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This just in … Delta Stewardship Council issues statement on court’s tentative Delta Plan ruling

June 23, 2016 Maven Breaking News

From the Delta Stewardship Council: Statement of Jessica Pearson, Executive Officer: While the Sacramento Superior Court’s May 19th ruling upheld significant aspects of the Council’s Delta Plan, the tentative ruling from today unfortunately moves to set aside the Delta Plan until specified revisions are completed. At the same time, the Court validated the Council’s role in creating an enforceable Delta […]

This just in … Court issues clarification on Delta Plan ruling

June 23, 2016 Maven Breaking News

“To be clear, the Delta Plan is invalid and must be set aside until proper revisions are completed.” The Sacramento Superior Court has issued a tentative ruling on multiple parties requests for clarification of the recent ruling on the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan. In May of 2013, the Council adopted a Delta Plan containing 14 regulatory policies and 73 […]

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Pt. 1: Actionable Delta Science & a very brief update on Cal Water Fix and Cal Eco Restore

June 1, 2015 Maven Meetings, Science Features

The interagency committee charged with implementation of the Delta Plan endorses a list of high priority science actions for the Delta As implementation of the first Delta Plan enters its third year, the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee held the first of two semi-annual meetings on May 11, 2015. The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee (DPIIC) is comprised of eighteen […]

Delta Stewardship Council posts opposition brief to lawsuits challenging Delta Plan

April 9, 2015 Maven Other News Item

From the Delta Stewardship Council: On May 16, 2013 the Delta Stewardship Council unanimously adopted the Delta Plan (after certifying the Delta Plan EIR). On May 17, 2013 the Council unanimously adopted the Delta Plan implementing regulations, which are based on the fourteen “policies” contained in the Delta Plan. The regulations were approved by the Office of Administrative Law on […]

Setting the agenda for science in the Delta

January 8, 2015 Maven Science Features

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee members agree to accept interim science action agenda and return in six months with a list of their science priorities (Note: This is part 2 of coverage from the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meeting. For part 1, go here: California Water Action Plan implementation coordination and progress; Integrating flood and ecosystem planning in the […]

California Water Action Plan implementation coordination and progress; Integrating flood and ecosystem planning in the Yolo Bypass

January 7, 2015 Maven Meetings

Janelle Beland and Kris Tjernell from the California Natural Resources Agency brief the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee on the progress in implementing the California Water Action Plan and the efforts to integrate flood and ecosystem planning in the Yolo Bypass. The Delta Reform Act of 2009 created the Delta Stewardship Council and charged it with developing a comprehensive plan […]

Director Mark Cowin updates Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and addresses EPA’s comments, plus Randy Fiorini of the Delta Stewardship Council on the Council’s five priorities

September 29, 2014 Maven Meetings

The latest information on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan took center stage at the September 23rd meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta. The meeting began with a presentation by Mark Cowin, Director of the Department of Water Resources, who updated the Committee the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and how the Department is responding to the […]

Delta Conservancy Board discusses land ownership and management in the Delta, funding for the Conservancy, and more, plus a brief update on the BDCP and the Delta Plan

August 14, 2014 Maven Meetings

On July 23rd, the Delta Conservancy held a board meeting. Agenda items included an overview and discussion of the Delta Land Management Workgroup Report and related activities, a brief discussion on Conservancy funding issues, an update on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, an update on the Delta Stewardship Council’s activities, an overview of the proposed Delta economic indicators report, an […]

How the Bay Delta Conservation Plan addresses the goals and objectives of the Delta Reform Act and the Delta Plan

June 2, 2014 Maven Best of the Notebook, Meetings

At the May 29th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the main agenda item for the day was for the Council to finalize their comments that will be submitted on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and its environmental documents. To set the stage for the discussion that would follow, the Council first received three additional briefings on reviews of […]

ESTUARY News: One estuary, many plans

January 29, 2014 Maven News and Features, NOTEBOOK NEWS ARTICLES

The latest online issue of ESTUARY News sums up two days of presentations and discussions on the 2013 State of the Estuary conference, held last October in Oakland. Here’s my coverage of a panel moderated by the State Water Board’s Felicia Marcus which featured Mark Cowin from the Department of Water Resources, Chris Knopp from the Delta Stewardship Council, Chuck […]

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