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Group of valley water users files appeal against proposed new dam

August 15, 2023

• by Lois Henry

A group of water users on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley is continuing its unlikely quest to stop a proposed new dam on the west side of the valley. Back in Oct. 2022, a Stanislaus County Superior Court judge dismissed a host of environmental challenges against the project as well as concerns…

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Proposed Central Valley dam likely to move forward after judge’s ruling

November 5, 2022

• by Jesse Vad and Rose Horowitch, SJV Water

Both sides of a controversial proposed Central Valley dam hailed a Nov. 3 court ruling kicking back the project’s environmental documents as a success. A Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge ruled there was insufficient information about a road relocation that is part of the proposed Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir project, which would sit just above…

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Proposed dam project sparks opposition from fellow water users

February 16, 2022

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

A new California dam project you probably haven’t heard of has already passed the initial environmental stages and recently won approval to apply for possible public funding. Predictably, the project has stoked opposition but not all the naysayers are who you might expect. The Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir project, which would sit in the hilly,…

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Group of valley water users files appeal against proposed new dam

Proposed Central Valley dam likely to move forward after judge’s ruling

Proposed dam project sparks opposition from fellow water users

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