Officials present the draft Statewide Economic Impact Study at BDCP Finance Working Group meeting Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 13, 2013On August 5, the Brown Administration released a draft Statewide Economic Impact Study that estimated that implementation of the Bay...
Office of Administrative Law approves regulations; Delta Plan to take effect on September 1 Maven Policy and regulation August 12, 2013This just in from the Delta Stewardship Council: the Office of Administrative Law has approved the Delta Plan’s fourteen regulations,...
Letter: Fresno County Supervisors write Feinstein, asking for help Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 12, 2013The five Fresno County supervisors have written Senator Feinstein, asking her to introduce legislation to aid the Central Valley in...
Delta Watermaster update to the State Water Board: Dry conditions and Delta water quality standards, Term 91, water use statements and more Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality August 12, 2013At the August 6th meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson updated Board members on...
State Water Board update: Addressing the impacts of desalination facilities Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater supply augmentation August 8, 2013With at least seventeen seawater desalination facilities currently proposed along California’s coast in such locales as Huntington Beach, Monterey Bay,...
Guest blogger: Another economist weighs in on the BDCP, pencils out the cost of water Guest Contributor CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project August 7, 2013Filling in today for the vacationing Maven is a guest blogger. So what do you do when you have two...
BDCP’s draft Statewide Economic Impact Report released Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 5, 2013From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: “The Bay Delta Conservation Plan has released a draft statewide economic impact study...
Delta Stewardship Council’s drought update: How the state and local agencies are responding to dry conditions Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation August 5, 2013At the July 25th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the Council heard an update from the Department of Water...
Delta Stewardship Council meeting, part 2: An update on Delta restoration projects, and scientists discuss the challenges of restoration Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 31, 2013With large restoration acreage targets and potentially billions of dollars to be spent by multiple agencies on restoration in the...
Guest commentary: An Inconvenient Truth: The Mysticism of Co-Equal Objectives Robert Shibatani CommentaryHydrology July 30, 2013Today, Maven welcomes guest blogger Robert Shibatani to the Notebook blog. Robert Shibatani is a physical hydrologist and long-time consultant...
Tragic snorkeling accident takes life of Mike Taugher Maven Website announcements July 29, 2013Anyone following California water news is sure to recognize the name, Mike Taugher. He wrote for the Contra Costa Times...
Dr. Sunding makes his case for the BDCP to Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features July 29, 2013At the July 23rd meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Dr. David Sunding presented the economic case for...
Radio show transcript: Jerry Meral and Jonas Minton discuss the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features July 25, 2013Earlier this week on West Marin Community Radio’s show, Post Carbon Radio, Deputy Director of Natural Resources Agency Jerry Meral...
Phil Isenberg updates the California Water Commission on the Delta Plan, and the role of the Council in regards to the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 24, 2013The Delta Stewardship Council’s role regarding the BDCP, as well as the multiple lawsuits filed over the Delta Plan were...
From the July 17 BDCP Public Meeting: Project costs, financing, and economic benefits Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features July 22, 2013On July 17, a public meeting was held to discuss the remaining chapters of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan that...
