Bay Delta Conservation Plan – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Harvest, Hatchery Returns, and Straying of Salmon Released at Bay and Delta sites during California’s Drought

January 17, 2019 692

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Coleman National Fish Hatchery is the largest salmon hatchery in California, annually producing 12...

The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 2

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Best of the Notebook

October 29, 2015 784

Panelists discuss flows and the Delta tunnels, as well as the State Water Board’s water quality control plan update, Prop...

The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 1

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Best of the Notebook

October 28, 2015 1067

Mountain Counties event highlights upstream concerns for flows in the tributaries and the impact of the Delta tunnels project The...

Delta Stewardship Council prepares to comment on the California Water Fix/BDCP partially recirculated environmental documents

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Meetings

October 27, 2015 346

List of concerns include adaptive management, water quality, and impacts to the Delta In July of this year, the Partially...

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay-Delta discusses Cal Water Fix

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Meetings

October 6, 2015 388

The project’s ecosystem measures, seismic risk analysis, climate change adaptation, and draft EIR discussed; also, a brief review of the...

Restore the Delta Media Call: Experts Reading Delta Tunnels EIR Express Concerns in Final Month for Public Comments

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News and Features

September 30, 2015 115

From Restore the Delta, this press release: “[Yesterday], Restore the Delta held a teleconference with a panel of experts reading...

Delta Protection Commission prepares to comment on Cal Water Fix

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Meetings

September 28, 2015 248

The September meeting includes an update on the preparation of comments, and input from Delta stakeholders on the project As...

Delta Stewardship Council receives progress report on review of Cal Water Fix documents

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Meetings

September 2, 2015 286

Council staff is looking at how the Council’s previous comments and concerns were addressed in the recirculated documents In July,...

Legislative hearing: Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 2 of 2)

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Legislative Hearings

August 26, 2015 1971

Coverage of the hearing concludes with former Delta watermaster Craig Wilson and economist Dr. Jeff Michael, plus highlights from the...

Legislative hearing: Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 1 of 2)

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Legislative Hearings

August 25, 2015 814

Senator Wolk leads a hearing on the Delta tunnels: The Legislative Analyst’s Office first briefs the legislators; Dr. Christina Swanson...

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears more details on California Water Fix

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Meetings

August 24, 2015 528

Details include the flexibility and constraints, transfer capability, and water quality benefits of the Delta tunnels project, plus an analysis...

This just in … Restore the Delta: Delta Tunnels “Confidential” Documents Reveal State Plans to Take Delta Farms – Includes AP Story Link

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Breaking News

August 17, 2015 1074

From Restore the Delta: Newly released documents gained through Public Records Actions show that water exporters and the Delta Design...

Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears an overview of the Cal Water Fix documents and an update on drought operations in the Delta

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Meetings

August 5, 2015 519

Metropolitan staff review what’s in the documents and explore what the project might yield; Drought operations update includes the effect...

Media call: Director Mark Cowin on the revised environmental documents for California Water Fix, formerly known as BDCP, more commonly known as the Delta tunnels

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News and Features

July 13, 2015 717

Today, Mark Cowin, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, held a media call with reporters to discuss the...

Organizations react to release of recirculated draft BDCP – Cal Water Fix documents

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Other News Item

July 10, 2015 298

Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation today released a joint Partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Harvest, Hatchery Returns, and Straying of Salmon Released at Bay and Delta sites during California’s Drought

The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 2

The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 1

Delta Stewardship Council prepares to comment on the California Water Fix/BDCP partially recirculated environmental documents

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay-Delta discusses Cal Water Fix

Restore the Delta Media Call: Experts Reading Delta Tunnels EIR Express Concerns in Final Month for Public Comments

Delta Protection Commission prepares to comment on Cal Water Fix

Delta Stewardship Council receives progress report on review of Cal Water Fix documents

Legislative hearing: Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 2 of 2)

Legislative hearing: Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 1 of 2)

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears more details on California Water Fix

This just in … Restore the Delta: Delta Tunnels “Confidential” Documents Reveal State Plans to Take Delta Farms – Includes AP Story Link

Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears an overview of the Cal Water Fix documents and an update on drought operations in the Delta

Media call: Director Mark Cowin on the revised environmental documents for California Water Fix, formerly known as BDCP, more commonly known as the Delta tunnels

Organizations react to release of recirculated draft BDCP – Cal Water Fix documents

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

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METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project draft EIR, part 2; Collaborative salmonid recovery project

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California’s worsening water supply situation

DAILY DIGEST, 12/1: Pair of storms to drop significant rain, heavy snow; Western snow season 2022-23 preview in 10 maps; Smart meter monitoring can help conserve water, but with caveats; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 11/30: Nearly 20% of CA water agencies could see shortages if drought persists; Why are water thieves so hard to catch?, Rain, snow set for Thursday; Kings County passes law to prevent groundwater movement out of the county; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 11/29: Heavy snow, rain to blast West Coast; New report shows continued water conservation is key to enabling suppliers to meet demand; USBR urges CVP contractors to prepare for another dry year; The ongoing saga to fix San Francisco’s sewers; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 11/28: Rain, snow in the forecast this week; Summer drought leaves Christmas tree tradition in danger; Making water work for people, plants, and fish; Colorado River users set to meet in Las Vegas next month; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov 20-25: Adapting to CA’s “Weather Whiplash” with FIRO; Question of water rights looms over controversial proposed new dam; State water agency wades into lawsuit to maintain its authority over groundwater plans; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 11/23: Adapting to “Weather Whiplash” with Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations; Rain and snow expected after Thanksgiving; A massive effort – restoring the San Joaquin River; Water sector warns of ‘catastrophic’ rail strike; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov. 13-18: So Cal’s worsening water situation; Klamath dam removal gets the go ahead; Coastal Commission approves Monterey desal plant; and more …

NOTICE: November 29 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Department of Conservation’s Round 2 (FY 22/23) Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) Draft Guidelines Now Available for Public Comment

NOTICE: Science Advisory Panel on Constituents of Emerging Concern (CECs) in Aquatic Ecosystems – Draft Report and Public Meeting

NOTICE: San Joaquin River Restoration Program increases Restoration Flows to benefit salmon during winter

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Project Applications for $38 Million in Fish Passage Funding

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Proposal solicitation for ecological forecasting/conservation projects

NOTICE: Informational Webinars on the Nonpoint Source Grant Program