By Jennifer Pierre, General Manager, State Water Contractors California’s lead water agency, the Department of Water Resources, has been developing its existing State Water Project water rights over 30+ years – building 36 water facilities, 25 pumping plants, five hydroelectric power plants and approximately 700 miles of canals, tunnels and pipelines. In so doing, DWR […]
For Immediate Release: August 20, 2025 Contact: Emma Lenz, emma@swansoncomm.net SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, a broad coalition of California leaders, state water contractors, labor unions, business organizations, and water agencies gathered at the State Capitol to call on the Legislature to pass Governor Newsom’s budget trailer bill advancing the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP). The Governor’s […]
By Valerie Pryor Zone 7 Water Agency delivers safe, reliable and affordable water to over a quarter of a million residents in eastern Alameda County. We do this by importing surface water through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as a part of the State Water Project. In fact, 70% of the total water supply for the […]
Broad support for Delta Conveyance Project Streamlining Bill Continues to Grow SACRAMENTO – As support for Governor Newsom’s Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) streamlining bill continues to grow—including strong backing from a coalition of more than 120 labor, business, environmental, and social justice groups—misinformation and myths about the project continue to circulate. Today, Californians for Water […]
Coalition letters signed by Legislators and a statewide coalition of more than 120 organizations, including more groups from the Inland Empire, submitted letters in support of the Governor’s Trailer Bill Governor Newsom’s proposed trailer bill to streamline the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) continues to garner support from legislators and a broad and growing coalition of 120 organizations—including […]
by JENNIFER PIERRE California’s water infrastructure is buckling under the weight of inaction. The State Water Project — the backbone of water delivery for 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland — is being pushed to the brink by climate change, extreme weather swings and seismic vulnerabilities. Without action, we’re facing a future of increased […]
SACRAMENTO – Californians for Water Security (CWS) applauds Governor Newsom for the introduction of a trailer bill announced today to streamline approval processes and remove unnecessary delays to keep the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) moving forward to secure California’s water future. These proposals will help address the administrative processes that add costs and delays to […]
SACRAMENTO – In case you missed it, last week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued a required Incidental Take Permit (ITP) for the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) to modernize the state’s water infrastructure. The ITP includes measures to mitigate impacts on threatened or endangered species as a result of the construction, operation, […]
For Immediate Release: November 21, 2024 SACRAMENTO – Water agencies from across California are voting to invest in the Delta Conveyance Project, reaffirming the importance of modernizing California’s water infrastructure to ensure a reliable and safe water supply that can withstand the devastating effects of climate change. Recent reports show that California is expected to […]
Modern, reliable water infrastructure is essential to our health, homes and livelihoods as well as the state’s economy By David Bini and Tim McRae California’s history is defined by building great and innovative infrastructure projects that improve our quality of life and set our state up for continued economic prosperity. From the Golden Gate Bridge […]
By Ian James Climate change threatens to dramatically shrink the amount of water California can deliver over the next 20 years and could reduce supplies available from the State Water Project by up to 23%, according to new projections released Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. The analysis by the California Department of Water Resources examined a range of […]
Report Confirms that DCP Will Build Resilience Against Extreme Weather Resulting from Climate Change; Increases Safety and Reliability of State’s Water Supply SACRAMENTO – Today, Californians for Water Security, a broad-based coalition of social justice advocates, business leaders, labor, family farmers, water experts, infrastructure groups and taxpayer associations, said a new report from the Department […]
By CAMILLE VON KAENEL 05/03/2024 07:30 PM EDT Jennifer Pierre is disappointed. Despite this year’s deep snowpack, record-setting rainstorms and consequently full reservoirs, the 27 water agencies she represents as general manager of the State Water Contractors are getting just 40 percent of their contracted deliveries, as we reported earlier this week. We wanted to go a little deeper […]
