Judge O’Niell grants one-year extension on preparation of remanded Delta smelt and salmonid biological opinions Maven Delta scienceWater project operations March 6, 2014U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. O’Niell has granted another one-year extension for preparation of the remanded salmon and Delta...
Keeping salinity in the Delta at bay during the drought Maven Delta science March 6, 2014From the March issue of the San Francisco Estuary Partenrship’s ESTUARY News, this article written by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto: “As...
Feinstein, Boxer, Costa and Garemendi send letter to the State Water Board, asking them to defer ‘far-reaching’ decision on Delta pumping until after March 21st Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations March 5, 2014Senator Feinstein, Senator Boxer, Congressman Costa and Congressman Garamendi have sent a letter to Tom Howard, Executive Director of the...
DWR’s Mark Cowin updates the California Water Commission on the drought, the water action plan, the BDCP, and groundwater management Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 5, 2014At the February 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Director of the Department of Water Resources Mark Cowin updated...
Joint informational hearing on the BDCP, part 2: Delta stakeholders give their perspective Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 4, 2014On February 25, 2014, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife...
Congressman Costa introduces bills to increase California water storage Maven Policy and regulation March 4, 2014From Congressman Jim Costa’s website: Rep. Jim Costa introduced a package of legislation that would invest in California’s water infrastructure...
Joint informational hearing on the BDCP, part 1: Secretary Laird, Directors Bonham and Cowin on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 3, 2014Legislators hear from administration officials and Delta stakeholders on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan On February 25, 2014, the Senate...
Governor Brown signs drought legislation Elected Official Policy and regulation March 1, 2014From the Office of the Governor: As California grapples with the driest period in its history, Governor Edmund G. Brown...
State Water Board issues notice of additional modifications to the order approving a temporary urgency change for SWP and CVP State Water Board Water project operations February 28, 2014From the State Water Resources Control Board: “On January 29, 2014, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the U.S....
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scheduled to continue special drought-related sampling for Delta smelt; Program providing water managers with real-time information on smelt movement US Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and wildlife February 27, 2014From the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed the first phase of...
Snow survey finds slightly increased water content (24%): New storms helping, but drought remains Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions February 27, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: Storms are lightly blanketing the Sierra with fresh snow, but Department of Water Resources...
Letter: Advisory Committee recommends Bonham deny the incidental take permit for the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 27, 2014An advisory committee has recommended that Director of Fish & Wildlife Chuck Bonham deny the incidental take permit for the...
Guest blogger: Loving Yosemite means many things Guest Contributor Commentary February 27, 2014From Spreck Rosekrans, Executive Director of Hetch Hetchy: “For many of us, loving Yosemite means loving the whole park and...
Superior Court tentatively rules in favor of San Diego County Water Authority in Metropolitan rate case; Met remains confident they will prevail in the end San Diego County Water Authority Water rights and water law February 25, 2014From the San Diego County Water Authority: In a major victory for the San Diego County Water Authority and water...
Assembly oversight hearing on the funding structure and economic impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (part 4): Delta stakeholders have their say Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 24, 2014On February 12th, the Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review held an oversight hearing on the funding structure and...
