Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson talks about the roles and responsibilities of his office Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 18, 2013In 2009, the Delta Reform Act directed the State Water Resources Control Board to appoint a watermaster for the Delta. ...
Letter: Northern California water agencies concerned that revised Delta flow requirments and a change in point of diversion in the Delta will impact upstream water rights Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWater rights and water law January 18, 2013In a letter sent last month to Natural Resources Secretary John Laird and State Water Board Chairman Charles Hoppin, Northern California...
Is Peace Possible in the Delta? Panel discussion to bring together Delta Dialogues participants to tell the story of the process Maven NEWS January 18, 2013On Wednesday, February 6, 2013, the Delta Conservancy will host the event, “Is Peace Possible in the Delta?,” to bring...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Senator Lois Wolk speaks about the Delta and the importance of finding collaborative solutions Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 14, 2013The UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences kicked off its California Water Policy Seminar Series on January 7th, 2013 with...
State Water Resources Control Board releases draft San Joaquin River flow and southern Delta salinity objectives for public comment Maven Water quality January 2, 2013As part of the update to the 2006 Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan, the State Water Resources Control Board (State...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: L.A. Renews Water War Against CA Courthouse News Service Planning and management December 21, 2012By Matt Reynolds, Courthouse News Service In the latest blow in a decades-old saga, Los Angeles claims the state did...
Developing the Delta Science Plan: Defining the problems, proposing solutions Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 21, 2012Discussion of the development of the Delta Science Plan continued at the December 13th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council...
Report Summary: Term 91 and Delta flow requirements Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality December 20, 2012The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is required by law to establish flow and water quality objectives...
The Delta Stewardship Council discusses next steps for the Delta Plan, the Rulemaking Process, near term actions and the Lower Yolo Ranch Habitat Restoration Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 19, 2012As the Delta Stewardship Council and staff shift their focus from building and developing the Delta Plan to implementing the...
Revised draft of Chapter 7 of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan now available Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 13, 2012A revised version of Chapter 7, Implementation Structure, has been posted at the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website. Chapter 7...
The visual guide to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 9, 2012Do you get lost wandering around the Bay Delta Conservation Plan planning documents? Well, I sure do. With literally thousands...
At the BDCP Nov 29 public meeting, a glimpse of the BDCP's operating criteria, a cost benefit analysis to be conducted, stakeholders discuss participation and more Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 5, 2012“We don’t have what all of you want, which is the proposed project,” began Jerry Meral. “We’re not there yet.”...
Developing the Delta Science Plan: How can ‘best available science’, adaptive management, and scientific monks inform policymakers? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesScience November 25, 2012With the Delta Plan calling for a comprehensive Delta Science Plan to be in place by December of 2013, development...
The Delta Stewardship Council discusses near-term strategies and implementing the Delta Plan as the final documents are prepared for release, and the Delta Science Board proposes an engineering review of the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 19, 2012The final Delta Plan and related documents are on track to be posted at the end of the month, the...
Reclamation’s Terry Fulp and a new agreement with Mexico that has environmental benefits for the Colorado Delta discussed at Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee meeting Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features November 7, 2012At the November 5th meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Stewardship and Planning Committee, Regional Director for Reclamation’s Lower Colorado...