Why the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce supports the Delta Conveyance Project Submitted by James Cooper The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce is a “champion for a stronger and healthier community,” which includes preparing Pleasanton for future challenges. We take pride in helping Pleasanton remain among the very best cities in the country in which to live, […]
By Rick L. Callender OPINION – Climate change exacerbates California’s extreme wet and dry conditions, disrupting water delivery systems designed for historical seasonal precipitation patterns. As state and local water managers grapple with these challenges, the needs of Black, Brown, and disadvantaged communities cannot be ignored as it relates to access to water. Where we […]
Broad Coalition Supports Delta Conveyance Project as Essential Climate Adaptation Strategy to Secure State Water Supplies for Two-Thirds of Californians SACRAMENTO – Today, as the state certifies the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the Governor’s Delta Conveyance Project (DCP), organizations representing thousands of social justice advocates, labor and business groups, water agencies and family […]
For Immediate ReleaseDecember 14, 2023 CONTACT: Nicolette Velazquez (916) 384-7630 Broad Coalition Sends Letter to Governor Supporting Delta Conveyance Project as Essential Climate Adaptation Strategy to Secure State Water Supplies for Two-Thirds of Californians SACRAMENTO – On the heels of last week’s release of the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the Governor’s Delta Conveyance […]
Broad Coalition Supports Delta Conveyance Project as Essential Climate Adaptation Strategy to Secure State Water Supplies for Two-Thirds of Californians SACRAMENTO – With today’s release of the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the Governor’s Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) by the Department of Water Resources (DWR), organizations representing thousands of business and labor groups, water […]
By ACQUANETTA WARREN In Fontana, a city known for its diversity, thriving business environment, and unwavering commitment to the well-being of all its residents, we’re witnessing unprecedented growth. As we work tirelessly to enhance our infrastructure and services to support our expanding economy, securing a dependable source of clean, safe drinking water is a top priority. […]
Failure to improve our water infrastructure is the equivalent of denying climate change By DAVID BINI and DERRICK SEAVER California is running out of time to adapt to the very real impacts of climate change already plaguing our state — extreme dry periods, reduced Sierra snowpack and short, intense periods of warmer and wetter rains. We must act […]
Voter from all Parties, Regions, Ethnicities Support Delta Conveyance Project For Immediate Release: May 10, 2023 Contact: Nicolette Velazquez (916) 384- 7630 Sacramento – Today, Californians for Water Security released results of a recent statewide poll showing that voters across all regions, political parties and major demographics are highly supportive of the Governor’s Delta Conveyance Project. […]
Coalition Says Delta Conveyance Infrastructure Project will Help State Prepare for Impacts of Climate Change and Protect Vulnerable Water Supplies For Immediate Release: July 27, 2022 Contact: Nicolette Velazquez (916) 384-7630 Sacramento – Today, as the state released an updated Environmental Impact Report about the proposed project to fix California’s aging primary water distribution infrastructure, […]
Governor establishes modernizing Delta Conveyance as priority in securing water supply, preparing state for impacts of climate change Sacramento – Today, the Newsom Administration released its Water Resilience Portfolio, outlining his administration’s policy priorities to prepare the state’s water supply for the anticipated impacts of climate change. The report, prepared by California’s Natural Resources Agency, […]
By Gary Kremen As California confronts increasing water challenges, the most equitable statewide solution from a social justice perspective is the single-tunnel project proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, known as the Delta Conveyance Project. More than 27 million Californians rely on imported drinking water conveyed through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This imported water also serves millions […]
By Mike Mielke, Senior VP of Environment & Energy, Silicon Valley Leadership Group If our state wants to remain economically competitive, it must re-engineer the troubled estuary that serves as the hub of California’s elaborate water-delivery system — the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The best and most viable way to do this is via the […]
BY ALICE HUFFMAN, President of California State Conference NAACP Access to reliable, clean drinking water should be a fundamental human right for all Californians. Unfortunately, many disadvantaged communities throughout the state lack access to clean drinking water, and our aging water delivery infrastructure threatens water reliability for millions of California residents. In the face of climate […]
