Delta Stewardship Council looks at conveyance, storage, and water project operations, part 1: Policy Perspectives Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 18, 2015Public policy professor Dr. John Kirlin, scientist Dr. Sam Luoma, and Deputy Secretary of Water Policy Karla Nemeth advise the...
Landscape-scale planning for ecological resilience in the Bay and Delta Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management July 30, 2015Senior Scientist Robin Grossinger discusses the latest research working to develop tools and to understand how to build landscapes resilient...
Tidal marshes: Adapting to sea level rise, carbon sequestration Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 29, 2015Dr. Jim Morris on the mechanisms of how tidal marshes keep pace with sea level rise, and Dr. John Callaway...
Climate change and the Delta: What do we know about climate driven variability of the Bay-Delta ecosystem? Maven Climate changeDelta scienceNotebook News and Features July 27, 2015Dr. Jim Cloern briefly reviews what we know and what we don’t know about how climate change will impact the...
Guest commentary: Phil Isenberg muses on water, lawsuits, and the Fourth of July Guest Contributor CommentaryPolicy and regulation July 4, 2015This year, I am soliciting special guest commentaries for the each holiday, loosely based on the theme of the day. ...
Delta Stewardship Council prepares for a new role: Considering Delta conveyance Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features June 30, 2015Considering Delta conveyance and ecosystem restoration without the Bay Delta Conservation Plan It was the 2009 Delta Reform Act that...
Senior Water Rights Curtailed in Delta, San Joaquin & Sacramento Watersheds State Water Board Policy and regulation June 12, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: With drought conditions continuing into the summer months, the State Water Resources Control...
This just in … Emergency drought barrier nears completion Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations May 29, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Construction of a temporary emergency drought barrier at West False River in the Sacramento-San...
Wolk, Bonham, and Cowin discuss the BDCP, Cal Water Fix, and Cal Eco Restore Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 27, 2015At a budget subcommittee hearing last week, Senator Wolk has some questions for Director Bonham and Director Cowin on the...
State Water Board Approves Voluntary Cutback Program for Delta Riparian Water Rights State Water Board Policy and regulation May 22, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources Control Board approved a proposal from riparian water...
This just in … Construction Begins on Emergency Drought Barrier in Delta to Deter Saltwater and Protect Delta Water Quality Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations May 8, 2015The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has begun construction on a temporary emergency drought barrier on West False River in...
Delta challenges workshop, part 3: The Delta ecosystem: Hydrodynamics, water quality, salinity, nutrients, and the food web Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality April 23, 2015Panel of experts discuss the Delta’s complex hydrodynamics and how flow interacts with salinity, nutrients, contaminants, and the food web...
Delta challenges workshop, part 2: Water supply reliability and its challenges Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features April 22, 2015Panelists discuss water operations and supply, climate change, the regulatory environment, water conservation, and water supply economics Earlier this year, ...
Delta Challenges Workshop, part 1: Delta land use, levees, and agricultural economics Maven AgricultureDelta science April 21, 2015Four former Delta lead scientists take on a challenge: Describe the Delta’s challenges, complexities, and controversies in just 20 pages...
The Delta Landscapes project: Creating a spatial framework to inform restoration planning Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 16, 2015A new report uses landscape metrics in both the historical and contemporary Delta to help define, design, and evaluate functional,...
