Jerry Brown’s Twin Delta Tunnels Reduced to One After Cost Triples
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s $17.1 billion Delta tunnels project has been cut in half, after a study found the projected cost of project water deliveries by the project had tripled.
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels in Trouble Over Tripling Water Rates and Fed Probe
Gov. Jerry Brown’s $17 billion California Delta WaterFix tunnels are in trouble over a threat to triple water costs and a federal probe of $84.8 million in illegal payments.
Water District to San Jose’s Anti-Trump Mayor: You Failed
The Santa Clara Valley Water District wrote to anti-Trump San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Tuesday, placing blame squarely on his administration for mismanaging the Coyote Creek flood last month that caught the city by surprise and forced the evacuation of 14,000 residents.
235-Foot-High Dam Above Silicon Valley Could Liquefy in Earthquake
The water district that manages Silicon Valley’s 235-foot-high earthen Anderson Dam, which holds 29 billion gallons of water, has acknowledged that the dam’s embankments are seismically unstable and could catastrophically liquefy in a major earthquake.
Silicon Valley’s Key Reservoir May Collapse
A pricey retrofitting project at one of Santa Clara County’s largest dams has been delayed by a full year after engineers discovered nearby “trace faults” that could elevate the risk of the dam’s collapse in the event of a strong earthquake.
Bay Area Water Managers Take Home Massive Paychecks During Drought
A new investigation into executive pay at the four largest Bay Area water districts revealed that many of the region’s top water managers take home massive paychecks, despite the onset of a fourth year of drought in California.
Bay Area Water Agencies Consider Rate Hikes to Combat Falling Revenue
Facing falling revenue due to reduced water use, three of the largest Bay Area water agencies are mulling rate hikes for their customers as California finds itself mired in a fourth year of drought.
