2012 Remand
Coordinated Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project -Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Update Meeting
- Remand Update Meeting - June 24, 2015 (PDF - 281 KB)
- Remand Update Meeting February 20, 2015 (PDF - 261 KB)
- Remand Update Meeting November 5, 2014 (PDF - 819 KB)
- Remand Update Meeting May 29, 2014 (PDF - 530 KB)
- Remand Update Meeting January 16, 2014 (PDF - 306 KB)
U.S. Supreme Court Documents
- Writ of Certiorari Denied (14-377; 14-402) - January 12, 2015 (PDF - 59 KB)
- Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court - September 2014 (PDF - 231 KB)
Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioners
- American Civil Rights Union - November 3, 2014 (PDF - 180 KB)
- National Federation of Independent Business et al - November 3, 2014 (PDF - 220 KB)
- American Farm Bureau Federation et al - November 3, 2014 (PDF - 239 KB)
- Mountain States Legal Foundation - November 3, 2014 (PDF - 159 KB)
Briefs in Opposition
- Federal Opponents - December 15, 2014 (PDF - 220 KB)
- Natural Resources Defense Council, The Bay Institute - December 15, 2014 (PDF - 153 KB)
- Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court SWC et al - October 7, 2014 (PDF - 203 KB)
Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioners
- National Hydropower Association et al - November 4, 2014 (PDF - 206 KB)
- Farm Credit Services - November 5, 2014 (PDF - 210 KB)
- US & CA Chamber of Commerce - November 6, 2014 (PDF - 232 KB)
- Nebraska, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming - November 6, 2014 (PDF - 126 KB)
Briefs in Opposition
- Federal Opponents - December 15, 2014 (PDF - 211 KB)
- Natural Resources Defense Council, The Bay Institutue - December 15, 2014 (PDF - 151 KB)
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court Documents
Salmonids
- Salmonid Ninth Circuit Court Mandate - February 17, 2015 (PDF - 206 KB)
- Salmonid Ninth Circuit Court Opinion - December 22, 2014 (PDF - 1.1 MB)
Delta Smelt
- Ninth Circuit Court Mandate - September 16, 2014 (PDF - 1.2 MB)
- Ninth Circuit Court Order Denying Motion to Stay - September 3, 2014 (PDF - 62 KB)
- Ninth Circuit Court Order Denying Rehearing en banc - July 23, 2014 (PDF - 49 KB)
- Amicus States Brief in Support of Rehearing en banc - May 13, 2014 (PDF - 49 KB)
- Ninth Circuit Court Oder Re en banc petitions - May 13, 2014 (PDF - 149 KB)
- Ninth Circuit Court Order en banc petitions - May 13, 2014 (PDF - 55 KB)
- Petition for Rehearing en banc - KCWA, Coalition, SWC, Met - May 12, 2014 (PDF - 122 KB)
- Petition for Rehearing en banc - SLDMWA - May 12, 2014 (PDF - 741 KB)
- Plaintiff-Intervenor Petition for Rehearing en banc - DWR - May 12, 2014 (PDF - 618 KB)
- Summary of Delta Smelt 9th Circuit Court Opinion (PDF - 224 KB)
U.S. District Court Documents
NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE - JANUARY 13, 2016
- DN 788 Defendants Notice of Compliance (PDF - 35 KB) - New
- DN 788-1 Notice of Compliance Exhibit A (PDF - 3 MB) - New
- DN 1165 Defendants Notice of Compliance (PDF - 33 KB) - New
- DN 1165-1 Notice of Compliance Exhibit A (PDF - 3 MB) - New
Re Ninth Circuit Decision
- DN 774 Stipulated Amended Final Judgment - May 5, 2015 (PDF - 107 KB)
- DN 1119 Joint Status Report on Ninth Circuit Decision - March 20, 2014 (PDF - 94 KB)
- DN 755 Order Re Ninth Circuit Decision - March 25, 2014 (PDF - 156 KB)
Order Re Request Extend Remand Schedule - March 5, 2014
