Monday, April 6, 2020

Social Distancing Benefits Exceed the Costs

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There is a lot of shocking economic news at the moment with new terrible projections of economic impacts of Covid-19 by the day.  I will be ...
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Sunday, March 8, 2020

Economic Impacts of Potential Water Reductions in the San Joaquin Valley: Reaction to the Blueprint Report

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T he Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valle y released a report (hereafter referred to as the Blueprint Report) on the economic impacts o...
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Monday, February 17, 2020

Delta Voluntary Agreement Costs Soar from $1.1 billion to $5.3 billion

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The first update  of the Delta voluntary settlement agreements (VSA) last winter had an estimated cost of $1.1 billion over 15 years.  In t ...
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Delta Tunnel EIR Scoping Comments Part 1: Finance drives operation, so feasibility study should come first not last

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The EIR scoping meetings for the single-tunnel delta conveyance facility (DCF) began this week.  My comments focus on two critical areas whe...
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Monday, January 20, 2020

As water agencies balk at the tunnel’s price tag, DWR turns to a desperate ransom strategy: taking water from non-payers that is not attributable to the $10+ billion tunnel.

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Since July, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and State Water Contractors have engaged in fruitless negotiations over how to pay for a...
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Monday, December 9, 2019

Water Supply Reliability Out, Endangered Species Killing Incentives In With New Federal/State Delta Pumping Rules

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Delta water exporters are lauding the new biological opinions released by the Trump administration and the state's new regulations known...

Do jobs per drop calculations support more use of water markets?

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The UC-D Watershed Center counters crops per drop calculations with jobs per drop calculations and then makes a rather large leap to their c...
Monday, October 7, 2019

Finally, some exciting news about water in California.

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New $100M Innovation Hub to Accelerate R&D for a Secure Water Future: A research consortium led by Berkeley Lab, along with three other ...

Governor takes opposite approach to the NCAA and water interests

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I have long been a LeBron James' fan, so I was happy to see Governor Newsom appear on his new talk show to sign a bill taking on the NCA...
Thursday, May 16, 2019

Mayor Steinberg's Self-Managed Pension Bond Proposal

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Sacramento Mayor Darrel Steinberg has recently proposed issuing bonds (long-term debt) as a mechanism to protect much of the revenue from a ...
Monday, January 14, 2019

"$7 an acre foot? No way, it's worth more than $200 to you." If California is going to adopt voluntary agreements over the regulation of Delta water, the fish need a real negotiator.

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Recently, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CA DFW) and the CA Department of Water Resources announced a voluntary agreement,...
Monday, January 7, 2019

The CVP "No Harm" deal for the Delta Tunnels does a lot of harm to MWD's business case for their $12+ billion investment.

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Why did the Central Valley Project want a "Do No Harm" agreement about the delta tunnels? Last year, Central Valley Project (CV...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

California population growth rate drops to all-time low: housing growth rate now exceeds population growth

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Recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show California population growth has dropped to an all-time low of 0.4% in 2018.  The U.S. pop...
Friday, October 12, 2018

November 2018 Propositions: How I am voting

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The November 2018 California ballot has 11 Propositions, most of which are focused on economic issues.  Because of this focus on economic is...