Delta Reform Act Archives

PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the Appeals Filed for the Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan

November 28, 2025

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council will conduct a public hearing on February 26 and 27, 2026,...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Tribal and Environmental Advocates Challenge Certification of Consistency of the Delta Conveyance Project

Restore the Delta

Delta Conveyance Project

November 21, 2025

Press release from Restore the Delta: A coalition of Tribes and environmental advocates have filed a formal appeal challenging the...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Ten appeals filed for the Delta Conveyance Project consistency determination

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta Conveyance Project

November 18, 2025

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following parties have appealed the California Department of Water Resources Certification of Consistency (C20257) for...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Protection Commission appeals Delta Conveyance Project

Delta Protection Commission

Delta Conveyance Project

November 18, 2025

Press release from the Delta Protection Commission The Delta Protection Commission voted today to appeal the Department of Water Resources’s...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Appeals court paves way for divisive California water tunnel

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

October 21, 2025

Geotechnical work can now begin on a proposed $20 billion tunnel that would help send water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin...

NOTICE of intention to submit Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan for the Delta Conveyance Project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

October 6, 2025

This notice serves to inform all interested parties that the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) intends to submit to...

DELTA COUNCIL: Solving the puzzle: How synthesis informs Delta ecosystem management

Maven

Delta science Fish and wildlife

July 14, 2025

Synthesis is central to the Delta Science Program‘s mission, as outlined in the Delta Reform Act, which mandates providing unbiased...

DR. JAY LUND: Smarter Gambling with Water – Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation

Maven

Best of the Notebook Delta science Notebook News and Features

June 30, 2022

At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Jay Lund, the immediate past chair of the Delta Independent...

FEATURE: Three Delta Agencies: Who they are and what they have planned for 2022

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 3, 2022

Over the years, the state has established three Delta-focused agencies, each with different missions and responsibilities: The Delta Stewardship Council,...

HISTORY: Delta Independent Science Board: 10 Years On

Maven

Delta science

September 10, 2020

The Delta Independent Science Board (or Delta ISB) is a 10-member board comprised of prominent scientists from different disciplines across...

FRIDAY MID-DAY UPDATE: Supreme Court lets stand decision upholding Delta Stewardship Council’s authority; Feinstein, Harder introduce water management bill; Reclamation recaps the week’s accomplishments

Maven

Policy and regulation

August 14, 2020

Supreme Court lets stand decision upholding Delta Stewardship Council’s authority for sustainable management of the Delta From the Delta Stewardship...