FEATURE: Dam Releases Attempt to Boost Delta Smelt Habitat Jacoba Charles Delta scienceWater project operations August 3, 2023By Jacoba Charles, Estuary News Group What is three inches long, nearly transparent, and holds sway over much of northern...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Contractors Partner with DWR to Award Over $4 Million in Funding for Science Projects Through First-Ever Science Proposal Solicitation State Water Contractors Delta science August 2, 2023Funding Supports Studies to Advance Understanding of San Francisco Bay, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Upper Watersheds From the State Water...
NOW AVAILABLE: 2023 Integrated Modeling Framework Workshop Summary Delta Stewardship Council Science July 26, 2023From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 Integrated Modeling...
DWR: How the Delta Conveyance Project would make California’s water supply more resilient against earthquakes Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project July 24, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), there is a 72 percent chance...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Delta Alternative Compliance Plan, Delta Drought Response Pilot Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management July 5, 2023At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Jay Ziegler updated the Council on the implementation of...
NOTICE: Status of Water Quality Objectives for Salinity in the Lower San Joaquin River State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 30, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: Based upon measured and forecasted conditions during water year 2023, it is expected...
DAN WALTERS: California budget deal delivers major setback to Delta water tunnel project Cal Matters Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation June 28, 2023California’s water wars are a political perpetual motion machine. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters It’s gone by several names: Peripheral...
CAL MATTERS: California lawmakers wage Delta water war with Newsom Cal Matters Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation June 20, 2023by Rachel Becker, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
DELTA ISB: Decision-making under deep uncertainty: What is it and why is it useful? Maven Delta scienceScienceWebinars June 13, 2023The Delta is constantly changing and predicting these changes has become a difficult task. As California’s climate changes in sometimes...
DWR NEWS: DWR and Partners Experiment with Soft Release Method to Improve Delta Smelt Survival DWR and Partners Experiment with Soft Release Method to Improve Delta Smelt Survival Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta scienceFish and wildlife June 7, 2023By DWR News Delta smelt are a fish that have gone from vast abundance to the brink of extinction. After...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Yolo Bypass floodplains and fish food Maven Delta scienceScience June 7, 2023The Yolo Bypass was originally designed as a flood control measure to protect the city of Sacramento. It is also...
DWR News: DWR Uses Genetic Technology to Help Identify Endangered Fish Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations June 1, 2023From DWR News: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is using the latest genetic technologies to more accurately identify endangered...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: West False River Salinity Barrier Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 1, 2023The Department of Water Resources is working on a final EIR to install the barrier two times over ten years...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Certification of consistency filed for Prospect Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTS May 31, 2023From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Department of Water Resources has filed a certification of consistency with the Delta Plan...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sturgeon Arose During the Jurassic—Can They Survive the Anthropocene? Robin Meadows Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features May 31, 2023Written by Robin Meadows Sturgeon have been around far longer than humans—a jaw-dropping 200 million years to our comparatively short...
