With large restoration acreage targets and potentially billions of dollars to be spent by multiple agencies on restoration in the...
Today, Maven welcomes guest blogger Robert Shibatani to the Notebook blog. Robert Shibatani is a physical hydrologist and long-time consultant...
At the July 23rd meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Dr. David Sunding presented the economic case for the BDCP to committee members, arguing that the benefits of the project far outweigh the costs. During his presentation, he...
Earlier this week on West Marin Community Radio’s show, Post Carbon Radio, Deputy Director of Natural Resources Agency Jerry Meral...
The Delta Stewardship Council’s role regarding the BDCP, as well as the multiple lawsuits filed over the Delta Plan were...
On July 17, a public meeting was held to discuss the remaining chapters of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan that were released at the end of May. Led by Jerry Meral, Deputy Director of the Natural Resources Agency, the meeting...
The federal lead agencies for the BDCP EIR/S, Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National...
The State Water Resources Control Board, a responsible agency for the BDCP’s EIR/S under CEQA provisions, has submitted their comments...
The Department of Fish and Wildlife has released an update to the Status of the Fisheries report summarizing the status of 18 of California’s marine species through 2011. The report,a requirement of the Marine Life Management Act, is used to...
As a responsible agency under CEQA as mandated in the Delta Reform Act, the Delta Stewardship Council has submitted comments...
At a press event yesterday, Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg shared his views on the water bond, saying it needed...
An ongoing process that has received little media attention are the State Water Project contract extension negotiations which have been ongoing since May of this year. The negotiations are proposing to extend the contracts for the State Water Project water...
Just how science and policy will be linked together, developing a science agenda and other elements that are included in...
With the first Delta Plan now adopted, the Delta Stewardship Council is turning their attention to implementing the comprehensive plan. ...
The Delta Stewardship Council has responsibility for overseeing implementation of the Delta Plan, which makes several recommendations with respect to ecosystem restoration including prioritizing and implementing restoration projects, restoring habitat at appropriate elevations, and avoiding introductions or improving habitat for...