As communities face infrastructure challenges across the United States, many are looking to public-private partnerships (P3s) as a valuable tool to gain access to private capital and deliver projects in an efficient and timely manner. One requirement for successful implementation of a P3 is well-crafted legal authority. Because local and state government procurement laws are [...]
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Introduction to the California Infrastructure Finance Act
Posted in California, Private investment, Public private partnerships on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Senator Feinstein and Central Valley Project Water Transfers
Posted in California, Water markets/transfers on January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
California Senator Dianne Feinstein has been taking flack from the Progressive Left recently about legislation she introduced into the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 regarding water transfers in the Central Valley. Critics have charged that the water transfers language was added secretly and will allow a small group of landowners in the Central Valley to make [...]
Federal Court Denies Area of Origin Priority for Sacramento Valley CVP Contractors
Posted in California, Water markets/transfers, Water rights on August 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (Judge Wanger) issued a decision in Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority v. U.S. Department of the Interior, Case No. 1:10-cv-0712 OWW DLB (August 2, 2011), holding that Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors in the Sacramento Valley are not entitled to an area of origin priority [...]
Westlands Water Signs
Posted in California, Water signs on June 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In my occasional series of posts including public signs about water, here are a few from the Westlands Water District area in the Central Valley of California. The past several years, Westlands has received a relatively small proportion of water under its contracts with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation due to dry conditions in the [...]
West Coast Sea Level Projections
Posted in California, Climate change, United States, Water planning on May 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As a water resources professional who regularly handles issues related to climate change and water planning, I have noted in past that one of the key missing data points in scientific studies related to climate change is a reliable projection of sea levels. This is important because sea level is a key input for determining the potential impact of [...]
