Delta Plan update: Final Delta Plan regulations, online consistency determinations, and early consultations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 27, 2013At the August 22nd Delta Stewardship Council Meeting, Cindy Messer, Deputy Executive Officer, and Keith Coolidge, Executive Manager of External Affairs, updated...
California Water Commission: Will the state meet its 20×2020 water conservation goal? Plus an update on SWP contract negotiations, the public benefits of water storage projects, a Statewide Water Action Plan and more Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 26, 2013Legislation passed in 2009 set an ambitious target for statewide water conservation: a 20% reduction in urban per capita water...
Second draft of the Delta Science Plan now posted Maven Delta science August 23, 2013The second draft of the Delta Science Plan has now been posted at the Delta Stewardship Council website and is...
Delta Stewardship Council hears a BDCP update, plus a frank discussion on tunnel size and capacity Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 23, 2013At the Delta Stewardship Council’s meeting on August 22, Karla Nemeth, project manager, and Gordon Enas, engineer, were there to...
Fish Restoration Program Agreement update: Propsect Island, groundwater monitoring and more Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta scienceEcosystems August 22, 2013From the Department of Water Resources, this update on the latest activities of the Fish Restoration Program Agreement (FRPA): Prospect...
Uncommitted water bond funds: Just how much is there? Maven Policy and regulation August 20, 2013From 2000 to 2008, voters approved nearly $100 billion in general obligation bonds to fund the state’s infrastructure needs with...
Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife’s informational hearing on the framework for a water bond Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 18, 2013On August 15, the Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife held an informational hearing to gather public comment as...
Letter: NGO’s send letter to Governor Brown outlining three actions for achieving a Delta solution Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 18, 2013After meeting with the Governor earlier this month, The Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, American Rivers, The Bay Institute, The...
Letter: Another group of NGOs write federal agencies, allege BDCP’s documents are inaccurate and misleading in regards to tunnel size Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 18, 2013Meanwhile, a different group of NGOs, namely Friends of the River, the Environmental Water Caucus, Restore the Delta, the California...
In his own words: DWR’s principal engineer describes the changes to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 16, 2013No doubt, the big story today in the papers will be regarding the changes made to the Bay Delta Conservation...
Reactions pour in from yesterday’s BDCP announcement of changes to the project Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 16, 2013I received and collected a few reactions from various organizations to yesterday’s announcement. Here’s what I have, listed in alphabetical...
Joint Informational Hearing on the Governance and Financing of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan: An Overview of the Issues Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 15, 2013On August 13th, the Senate Governance and Finance and the Natural Resources and Water Committees held a joint information hearing...
BDCP documents detailing changes now posted Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 15, 2013The documents detailing the proposed changes to the tunnels and other project details are now posted at the Bay Delta...
The Sacramento Bee scoops today’s BDCP announcement Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 15, 2013Yes, apparently Matt Weiser has all the details on what will be announced at today’s media call. You can read...
Senator Wolk introduces new $5.6 billion bond to address state’s urgent water needs Maven Policy and regulation August 13, 2013From Senator Wolk’s office, this press release: Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) today introduced a $5.6 billion water bond to provide...
