February 5, 2013
by Kate Poole
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Two More Reasons Why BDCP Should Analyze Our Proposed Conceptual Alternative: Law and Economics

Kate Poole, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
Skeptics of the portfolio approach recently put forward by NRDC and a coalition of business, municipal, water agency, and conservation interests have asked the question: ‘Why would water … Continue reading

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February 14, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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The Path to Success in the Bay-Delta

Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
In his State of the State address, Governor Brown emphasized his commitment to developing a visionary Bay-Delta plan that will restore the estuary and its fish, and ensur… Continue reading

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December 13, 2011
by Barry Nelson
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How Reducing Dependence on Delta Water Creates Jobs in Southern California

Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
Last Tuesday, the Economic Roundtable released a report evaluating the economic benefits of local water supply projects in the Los Angeles area.   The report pr… Continue reading

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June 11, 2011
by Barry Nelson
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H.R. 1837 Offers No Solutions for California’s Water Challenges

Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the June 2 House Subcommittee hearing on Congressman Nunes’ H.R. 1837 was the lack of focus on solutions.  California faces real water ch… Continue reading

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February 28, 2011
by Barry Nelson
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Financing the Delta Plan – Conveyance and Urban Users

At the end of 2010, the Schwarzenegger Administration released a draft BDCP plan that received a great deal of attention in the media.  Unfortunately, the Administration’s draft financing plan  for the BDCP received far less attention.&… Continue reading

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October 6, 2010
by Barry Nelson
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ESA Protections Increase Dry Year Water Supplies – No, Really!

Last week, the Department of Water Resources released its new State Water Project Delivery Reliability Report for 2009.  The report opens with the dire claims about Delta water supplies that we have heard so frequently from DWR and some water… Continue reading

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