July 26, 2012
Sacramento – July 25 – Speaking at a joint press conference in Sacramento, Governor Jerry Brown, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Assistant Administrator for Fisheries Eric Schwaab said California’s water system is unsustainable from an environmental and economic perspective and called the BDCP a key part of a comprehensive solution to achieve […]
July 24, 2012
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will be joined by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the National Marine Fisheries Service Eric Schwaab in Sacramento tomorrow to announce a proposed path forward for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and California’s water future. […]
July 18, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – On July 16, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), a Member of the House Natural Resources Committee and former Deputy Secretary of the Interior, sent a letter to Interior Secretary Salazar, Acting Commerce Secretary Blank, California Governor Brown, and California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Laird encouraging them to undertake a more thorough statewide […]
July 8, 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers voted Thursday, July 5 to delay voters’ consideration of an $11 billion water bond from this November until 2014 – the second time the measure has been postponed. Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com
July 8, 2012
The El Dorado Irrigation District is a MCWRA Executive Member agency The El Dorado Irrigation District’s (EID) Communications and Community Relations Director, Mary Lynn Carlton talks with EID General Counsel Tom Cumpston and Deputy General Counsel Brian Poulsen on the Bay Delta Conservation and what it means to EID. Click HERE for the EID article
July 6, 2012
OROVILLE — A deal that could open a new relationship between the Department of Water Resources and Butte County and could net the county about $1.2 million a year for the next decade is all but signed, sealed and delivered. The multi-faceted agreement will result in a pair of water contractors “leasing” about 24,000 acre-feet […]
