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...
Federal agencies release comments on the BDCP EIR/S Maven Delta Conveyance Project July 18, 2013The federal lead agencies for the BDCP EIR/S, Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National...
State Water Resources Control Board submits comments on the BDCP EIR/S Maven Delta Conveyance Project July 18, 2013The State Water Resources Control Board, a responsible agency for the BDCP’s EIR/S under CEQA provisions, has submitted their comments...
Department of Fish and Wildlife releases “Status of the Fisheries” report Maven Fish and wildlife July 17, 2013The Department of Fish and Wildlife has released an update to the Status of the Fisheries report summarizing the status...
Letter: Delta Stewardship Council submits comments on Bay Delta Conservation Plan EIR/S Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features July 16, 2013As a responsible agency under CEQA as mandated in the Delta Reform Act, the Delta Stewardship Council has submitted comments...
Senator Steinberg speaks on the water bond and the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features July 12, 2013At a press event yesterday, Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg shared his views on the water bond, saying it needed...
Letter: Environmental groups offer comments on State Water Project contract negotiations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations July 10, 2013An ongoing process that has received little media attention are the State Water Project contract extension negotiations which have been...
Science news from the Delta Stewardship Council meeting: First draft of the Delta Science Plan, the CSAMP team, new Delta science research and more Maven Delta science July 10, 2013Just how science and policy will be linked together, developing a science agenda and other elements that are included in...
Delta Stewardship Council’s implementation committee takes shape; Council discusses oversight role Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 8, 2013With the first Delta Plan now adopted, the Delta Stewardship Council is turning their attention to implementing the comprehensive plan. ...
