Maven’s Notebook • Delta Counties Coalition

The Delta Counties Coalition (DCC) Chair Supervisor Pat Hume issued the following statement in response to the Administration’s announcement regarding the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) receiving Biological Opinions from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Maven’s Notebook • Guest Contributor

Following its failed attempt to obtain judicial approval of its first Delta Tunnel bond financing plan, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has now dismissed its second “Validation Action,” by which it had sought judicial approval of its second Tunnel financing scheme.

Maven’s Notebook • Cal Matters

In what Gov. Gavin Newsom hailed as a major milestone, his $20 billion Delta tunnel largely cleared another chokepoint last week — but it still faces obstacles of a different magnitude.

Maven’s Notebook • CA Water Impact Network

In recent testimony before the State Water Board, the General Manager of the Zone 7 Water Agency—which serves the Silicon Valley suburbs of Dublin, San Ramon, and Livermore—stated that her agency is continuing to pursue the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) because it is “moving forward” through the regulatory process.

Maven’s Notebook • California Water Impact Network

The courts, project costs, and political realities are combining to sink the DCP…

Maven’s Notebook • Restore the Delta

Groups warn the project ignores state law, threatens important Tribal cultural sites, and the health of the Delta ecosystem….

Maven’s Notebook • Delta Counties Coalition

Court decision is now final, protecting ratepayers, the Delta, and the rule of law…

The Bee • Lia Russel and Chaewon Chung

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new version of the plan to create a 45-mile tunnel to divert water from the Sacramento River and route it under the Delta. By California Department of Water Resources

Mavens Notebook •

• Early 2026 storms bring heavy rain to the western US, raising flooding risk in Northern California

• California appellate court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta Program

Mavens Notebook •

Sacramento, CA – On December 31, 2025, the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District affirmed a trial court decision against the State Department of Water Resources (DWR), which sought to validate bond resolutions and revenue pledges to finance DWR’s controversial Delta Tunnel project known as the Delta Conveyance Project

Mavens Notebook • Delta Stewardship Council

The following parties have appealed the California Department of Water Resources Certification of Consistency (C20257) for the Delta Conveyance Project, which was submitted to the Delta Stewardship Council on October 17, 2025.

New Civil Engineer • Michala Techau, Gareth Dooley, and Dirk Poker

California’s $20.1bn (£15.3bn) Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Water Tunnel) will be the largest water infrastructure investment in the state’s history, at a planned length of 72.5km, an 11.9m external diameter and a planned schedule of 14 years of construction.

Mavens Notebook • Regina Cuellar

For over 50 years, California law and regulations have designated beneficial water uses that require water quality protection.

Manteca/ Ripon Bulletin • Dennis Wyatt

INDEPENDENCE — High in the eastern Sierra in early July, rain and hail fell above the county seat of Inyo County.

It helped feed the stream that gives life to the community of 761 souls known as Independence that most view as just a wide spot on Highway 395 as you zip from Reno to San Bernardino.

LA Times • Ian James

As Gov. Gavin Newsom pushes for building a giant water tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, his administration says it’s the “single most effective” way for California to provide enough water as a warming climate brings deeper droughts and more intense storms.

Stocktonia • Jerry McNerney

California State Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) represents the 5th Senate District, which includes Stockton and much of the Delta region. 

CAL Matters • Devon Provo

Most mornings, I walk my dog at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena, pausing by the reservoir to watch grebes and ducks glide across the water.

Manteca/ Ripon Bulletin • Dennis Wyatt

The bottom line for State Senator Jerry McNerney is clear: No matter how much Gov. Gavin Newson dangles in one-time benefits, the Delta Tunnel isn’t worth the staggering loss of prime farmland, damage to the West Coast’s largest estuary, and  negative implications for Northern San Joaquin Valley urban and ag water supplies.

Maven’s Notebook • Maven

Yesterday, Governor Newsom released the Delta Conveyance Project Accountability Action Plan, which seeks to avoid, minimize, or offset potential impacts of project construction to residents, businesses, tribes, visitors to the Delta, and many others.

ABC10

Courtland residents are voicing concerns about the proposed Delta Conveyance Project, a major California water infrastructure plan that could affect the region’s longtime pear farming tradition.