Presentation provides an overview and details on the biological opinions and incidental take permit For the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project to comply with the federal Endangered Species Act, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of...
Rejecting objections by environmental and farming industry groups, a federal judge green-lighted a revised, government-endorsed plan to manage water projects in California with extra protections for endangered fish. By Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse News Service In a long-running dispute over water...
When other types of power plants go dark, hydropower provides a fast, crucial response in seconds By Kelsey Adkisson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory America’s most critical piece of energy infrastructure—the grid—is more vulnerable than ever before. The reasons are two-fold:...
At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Steven Arakawa briefed the committee members on recent communications from elected officials and others regarding the operations of the federal and state water projects and the voluntary agreements. He...
By Christine Souza The struggle over management of water supplied through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta continues as the Biden administration seeks a reversal of rules put in place by agencies under the Trump administration. Last week, the U.S. Bureau of...
