DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Conservancy update: Analysis of juvenile salmonid habitat in the Delta Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features July 22, 2021At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Campbell Ingram, Executive Officer of the Delta Conservancy, updated the council...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Governing multiple forms of connectivity in the Bay-Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystems July 1, 2021Governance of cross-scale dependent systems such as estuaries requires integrating knowledge about biophysical and ecological connectivity in its multiple forms...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Emergency drought barrier and the Temporary Urgency Change Petition (with photo gallery) Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 30, 2021The Department of Water Resources takes action in the Delta to conserve water in upstream reservoirs Last month, the Governor...
AG ALERT: Farmers face water rights curtailments Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 23, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California priority water rights system is being put to the test, as state regulators...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Pricey Rock Barriers and Desalination Plants: The Latest in California’s Drought War Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation June 21, 2021With a key water source for farmers and cities threatened, state officials are banking on a $30 million pile of...
CAL MATTERS: As drought intensifies, state warns users to stop pumping water from major rivers Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 16, 2021About 4,300 users were issued notices to halt diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Some growers and municipalities will have...
THIS JUST IN … Construction Begins on Emergency Drought Barrier in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations June 3, 2021From the Department of Water Resources: In response to worsening drought conditions in California, today the Department of Water Resources...
NOW AVAILABLE: Your Delta, Your Voice Environmental Justice Community Survey Report Department of Water Resources (DWR) ANNOUNCEMENTSDelta Conveyance Project May 29, 2021From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) undertook the Your Delta, Your Voice survey to gather input from...
AG ALERT: State Water Board considers drought-response actions Ag Alert Water project operations May 26, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert More signs of drought and tightening water supplies have arisen, in filings with the State...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Investment in Delta tunnel, Sites Reservoir will ensure water supply Cal Matters CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project May 24, 2021Water agencies need to invest in infrastructure and plan for drought to diversify their water supply portfolio and increase reliability....
DELTA WATERMASTER UPDATE: Preparing for a dry year in the Delta; Addressing problems in the South Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 10, 2021At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the councilmembers on the efforts underway...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Wall-to-Wall Sampling Via Remote Sensing Maven Science Podcasts February 12, 2021Invasive plants – the submerged and floating kind – clog nearly a third of the Delta’s waterways today. These alien...
PLANNING & CONSERVATION LEAGUE: The Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan: Where is it at? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 3, 2021Panel at PCL’s Environmental Assembly focuses on the lack of progress on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan update and...
DELTA ISB: What we know and don’t know about the Delta food web Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science January 14, 2021The Delta Reform Act of 2009 established the Delta Independent Science Board (or Delta ISB), whose ten members are appointed...
DELTA ADAPTS: Climate change vulnerability assessment looks at climate impacts to Delta as a place, agriculture, recreation, and infrastructure Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features January 12, 2021Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future is the Delta Stewardship Council’s effort to conduct the first-ever climate change vulnerability...
