Delta Stewardship Council approves final direction for Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 20, 2013Here’s an update from the Delta Stewardship Council on the status of the Delta Plan: “A final review of the...
A status report on the State Water Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 18, 2013With so much attention and focus on the Brown Administrations $18 billion tunnel plan, otherwise known as the Bay-Delta Conservation...
Secretary Laird responds to legislators regarding the “Portfolio Based Conceptual Alternative” Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 17, 2013Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird has responded to legislator’s demands that the BDCP consider the ‘Portfolio-Based Conceptual Alternative’. Mr....
DWR announces State Water Project negotations to start in May Maven Water project operations April 17, 2013The Department of Water Resources has announced negotiation sessions will begin next month for State Water Project contracts to develop...
Consolidated Delta smelt and salmonid cases update: Court grants a one-year extension on biological opinions Maven Water project operations April 16, 2013The Eastern District Court has granted the request of the water and federal fish agencies to extend the deadline for...
Photoblog: The Owens Lake Dust Control Project: The ultimate human-managed landscape Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations April 12, 2013The Owens Lake Dust Control Project. It’s hard to imagine there’s any place more surreal then this place – in...
Now available: Federal fish and wildlife agencies comment on progress of the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance Project April 12, 2013Just in time for your weekend reading pleasure, these documents, now available at the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: NMFS...
The April 4th Bay Delta Conservation Plan Public Meeting Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 11, 2013A second public meeting on the BDCP documents was held in Sacramento on April 4th to discuss the newly released...
California Water Blog: UC Davis speakers series: Critical problems for California water policy Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 11, 2013From yours truly at the California Water Blog: “California’s water future is at a critical juncture. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
California Water Policy Seminar Series presents Mark Cowin: “What’s so Funny ‘bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?” Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 4, 2013The Director of the Department of Water Resources, Mark Cowin, was the final speaker in the California Water Policy Seminar...
The road map for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 31, 2013Have you been meaning to read those Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents that everyone’s talking about, but just hadn’t gotten...
Tim Washburn on the history and future of Sacramento’s flood control system Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features March 28, 2013On March 11th, 2013, the California Water Policy Seminar Series at UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences continued, hosting Tim...
More Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents released Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project March 27, 2013Chapters 5 through 7 of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents have been released and are available now at the...
Felicia Marcus on the California Delta: Convergence or Collision? Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 26, 2013On March 4, 2013, the California Water Policy Seminar Series continued at UC Davis with Felicia Marcus as the guest...
Jerry Meral faces a tough crowd at the first of three Bay Delta Conservation Plan public meetings Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 25, 2013On March 20th, a public meeting to review the first four chapters of the preliminary draft of the Bay Delta...