By DEBORAH NETBURN The wildfires were more destructive. The drought was the longest on record. And the storms, when they finally came, unleashed more water than our dams could contain. To live in California over the last decade has meant enduring a steady procession of weather-related disasters, each one seemingly worse than the last. Five of […]
Prominent Business, Labor, Environmental, Community and Water Advocates Will Work to Support Plan for Delta Conveyance Infrastructure to Protect California’s Water Security For Immediate Release: November 20, 2019 Contact: Kyle Griffith (916)443-0872 Sacramento – Today, a broad coalition of prominent labor, business, environmental, community and water leaders announced the launch of Californians for […]
Fast-thinking innovation is needed to prevent ‘wetter wets, drier dries, hotter hots’ from threatening the state’s crops, species and economy AUG 14, 2019 By Alastair Bland Mediterranean climates, like California’s, typically follow boom and bust cycles, marked by a predictable shift between cold and wet and hot and dry. But the changing climate will amplify […]
On this week’s San Diego Explained, Voice of San Diego’s Ry Rivard and NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia lay out three worst-case scenarios that could affect San Diego’s water supply when an earthquake hits. By Adriana Heldiz Earthquakes could have a major impact on San Diego’s water supply, even if they happen far away. That’s because […]
PRESS RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, JUL 24, 2019 The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has joined the Californians for Water Security Coalition to help advocate on behalf of the SCV, which relies on water sourced through the California State Water Project. The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has joined the Californians for Water Security Coalition […]
By Charles Wilson, executive director of the Southern California Water Coalition Recent earthquakes have us all thinking about emergency preparedness. Whether that’s updating the earthquake kit, putting supplies in the car trunk, or finally affixing the bookshelves to the wall, there are steps we can take personally to prepare for the worst. Critical to any […]
By Christopher Flavell June 19, 2019 WASHINGTON — As disaster costs keep rising nationwide, a troubling new debate has become urgent: If there’s not enough money to protect every coastal community from the effects of human-caused global warming, how should we decide which ones to save first? After three years of brutal flooding and hurricanes in the United […]
By California Natural Resources Agency State agencies are asking Californians to help shape a roadmap for meeting future water needs and ensuring environmental and economic resilience through the 21st century. The effort seeks to broaden California’s approach on water in the face of a range of existing challenges, including unsafe drinking water, major flood risks […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom scrapped a $16 billion plan Thursday to build two giant water tunnels to reroute the state’s water system and instead directed state agencies to restart planning for a single tunnel. The move is a blow to the vision of his predecessor, fellow Democrat Jerry Brown, who had championed […]
Rain and snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta and supplies drinking water—through the State Water Project (SWP)—to 27 million people. That’s more than the entire population of 48 other states. Yet the reliability of this critical water supply is compromised. Constraints on the effectiveness of the 1960-era water conveyance […]
By Ted R. Page, President, Kern County Water Agency Board One tunnel or two? It’s just four words, but if you say them around anyone familiar with California water issues they will know exactly what you are talking about, and it’s likely they will have a strong opinion. During Gov. Newsom’s State of the State […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom scrapped a $16 billion plan Thursday to build two giant water tunnels to reroute the state’s water system and instead directed state agencies to restart planning for a single tunnel. The move is a blow to the vision of his predecessor, fellow Democrat Jerry Brown, who had championed […]
One tunnel or two tunnels — the state’s plan to overhaul the crumbling water conveyance system that brings Northern California water to Southern California is all right with local water officials. On Thursday, as directed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Natural Resources Agency announced the California Department of Water Resources will withdraw plans for […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Thursday it will begin a new permitting process for a single tunnel underneath the state’s main water hub, formally ending former Gov. Jerry Brown’s decades long plan for two tunnels to improve supply reliability. Newsom, who has long signaled a preference for a smaller structure to transport water from the […]
Let’s do the Math: One tunnel for the Delta is 100 percent better than Zero. And here’s the context: While the Silicon Valley Leadership Group supported former Governor Jerry Brown’s belief that two Delta tunnels to convey water that so many people depend upon was the best policy choice, we also concur with Governor Gavin […]