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, 2013From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, this press release: “The state and federal water export projects continue to ignore regulatory...
Chuck Bonham: Navigating the Rapids Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features November 6, 2013This is the third in a series of profiles written especially for Maven’s Notebook by Emily DeMarco. The first in...
Delta Stewardship Council ‘accepts’ the first Delta Science Plan Maven Delta sciencePolicy and regulationScience November 5, 2013After thousands of comments, several meetings, and three drafts, the first Delta Science Plan has been completed and accepted by...
A primer on Delta and statewide planning projects Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation November 4, 2013With the release of the Governor’s California Water Action Plan, you may be feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of...
Covered Actions process begins, Delta Plan Implementation Committee update, and other notes from the Delta Stewardship Council’s October meeting Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 4, 2013At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, staff updated the Council on the covered actions regulatory process and...
Policy, politics & public opinion: What does it take to craft and pass a successful water bond? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 30, 2013With the grim reaper of legislation sure to be visiting the $11.14 billion water bond early in 2014 to officially...
Kate Poole: Moving Water in California: God, Gravity, and Lawyers Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features October 30, 2013This second in a three-part series of profiles written especially for Maven’s Notebook by Emily DeMarco that takes a look...
Delta Stewardship Council receives a briefing on financing the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 29, 2013At their October 24 meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council heard a briefing from Department of Water Resources Laura King Moon...
Formal Public Review of the BDCP and EIR/EIS to begin December 13, 2013 Maven Delta Conveyance Project October 29, 2013From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: “As a joint effort of state and federal agencies preparing the BDCP, the...
Melinda Terry: Listening to the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features October 23, 2013This is the first of a three-part series of posts written especially for Maven’s Notebook by Emily DeMarco that will...
Melinda Terry’s presentation to the North Delta Water Agency: “BDCP’s conditional mitigation – Is it enough?” Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 21, 2013The North Delta Water Agency sits in the cross-hairs of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP); with all of the...
Santa Clara Valley Water District workshop: A statewide perspective on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven AgricultureDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 21, 2013On October 11, the Santa Clara Valley Water District held a workshop on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which featured...
Special edition of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science Journal features 9 essays on science, policy, and the Delta Maven Delta sciencePolicy and regulation October 17, 2013Volume 11, Issue 2 of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science is now available online. This is a special issue...
California Water Plan releases Volume 3, Resource Management Strategies; Urban water use efficiency and recycled water identified as best options for increasing available water supplies Maven Planning and management October 16, 2013When it comes to options to increase our available water supplies, urban water use efficiency and recycled water together have...
Proposed final draft of the Delta Science Plan now posted Maven Delta science October 16, 2013The proposed final draft of the Delta Science Plan is now posted and available at the Delta Stewardship Council website....
