DELTA COUNCIL: Anticipating the next drought: DWR’s plans for rapid barrier construction Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management April 3, 2025California frequently experiences multi-year droughts, a natural aspect of our highly variable climate. However, climate change intensifies both the frequency...
REPORT SUMMARY: 2021–2022 Comprehensive Emergency Drought Barrier Effectiveness Report Maven ReportsWater project operations June 20, 2024The Department of Water Resources has released a report summarizing the construction, monitoring, effectiveness, and impacts of the 2021–2022 West...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: West False River Salinity Barrier Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 1, 2023The Department of Water Resources is working on a final EIR to install the barrier two times over ten years...
DWR Begins Scheduled Removal of West False River Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations October 21, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: This week, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) began construction to remove the emergency...
CA WATER COMMISSION: The Department of Water Resources looks to improve runoff forecasting as it plans for another dry year Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 20, 2022At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners were given a briefing by the Department of Water Resources...
THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Draft Environmental Impact Report for Future Drought Salinity Barriers Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations July 11, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: In an effort to better prepare for future drought conditions in the face of...
INFO SHEET: Emergency Drought Barriers Delta Stewardship Council Fact Sheets/Tools/InfoScience April 23, 2022Produced by the Delta Science Program for the Delta Salinity Management Workshop, April 26-27, 2022. Tags Delta Delta | Delta 101 | Delta inflows...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: DWR discusses plan to keep Delta drought barrier in place Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 9, 2021Additional barriers in the Northern Delta being contemplated if conditions remain dry Despite the wet weather, California is still experiencing...
FEATURE: During Drought, Massive Rock Wall Spanning Delta Channel Wards off the Salty Sea Nate Seltenrich Delta science September 22, 2021Written by Nate Seltenrich, Estuary News Group The creeks are desert-dry, the reservoirs are frighteningly low, and now 150,000 tons...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Emergency drought barrier and the Temporary Urgency Change Petition (with photo gallery) Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 30, 2021The Department of Water Resources takes action in the Delta to conserve water in upstream reservoirs Last month, the Governor...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Pricey Rock Barriers and Desalination Plants: The Latest in California’s Drought War Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation June 21, 2021With a key water source for farmers and cities threatened, state officials are banking on a $30 million pile of...
THIS JUST IN … Construction Begins on Emergency Drought Barrier in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations June 3, 2021From the Department of Water Resources: In response to worsening drought conditions in California, today the Department of Water Resources...
NOTICE: Water Quality Certification Application Filed for the 2021 Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier Project State Water Board Water project operations May 17, 2021The California Department of Water Resources has filed an application for water quality certification with the State Water Resources Control...
Panel discussion: The state of the state’s water system Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 22, 2016Panel members review the year’s hydrology, discuss ongoing state initiatives At last month’s ACWA conference, a panel of agency officials...
Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta: What’s next for the Delta tunnels project and a look at the emergency drought barrier Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features November 5, 2015Presentation includes the many state and federal permits that are required With the public comment period for the California Water...
