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September 3, 2020

California EcoRestore is an initiative started in 2015 under the Brown Administration with the ambitious goal of advancing at least...

NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION: Delta Conveyance, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, and Alameda Counties, California

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Delta Conveyance Project

August 26, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-2019-00899 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx The California Department of Water...

COMMENTARY/REBUTTAL AT CAL MATTERS: Gov. Newsom must clarify his Delta tunnel plan

Cal Matters

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

August 25, 2020

What is needed is a “Grand Bargain” between all parties on the Delta tunnel, confirmed in legislation, to apportion water...

US FWS: Water hyacinth acts like ‘plastic wrap’ on the Delta

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Ecosystems

July 16, 2020

Looking at the water hyacinth’s lovely lavender flowers and lush green leaves, it’s easy to see why it was brought here...

COMMENTARY/REBUTTAL AT CAL MATTERS: A social justice perspective of the Delta tunnel project

Cal Matters

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

June 24, 2020

Opponents of the Delta tunnel project never say their position will lead to higher food prices and can even lead...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Lower Yolo Ranch Restoration Project Appeal UPDATED

Delta Stewardship Council

Policy and regulation

June 9, 2020

ARTICLE UPDATE: On April 7, 2020, Westlands Water District filed a Certification of Consistency for the Lower Yolo Ranch Restoration...

NOTICE OF PREPARATION: Delta Plan Ecosystem Amendment

Maven

Policy and regulation

May 26, 2020

On May 11, the Delta Stewardship Council issued a Notice of Preparation of a Program Environmental Impact Report for the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Federal Judge’s Order Protects Steelhead Trout

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Water project operations

May 12, 2020

To protect the spring migration of threatened California trout species, a federal judge Monday halted the Trump administration’s bid to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge Throws Water on California Bid to Slow Delta Pumping

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Water project operations

May 7, 2020

The judge said the case is too complex to rule on quickly in the middle of a pandemic. By Nick...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California State Water Project Draws Ire of Environmentalists

Courthouse News Service

Water project operations

April 29, 2020

Environmentalists say the State Water Project — California’s complex system of pumps and aqueducts that delivers water to thirsty farms...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge Denies Bid to Close Gates on Federal Water Grab in California Delta

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Water project operations

April 7, 2020

By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service Taking advantage of recently approved rules, the federal government is quickly following through on...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Moves Forward With Water Project Without Federal Guidance

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Water project operations

March 31, 2020

In the latest break between the Trump administration and California on environmental policy, officials on Tuesday cemented plans that will...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Sues Trump Administration Over New Federal Water Rules

Courthouse News Service

Water project operations

February 2, 2020

California filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration to block new rules that allows farmers to use more...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom Wades Into Decades-Long Bid to Wring More Water for California

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

January 21, 2020

California governors couldn’t complete, leaving environmentalists to wonder whether the state’s blueprint for climate change is legitimate. By Nick Cahill,...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Briefing on the 2019 update to the State of the Estuary Report

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

January 15, 2020

The San Francisco Estuary Partnership periodically reports on the health of the estuary, producing the State of the Estuary report...