Members of the California Democratic delegation have written a letter to Governor Brown, noting that yesterday, the House passed the...
At the December 19 Delta Stewardship Council meeting, the Council approved the membership of the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee,...
In a letter to President Obama, Senator Feinstein, Senator Boxer, and Congressman Costa are calling on the President Obama to create a federal drought task force. California’s precarious water situation cannot be overstated, they write: “We have ahead of us...
Assemblymember Dan Logue, along with his colleagues, Assemblymembers Beth Gaines, Ted Gaines, and Jim Nielson, have written a letter to...
With the draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and the draft environmental documents now released and the public review process...
The Planning and Conservation League, Sierra Club, Environmental Water Caucus, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and other environmental organizations have sent a letter to Ms. Rain Emerson of the Bureau of Reclamation, objecting to the Environmental Assessment (EA) that was prepared...
As part of a new experimental product, NASA scientists are generating groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators each week which...
Just 18 Delta smelt were found in the Delta during the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fall Midwater Trawl, making...
It’s New Years Day – what better day to check in with all of you BDCP readers out there, just to make sure you are keeping the pace and staying on track! If your New Year’s resolution is to actually...
At the request of BDCP participants, the Delta Science Program has convened an Independent Science Review Panel to assess the...
Governor Brown has directed the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Food and...
The Santa Clara Valley Water District board members continued their examination of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan with a workshop session on November 14 that focused on Delta levees, as well as the BDCP’s effects on the ecosystem. During the...
Last week, a segment of KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny featured Mark Cowin, Tim Quinn, Gary Bobker, and Barbara Barrigan-Parilla...
At the joint meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee and the Special Committee on the Bay-Delta...
With the draft California Water Action Plan expected to be finalized and released later this month, the Plan was a focus at the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) fall convention. After hearing from Natural Resources Secretary John Laird, Secretary...