- DN 1116 Order Re Request Extend Remand Schedule (PDF - 181 KB)
Order Permitting Response Re Request to Extend Remand Schedule
Response Re Request to Extend Remand Schedule (Smelt/Salmon) - February 28, 2014
- DN 752 - Response Re Request to Extend Remand Schedule (PDF - 91 KB)
Request to Extend Remand Schedule (Smelt/Salmon) - February 18, 2014
- DN 745 Status Report and Request to Further Extend the Remand Schedule (PDF - 1.4 MB)
- DN 746 Declaration King Moon (PDF - 7 MB)
- DN 747 Declaration Rea (PDF - 16 MB)
- DN 748 Delcaration Lohoefener (PDF - 415 KB)
- DN 749 Declaration Fujitani (PDF - 2.1 MB)
Order on Joint Motion to Extend Remand Schedule (Smelt/Salmon) - April 9, 2013
- DN 1106 - Order on Joint Motion to Extend Remand Schedule (PDF - 240 KB)
Opposition Filed by the Defendant-Intervenors (Smelt/Salmon) - March 29, 2013
- DN 738 Defendant-Intervenors Opposition to Supplemental Brief in support of Joint Motion to Extend (PDF - 259 KB)
Joinder Filed by the Plaintiffs - March 19, 2013
- DN 1104 SLDMWA, Westlands WD, Family Farm Alliance (PDF - 32 KB)
- DN 734 SLDMWA, Westlands WD, Family Farm Alliance (PDF - 31 KB)
Motion to Extend Declarations - March 15, 2013
Smelt
- DN 1101 Supplemental Brief in Support of Motion to Extend Remand Schedules (PDF - 99 KB)
- DN 1101-1 Declaration of Dale Hoffman-Floerke (PDF - 545 KB)
- DN 1101-2 Declaration of Ren Lohoefener (PDF - 3.6 MB)
- DN 1101-3 Declaration of Maria Rea (PDF - 4.1 KB)
- DN 1101-4 Declaration of Dr Michael Schiewe (PDF - 6.5 MB)
- DN 1101-5 Declaration of Eileen Sobeck (PDF - 158 KB)
Salmon
- DN 731 Supplemental Brief in Support of Motion to Extend Remand Schedules (PDF - 95 KB)
- DN 731-1 Declaration of Dale Hoffman-Floerke (PDF - 559 KB)
- DN 731-2 Declaration of Ren Lohoefener (PDF - 3.6 KB)
- DN 731-3 Declaration of Maria Rea (PDF - 4.1 MB)
- DN 731-4 Declaration of Dr Michael Schiewe (PDF - 6.5 MB)
- DN 731-5 Declaration of Eileen Sobeck (PDF - 158 KB)
- DN 733 Supplemental Statement of Non-Opposition (PDF - 25 KB)
Motion to Extend Declarations - March 15, 2013
- Joint Motion to Extend Remand Schedule (PDF - 46 KB)
- Revised Notice of Implementation of RPA Component 1 Action 2 (PDF - 30 KB)
- Memo - Service Determination of Actions Required Under Component 1 (PDF - 33 KB)
- Notice to Reschedule Motion Hearing Date for Joint Motion to Extend Remand Schedule (PDF - 34 KB)
- Opposition to Motion to Extend Remand Schedule (PDF - 259 KB)
- Nonopposition to the Joint Motion to Extend the Remand Period (PDF - 32 KB)
- Joint Reply in Support of Joint Motion to Extend Remand Schedule (PDF - 80 KB)
- TRO Hearing Transcript (PDF - 58 KB)
- Order on the Motion to Extend (PDF - 145 KB)
- Order Granting Continuance (PDF - 151 KB)
- Unopposed Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Supplement Brief on Motion to Extend Remand Schedule (PDF - 30 KB)
- Unopposed Joint Motion to Extend Proposed Order (PDF - 25 KB)
U.S. District Court Documents Continued
- DN 1135 Amended Judgment - October 1, 2014 (PDF - 154 KB)
- Remand Schedule for Salmonids - December 12, 2011 (PDF - 112 KB)
- Decision Salmonid Consolidated Cases - September 20, 2011 (PDF - 203 KB)
- Decision on Delta Smelt Consolidated Cases - May 4, 2011 (PDF - 231 KB)
- Decision on NEPA - November 13, 2009 (PDF - 674 KB)
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Scoping Documents
Scoping Materials for EIS on Remanded BOs for the Coordinated Long-term Operation of the CVP and SWP- Scoping Meeting Agenda (PDF - 250 KB)
