Northern California Congressional leaders have sent a letter to Secretary Jewell outlining their concerns regarding federal financing for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and requesting a meeting with federal officials. Among the concerns stated in the letter, the legislators write:...
Currently, there are two bond measures that are working their way through the legislative process. Senator Lois Wolk has introduced SB 42 that would replace the current 2014 bond with the $6.475 billion “Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality, and Flood...
On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the California Water Plan. Part of the forum was dedicated to updates on some of the relevant planning processes currently underway...
Science in the Delta is entering a new era. The requirements of the Delta Reform Act, the recommendations of the National Research Council, and recent court rulings have propelled California forward on a new path of collaborative approaches to management...
What was the most costy disaster in the U.S. in recent years? The Mississippi River floods in 2011? The outbreak of 336 tornadoes in that same year? Last year’s Hurricane Sandy? As it turns out the answer isn’t any of...
