Joint Informational Hearing: Natural Resources and Water and Select Committee on the Delta: “The BDCP: Overview of the Issues” Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 8, 2013Amid the controversial remarks and charges of lack of stakeholder participation, Brown Administration officials had their chance to defend the...
California Water Commission sends letter to Secretary Laird outlining SWP recruitment and retention issues Maven Policy and regulation May 5, 2013As a follow-up to the story, State Water Project reliability: It’s not just about the Delta, the California Water Commission...
Congressmen raise concerns about San Joaquin flow objectives and lack of integration among Delta planning processes; agency officials respond Maven Delta Conveyance Project May 2, 2013Concerns about the State Water Board’s proposed San Joaquin River flow objectives, the BDCP’s effect on upstream water rights, and...
Slipping timelines for the BDCP and the State Water Board’s Bay Delta Plan Maven Delta Conveyance Project May 1, 2013Here is the latest on the timelines for the BDCP and the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan: BAY DELTA...
New PPIC report prescribes relief for the Delta’s ailing ecosystem Maven Policy and regulation April 30, 2013While there may not be an miracle cure for the ailing Delta, there is a path forward that would achieve...
A methylmercury update from the State Water Board Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality April 30, 2013Mercury contamination is a widespread problem, not just locally but also globally, and its serious effects on health are well...
The Delta Watermaster presents his latest report, Gates and Barriers, to the State Water Board Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features April 29, 2013The landmark Delta Reform Act of 2009 made many changes to governance in the Delta, including a provision that required...
Governor Brown writes letter urging timely federal review of the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 25, 2013Governor Brown has sent a letter to Secretary Sally Jewell and Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank urging timely federal review of...
State Water Project reliability issues – It’s not all about the Delta, plus an update on the Thermalito Pumping Plant fire Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features April 23, 2013Decreasing water supply reliability and increasing costs are not just about problems in the Delta. Serious labor recruitment and retention...
Delta Stewardship Council approves final direction for Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 20, 2013Here’s an update from the Delta Stewardship Council on the status of the Delta Plan: “A final review of the...
A status report on the State Water Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 18, 2013With so much attention and focus on the Brown Administrations $18 billion tunnel plan, otherwise known as the Bay-Delta Conservation...
Secretary Laird responds to legislators regarding the “Portfolio Based Conceptual Alternative” Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 17, 2013Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird has responded to legislator’s demands that the BDCP consider the ‘Portfolio-Based Conceptual Alternative’. Mr....
DWR announces State Water Project negotations to start in May Maven Water project operations April 17, 2013The Department of Water Resources has announced negotiation sessions will begin next month for State Water Project contracts to develop...
Consolidated Delta smelt and salmonid cases update: Court grants a one-year extension on biological opinions Maven Water project operations April 16, 2013The Eastern District Court has granted the request of the water and federal fish agencies to extend the deadline for...
Photoblog: The Owens Lake Dust Control Project: The ultimate human-managed landscape Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations April 12, 2013The Owens Lake Dust Control Project. It’s hard to imagine there’s any place more surreal then this place – in...
