Delta Archives ~ Page 16 of 41 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

January 24, 2024

By 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 Project Notebook News and Features

January 23, 2024

The 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 wildlife Science

January 23, 2024

By 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 Project Notebook News and Features

January 20, 2024

Deadline 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, 2024

From 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 Project Notebook News and Features

January 18, 2024

The 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, 2024

The 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, 2024

Press 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 science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

January 12, 2024

The 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, 2024

From 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 …

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

December 28, 2023

San 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, 2023

From 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, 2023

By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The plan to build a huge tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta passed a...

REACTIONS: Here’s what organizations are saying about DWR’s approval of the Delta Conveyance Project EIR

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

December 21, 2023

Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources certified the environmental impact report for the Delta Conveyance Project, completing a major milestone. ...

THIS JUST IN … Department of Water Resources approves Delta Conveyance Project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

December 21, 2023

Final EIR Certified; Engineering, Design and Permitting to Move Forward From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water...