Maven’s Minutes: Jay Lund on managing Delta ecosystem reconciliation adaptively

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Best of the Notebook

November 21, 2013

At the State of the Estuary conference held at the end of October, Professor Jay Lund from UC Davis Watershed...

Water interests respond to the 5% initial State Water Project allocation

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Current Conditions

November 21, 2013

The State Water Contractors, ACWA, the State Water Contractors, the California Farm Water Coalition, and the Southern California Water Committee...

Ellen Hanak on scientists and stakeholder views of Delta ecosystem management

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Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

November 20, 2013

At the State of the Estuary conference held at the end of October, Ellen Hanak gave a presentation that summarized...

Letter: San Joaquin County Supervisors write letter to Secretary Laird, expressing their concerns over the BDCP and asking, what is Plan B?

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

November 20, 2013

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors has written a letter to Secretary John Laird highlighting several issues that were...

Letter: Friends of the River send letter, say deficiencies in the upcoming draft EIR/EIS make the BDCP ready for scoping, at best

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

November 20, 2013

The Friends of the River have sent a letter to NOAA fisheries, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation,...

Dr. Jeffrey Michael and Jerry Meral discuss the economics of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

November 19, 2013

At the State of the Estuary conference held at the end of October, economist Jeff Michael and Deputy Secretary of...

Statewide water conditions and preparing for a potentially dry 2014

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Current Conditions

November 18, 2013

At the National Water Research Institute’s Drought Response Workshop held last month, DWR Interstate Resources Manager Jeanine Jones gave a...

Congressman Garamendi: Alternatives to Delta tunnels boondoggle overlooked: State admits a $3 Billion error in their analysis but continues to ignore comprehensive plans that would actually address California’s water needs

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Delta Conveyance Project

November 15, 2013

From Congressman John Garamendi’s office: “Congressman John Garamendi (CA-3), former Deputy Secretary of the Interior, joins other Northern California Members...

Letter: Friends of the San Francisco Estuary want BDCP to analyze effects on SF Bay; more outflow for Delta

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

November 13, 2013

The Friends of the San Francisco Estuary have written two letters to state officials regarding the Bay Delta Conservation Plan....

DC legislators talk water storage for California

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

November 13, 2013

On October 29th,2013, the House Subcommittee on Water and Power held on oversight hearing, A Road Map for Increasing Our...

Commentary: How California can teach itself about water: The wet, wasteful north and the dry, conserving south must share perspectives and plans

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Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management

November 13, 2013

Written by yours truly, posted at Zocalo Public Square: “In California, we owe the existence of our communities to the...

State Water Project operations outlook for 2014

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Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features

November 11, 2013

At the National Water Research Institute’s Drought Response Workshop, October 8, 2013, John Leahigh, Principal Engineer for State Water Project Operations...

State of the Estuary Panel Discussion: One estuary, many plans: How will they fit together?

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Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation

November 7, 2013

The 11th Biennial State of the Estuary conference held in October, 2013, brought together the leaders from the state’s resource...

CSPA Press Release: State and federal water projects violate standards: Delta fisheries plunge in summer of 2013

CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance

Policy and regulationWater quality

November 6, 2013

From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, this press release: “The state and federal water export projects continue to ignore regulatory...

Chuck Bonham: Navigating the Rapids

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Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features

November 6, 2013

This is the third in a series of profiles written especially for Maven’s Notebook by Emily DeMarco.  The first in...