- USBR EIS Scoping Mtg Apr May 2012 Powerpoint Presentation (PDF - 104 KB)
- Scoping Meeting Fact Sheet (PDF - 55 KB)
- Scoping Meeting Speaker Card (PDF - 53 KB)
- Scoping Meeting Comment Card (PDF - 50 KB)
- Scoping Meeting Agenda (Spanish Version) (PDF - 223 KB)
- Scoping Meeting Fact Sheet (Spanish Version) (PDF - 56 KB)
- Scoping Meeting Comment Card (Spanish Version) (PDF - 51 KB)
- Remanded BOs on the Coordinated Long-term Operation of the CVP and SWP/NOI and Notice of Scoping Meeting
Scoping Comments and Transcripts
State Agencies
- California Delta Stewardship Council 06/27/12 (PDF - 918 KB)
Local Agencies
- City of Coalinga 1 05/22/12 (PDF - 184 KB)
- City of Coalinga 2 05/22/12 (PDF - 186 KB)
- City of Folsom 06/28/12 (PDF - 81 KB)
- City of Roseville 06/28/12 (PDF - 141 KB)
- Cities of Folsom and Roseville, Sacramento Suburban Water District, and San Juan Water District 0628/12 (PDF - 98 KB)
- Contra Costa Water District 06/28/12 (PDF - 708 KB)
- East Bay Municipal Utility District 06/26/12 (PDF - 2.3 MB)
- Friant Water Authority 04/25/12 (PDF - 335 KB)
- Fresno County Board of Supervisor Case 05/22/12 (PDF - 211 KB)
- Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District 06/20/12 (PDF - 266 KB)
- Kern County Water Agency 06/28/12 (PDF - 723 KB)
- Oakdale Irrigation District, South San Joaquin Irrigation District, Stockton East Water District 06/28/12 (PDF - 4.8 MB)
- San Juan Water District 06/28/12 (PDF - 1.1 MB)
- San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority, State Water Contractors [Interest Group], Westlands Water District 06/28/12 (PDF - 12 MB)
- Westlands Water District 1 04/25/12 (PDF - 380 KB)
- Westlands Water District 2 04/25/12 (PDF - 327 KB)
Interest Groups
- California Water Alliance 05/22/12 (PDF - 193 KB)
- California Women for Ag and American AgriWomen 05/22/12 (PDF - 190 KB)
- Catholic Charities of the Dioceses of Fresno 05/23/12 (PDF - 706 KB)
- Center for Environmental Science, Accuracy, & Reliability (CESAR) 06/28/12 (PDF - 552 KB)
- Clark Bros. Farming 05/22/12 (PDF - 200 KB)
- Coalition for a Sustainable Delta 06/28/12 (PDF - 230 KB)
- Doubler and Sons Family Ranch 05/22/12 (PDF - 211 KB)
- Empresas Del Bosque 05/22/12 (PDF - 196 KB)
- Fresno Community Food Bank 05/22/12 (PDF - 187 KB)
- Fresno County Farm Bureau 06/25/12 (PDF - 404 KB)
- Hall Management Corporation 05/22/12 (PDF - 129 KB)
- Hammonds Ranch 05/18/12 (PDF - 231 KB)
- Harris Farms 05/22/12 (PDF - 182 KB)
- Natural Resource Defense Council, The Bay Institute, Northern California Council Federation of Fly Fishers, San Francisco Baykeeper, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association, Planning and Conservation League, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Sierra Club California, Sacramento River Preservation Trust 06/28/12 (PDF - 5.3 MB)
- Northern California Water Association 05/29/12 (Parts 1 and 2) (PDF - 18 MB)
- Rodriguez Family Ranch 05/22/12 (PDF - 188 KB)
- Stone Land Company (PDF - 51 KB)
- The Fight for Water 05/22/12 (PDF - 230 KB)
- Tolmachoff Farms 1 05/22/12 (PDF - 136 KB)
- Tolmachoff Farms 2 05/22/12 (PDF - 141 KB)
- Water 4 All 05/22/12 (PDF - 190 KB)
- Westside Harvesting 1 05/22/12 (PDF - 128 KB)
- Westside Harvesting 2 05/22/12 (PDF - 141 KB)
- Westside Harvesting 3 05/22/12 (PDF - 190 KB)
- Westside Harvesting 4 05/22/12 (PDF - 128 KB)
Individuals
- Allen 05/03/12 (PDF - 141 KB)
- Best Best and Krieger 04/26/12 (PDF - 190 KB)
