One of the statutory responsibilities of the Delta Watermaster is to present reports to the State Water Resources Control Board...
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 letters are from the Los Angeles Business Council and the Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties Chambers of Commerce Alliance,...
The September 18th meeting of the California Water Commission brought the commissioners to Oroville to discuss organizational issues regarding the...
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 Delta Conservation Plan and requesting a meeting with federal officials. Among the concerns stated in the letter, the legislators write:...
At yesterday’s meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Karla Nemeth and Carl Wilcox updated the Council on the BDCP’s adaptive...
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 and comments this morning on two water bond proposals, including Senator Lois Wolk’s Senate Bill 42, The Safe Drinking Water,...
On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the...
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. The panel, convened by Dr. Jeff Mount included William Fleenor, Brian Gray, Bruce Herbold, and Wim Kimmerer. They conducted a...
Science in the Delta is entering a new era. The requirements of the Delta Reform Act, the recommendations of the...
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 stunning examples of successful and sustainable groundwater management programs in the state, there are also dismal examples of failure to...