Second draft of the Delta Science Plan now posted Maven Science on the Notebook August 23, 2013 54The 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 Meetings and Events August 23, 2013 453At the Delta Stewardship Council’s meeting on August 22, Karla Nemeth, project manager, and Gordon Enas, engineer, were there to...
Fish Restoration Program Agreement update: Propsect Island, groundwater monitoring and more Maven Science on the Notebook August 22, 2013 101From the Department of Water Resources, this update on the latest activities of the Fish Restoration Program Agreement (FRPA): Prospect...
Uncommitted water bond funds: Just how much is there? Maven Press Release/Other August 20, 2013 479From 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 Legislative Hearings August 18, 2013 326On 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 News and Features August 18, 2013 231After 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 News and Features August 18, 2013 156Meanwhile, 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 Notebook August 16, 2013 922No doubt, the big story today in the papers will be regarding the changes made to the Bay Delta Conservation...
Reactions pour in from yesterday’s BDCP announcement of changes to the project Maven Press Release/Other August 16, 2013 165I received and collected a few reactions from various organizations to yesterday’s announcement. Here’s what I have, listed in alphabetical...
Joint Informational Hearing on the Governance and Financing of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan: An Overview of the Issues Maven Legislative Hearings August 15, 2013 294On August 13th, the Senate Governance and Finance and the Natural Resources and Water Committees held a joint information hearing...
BDCP documents detailing changes now posted Maven Press Release/Other August 15, 2013 183The documents detailing the proposed changes to the tunnels and other project details are now posted at the Bay Delta...
The Sacramento Bee scoops today’s BDCP announcement Maven Press Release/Other August 15, 2013 96Yes, apparently Matt Weiser has all the details on what will be announced at today’s media call. You can read...
Senator Wolk introduces new $5.6 billion bond to address state’s urgent water needs Maven Press Release/Other August 13, 2013 217From Senator Wolk’s office, this press release: Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) today introduced a $5.6 billion water bond to provide...
Officials present the draft Statewide Economic Impact Study at BDCP Finance Working Group meeting Maven Meetings and Events August 13, 2013 499On August 5, the Brown Administration released a draft Statewide Economic Impact Study that estimated that implementation of the Bay...
Office of Administrative Law approves regulations; Delta Plan to take effect on September 1 Maven Press Release/Other August 12, 2013 203This just in from the Delta Stewardship Council: the Office of Administrative Law has approved the Delta Plan’s fourteen regulations,...
