Metropolitan committee members discuss the estimated impact of the BDCP on Metropolitan’s rates Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features September 4, 2013At the August 27th, 2013 of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, the Committee heard a presentation on the...
Letter: Congressmembers Matsui and others ask Governor Brown to postpone the release of the BDCP documents, saying “… the current BDCP plan and process are deeply flawed and do not warrant federal funding at this time.” Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features September 3, 2013Congressmembers Doris Matsui, George Miller, John Garamendi, Jerry McNerney and others have written a letter to Governor Brown expressing their...
Maven’s Minutes: Water storage, part 2: A look at California’s successful groundwater management and banking programs Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 3, 2013California has long relied on surface reservoirs to manage the state’s fluctuating water supply as evidenced by the over 1300...
Maven’s Minutes: Second draft of the Delta Science Plan makes its debut Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features August 29, 2013At the August 22nd meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Lead Scientist Dr. Peter Goodwin gave a preview of the...
Water Storage in California, part 1: An Overview Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 28, 2013On March 20, 2013, the Assembly Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State’s Water Crisis held an informational...
Aguanomic’s blogger David Zetland moderates a Restore the Delta panel session Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 27, 2013In July, Aguanomic’s blogger David Zetland moderated a panel discussion hosted by Restore the Delta after a viewing of their...
Delta Plan update: Final Delta Plan regulations, online consistency determinations, and early consultations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 27, 2013At the August 22nd Delta Stewardship Council Meeting, Cindy Messer, Deputy Executive Officer, and Keith Coolidge, Executive Manager of External Affairs, updated...
California Water Commission: Will the state meet its 20×2020 water conservation goal? Plus an update on SWP contract negotiations, the public benefits of water storage projects, a Statewide Water Action Plan and more Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 26, 2013Legislation passed in 2009 set an ambitious target for statewide water conservation: a 20% reduction in urban per capita water...
Second draft of the Delta Science Plan now posted Maven Delta science August 23, 2013The second draft of the Delta Science Plan has now been posted at the Delta Stewardship Council website and is...
Delta Stewardship Council hears a BDCP update, plus a frank discussion on tunnel size and capacity Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 23, 2013At the Delta Stewardship Council’s meeting on August 22, Karla Nemeth, project manager, and Gordon Enas, engineer, were there to...
Uncommitted water bond funds: Just how much is there? Maven Policy and regulation August 20, 2013From 2000 to 2008, voters approved nearly $100 billion in general obligation bonds to fund the state’s infrastructure needs with...
Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife’s informational hearing on the framework for a water bond Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 18, 2013On August 15, the Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife held an informational hearing to gather public comment as...
Letter: NGO’s send letter to Governor Brown outlining three actions for achieving a Delta solution Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 18, 2013After meeting with the Governor earlier this month, The Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, American Rivers, The Bay Institute, The...
Letter: Another group of NGOs write federal agencies, allege BDCP’s documents are inaccurate and misleading in regards to tunnel size Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 18, 2013Meanwhile, a different group of NGOs, namely Friends of the River, the Environmental Water Caucus, Restore the Delta, the California...
In his own words: DWR’s principal engineer describes the changes to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 16, 2013No doubt, the big story today in the papers will be regarding the changes made to the Bay Delta Conservation...
