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November 7, 2013

The 11th Biennial State of the Estuary conference held in October, 2013, brought together the leaders from the state’s resource...

CSPA Press Release: State and federal water projects violate standards: Delta fisheries plunge in summer of 2013

CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance

Policy and regulation Water quality

November 6, 2013

From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, this press release: “The state and federal water export projects continue to ignore regulatory...

Chuck Bonham: Navigating the Rapids

Maven

Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

November 6, 2013

This is the third in a series of profiles written especially for Maven’s Notebook by Emily DeMarco. The first in the series was Melinda Terry of the North Delta Water Agency, followed by the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Kate Poole. ...

Delta Stewardship Council ‘accepts’ the first Delta Science Plan

Maven

Delta science Policy and regulation Science

November 5, 2013

After thousands of comments, several meetings, and three drafts, the first Delta Science Plan has been completed and accepted by...

A primer on Delta and statewide planning projects

Maven

Best of the Notebook Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

November 4, 2013

With the release of the Governor’s California Water Action Plan, you may be feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of...

Covered Actions process begins, Delta Plan Implementation Committee update, and other notes from the Delta Stewardship Council’s October meeting

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

November 4, 2013

At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, staff updated the Council on the covered actions regulatory process and the status of the Delta Plan Implementation Committee. Covered Actions regulatory process now underway With the Delta Plan’s regulations becoming...

Policy, politics & public opinion: What does it take to craft and pass a successful water bond?

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 30, 2013

With the grim reaper of legislation sure to be visiting the $11.14 billion water bond early in 2014 to officially...

Delta Stewardship Council receives a briefing on financing the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 29, 2013

At their October 24 meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council heard a briefing from Department of Water Resources Laura King Moon...

Formal Public Review of the BDCP and EIR/EIS to begin December 13, 2013

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

October 29, 2013

From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: “As a joint effort of state and federal agencies preparing the BDCP, the recent shutdown of the federal government and associated staff furloughs have delayed the development, review, and ultimately the release of...

Melinda Terry’s presentation to the North Delta Water Agency: “BDCP’s conditional mitigation – Is it enough?”

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

October 21, 2013

The North Delta Water Agency sits in the cross-hairs of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP); with all of the...

Santa Clara Valley Water District workshop: A statewide perspective on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Maven

Agriculture Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

October 21, 2013

On October 11, the Santa Clara Valley Water District held a workshop on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which featured...

Special edition of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science Journal features 9 essays on science, policy, and the Delta

Maven

Delta science Policy and regulation

October 17, 2013

Volume 11, Issue 2 of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science is now available online. This is a special issue that features nine essays by top scientists who write about the need for and difficulty in using science to guide...

California Water Plan releases Volume 3, Resource Management Strategies; Urban water use efficiency and recycled water identified as best options for increasing available water supplies

Maven

Planning and management

October 16, 2013

When it comes to options to increase our available water supplies, urban water use efficiency and recycled water together have...

Proposed final draft of the Delta Science Plan now posted

Maven

Delta science

October 16, 2013

The proposed final draft of the Delta Science Plan is now posted and available at the Delta Stewardship Council website....

Delta Watermaster presents report on California’s Area of Origin laws to State Water Board

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

October 11, 2013

One of the statutory responsibilities of the Delta Watermaster is to present reports to the State Water Resources Control Board and the Delta Stewardship Council on various water resource issues. On October 8th, Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson presented his eighth...

NEWS

State of the Estuary Panel Discussion: One estuary, many plans: How will they fit together?

CSPA Press Release: State and federal water projects violate standards: Delta fisheries plunge in summer of 2013

Chuck Bonham: Navigating the Rapids

Delta Stewardship Council ‘accepts’ the first Delta Science Plan

A primer on Delta and statewide planning projects

Covered Actions process begins, Delta Plan Implementation Committee update, and other notes from the Delta Stewardship Council’s October meeting

Policy, politics & public opinion: What does it take to craft and pass a successful water bond?

Delta Stewardship Council receives a briefing on financing the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Formal Public Review of the BDCP and EIR/EIS to begin December 13, 2013

Melinda Terry’s presentation to the North Delta Water Agency: “BDCP’s conditional mitigation – Is it enough?”

Santa Clara Valley Water District workshop: A statewide perspective on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Special edition of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science Journal features 9 essays on science, policy, and the Delta

California Water Plan releases Volume 3, Resource Management Strategies; Urban water use efficiency and recycled water identified as best options for increasing available water supplies

Proposed final draft of the Delta Science Plan now posted

Delta Watermaster presents report on California’s Area of Origin laws to State Water Board

DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: GIS, data central to water agencies in a changing world; Tahoe could see first snow of season; Study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe; Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction; and more …