November 19, 2008 | Posted by Spreck Rosekrans in Bay Delta, Water Supply
Spreck Rosekrans is an Economic Analyst at EDF.
We often hear that the Delta provides drinking water to 23 million Californians. The statement is true. And since our population is about 38 million people, it sounds like most of our water.
But the statement is misleading. Read more »
November 7, 2008 | Posted by Thomas J. Graff in Bay Delta, Colorado River
Thomas J. Graff is Senior Counsel at EDF.
Last Sunday's Orange County Register describes the concern in urban Southern California when they are forced to rely on "hard" water (more salt and minerals) from the Colorado River rather than better quality Bay-Delta supplies. This belies the myth often perpetrated by DWR and MWD that they prefer Colorado River to SF Bay-Delta water, when it is available, because it is cheaper. Those with long memories may recall that they made a legislative run at changing the priorities in the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 to allow MWD to use "cheap" Hoover power to pump State water from the Delta over the Tehachapis. Tony Coelho and Sala Burton sponsored, and had approved by consensus, an amendment to make this more difficult.
The Hoover power contracts will soon be coming up for renewal in the Congress. "Free marketeer" EDF, quietly supported by PG&E and Utah Power and Light, as well as, at least initially, Joan Clayton of Consumers Union, in 1984 Read more »
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