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....
Delta Watermaster presents report on California’s Area of Origin laws to State Water Board Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law October 11, 2013One of the statutory responsibilities of the Delta Watermaster is to present reports to the State Water Resources Control Board...
State Water Board begins development of a groundwater workplan Maven Groundwater News October 9, 2013Population growth and more intensive land use are projected to place increasing pressure on California’s water resources while at the...
Dr. Goodwin presents the second draft of the Delta Science Plan to the Delta Stewardship Council Maven Delta science October 8, 2013At the September 26 meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Lead Scientist Dr. Peter Goodwin presented the second draft of...
Letter: Friends of the River says Bay Delta Conservation Plan alters critical habitat and is not permissible under the ESA Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 1, 2013Friends of the River has sent a letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,...
Letters: Southern California business groups support the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 1, 2013Lest you think all the correspondence is negative, here are two letters of support for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. ...
California Water Commission in Oroville; hears an update on State Water Project organizational issues, the Thermalito fire, and Oroville FERC relicensing Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations September 30, 2013The September 18th meeting of the California Water Commission brought the commissioners to Oroville to discuss organizational issues regarding the...
PPIC Panel: Permitting a Solution: Regulatory Oversight in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 28, 2013In April of 2013, the Public Policy Institute of California released the report, Stress Relief: Prescriptions for Healthier Delta Ecosystem,...
Letter: Congressional leaders send letter to Secretary Jewell, questioning federal funding for the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features September 27, 2013Northern California Congressional leaders have sent a letter to Secretary Jewell outlining their concerns regarding federal financing for the Bay...
