Byron-Bethany Irrigation District (BBID) issued the following comment letter on California WaterFix, identifying “several elements” of the project’s design that “fail to analyze impacts to BBID, and for which mitigation is lacking or unclear.”
Read the full letter below.
09142018 BBID Comments re CWF Supplemental EIR_EIS (00040343xD2C75)
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In the below video from its 10 p.m. newscast on January 17th, CBS Sacramento details new allegations that state agencies illegally met behind closed doors, in an attempt to get the California WaterFix approved.
A new state audit finds costs and timeline of the California WaterFix planning phase “increased significantly” due to the scale and unexpected complexity of the project.
The report, released Thursday by the California State Auditor, also finds that the Department of Water Resources has not ensured that it is prepared for the transition of WaterFix – and has not completed either an economic or financial analysis to demonstrate the financial viability of the project.
The summary and fact sheet are posted below. Read the full report here.
Summary_2016-132
Fact Sheet_2016-132