Lawsuit filed against Delta Plan Maven Other News Item May 24, 2013 230From Westlands Water District (via agleader’s twitter feed): “Raising serious objections to the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan, today the...
Joint Informational Hearing: Natural Resources and Water and Select Committee on the Delta “The Bay Delta Conservation Plan: Perspectives on the Plan” Maven Legislative Hearings May 20, 2013 257On May 14th, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Senate Select Committee on the Delta held a...
Delta Stewardship Council adopts final Delta Plan, 7-0 Maven Other News Item May 16, 2013 59From the Delta Stewardship Council: “After eight drafts, almost 100 public meetings, and nearly 10,000 individual comments, the Delta Stewardship...
Capitol Weekly: Landmark state water plan defended – by those who want to build it Maven News and Features May 15, 2013 82Here’s my coverage of the last hearing at Capitol Weekly. Coverage of yesterday’s hearing is coming up soon: “As the...
Special feature: Prominent scientists discuss “collaborative science” at Interagency Ecological Program Annual Workshop Maven Best of the Notebook May 13, 2013 405“Science, once siloed and hyper-competitive, is becoming increasingly collaborative in the face of the high cost of research and the...
Weekend reading: Bay Delta Conservation Plan environmental documents released … Maven Other News Item May 10, 2013 183The Bay Delta Conservation Plan envirnomental documents have been posted this morning. I will be working over the weekend to...
Implementing the Delta Plan Maven Meetings May 9, 2013 106With the very first Delta Plan set to be adopted in May, just how that plan would be implemented was...
Governor Brown, Obama Administration commit to October 1st deadline for draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan and environmental documents Maven Other News Item May 8, 2013 82From the Office of Governor Jerry Brown: “The State of California and the Obama Administration today agreed to a formal...
Joint Informational Hearing: Natural Resources and Water and Select Committee on the Delta: “The BDCP: Overview of the Issues” Maven Legislative Hearings May 8, 2013 273Amid the controversial remarks and charges of lack of stakeholder participation, Brown Administration officials had their chance to defend the...
California Water Commission sends letter to Secretary Laird outlining SWP recruitment and retention issues Maven Other News Item May 5, 2013 111As a follow-up to the story, State Water Project reliability: It’s not just about the Delta, the California Water Commission...
Final Delta Plan documents posted Maven Other News Item May 5, 2013 94The proposed Final Delta Plan and the Final Programmatic EIR are now posted and available for review at the Delta...
Congressmen raise concerns about San Joaquin flow objectives and lack of integration among Delta planning processes; agency officials respond Maven Other News Item May 2, 2013 141Concerns about the State Water Board’s proposed San Joaquin River flow objectives, the BDCP’s effect on upstream water rights, and...
Slipping timelines for the BDCP and the State Water Board’s Bay Delta Plan Maven Other News Item May 1, 2013 189Here is the latest on the timelines for the BDCP and the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan: BAY DELTA...
New PPIC report prescribes relief for the Delta’s ailing ecosystem Maven News and Features April 30, 2013 138While there may not be an miracle cure for the ailing Delta, there is a path forward that would achieve...
A methylmercury update from the State Water Board Maven Best of the Notebook April 30, 2013 1926Mercury contamination is a widespread problem, not just locally but also globally, and its serious effects on health are well...
