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...
Reading the BDCP: How many pages should you have read by now? Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 20, 2013My apologies, folks. I stand corrected. Although there are some differing counts on the exact number of pages of the...
Letter: Governor convenes interagency Drought Task Force Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 18, 2013Governor Brown has directed the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Food and...
Santa Clara Valley Water District BDCP workshop, part 1: Dr. Martin McCann on Delta levees Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 18, 2013The Santa Clara Valley Water District board members continued their examination of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan with a workshop...
California legislators and water officials request immediate executive action on drought Maven Policy and regulation December 17, 2013From Congressman David Valadao’s website: “Today, United States Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and California Senator Jean Fuller (SD-18) joined...
Radio show transcript: Mark Cowin, Tim Quinn, Gary Bobker, and Barbara Barrigan-Parilla discuss the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 17, 2013Last week, a segment of KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny featured Mark Cowin, Tim Quinn, Gary Bobker, and Barbara Barrigan-Parilla...
Evaluating the economics of the BDCP: Dr. Thornberg reviews all the economic analyses for Metropolitan and says “From my perspective, this is a no-brainer.” Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 16, 2013At the joint meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee and the Special Committee on the Bay-Delta...
