PRESS RELEASE: State and federal agencies cancel action to protect Delta smelt Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations October 1, 2024From Restore the Delta: In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use...
PRESS RELEASE: Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California Water Coalition submit urgent request to Governor Newsom and Interior Secretary Haaland to suspend action reducing water supplies for 2024 Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Water project operations August 26, 2024Press release from the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley and the Southern California Water Coalition: The Water Blueprint...
FEATURE: From litigation to collaboration: How environmentalists and water agencies went from fighting over fish to helping them Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookScienceWater project operations July 15, 2024By Robin Meadows A decade ago, California fish advocates and water suppliers seldom crossed paths except as entrenched opponents in...
C-WIN: Fisheries expert: Fish & Game Commission’s move to list white sturgeon is a red herring CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Fish and wildlife June 27, 2024Simultaneous Angling Closure Fails to Acknowledge the Real Reason for the Decline: Water Diversions From the California Water Impact Network...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Ecological effects of drought in the Delta Maven Delta scienceHydrology June 13, 2024The Delta and Suisun Marsh region is rich in biodiversity, offering numerous ecosystem services and significant cultural value for many...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Still reeling from pandemic, Sacramento delta residents eye major land, water management deals Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation February 16, 2024California’s fertile Sacramento delta region has long been central to debates over how to best manage California’s water resources and...
LETTER: NGOs say DWR needs to revise Delta Conveyance Project EIR because of new information in Water Board’s proposed updates to the Bay-Delta Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 30, 2023They say the proposed Bay Delta Plan amendments call for substantial increases in outflows to protect the Delta which would...
DAN WALTERS: California has a new plan for the Delta but faces the same conflicts over water Cal Matters CommentaryPolicy and regulation October 8, 2023California has a new proposal for allocating water to enhance the environmentally fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, but the state’s fundamental...
CAL MATTERS: The Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just unveiled rival rescue plans Cal Matters Policy and regulation September 29, 2023by Rachel Becker, CalMatters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today...
DELTA SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Fall X2 Action, Delta collaborative modeling project funded Maven Delta scienceScienceWater project operations September 14, 2023At the August meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a recent study on...
C-WIN: Even With Full Reservoirs, SF Bay Sturgeon Are Dying Again. Why? CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Fish and wildlife August 10, 2023San Francisco Bay Catastrophes Are Due to Super Moons and Water Policy, Says Fisheries Expert Press release from the California...
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...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: In 2021 people used all the runoff in the Delta watershed—how it happened and lessons learned Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management August 2, 2023by Robin Meadows This year is a classic example of the way California’s water system was designed to work. Winter...
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...
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...