- Fickett 06/27/12 (PDF - 128 KB)
- Neves 04/25/12 (PDF - 128 KB)
- Ragsdale 06/11/12 (PDF - 128 KB)
- Villalvazo 05/22/12 (PDF - 193 KB)
- Williams 05/22/12 (PDF - 318 KB)
Scoping Meeting Transcripts
- Madera 04/25/12 (PDF - 103 KB)
- Diamond Bar 04/26/12 (PDF - 271 KB)
- Sacramento 05/2/12 (PDF - 139 KB)
- Marysville 05/3/12 (PDF - 136 KB)
- Los Banos 05/22/12 (PDF - 80 KB)
Scoping Report
- Final Remand EIS Scoping Report (PDF - 80 KB)
- List of Non-Federal Cooperating Agencies Mailed Aug 17, 2012 (PDF - 80 KB)
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
- Transmittal Letter from FWS to Reclamation of First Draft Biological Opinion - Dec 14, 2011 (PDF - 50 KB)
- First Draft 2011 Formal Endangered Species Act Consultation on the Propose Coordinated Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project (PDF - 5.4 MB)
- Information Pertaining to the Coordinated Long-Term Operation of the CVP and SWP - Dec 13 2011 (PDF - 576 KB)
- Updated Information Pertaining to the 2008 Biological Assessment and 2008 U.S. FWS Biological Opinion for Coordinated Long-Term Operation of the CVP and SWP - Aug 26 2011 (PDF - 668 KB)
- Project Description for the CVP and SWP - Aug 26 2011 (PDF - 3.3 MB)
- CALSIM II Model Comparisons - Aug 26 2011 (PDF - 209 KB)
- BiOp Revised Modeling Output Comparison - Aug 26 2011 (XLSX - 260 KB)
- Reclamation Central Valley Operations Office - 2008 Biological Assessment Documents
- USFWS Bay Delta Fish & Wildlife Office - Water Project Biological Opinions
- NMFS West Coast Region - Water Operations - Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project
Collaborative Adaptive Management Team
Remand Stakeholder Engagement (RSE) Process
Stanislaus River Focus Group Meeting - January 10, 2013
- Agenda (PDF - 28 KB)
- Sign In Sheet (PDF - 1.5 MB)
- Meeting Summary (PDF - 11 KB)
- Handout (PDF - 320 KB)
Stanislaus River Focus Group Meeting - December 12, 2012
- Agenda (PDF - 23 KB)
- Sign In Sheet (PDF - 213 KB)
- Meeting Summary (PDF - 108 KB)
Conference Call with Invited Stakeholders - November 30, 2012
- Call In Sheet (PDF - 20 KB)
- Meeting Summary (PDF - 69 KB)
Stanislaus River Focus Group Meeting - November 29, 2012
- Agenda (PDF - 27 KB)
- Sign In Sheet (PDF - 1.3 MB)
- Appendix A (Bowen 2009) (PDF - 9 MB)
- Assessment of Channel Changes (Kondolf 2001) (PDF - 15 MB)
- Kondolf Figures (PDF - 20 MB)
- Stanislaus River Chinook Fry Habitat Assessment (FISHBIO 2012) (PDF - 497 KB)
- Instream Flow and Habitat Availability (Aceituno 1993) (PDF - 2.3 MB)
- Stanislaus River Discharge-Habitat Relationships for Rearing Salmonids (USBR 2012) (PDF - 3.1 MB)
- Stanislaus River Flows and Year-type by Month (Excerpt 2011 SOG Report) (PDF - 95 KB)
- Meeting Summary (PDF - 116 KB)
Meeting with Invited Stakeholders – November 16, 2012
- Meeting Agenda (PDF - 116 KB)
- Sign In Sheet (PDF - 969 KB)
- Meeting Summary (PDF - 82 KB)
- Separate FWS and NMFS NEPA and ESA Section 7 Compliance Schedules per Court-ordered Deadlines (Updated 11-19-12) (PDF - 195 KB)
- Draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (PDF - 52 KB)
Stanislaus River Focus Group Meeting – November 7, 2012
- Meeting Agenda (PDF - 52 KB)
- Sign In Sheet (PDF - 659 KB)
- Temperature Modeling (Exhibits B, C, D) (PDF - 2.2 MB)
- Excerpt of Stanislaus Actions from 2011 NMFS RPA Amendments (PDF - 310 KB)
- Flow Schedule from Appendix 2-E of the original 2009 NMFS BiOp (PDF - 47 KB)
