Consolidated Delta smelt and salmonid cases update: Agencies argue their case for an extension of time Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 19, 2013Last Friday, the Department of Water Resources and the federal fish agencies filed their brief in Fresno supporting their request...
California Water Policy Seminar Series continues with Secretary John Laird: "Will We Actually Be Able to Decide Something?" Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 19, 2013On February 25th, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences featured Secretary of California Natural Resources Agency John Laird as the...
In their own words: DWR's Mark Cowin and DFW's Chuck Bonham on the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 15, 2013At yesterday’s press conference, Department of Water Resources Mark Cowin announced the rollout of the documents, speaking about the need...
First round of Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents now available Maven Delta Conveyance Project March 14, 2013The Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents are now posted! Chapters 1 through 4 can be found here: http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/Library/DocumentsLandingPage/BDCPDocuments.aspx Other related...
Second water bond hearing: “What’s Changed Since the Legislature Passed the Safe, Clean, and Reliabile Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010?” Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 14, 2013On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Senate Governance and Finance Committee held...
Development of the Delta Science Plan continues, plus an update on the Delta Plan, EIR, and Rulemaking Package Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 8, 2013At the Delta Stewardship Council at the February 21st, 2013 meeting, Lead Scientist Dr. Peter Goodwin discussed in further detail...
The Big Lift: A photo tour of the State Water Project’s Edmonston Pumping Plant Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations March 7, 2013The State Water Project’s Edmonston Pumping Plant is the highest single lift pumping plant in the world, capable of flinging...
The Delta Stewardship Council hears about the portfolio-based alternative for the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 5, 2013At the February 21,2013 Delta Stewardship Council meeting, Jonas Minton from the Planning and Conservation League, Dennis Cushman from the...
Overview of California’s debt condition: Priming the pump for a water bond Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 1, 2013On February 26, 2013, the Senate Governance & Finance Committee and the Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee held a...
The Delta Stewardship Council hears from Jerry Meral on the BDCP’s proposed governance structure, the challenge of an integrated state-federal water project, funding, and more Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 28, 2013At the February 21, 2013 meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Jerry Meral from the California Natural Resources Agency updated...
California Water Policy Seminar Series continues with Peter Moyle: The future of freshwater fishes in California Maven Best of the NotebookFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features February 26, 2013The UC Davis California Water Policy Seminar Series continued on February 11, 2013, with California fish expert Peter B. Moyle,...
State Water Board discusses updated flow objectives for San Joaquin tributaries Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 25, 2013At their February 21st meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council heard an informational update on the State Water Resources Control Board’s...
California Water Policy Seminar Series continues with Tim Quinn: In Pursuit of “Coequal” Goals: An ACWA Statewide Perspective Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 20, 2013The UC Davis California Water Policy Seminar Series continued on February 4, 2013 with the Association of California Water Agencies...
Delta Independent Science Board's review of the BDCP's proposed governance structure lists several concerns Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 14, 2013This isn’t a sweetheart Valentine that the Delta Independent Science Board will be sending to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan...
Take of Delta smelt nears limit, triggering cutbacks in Delta water exports Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 13, 2013On February 12, 2013, agency officials held a press conference to announce that mandatory restrictions put in place to protect...
