California Water Blog: UC Davis speakers series: Critical problems for California water policy Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 11, 2013From yours truly at the California Water Blog: “California’s water future is at a critical juncture. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
California Water Policy Seminar Series presents Mark Cowin: “What’s so Funny ‘bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?” Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 4, 2013The Director of the Department of Water Resources, Mark Cowin, was the final speaker in the California Water Policy Seminar...
The road map for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 31, 2013Have you been meaning to read those Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents that everyone’s talking about, but just hadn’t gotten...
Tim Washburn on the history and future of Sacramento’s flood control system Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features March 28, 2013On March 11th, 2013, the California Water Policy Seminar Series at UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences continued, hosting Tim...
Felicia Marcus on the California Delta: Convergence or Collision? Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 26, 2013On March 4, 2013, the California Water Policy Seminar Series continued at UC Davis with Felicia Marcus as the guest...
Jerry Meral faces a tough crowd at the first of three Bay Delta Conservation Plan public meetings Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 25, 2013On March 20th, a public meeting to review the first four chapters of the preliminary draft of the Bay Delta...
Consolidated Delta smelt and salmonid cases update: Agencies argue their case for an extension of time Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 19, 2013Last Friday, the Department of Water Resources and the federal fish agencies filed their brief in Fresno supporting their request...
California Water Policy Seminar Series continues with Secretary John Laird: "Will We Actually Be Able to Decide Something?" Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 19, 2013On February 25th, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences featured Secretary of California Natural Resources Agency John Laird as the...
In their own words: DWR's Mark Cowin and DFW's Chuck Bonham on the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 15, 2013At yesterday’s press conference, Department of Water Resources Mark Cowin announced the rollout of the documents, speaking about the need...
First round of Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents now available Maven Delta Conveyance Project March 14, 2013The Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents are now posted! Chapters 1 through 4 can be found here: http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/Library/DocumentsLandingPage/BDCPDocuments.aspx Other related...
Second water bond hearing: “What’s Changed Since the Legislature Passed the Safe, Clean, and Reliabile Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010?” Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 14, 2013On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Senate Governance and Finance Committee held...
Development of the Delta Science Plan continues, plus an update on the Delta Plan, EIR, and Rulemaking Package Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 8, 2013At the Delta Stewardship Council at the February 21st, 2013 meeting, Lead Scientist Dr. Peter Goodwin discussed in further detail...
The Big Lift: A photo tour of the State Water Project’s Edmonston Pumping Plant Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations March 7, 2013The State Water Project’s Edmonston Pumping Plant is the highest single lift pumping plant in the world, capable of flinging...
The Delta Stewardship Council hears about the portfolio-based alternative for the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 5, 2013At the February 21,2013 Delta Stewardship Council meeting, Jonas Minton from the Planning and Conservation League, Dennis Cushman from the...
Overview of California’s debt condition: Priming the pump for a water bond Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 1, 2013On February 26, 2013, the Senate Governance & Finance Committee and the Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee held a...