- San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and State Water Contractors (October 31, 2012) (PDF - 1.2 MB)
- Analyses of Rotary Screw Trap Sampling of Migrating Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Stanislaus River (PDF - 1.6 MB)
- Analyses of Weir Counts and Spawning Surveys of Adult Chinook Salmon in the Stanislaus_River (PDF - 4.5 MB)
- Meeting Notes (PDF - 81 KB)
- Meeting Notes Revised (PDF - 248 KB)
Comments Received on Initial Range of Alternatives
- Contra Costa Water District (October 30, 2012) (PDF - 48 KB)
- Department of Water Resources (November 9, 2012) (PDF - 2 MB)
- Oakdale Irrigation District, South San Joaquin Water District, and Stockton East Water District (October 31, 2012) (PDF - 384 KB)
- Natural Resources Defense Council (November 2, 2012) (PDF - 142 KB)
- San Juan Water District (October 31, 2012) (PDF - 130 KB)
- San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and State Water Contractors (October 31, 2012) (PDF - 559 KB)
Meeting with Invited Stakeholders - October 19, 2012
- Meeting Agenda (PDF - 80 KB)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF - 248 KB)
- Focused Discussion Questions on OMR Flow Criteria Proposed Revision (PDF - 126 KB)
- Contra Costa Water District Presentation (PDF - 3.2 MB)
- Meeting Summary (PDF - 88 KB)
- Sign In Sheet (PDF - 809 KB)
Stanislaus River Focus Group Meeting – October 10, 2012
- Meeting Agenda (PDF - 115 KB)
- Sign In Sheet (PDF - 1.5 MB)
- Handouts (PDF - 7.6 MB)
- Revised Plan of Operations Presentation (PDF - 953 KB)
Comments Received on 2011 Project Description - September 2012
- Coalition Sustainable Delta Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-20-12 (PDF - 197 KB)
- Contra Costa WD Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-21-12 (PDF - 5.4 MB)
- Dept of Water Resources Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-19-12 (PDF - 5.4 MB)
- Glenn Colusa ID Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-21-12 (PDF - 13 MB)
- NRDC TBI PCFFA Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-21-12 (PDF - 1.2 MB)
- OID SSJID SEWD Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-21-12 (PDF - 257 KB)
- San Juan WD Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-21-12 (PDF - 4.2 MB)
- Santa Clara Valley WD Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-21-12 (PDF - 13 MB)
- SLWA DMWA SWC Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-21-12 (PDF - 2.8 MB)
- Tehama Colusa Canal Authority Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-26-12 (PDF - 156 KB)
- Yuba County WA Prj Description 2011 RemandLTO 9-21-12 (PDF - 2.7 KB)
Kickoff Meeting for Invited Stakeholders - September 7, 2012
- Meeting Agenda (PDF - 245 KB)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF - 146 KB)
- List of Invited Stakeholders and Other Participants as of September 7, 2012 (PDF - 233 KB)
- Meeting Guidelines (PDF - 48 KB)
- RSE Process Paper (September 2012) (PDF - 178 KB)
- Separate FWS and NMFS NEPA and ESA Section 7 Compliance Schedules per Court-ordered Deadlines (8-28-12) (PDF - 432 KB)
- 2011 Project Description for the CVP and SWP (9-10-12; Word version) (DOCX - 10 MB)
- 2011 Project Description for the CVP and SWP (9-10-12; pdf version) (PDF - 4.1 MB)
- Meeting Summary (PDF - 130 KB)
- Sign In Sheet (PDF - 1.6 MB)
- Separate FWS and NMFS NEPA and ESA Section 7 Compliance Schedules per Court-ordered Deadlines (Updated 10-11-12) (PDF - 233 KB)
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