Climate change and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 11, 2014At the February 25 meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Committee members heard a presentation how...
Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears an update on the BDCP’s cost allocation discussions Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 10, 2014At the February 25 meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Program Manager Randall Neudeck gave a...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Michael Rosenzweig: Tactics for conserving diversity: Global vertebrate patterns point the way Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 10, 2014The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...
State legislators send letter to State Water Board, urging them to reject any proposals that would eliminate water allocations for the agricultural industry Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features March 7, 2014A bipartisan group of state legislators led by Assemblyman Dan Logue has sent a letter to Felicia Marcus, Chair of...
Judge O’Niell grants one-year extension on preparation of remanded Delta smelt and salmonid biological opinions Maven Delta scienceWater project operations March 6, 2014U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. O’Niell has granted another one-year extension for preparation of the remanded salmon and Delta...
Keeping salinity in the Delta at bay during the drought Maven Delta science March 6, 2014From the March issue of the San Francisco Estuary Partenrship’s ESTUARY News, this article written by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto: “As...
Feinstein, Boxer, Costa and Garemendi send letter to the State Water Board, asking them to defer ‘far-reaching’ decision on Delta pumping until after March 21st Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations March 5, 2014Senator Feinstein, Senator Boxer, Congressman Costa and Congressman Garamendi have sent a letter to Tom Howard, Executive Director of the...
DWR’s Mark Cowin updates the California Water Commission on the drought, the water action plan, the BDCP, and groundwater management Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 5, 2014At the February 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Director of the Department of Water Resources Mark Cowin updated...
Joint informational hearing on the BDCP, part 2: Delta stakeholders give their perspective Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 4, 2014On February 25, 2014, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife...
Congressman Costa introduces bills to increase California water storage Maven Policy and regulation March 4, 2014From Congressman Jim Costa’s website: Rep. Jim Costa introduced a package of legislation that would invest in California’s water infrastructure...
Joint informational hearing on the BDCP, part 1: Secretary Laird, Directors Bonham and Cowin on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 3, 2014Legislators hear from administration officials and Delta stakeholders on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan On February 25, 2014, the Senate...
Letter: Advisory Committee recommends Bonham deny the incidental take permit for the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 27, 2014An advisory committee has recommended that Director of Fish & Wildlife Chuck Bonham deny the incidental take permit for the...
Assembly oversight hearing on the funding structure and economic impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (part 4): Delta stakeholders have their say Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 24, 2014On February 12th, the Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review held an oversight hearing on the funding structure and...
Farm organizations, Feinstein react to announcement of zero allocation Maven Current Conditions February 21, 2014Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial Central Valley Project allocations, giving no water to North of Delta and...
Assembly oversight hearing on the funding structure and economic impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (part 3): San Diego County Water Authority & Contra Costa Water District share their concerns Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 21, 2014On February 12th, the Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review held an oversight hearing on the funding structure and...