2. Delta Stewardship Council
The final draft Delta Plan is under public
review, along with the programmatic
EIR/EIS
The Water Authority commented on the draft
Delta Plan on January 11
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3. Bay Delta Conservation Plan
The BDCP has slipped behind schedule
The state and contractors are negotiating
with the federal fisheries agencies on
Endangered Species Act permit terms
Without final terms, the contractors do
not know how much water may be
available when the project is built
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4. Financing the BDCP
Dr. David Sunding has prepared a cost-
benefit analysis for the water contractors
Without a range of possible yields, Dr.
Sunding is unable to evaluate benefits
His preliminary conclusion based on the
proposed project was that the project
would show a net benefit for the
contractors in terms of avoiding
shortages
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5. Statewide Cost-Benefit Study
Dr. Sunding has been commissioned to
study the overall cost-benefit ratio for the
proposed project to the state as a whole
Dr. Sunding began the study in
December
The BDCP finance working group met
January 23 to discuss the scope
The Portfolio Approach conceptual
alternative should be evaluated as well
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