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Reclamation’s Terry Fulp and a new agreement with Mexico that has environmental benefits for the Colorado Delta discussed at Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee meeting

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

November 7, 2012

At the November 5th meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Stewardship and Planning Committee, Regional Director for Reclamation’s Lower Colorado...

The Delta Stewardship Council discusses near term strategies, levee issues, and an update on the Delta Plan

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

November 1, 2012

Strategies for near-term actions in the Delta, implications of Army Corps policies regarding Delta levees, and an update on the...

Delta Science Plan takes center stage at the Delta Stewardship Council: How should science inform policymaking?

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 29, 2012

How should science inform policymaking and how should that be outlined in the Delta Science Plan? These questions as well as news from the 7th Biennual Bay Delta Science Conference were the topics of discussion during Lead Scientist Dr. Peter...

The PPIC Plan: Making the Delta a place where the wild things want to be

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

October 23, 2012

Note: The following is a summary of the PPIC report, “Where the Wild Things Aren’t: Making the Delta a Better...

Maven’s Minutes: The Senate Select Committee hearing: The Next Decade in the Delta

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 19, 2012

On Monday, October 15th, Senator Lois Wolk, Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Delta Stewardship and Sustainability, held a...

Ecosystem stressors in the Delta: More than just flow

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

October 8, 2012

For more than two decades, native fishes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have been declining at a rapid rate with no single identifiable cause. Stressors” are broadly defined as those factors that can harm native species, and the Delta has...

Delta Stewardship Council meeting Sept. 27: National Heritage Area designation for the Delta, water rights enforcement and the EPA’s Action Plan

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 2, 2012

National Heritage Area designation for the Delta, increased authority for the State Water Board, and the EPA’s Bay-Delta Action Plan...

John Laird talks about pork, the water bond, and Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

September 25, 2012

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources, recently spoke at a meeting in Loomis, where he discussed the water bond and...

White paper details the substantial role California's water sector can play in achieving the state's ambitious energy goals

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

September 24, 2012

By shifting its timing and use of electricity, California’s water sector can help avoid the need to build new power plants, a new white paper, California’s Water-Energy Nexus: Pathways to Implementation, has determined. Written by GEI Consultants on behalf of...

The California Water Commission hears an update on dam safety

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

September 20, 2012

With so many dams in California and the current dismal budget climate, perhaps you might have been concerned about the...

EPA releases Action Plan for the Delta: Reducing pollution and restoring freshwater flows are key to improving water quality

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Notebook News and Features Water quality

September 19, 2012

Following an analysis that determined that existing state and federal water quality standards were not adequately protecting the Delta’s ecosystem,...

State Water Board needs broader authority for water rights enforcement, says the Delta Watermaster

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Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

September 17, 2012

Broader authority for the State Water Board to enforce water rights violations and prevent illegal diversions are among the key recommendations of an informational report to be presented at Wednesday’s Board meeting by Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson. In his report,...

Delta Stewardship Council’s comprehensive Delta Plan rounds the bend towards the finish line

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

September 16, 2012

A comprehensive policy blueprint for the beleaguered Delta inched ever nearer towards completion as the Delta Stewardship Council reviewed minor...

DWR Director Cowin gives a BDCP update and discusses SWP maintenance issues at Metropolitan board meeting

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

September 12, 2012

At the September 11, 2012 board meeting of the Metropolitan Water District, Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin gave...

Colorado River states meet; have questions for California

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Colorado River Notebook News and Features

September 11, 2012

At the September 10, 2012 meeting of Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee, Manager of Colorado River Resources Bill Hasencamp briefed the committee about a meeting between the seven Colorado River states and Reclamation held recently in Las Vegas where...