At the September 26 meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Lead Scientist Dr. Peter Goodwin presented the second draft of...
Friends of the River has sent a letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Reclamation and others saying that the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) is “not a permissible project under...
Lest you think all the correspondence is negative, here are two letters of support for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. ...
The September 18th meeting of the California Water Commission brought the commissioners to Oroville to discuss organizational issues regarding the...
In April of 2013, the Public Policy Institute of California released the report, Stress Relief: Prescriptions for Healthier Delta Ecosystem, which noted that the state is at a critical juncture with adoption and forthcoming implementation of the first “Delta Plan”...
Northern California Congressional leaders have sent a letter to Secretary Jewell outlining their concerns regarding federal financing for the Bay...
At yesterday’s meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Karla Nemeth and Carl Wilcox updated the Council on the BDCP’s adaptive...
On September 24, 2013, Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta was updated on the status of the Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program (CSAMP) as well as the progress on several near-term Delta habitat restoration and emergency response...
Currently, there are two bond measures that are working their way through the legislative process. Senator Lois Wolk has introduced...
From Senator Wolk’s office: A joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Quality and Natural Resources and Water Committees heard presentations...
On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the California Water Plan. Part of the forum was dedicated to updates on some of the relevant planning processes currently underway...
On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the...
In a letter to Commissioner Michael Connor, Secretary Laird lays out the latest time frame for the release of the...
An independent review of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan has just been released by American Rivers and The Nature Conservancy. The panel, convened by Dr. Jeff Mount included William Fleenor, Brian Gray, Bruce Herbold, and Wim Kimmerer. They conducted a...