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 FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 17, 2014At 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 FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 16, 2014In 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 FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 16, 2014Assemblymember 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 Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 15, 2014With 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 FeaturesWater project operations January 14, 2014The 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 Website announcements January 13, 2014The Delta Stewardship Council will elect new leadership at its January meeting. Phil Isenberg, who has headed up the Council...
Groundwater and soil moisture conditions from GRACE data assimilation Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 7, 2014As 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 Policy and regulation January 6, 2014From 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 Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features January 6, 2014Just 18 Delta smelt were found in the Delta during the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fall Midwater Trawl, making...
Secretary Laird, the State Water Contractors, and the Sacramento Regional Water Authority respond to bleak snow survey Maven Current Conditions January 5, 2014Secretary 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 Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 1, 2014It’s New Years Day – what better day to check in with all of you BDCP readers out there, just...
Jerry Meral joins Natural Heritage Institute Maven Website announcements December 31, 2013Received via email: Dr. Jerry Meral, who directed the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) for Governor Jerry Brown, has joined...
Bureau of Reclamation releases progress report on Sites Reservoir Maven Water project operations December 31, 2013The Bureau of Reclamation has released a progress report on the North of the Delta Offstream Storage (NODOS), otherwise known...
Sierra Club releases white paper on alternatives to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 30, 2013The BDCP is not the right plan for the 21st century, says the Sierra Club in a newly released white...
Maven’s Minutes: Independent Science Review Panel hears presentation on changes made to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s Effects Analysis (Chapter 5) Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 24, 2013At the request of BDCP participants, the Delta Science Program has convened an Independent Science Review Panel to assess the...
