Congressmen raise concerns about San Joaquin flow objectives and lack of integration among Delta planning processes; agency officials respond Maven Delta Conveyance Project May 2, 2013Concerns about the State Water Board’s proposed San Joaquin River flow objectives, the BDCP’s effect on upstream water rights, and...
Delta Stewardship Council approves final direction for Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 20, 2013Here’s an update from the Delta Stewardship Council on the status of the Delta Plan: “A final review of the...
Development of the Delta Science Plan continues, plus an update on the Delta Plan, EIR, and Rulemaking Package Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 8, 2013At the Delta Stewardship Council at the February 21st, 2013 meeting, Lead Scientist Dr. Peter Goodwin discussed in further detail...
No love for the Delta Plan’s proposed regulations at the public hearing Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 29, 2013There wasn’t much love shown for the Delta Plan and its proposed regulations at last week’s Delta Stewardship Council hearing...
Addendum to Maven’s Minutes: Huffman clarifies the meaning of “reduced reliance on the Delta” Maven Best of the Notebook January 24, 2013Yesterday’s Maven’s Minutes post on the Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta meeting included this portion, quoted from...
Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee hears an update on Delta restoration projects, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, and the Delta Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 23, 2013On January 22, 2013, Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta heard an update on restoration projects currently underway...
Developing the Delta Science Plan: Defining the problems, proposing solutions Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 21, 2012Discussion of the development of the Delta Science Plan continued at the December 13th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council...
The Delta Stewardship Council discusses next steps for the Delta Plan, the Rulemaking Process, near term actions and the Lower Yolo Ranch Habitat Restoration Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 19, 2012As the Delta Stewardship Council and staff shift their focus from building and developing the Delta Plan to implementing the...
Developing the Delta Science Plan: How can ‘best available science’, adaptive management, and scientific monks inform policymakers? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesScience November 25, 2012With the Delta Plan calling for a comprehensive Delta Science Plan to be in place by December of 2013, development...
The Delta Stewardship Council discusses near-term strategies and implementing the Delta Plan as the final documents are prepared for release, and the Delta Science Board proposes an engineering review of the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 19, 2012The final Delta Plan and related documents are on track to be posted at the end of the month, the...
The Delta Stewardship Council discusses near term strategies, levee issues, and an update on the Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 1, 2012Strategies for near-term actions in the Delta, implications of Army Corps policies regarding Delta levees, and an update on the...
Delta Stewardship Council’s comprehensive Delta Plan rounds the bend towards the finish line Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 16, 2012A comprehensive policy blueprint for the beleaguered Delta inched ever nearer towards completion as the Delta Stewardship Council reviewed minor...
Delta Stewardship Council’s final Delta Plan incorporates some, but not all, of the Delta Protection Commission’s Economic Sustainability Plan recommendations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 10, 2012The Delta Stewardship Council has completed its review of the Delta Protection Commission’s Economic Sustainability Plan, fully accepting seventeen of...
