Delta Archives

RESTORE THE DELTA: New report reveals AI data center boom threatens Delta communities and ecosystems

January 16, 2026

Press release from Restore the Delta As artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure rapidly expands, a new white paper released today by Restore the...

USGS: A model to predict sediment bulk density for the San Francisco Estuary

USGS

Planning and management

January 13, 2026

By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Sediment bulk density is a physical property of the sediment bed...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of wetland restoration in reviving Delta food webs

Maven

Delta science

January 5, 2026

Historically, the Delta was a vast network of tidal wetlands interwoven with meandering channels. However, widespread land use changes beginning...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The biggest threat to the Delta you’ve (probably) never heard of

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water quality

December 9, 2025

Excess sediment in the South Delta puts the water supply and the ecosystem at risk by Robin Meadows In 1962,...

PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the Appeals Filed for the Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan

Delta Stewardship Council

ANNOUNCEMENTS Delta Conveyance Project

November 28, 2025

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council will conduct a public hearing on February 26 and 27, 2026,...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Tribal and Environmental Advocates Challenge Certification of Consistency of the Delta Conveyance Project

Restore the Delta

Delta Conveyance Project

November 21, 2025

Press release from Restore the Delta: A coalition of Tribes and environmental advocates have filed a formal appeal challenging the...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Ten appeals filed for the Delta Conveyance Project consistency determination

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta Conveyance Project

November 18, 2025

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following parties have appealed the California Department of Water Resources Certification of Consistency (C20257) for...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Climate change and the future of the Delta

Maven

Climate change Notebook News and Features

November 18, 2025

Using science to protect people, economy, and nature in this vital region California is on the front lines of climate...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Protection Commission appeals Delta Conveyance Project

Delta Protection Commission

Delta Conveyance Project

November 18, 2025

Press release from the Delta Protection Commission The Delta Protection Commission voted today to appeal the Department of Water Resources’s...

CAL MATTERS: ‘Emerging threat’: An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

November 4, 2025

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Spurts of goo oozed...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Giving everyone a say in the Delta’s future: a conversation with adaptation planner and landscape architect Brett Milligan

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

October 22, 2025

by Robin Meadows It seems like just about everyone has a plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Governor Newsom wants...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Appeals court paves way for divisive California water tunnel

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

October 21, 2025

Geotechnical work can now begin on a proposed $20 billion tunnel that would help send water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin...

NOTICE of intention to submit Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan for the Delta Conveyance Project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

October 6, 2025

This notice serves to inform all interested parties that the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) intends to submit to...

USGS: Seasonal erosion and accretion in a San Francisco Bay marsh

USGS

Ecosystems

September 8, 2025

Salt marshes, critical buffers against coastal erosion, rely on a net gain of sediment to maintain their elevation and resilience...

WEBB TRACT UPDATE: Project receives statutory exemption for restoration projects, Field notes: Collecting carbon data

Metropolitan Water District

Ecosystems

August 1, 2025

From the Metropolitan Water District: Wetlands project receives statutory exemption for restoration projects (SERP) The Webb Tract Wetland Restoration Project...