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From the Delta Stewardship Council: As required under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009, Water Code section 85300, the Delta Stewardship Council (Council) is currently conducting a five-year review of the Delta Plan. As part of this review, the Council is interested in the perspectives of those that have been engaged with its creation and implementation as well […]
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From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: In response to the recent decline of winter-flooded rice fields in the Central Valley and the ecological importance of this habitat base, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 2348 in September of 2018. AB 2348 established the California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program (Section 3469, Fish and Game Code), which is designed to […]
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From the US Army Corps of Engineers: This Special Public Notice re-announces that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Sacramento District’s Regulatory Division Has Gone Paperless. We are resending the Public Notice because Updated Submission Instructions have been posted on our website for submitting electronic requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Sacramento District has been working to be more responsive […]
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From the San Joaquin River Restoration: The Bureau of Reclamation has released an initial Restoration Allocation & Default Flow Schedule for the period March 1, 2019 through February 28, 2020. Using the best available forecasting information for precipitation and runoff above Millerton Lake, Reclamation sets the initial allocation at 218.874 thousand acre-feet (TAF) as measured at Gravelly Ford. This corresponds […]
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From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Approximately 225,000 brood year (BY) 2018 spring-run Chinook salmon juveniles will be released to the San Joaquin River as part of the reintroduction strategy for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP). The salmon will be released to the San Joaquin River in Restoration Reach 5 near State Highway 140. These BY 2018 […]
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From the Department of Water Resources: This issue of the Delta eNews includes: CDFW releases guidance document for Delta conservation planning History of Thornton discussion and SRDHS elections Introduction to Beekeeping workshop Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in Stockton Delta Conservancy Board meeting Delta Stewardship Council meeting McCormack-Williamson Tract Project aims to protect people and wildlife Click here to […]
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From the Delta Conservancy: The Delta Public Lands Strategy – Guidance for Conservation and Sustainability across the West, Central, and Northeast Delta is now available for public comment. Overview Through 2018, the Delta Conservancy coordinated a public planning process to develop a high-level, integrated conservation strategy for publicly-funded lands in the west, central, and northeast Delta (see map). This collaborative […]
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From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been submitted to the Delta Stewardship Council (Council): Certification Number: C20191 Covered Action Title: Winter Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project Certifying Agency: Department of Water Resources Certification Date: 2/19/2019 The Certification of Consistency and any associated documents are now available for […]
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From the Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District has signed a Categorical Permission for Section 408 Requests. The signed Categorical Permission documents, including the programmatic environmental assessment and signed finding of no significant impact (FONSI), have been posted to the Sacramento District’s Section 408 Permission website: https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/408permissions/ The authority to grant permission for […]
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From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The 2019 Fisheries Habitat Restoration Proposal Solicitation Notice (PDF) has been released for public comments. The deadline for comments is 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 1, 2019. The 2019 PSN FAQ (PDF) lists the updates from 2018 and interested parties are encouraged to review the document before commenting. The Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP) […]
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