Tunnels
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Feinstein on Delta Tunnels at Los Angeles Town Hall “I do not support the Twin Tunnels. I have not taken a position”
At a Town Hall meeting with constituents at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Los Angeles on April 20, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) told the audience she had not taken a position on the DeltaTunnels and wanted to be very clear on that.
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State releases report on disputed twin tunnels water plan
The analysis, a snooze-inducing tome roughly equivalent in size to 66 Bibles, judges a project that remains at least a year away from final approval. Nevertheless, it generated a fresh batch of criticism from environmentalists, who insist the tunnels would devastate the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta by depriving it of its most critical ingredient — fresh water.
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$16 Billion Delta Tunnels May Hit Taxpayers
In case you missed it... KCET (Southern California) $16 Billion Delta Tunnels May Hit Taxpayers By Chris Clarke
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Delta People Should Shut Up, Again
What caused this new round of scolding by backers of the Delta Tunnels (Resnick front group Californians for Water Security)? Two things -- check out our latest blog post.
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Metropolitan Water District will be in Stockton!
This is a great opportunity for Delta residents to ask the major Delta tunnels proponent and Delta islands purchaser, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, tough questions! We encourage you to attend, see meeting details below.
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CA Legislature to Audit CA “WaterFix” Funding
Sacramento – Today, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee voted to launch an audit into funding for the California WaterFix (Delta Tunnels) as requested by Assemblymember Susan Eggman and Senator Lois Wolk.
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Action Alert: UC Davis Courses on the Delta
UC Davis Extension is holding a class to educate Sacramento citizens on the Delta with an agenda of selling the public on the tunnels. We hope some of you can register for this class and share your knowledge of how this project will destroy the Delta. We will be busy at that time at the State Water Board.
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Delta Island Purchase
he state Supreme Court has cleared the way for Southern California’s powerful Metropolitan Water District to buy five islands at the epicenter of the delta’s water system, officials said Friday.
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ICYMI: Delta Tunnels News from Restore the Delta
Westlands Water District Credit Rating Upgraded to "Negative"Fitch Ratings Service notes: Drainage Settlement Could Pressure DistrictThe Negative rating stems from the fact that Westlands/San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority will acquire hundreds of millions of dollars of new debt if their settlement with the Federal government is authorized by Congress.
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Santa Clara Valley Water District Taxpayers Protest Hidden Taxes Funding Delta Tunnels Planning
Today, ratepayers from Santa Clara Valley Water District questioned unfair, and possibly illegal, fees that have emerged in documents recovered under the Public Records Act. The documents reveal an elaborate money transfer mechanism set up years ago that is funding planning for the controversial Delta Tunnels project. Fees that taxpayers and ratepayers never approved.
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8 Reasons We Don’t Support the Garamendi/Feinstein Bills
As our readers are well aware Senator Dianne Feinstein’s drought bill (SB 2533) now has a companion bill in the House of Representatives. Congressman John Garamendi introduced HR 5247 this week which completely mirrors Senator Feinstein’s legislation. What our readers do not know is that Congressman Garamendi has attempted a full court press on Restore the Delta to support this legislation beginning back in February.
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Federal and State Taxes to Fund the Delta Tunnels: Restore the Delta seeks a full accounting of financial plan and state audit
Stockton, CA — Citing a lack of state or federal legislative authorization, Restore the Delta today sent a detailed request under the California Public Records Act to a half dozen public agencies, including the California Department of Water Resources seeking details about the funding plan for the proposed Delta Tunnels (CA WaterFix).
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Santa Clara Valley Water District to Add Charge for Delta Tunnels Rates to increase without a public vote
San Jose, CA - Attendees at a recent public meeting in Gilroy were surprised to learn that a new fee will be soon be added to their groundwater bills to support the Cal WaterFix, also known as the Delta
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Delta Tunnels/WaterFix Broken and in Chaos
Today petitioners for a “Change in the Point of Diversion” permit before the California State Water Resources Control Board, have requested a second delay in the process, this time for an additional 60 days.
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DELTA TUNNELS State Water Contractor Launch Legal Attack on State Water Board Officers Restore the Delta Response
Stockton, CA - On Monday, March 21, 2016 the San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority one of the water districts placed on negative credit watch last week due to its bond guarantor, Westlands Water District, engaging in a little Enron accounting, now seeks to disqualify State Water Resources Control Board officers from overseeing the permit process for the Delta Tunnels. Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director, Restore the Delta, issued the following response:
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Most Important Action You Can Take: Stop Met's Water/Land Grab in the Delta!
The board of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Met) voted on March 8 to buy 20,000 acres of farm islands in the heart of the Delta. Two of the islands lie in the heart of the proposed tunnels route.
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Restore the Delta Meet and Greet
Talk with Restore the Delta staff about the real costs of the Delta tunnels project for Santa Clara Valley Water District rate payers.
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