Coverage of the Delta Stewardship Council’s November meeting wraps up today with the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Monthly Update, and...
A ‘monster’ storm is bearing down on Northern California, the likes of which we’ve not seen in years, reports say. ...
From Congressman Garamendi’s website: U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-05), George Miller (D-11), Doris Matsui (D-06), Jerry McNerney (D-09), and John Garamendi (D-03) today voted against H.R. 5781, so-called “California Emergency Drought Relief Act.” The legislation, introduced on December 2nd, was...
From Congressman Valadao’s office: Washington – On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, the United States House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at...
Received via email: Writing on behalf of the State of California, California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird today issued...
The House will begin it’s legislative business at 9:00 am PST /12:00 pm EST for legislative business. A vote is likely on HR 5781. First votes expected around 10:00am PST. First up on the schedule appears to be complete consideration...
At the November meeting of the Delta Protection Commission, Cindy Messer from the Delta Stewardship Council gave a presentation on...
When it comes to the upcoming winter season, there are many questions. Will it be wet or dry? What about...
The only debate on HR 5781 California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 apparently was in the House Rules Committee hearing on December 3. The Rules Committee, chaired by Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), acts as the legislative gatekeeper, deciding for...
On Tuesday, Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, introduced new federal drought legislation, HR 5781, as a last-ditch effort to get federal...
At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): House “Drought Relief” Guts Environmental Protections, Does Not Mitigate Drought – Legislation Would Drain State Reservoirs for the Benefit of Corporate Farms: HR 5781, a bill introduced Tuesday in the House of Representatives...
Received via email: Today, Northern California Representatives Jared Huffman (D-02), George Miller (D-11) Mike Thompson (D-05), Doris Matsui (D-06),...
At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
Chris Enright began by saying that the title was quite a large topic, so he would be concentrating on physical processes to make larger points centered around tidal energy. “Tidal energy really is the primary driver down in the estuary,”...