Friends of the River has sent a letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,...
Lest you think all the correspondence is negative, here are two letters of support for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. ...
The September 18th meeting of the California Water Commission brought the commissioners to Oroville to discuss organizational issues regarding the State Water Project, hear an the latest on the Thermalito Pumping Plant fire, and receive an update on the status...
In April of 2013, the Public Policy Institute of California released the report, Stress Relief: Prescriptions for Healthier Delta Ecosystem,...
Northern California Congressional leaders have sent a letter to Secretary Jewell outlining their concerns regarding federal financing for the Bay...
At yesterday’s meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Karla Nemeth and Carl Wilcox updated the Council on the BDCP’s adaptive management program and governance structure. Dan Ray began by stating that the Council would be receiving regular briefings on the...
Currently, there are two bond measures that are working their way through the legislative process. Senator Lois Wolk has introduced...
From Senator Wolk’s office: A joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Quality and Natural Resources and Water Committees heard presentations...
On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the California Water Plan. Part of the forum was dedicated to updates on some of the relevant planning processes currently underway...
On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the...
An independent review of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan has just been released by American Rivers and The Nature Conservancy. ...
Science in the Delta is entering a new era. The requirements of the Delta Reform Act, the recommendations of the National Research Council, and recent court rulings have propelled California forward on a new path of collaborative approaches to management...
What was the most costy disaster in the U.S. in recent years? The Mississippi River floods in 2011? The outbreak...
California lacks a statewide sustainable groundwater management program, instead leaving groundwater under local control, and while there are a few...
Negotiations continue between the Department of Water Resources and the water suppliers who contract for water from the State Water Project. Some of the issues on the table include extending the length of the contracts from between 40 and 75...