DELTA COUNTIES COALITION responds to Santa Clara Valley Water District’s disappointing vote to fund harmful Delta tunnel conveyance project Delta Counties Coalition Press Release/Other January 15, 2025 184From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s (SCVWD) vote to approve $9.69 million...
DWR: Validation action filed regarding financing of approved Delta Conveyance Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News January 11, 2025 601From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a “validation action” with the Sacramento...
NOTICE: Due Date Extended: Public Comments on Delta Adapts Draft Adaptation Plan Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTS January 9, 2025 43From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council has published a draft Adaptation Plan as part of its climate...
DELTA COUNCIL: Tackling Delta CHABs: A community-driven monitoring strategy Maven Delta science January 8, 2025 194Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (CHABs) have long been a persistent water quality issue in the Delta, affecting ecosystems and public...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Tunneling through trouble: Missteps, mismanagement, and the costly pursuit of the Delta Conveyance Project Restore the Delta Commentary January 7, 2025 452In rebuttal to the commentary, Delaying the Delta Conveyance Project puts California’s water security at risk, by Jennifer Pierre, General...
DELTA SCIENCE PLAN update: Crafting solutions for the Delta’s ‘Grand Challenges’ Maven Delta science January 7, 2025 189Join the Discussion: A 2-Day workshop in February to shape the 2025 Delta Science Plan The Delta Science Program is...
METROPOLITAN: Webb Tract Wetland Project update Metropolitan Water District News January 7, 2025 442From the Metropolitan Water District: Webb Tract is about to be transformed by a Nature-Based Solutions grant from the Sacramento-San...
DELTA COUNCIL: Draft Delta Adapts Adaptation Plan now available for public comment Maven News December 23, 2024 250The draft plan estimates costs for levee improvements and ecosystem restoration in the Delta through 2050 range from $5.7 to...
BERKELEY LAB: Sequencing the mysterious microbes of the San Francisco Estuary Berkeley Lab Delta science December 17, 2024 202By decoding the genomes of microbes found in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, researcher Lauren Lui aims to fill in...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Save the peat, save the planet, save the Delta? John Hart Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 16, 2024 379By John Hart, Estuary News In the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, an invisible fire is burning. Peat soils, laid down...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Delta Counties Coalition responds to Metropolitan Water District Board’s approval of $141 million for Delta tunnel Delta Counties Coalition Press Release/Other December 13, 2024 177From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to Metropolitan Water District Board’s (MWD Board) approval of $141 million in additional...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Public hearing for appeal of DWR’s consistency determination for geotechnical activities scheduled for December 19 Maven News December 11, 2024 317In October, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for the geotechnical...
NOW AVAILABLE: NOAA Fisheries Final Biological Opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project Maven News December 11, 2024 517NOAA Fisheries issues no jeopardy/no adverse modification biological opinion The biological opinion by NOAA Fisheries for the long-term operations of...
SJV WATER: Giant SoCal water district approves continued Delta tunnel funding, asks “Where’s Kern County?” SJV Water News December 11, 2024 201By Lois Henry, SJV Water California’s largest water contractor agreed Tuesday to spend another $141 million on the latest version...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Metropolitan board approves $142 million in additional funding for remaining planning of Delta Conveyance Project; Restore the Delta and State Water Contractors respond Maven News December 11, 2024 147District joins agencies across California in contributing funding for the project’s pre-construction activities in 2026 and 2027 Press release from...
