FEATURE: Checking Up on Montezuma Wetlands: Mud on the Rise Mary K. Miller EcosystemsScience January 31, 2024By Mary K. Miller The drive down Fire Truck Road to the Montezuma Wetlands Project, where the Delta and Suisun...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Ramping up releases of hatchery Delta smelt to the wild Robin Meadows Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features January 29, 2024By Robin Meadows It’s a lovely December morning in Rio Vista, a town of 10,000 in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta....
GUEST COMMENTARY: Gov. Newsom is accelerating California’s extinction crisis San Francisco Baykeeper CommentaryPolicy and regulation January 24, 2024By Jon Rosenfield, PhD, SF Baykeeper science director; and Eric Buescher, SF Baykeeper managing attorney California is at the forefront...
DELTA TUNNEL: More lawsuits filed against Delta tunnels; DWR responds Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 23, 2024The deadline for filing CEQA litigation against the Delta Conveyance Project closed yesterday. Two Three more lawsuits were filed, bringing...
USBR: Building a defense against extinction: Reclamation, partner agencies continue extraordinary effort to save Delta smelt Bureau of Reclamation News Fish and wildlifeScience January 23, 2024By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation The group of low-slung, nondescript buildings in a remote corner of San Joaquin County...
COURT DOCS: Four lawsuits filed, challenging the Delta Conveyance Project Final EIR Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 20, 2024Deadline for filing CEQA litigation ends on Monday, January 22 The Center for Biological Diversity, the County of Sacramento, the...
DWR: Delta Conveyance Project can help protect water supply reliability looking decades ahead, modeling shows Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project January 20, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: California’s water delivery infrastructure needs modernization. The system was built in the 20th century...
FEATURE: Delta Conveyance Project update covers updated timeline, reliability of the State Water Project beyond 2040 Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 18, 2024The January meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s One Water and Stewardship Committee included an informational update on the Delta Conveyance...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge rules state can’t issue bonds to finance Delta tunnel project Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance Project January 17, 2024The so-called “Delta Conveyance Project” would include a 36-foot wide tunnel extending about 45 miles to divert enough water from...
THIS JUST IN … Court sides with counties and agencies, dismissing DWR’s attempt to “validate” bond resolutions to finance controversial Delta tunnel project Press Release/Notice Delta Conveyance Project January 17, 2024Press release on behalf of the counties of San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Butte and Plumas, and related water...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Mapping Priority Bird Conservation Areas in the Delta Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features January 12, 2024The December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council included the first Delta Lead Scientist report given by Dr. Lisamarie Windham-Myers,...
NOW IN EFFECT: New flood-related regulation for prioritizing levee investments in California’s Delta Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTS January 4, 2024From the Delta Stewardship Council: The new year has brought new flood protections for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta...
SFEWS: Keeping water in headwaters longer; Fishery impacts of hatchery-origin vs. natural-origin chinook salmon, Diets of fish in the Stanislaus River, and more … Guest Contributor Delta science December 28, 2023San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (SFEWS) provides credible scientific information on California’s complex water issues, linking new science to...
PRESS RELEASE: Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report Notice of Determination is Disappointing, Deficient and Destructive Delta Counties Coalition Delta Conveyance Project December 21, 2023From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to Department of Water Resources (DWR) certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Department of Water Resources gives OK to Delta tunnel project Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance Project December 21, 2023By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The plan to build a huge tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta passed a...
