these problems…
Some San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Agencies don’t get a Passing Grade
Somewhat predictably, parts of the San Joaquin Valley west and east sides and the Tulare Basin may be in danger of SWRCB taking over management of their groundwater basins rather than their local groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs)…