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SCIENCE FEATURE: Considering the Role of Individual Cognition When Using Scenarios for Effective Organizational Decision Support

Maven

Planning and managementScience

December 21, 2023

Rapidly changing conditions and increasing uncertainty of future climate projections make extreme and hard-to-predict conditions challenging to manage the Delta...

AG ALERT: Farmers, water districts to weigh in on flows plan

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

December 20, 2023

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials are working on an updated plan to improve conditions for declining fish...

SCIENCE IN SHORT: Going Ultra-Local with Delta Data: Looking Back to See the Future 

Estuary News Group

Planning and managementScienceScience Podcasts

December 19, 2023

For as long as humans have been upright, we’ve been digging, logging, and building along waterways. Over time, these alterations...

DWR: State Water Project drives California’s economy

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Policy and regulation

December 19, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources The California State Water Project is the backbone of California water infrastructure – delivering...

DAN WALTERS: California’s water wars see some breakthroughs but more clashes loom

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

December 18, 2023

By Dan Walters, CalMatters.  Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today...

NOW AVAILABLE: State Water Contractors Release Annual Science Report

State Water Contractors

Science

December 15, 2023

Report Details How the SWC Science Program Funded Over $3.3 Million in Management-Relevant Water Research and Launched the Organization’s First...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project is Deficient and Won’t Address Climate Change

Delta Counties Coalition

Delta Conveyance Project

December 13, 2023

From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to Department of Water Resources’ release of a final Environmental Impact Report (EIR)...

NOW AVAILABLE: Executive Summary of the State of Bay-Delta Science 2022

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta scienceReportsScience

December 13, 2023

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Science Program is excited to share an executive summary for the 2022 edition...

SJV WATER: State releases final environmental review of controversial Delta tunnel bringing it closer to a construction date

SJV Water

Delta Conveyance Project

December 9, 2023

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Final environmental documents for the contentious $16 billion Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta tunnel project were released...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California officials say delta tunnel project will slow water loss from climate change

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

December 8, 2023

State officials say they have improved a proposal to soon modernize how California collects and stores water from the Sacramento...

REACTIONS: What agencies and stakeholder groups are saying about the final EIR for the Delta Conveyance Project

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

December 8, 2023

On Dec. 8, 2023, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Delta...

PRESS RELEASE: DWR releases final environmental impact report for Delta Conveyance Project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

December 8, 2023

The updated project proposal aims to guard against water supply losses due to climate change, protecting clean and affordable water...

MEETINGS: As public hearings draw to a close, agencies discuss voluntary agreements

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management

December 7, 2023

Water Commission discusses voluntary agreements, Metropolitan looks at impacts on SoCal supplies On Monday, the State Water Resources Control Board...

LETTER: Supplemental Comments on the Delta Conveyance Project DEIR

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

November 29, 2023

Dear Director Karla Nemeth and Department of Water Resources: By this letter, our public interest organizations submit additional supplemental comments...

FEATURE: New survey of Delta residents aims to boost quality of life and equity

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

November 28, 2023

by Robin Meadows  The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta seems like one of the most scrutinized places on Earth, with decades of...