Letter: California Democrats urge Governor Brown to declare a drought emergency to put federal drought relief authorities in place Maven Notebook News and Features January 17, 2014 104Members of the California Democratic delegation have written a letter to Governor Brown, noting that yesterday, the House passed the...
The Delta Stewardship Council decides the membership of the implementation committee, discusses prioritizing levees, looks back at 2013 and sets priorities for 2014 Maven Notebook News and Features January 17, 2014 265At the December 19 Delta Stewardship Council meeting, the Council approved the membership of the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee,...
Letter: Feinstein, Boxer and Costa call on Obama to establish a federal drought task force Maven Notebook News and Features January 16, 2014 179In a letter to President Obama, Senator Feinstein, Senator Boxer, and Congressman Costa are calling on the President Obama to...
Letter: North State legislators ask Governor Brown to issue a drought declaration Maven Notebook News and Features January 16, 2014 57Assemblymember Dan Logue, along with his colleagues, Assemblymembers Beth Gaines, Ted Gaines, and Jim Nielson, have written a letter to...
Delta Stewardship Council briefing: The BDCP’s impacts in the Delta Maven Notebook News and Features January 15, 2014 238With the draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and the draft environmental documents now released and the public review process...
Letter: Environmental groups allege environmental documents inadequate on Westlands Water District interim CVP contract renewals Maven Notebook News and Features January 14, 2014 300The Planning and Conservation League, Sierra Club, Environmental Water Caucus, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and other environmental organizations have sent...
This just in … Phil Isenberg to step down as Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council Maven Notebook News and Features January 13, 2014 523The Delta Stewardship Council will elect new leadership at its January meeting. Phil Isenberg, who has headed up the Council...
California Weather Blog: The Ridiculously Resilient Ridge continues into 2014; California drought intensifies Maven Press Release/Other January 13, 2014 395From the California Weather Blog: “Extraordinarily dry conditions have persisted over the entire state of California since early December. In...
DWR issues Water Supply Index forecast for January 2014 Maven Press Release/Other January 9, 2014 435It’s dry out there, no doubt! How dry? According to DWR’s latest Water Supply Index forecast, the flows in the...
Groundwater and soil moisture conditions from GRACE data assimilation Maven Notebook News and Features January 7, 2014 354As part of a new experimental product, NASA scientists are generating groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators each week which...
Press release: California farms and consumers in jeopardy unless state takes immediate action to address the drought Maven Press Release/Other January 6, 2014 172From the Westlands Water District: “On Friday, January 03, 2014, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first...
Numbers remain low for Delta smelt, American shad and striped bass in Fall Midwater Trawl Maven Notebook News and Features January 6, 2014 181Just 18 Delta smelt were found in the Delta during the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fall Midwater Trawl, making...
First snow survey of 2014 shows dry conditions; California braces for possible third dry year Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News January 5, 2014 71From the Department of Water Resources: SACRAMENTO – As California’s dry weather pushes into the new year, the Department of...
Secretary Laird, the State Water Contractors, and the Sacramento Regional Water Authority respond to bleak snow survey Maven Press Release/Other January 5, 2014 140Secretary John Laird issued the following statement: “California has just ended one of the driest years in recorded history in...
Reading the BDCP: What page are you on? plus how to sound like you’re reading the BDCP, even if you’re not Maven Notebook News and Features January 1, 2014 280It’s New Years Day – what better day to check in with all of you BDCP readers out there, just...
