Letter: Friends of the San Francisco Estuary want BDCP to analyze effects on SF Bay; more outflow for Delta Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features November 13, 2013The Friends of the San Francisco Estuary have written two letters to state officials regarding the Bay Delta Conservation Plan....
DC legislators talk water storage for California Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 13, 2013On October 29th,2013, the House Subcommittee on Water and Power held on oversight hearing, A Road Map for Increasing Our...
Commentary: How California can teach itself about water: The wet, wasteful north and the dry, conserving south must share perspectives and plans Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management November 13, 2013Written by yours truly, posted at Zocalo Public Square: “In California, we owe the existence of our communities to the...
State Water Project operations outlook for 2014 Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features November 11, 2013At the National Water Research Institute’s Drought Response Workshop, October 8, 2013, John Leahigh, Principal Engineer for State Water Project Operations...
State of the Estuary Panel Discussion: One estuary, many plans: How will they fit together? Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation November 7, 2013The 11th Biennial State of the Estuary conference held in October, 2013, brought together the leaders from the state’s resource...
Chuck Bonham: Navigating the Rapids Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features November 6, 2013This is the third in a series of profiles written especially for Maven’s Notebook by Emily DeMarco. The first in...
Delta Stewardship Council ‘accepts’ the first Delta Science Plan Maven Delta sciencePolicy and regulationScience November 5, 2013After thousands of comments, several meetings, and three drafts, the first Delta Science Plan has been completed and accepted by...
A primer on Delta and statewide planning projects Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation November 4, 2013With the release of the Governor’s California Water Action Plan, you may be feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of...
Covered Actions process begins, Delta Plan Implementation Committee update, and other notes from the Delta Stewardship Council’s October meeting Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 4, 2013At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, staff updated the Council on the covered actions regulatory process and...
Policy, politics & public opinion: What does it take to craft and pass a successful water bond? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 30, 2013With the grim reaper of legislation sure to be visiting the $11.14 billion water bond early in 2014 to officially...
Kate Poole: Moving Water in California: God, Gravity, and Lawyers Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features October 30, 2013This second in a three-part series of profiles written especially for Maven’s Notebook by Emily DeMarco that takes a look...
Delta Stewardship Council receives a briefing on financing the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 29, 2013At their October 24 meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council heard a briefing from Department of Water Resources Laura King Moon...
Formal Public Review of the BDCP and EIR/EIS to begin December 13, 2013 Maven Delta Conveyance Project October 29, 2013From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: “As a joint effort of state and federal agencies preparing the BDCP, the...
Melinda Terry: Listening to the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features October 23, 2013This is the first of a three-part series of posts written especially for Maven’s Notebook by Emily DeMarco that will...
Melinda Terry’s presentation to the North Delta Water Agency: “BDCP’s conditional mitigation – Is it enough?” Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 21, 2013The North Delta Water Agency sits in the cross-hairs of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP); with all of the...
