Using the Silicon Valley as a backdrop, the Brown Administration held a press conference and media call on May 30th...
On May 28, the day prior to the release of the remaining chapters of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, Restore...
From yours truly at Capitol Weekly: “The price tag is up to nearly $25 billion, but the benefits are up, too, says the Brown administration as the state inches forward to launch an unprecedented project to move more northern California...
Chris Knopp, Executive Officer of the Delta Stewardship Council, issued this statement : “The lawsuit filed recently by the Westlands...
Do you need to read the Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents but don’t know where to start? Do you want...
Chapters 8 through 12 are now available at the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website. The released chapters cover implementation costs and funding sources, alternative ways to avoid harm to endangered species, and integration of independent science into the BDCP’s preparation....
Last Friday, the San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District filed a lawsuit with the Sacramento County...
On May 14th, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Senate Select Committee on the Delta held a...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: “After eight drafts, almost 100 public meetings, and nearly 10,000 individual comments, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) Thursday (May 16) adopted a comprehensive management plan for the Delta. The Council also certified the final Programmatic...
“Science, once siloed and hyper-competitive, is becoming increasingly collaborative in the face of the high cost of research and the...
The Bay Delta Conservation Plan envirnomental documents have been posted this morning. I will be working over the weekend to...
With the very first Delta Plan set to be adopted in May, just how that plan would be implemented was a main topic at the April 25th Delta Stewardship Council meeting. While the Delta Reform Act provides some direction for...
From the Office of Governor Jerry Brown: “The State of California and the Obama Administration today agreed to a formal...
Amid the controversial remarks and charges of lack of stakeholder participation, Brown Administration officials had their chance to defend the...
As a follow-up to the story, State Water Project reliability: It’s not just about the Delta, the California Water Commission has sent a letter to Secretary Laird outlining the State Water Project’s significant problems of maintaining qualified personnel to work...