Planning & Conservation League Symposium: What is happening in the Delta this year? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management April 19, 2016Panelists share different perspectives on the troubled estuary At the Planning and Conservation League’s annual symposium held earlier this year,...
Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay-Delta: Review of Historical Delta Outflow and Salinity Trends Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features February 4, 2016Senior Engineer Dr. Paul Hutton provides a brief update on Metropolitan’s ongoing science efforts in the Delta At the January...
Delta Stewardship Council discusses flows and fishes in the Delta, adopts Delta conveyance principles, and addresses single year transfers Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 9, 2015At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, a panel of scientists discussed the Delta Independent Science Board’s recent...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Pt 3: Implementing One Delta, One Science; Flows and Fishes Report Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 3, 2015Committee hears about progress made on collaborative science in the Delta; Dr. Steven Brandt presents the Fishes and Flows report...
The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 2 Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 29, 2015Panelists discuss flows and the Delta tunnels, as well as the State Water Board’s water quality control plan update, Prop...
The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 1 Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 28, 2015Mountain Counties event highlights upstream concerns for flows in the tributaries and the impact of the Delta tunnels project The...
State Water Board’s use of unimpaired flows in the Delta’s Water Quality Control Plan update disputed Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality October 27, 2015Water agencies say it’s infeasible; interest groups say it’s the most fairest and equitable approach A broad coalition of environmental,...
This just in … State Water Contractors Seek Action to Protect Stored State Water Project Supplies from Unlawful Diversions State Water Contractors Water project operations June 16, 2015From the State Water Contractors: The State Water Contractors (SWC) filed a complaint today requesting the State Water Resources Control...
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...
The Connections, Resiliency, and Management of Flows in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceScience October 29, 2014At the end of September, the Friends of the San Francisco Estuary held a conference titled “Bay + Delta +...
Radio show transcript: Michael Jackson, water rights lawyer, on California’s water history, the twin tunnels, and how this affects Northern California groundwater Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law October 14, 2014Jim Brobeck, water policy analyst for AquAlliance, interviewed water rights attorney Michael Jackson for a radio show which broadcast on...
Salinity management in the Delta during times of drought Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality August 13, 2014At the July 25th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard a presentation on the challenges of managing...
Independent science panels present findings to the Delta Stewardship Council from Delta flows workshops Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features August 6, 2014At the July 25 meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the council members heard an informational update on two independent...
Metropolitan Bay-Delta Committee hears a science update on the longfin smelt Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectDelta science July 30, 2014At the July 22 meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, David Fullerton, Principal Resource Manager, discussed...
Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee hears on update on the State Water Board’s actions in the Delta … are illegal diversions occurring? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law July 29, 2014At the July 22 meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, attorney Becky Sheehan updated committee members...
