DAN WALTERS: California budget deal delivers major setback to Delta water tunnel project Cal Matters News June 28, 2023 193California’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 News June 20, 2023 300by Rachel Becker, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California Needs a Plan for Water Sustainability — Newsom’s Budget Trailer Bills Aren’t It Guest Contributor Commentary June 20, 2023 384Guest commentary by Jonathan Rosenfield, PhD, SF Baykeeper Science Director; and Eric Buescher, SF Baykeeper Managing Attorney This year, as...
DWR NEWS: How Modernizing Infrastructure Can Help to Capture More Storm Flow Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency NewsNews April 21, 2023 9By DWR News The series of atmospheric river storms that brought record-breaking amounts of rain and snow this year has...
GUEST COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Delta tunnel project won’t provide reliable water supply California needs Cal Matters Commentary March 29, 2023 36The benefits of a long-sought and controversial project to replumb the Delta and send more water south are speculative at...
DWR EXPLAINER: The Army Corps Delta Conveyance Project EIS and the Delta Conveyance Project EIR: What are the differences? Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News December 21, 2022 24From the Department of Water Resources: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement...
DAN WALTERS: California’s water conundrum hinges on Delta Cal Matters Commentary December 20, 2022 15The biggest mystery in California’s struggle to maintain water supplies is what will happen to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. By...
THIS JUST IN … Army Corps releases draft EIS for Delta Conveyance Project Press Release/Notice Agency News December 19, 2022 23Comment Period open December 16, 2022 – February 14, 2023 From the US Army Corps of Engineers SUBJECT: The public...
DWR NEWS: How Will the Delta Conveyance Project Help Adapt to Climate Change? Department of Water Resources (DWR) News December 14, 2022 11By DWR News The proposed Delta Conveyance Project would help ensure water supply reliability for the State Water Project in...
METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project draft EIR, part 2; Collaborative salmonid recovery project Maven Meetings and Events November 17, 2022 193At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Imported Water Committee, agenda items included the second of a two-part presentation on the...
METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR Maven Meetings and Events October 19, 2022 406The Department of Water Resources released the Environmental Impact Report on July 27, 2022; the extended public comment period will...
NOTICE: Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR Virtual Public Hearings Information Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS September 3, 2022 89The Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Delta Conveyance Project was released for public review and comment on...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Beavers, climate impacts, harmful algal blooms, juvenile salmon, phytoplankton production, and more … Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience September 2, 2022 79California will spend big bucks on beavers to try to boost their numbers and reap some of the benefits—including slowing...
NOW AT THE CALIFORNIA WATER LIBRARY: A Century of Delta Conveyance Plans Maven News August 10, 2022 128Gavin Newsom’s Delta tunnel plan is out, rekindling a century-old debate about the diversion of Sacramento River water to the...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: New page at Maven’s Notebook provides explainers and resources for evaluating the draft environmental documents Maven News August 10, 2022 106What is it? How will they build it? Can they keep the fish out? In late July, the California Department...