CAL MATTERS: Newsom suspends environmental laws to store more Delta water Cal Matters News February 14, 2023 41By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Facing an onslaught of criticism that water was “wasted” during January storms, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
DAN WALTERS: Another step toward agreement on California’s water Cal Matters Commentary November 16, 2022 5California water officials are seeking “voluntary agreements” to enhance water flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and have achieved a...
AG ALERT: Newsom warns of water woes as Delta debate roils Ag Alert News August 17, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded an alarm last week as he announced a strategy to capture...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Jon Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at the Baykeeper and longtime Delta scientist Maven Notebook News and Features July 19, 2022 703After completing degrees from Cornell University, University of Michigan, and the University of New Mexico, Dr. Jon Rosenfield returned to...
CCST WEBINAR RECAP: Managing Salinity in the California Delta in a Changing Climate Maven Notebook News and Features June 8, 2022 299The Delta is an intricate network of waterways, canals, and sloughs connecting the Sierra Nevada watershed with the San Francisco...
INFO SHEET: Emergency Drought Barriers Delta Stewardship Council Science April 23, 2022 36Produced by the Delta Science Program for the Delta Salinity Management Workshop, April 26-27, 2022....
INFO SHEET: Franks Tract Futures Delta Stewardship Council Science April 23, 2022 34Produced by the Delta Science Program for the Delta Salinity Management Workshop, April 26-27, 2022....
ESTUARY PEARLS: Possible futures for a Delta island; Ag and urban water use; Estimating freshwater flows; fish monitoring; and more … Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience April 15, 2022 128This issue explores possible futures for a Delta island, and features research from the latest issue of San Francisco Estuary...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: An update on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features March 23, 2022 453State Water Board staff provide an overview of the Bay Delta Plan and the progress to date At the March...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Managed flow pulses as food web support; Synthesis of food web data; Overview of the Science Action Agenda; and more … Maven Delta science December 21, 2021 246At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen, Delta Lead Scientist, spotlighted an article on the...
STATE WATER BOARD: Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan update: Completed and implemented by 2023? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features December 15, 2021 938Board staff give an update on the progress on the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan, including an potential timeline...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Survival thresholds for Chinook salmon smolts in the Sacramento River Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science December 2, 2021 303In California’s Central Valley, studies have found that increased streamflow can improve the survival of imperiled juvenile salmon populations during...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: State Water Project operations and Delta modeling Maven Notebook News and Features July 28, 2021 627Where does the State Water Project get its water? How does DWR model Delta water operations? Informational webinar features presentations...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Delta smelt monitoring, new research on salmon survival and flow volume Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience June 3, 2021 207This month, Pearls digs into some nuances of Delta smelt monitoring—and how we can get more bang from our sampling...
EXPLAINER: Bay Delta Hydrology 101 Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesScience May 26, 2021 947X2, OMR, Gates, Barriers, and more: Dr. Ted Sommer sorts out the hydrodynamics of the Delta At the 2021 Bay-Delta...