CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan Maven Notebook News and Features January 7, 2020 712While considerable progress has been made to improve flood management in the Central Valley, the vast region still faces significant...
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER: Flood Flow Schedule Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS March 16, 2019 234From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Beginning Friday, March 15, 2019, at 1 p.m., the Bureau of Reclamation will...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Easements: A tool for preserving resources we value, or a straight-jacket that will limit our ability to adapt to a changing world? A study from Paradise Cut Maven Notebook News and Features March 13, 2018 686A conflict over easements complicate progress on a badly needed flood bypass for the San Joaquin The Paradise Cut Bypass...
USGS: The ARkStorm scenario USGS News January 23, 2018 2A modeled scenario of U.S. West Coast winter storm events induced by the formation of Atmospheric Rivers (AR) and capable...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Overview of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan Maven Notebook News and Features October 25, 2017 422The update to the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan was adopted by the Central Valley Flood Protection Board in August...
Overview of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan 2017 update Maven Notebook News and Features August 11, 2016 913Staff from Central Valley Flood Protection Board and DWR brief the Delta Stewardship Council on the update to the Central...
Building resilient landscapes into flood protection and infrastructure projects Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features February 25, 2016 806Integrated approaches are the great challenge, but also the best hope In the Bay Area, preparing for climate change impacts...
Flood management oversight hearing, part 2: The Who, What, Where & Why of Flood Control in the Central Valley Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features March 11, 2015 1163Legislators hear from the multiple agencies and organizations with flood management responsibilities in the Central Valley In the Central Valley,...
Flood management oversight hearing, part 1: Addressing California’s growing flood risk Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features March 10, 2015 1154With 7 million Californians and $600 billion in assets at risk, Assembly oversight hearing examines the state’s liability for flood...
Yolo Bypass Symposium, part 1: A flood of plans and possibilities Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science February 18, 2015 1891Symposium focuses on how to integrate agriculture, wildlife, and public access on the managed floodplain In between Sacramento and Davis...
Winter Season Preview: Is the Delta ready? Maven Notebook News and Features December 10, 2014 273A ‘monster’ storm is bearing down on Northern California, the likes of which we’ve not seen in years, reports say. ...
Updates from the Delta Regional Forum, part 2: The Delta Regional Monitoring Program, Water Diversion Reporting, IRWM and Flood Futures Report Maven Notebook News and Features September 24, 2013 485On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the...
Updates from the Delta Regional Forum, part 1: The Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan, the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan, and the Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and Features September 23, 2013 462On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the...
Tim Washburn on the history and future of Sacramento’s flood control system Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features March 28, 2013 4456On March 11th, 2013, the California Water Policy Seminar Series at UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences continued, hosting Tim...
USGS: ARkStorm: California’s other “big one” USGS News February 4, 2011 1In 1861-62, California was bombarded for 45 days with one strong winter storm after another, causing severe flooding up and...