NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Numerous appeals filed for DWR’s consistency determination for the Delta Conveyance Project geotechnical activities Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features November 10, 2024The appeals allege numerous inconsistencies with Delta Plan policies and say piecemealing the project is inconsistent with CEQA Last Friday,...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Appeals Filed for 2024-2026 Delta Conveyance Project Proposed Geotechnical Activities Delta Stewardship Council Delta Conveyance Project November 8, 2024From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following parties have appealed the California Department of Water Resources Certification of Consistency (C20242)...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Certification of Consistency filed for Delta Conveyance Project geotechnical activities Delta Stewardship Council Delta Conveyance Project October 10, 2024From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: 2024 – 2026 Proposed Geotechnical Activities Delta Plan Consistency Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project September 28, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: In compliance with the Delta Reform Act and Delta Stewardship Council regulatory process, the...
NOW AVAILABLE: 2024 Delta Plan Five-Year Review Report Delta Stewardship Council Reports September 28, 2024Delta Stewardship Council adopts 2024 Delta Plan five-year review report From the Delta Stewardship Council: As required by the Delta...
REPORT SUMMARY: The Science of Non-native Species in a Dynamic Delta Maven EcosystemsReports September 5, 2024The Delta is home to over 200 non-native species and is among the world’s most invaded estuaries. These species, introduced...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge weighs injunction for Delta Conveyance Project Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance Project May 31, 2024The project involves digging a massive tunnel that some detractors say would add unnecessary costs and divert water from local...
THIS JUST IN … Sacramento County and others file motions for preliminary injunction against the Delta Conveyance Project Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 8, 2024Petitioners say the Delta Conveyance Project must show consistency with the Delta Plan before initiating implementation Note: Scroll down for...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Sacramento Delta stewards eye climate change protection for levees, habitats Courthouse News Service Climate changePlanning and management April 26, 2024Stewards of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta say that preparing levees — which protect more than 600,000 residents and about...
DELTA COUNCIL: Data shows State Water Project contractors’ contributions to reduced reliance on the Delta and improved regional self-reliance Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 5, 2023One of the many permitting hoops that the Delta Conveyance Project must jump through on the road to construction should...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: California court dismisses last remaining lawsuit against the state’s Delta Plan Delta Stewardship Council Water rights and water law September 29, 2023From the Delta Stewardship Council: The California Court of Appeal has dismissed the remaining appeal challenging the state’s long-term management...
MEETING: Delta Council told current pace of habitat restoration in the Delta unlikely to meet state’s ambitious goals for decades Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 8, 2023Habitat restoration projects in the Delta have become increasingly important as our understanding of their role in supporting native aquatic...
THIS JUST IN … Superior Court Of California reaffirms the Delta Stewardship Council’s broad authority as Delta stewards Delta Stewardship Council Water rights and water law November 14, 2022From the Delta Stewardship Council: For the second time since the Delta Stewardship Council’s establishment in 2010, its regulatory authority...
UPDATE: Delta Stewardship Council denies appeal of Lookout Slough project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 2, 2022At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council during a public hearing, the Council voted to deny the appeal...
DELTA COUNCIL: Consistency determination for the Lookout Slough Project appealed – again Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 3, 2022The Department of Water Resources filed its Certification of Consistency for the Lookout Slough Tidal Habitat Restoration and Flood Improvement...