Delta Conveyance – California Globe

Ringside: California’s Plans for Energy and Water Can be Misleading

May 20, 2026 4:53 pmMay 20, 2026 4:53 pm

When Governor Gavin Newsom’s water plan calls for nine million acre feet of new water supply, it turns out part of that total is increased storage capacity in reservoirs, which will not result in an equivalent amount of available water....

Ringside – Building the Abundant Water Coalition

March 5, 2026 5:00 amMarch 5, 2026 5:01 am

If enough people in California agreed on a state water strategy, the political obstacles would be overcome. If every major water agency, every farming association, and a critical mass of environmental groups were all committed to a specific set of...

Ringside: The Cost and the Upside of the ‘Big Gulp’

September 25, 2025 2:45 amSeptember 25, 2025 6:38 am

Of all the possible ways to increase California’s water supply, nothing compares to the potential of the so-called “big gulp,” that is, the ability of new and improved water infrastructure to safely divert millions of acre feet from the Sacramento-San...

Gov. Newsom’s Attempt to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel Project Rejected by Legislature, Again

September 11, 2025 1:53 pmSeptember 11, 2025 1:53 pm

The California Legislature just killed the Delta Tunnel project, again, by refusing to do anything on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pet project. “A Coalition Stops Trailer Bills Threatening the Bay-Delta and Communities Now advancing real water solutions rooted in creating local...

Ringside: Is California’s Water Infrastructure Ready for Climate Whiplash?

July 10, 2025 2:55 amJuly 10, 2025 2:56 am

If there is anything that might constitute an overwhelming institutional consensus in California, it’s that we are experiencing climate change, and that one of the consequences will be more rain, less snow, and more so-called whiplash between very wet years...

Ringside: Politics and the Cost for Water Infrastructure

July 3, 2025 2:55 amJuly 3, 2025 2:56 am

When it comes to building water supply infrastructure, even if regulations are streamlined and litigation is contained, there are massive costs. Quantifying these variables is something we have focused on a great deal, most recently “The Economics of the Delta...

Ringside: The Economics of the Delta Tunnel

June 13, 2025 6:00 amJune 13, 2025 6:54 am

One of the most controversial water issues in California is the proposed Delta Conveyance. The 45 mile long tunnel will have the capacity to move up to 4 million acre feet per year from the Sacramento River safely under the fragile delta...