CAL MATTERS: Miles of Delta levees are at risk of floods. Repairs could cost $3 billion Cal Matters Policy and regulation April 9, 2025The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain an aging network of 1,100 miles of levees. These earthen...
DWR: Lower Elkhorn Basin Levee Setback Project shows early signs of success for juvenile salmon Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management April 9, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: Since the 1950s, California’s salmon populations have dwindled due to lost habitat from a...
DVIDS: Breaking the pattern: Systemwide improvements aim to prepare Sacramento for future storm events Press Release/Notice Planning and management December 20, 2024By Tyler Stalker, Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento’s flood history dates back as far as the city itself. The prospect...
US FWS: Revitalizing California’s floodplains benefits people and wildlife US Fish and Wildlife Service Ecosystems April 20, 2021By Meghan Snow, US Fish & Wildlife Service Throughout California’s history, rivers have been diverted, rerouted and contained by concrete....
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Water Year 2016 in review; Overview of Delta levee assessment district feasibility study Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management November 16, 2016A retrospective look at water operations during Water Year 2016; plus an overview of the Delta Protection Commission’s Delta Flood...
Sacramento Delta Levees: Radar-based monitoring from 41,000 feet Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features September 17, 2015NASA’s Dr. Cathleen Jones discusses an ongoing pilot study that uses radar technology to monitor Delta levees Monitoring levees is...
Delta Science Program Peer Review: Delta Levee Investment Strategy Methodology Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 25, 2015An expert review panel evaluates the methodology behind the development of the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Note: This post is...
Delta Challenges Workshop, part 1: Delta land use, levees, and agricultural economics Maven AgricultureDelta science April 21, 2015Four former Delta lead scientists take on a challenge: Describe the Delta’s challenges, complexities, and controversies in just 20 pages...
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 FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 11, 2015Legislators hear from the multiple agencies and organizations with flood management responsibilities in the Central Valley In the Central Valley,...
Yolo Bypass Symposium, part 1: A flood of plans and possibilities Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science February 18, 2015Symposium focuses on how to integrate agriculture, wildlife, and public access on the managed floodplain In between Sacramento and Davis...
Delta Levee Investment Strategy Update: Delta Stewardship Council accepts the Delta Levee Investment Issue Paper Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 15, 2015The Delta Stewardship Council votes to unanimously accept the Delta Levee Investment Issue Paper, setting the framework for upcoming policy...
Winter Season Preview: Is the Delta ready? Maven Current Conditions December 10, 2014A ‘monster’ storm is bearing down on Northern California, the likes of which we’ve not seen in years, reports say. ...
Delta Levee Investment Strategy update: Presentation and discussion of the Levee Investment Issue Paper Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 6, 2014At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Deputy Executive Officer Cindy Messer updated the council on the progress...
Delta Stewardship Council endorses habitat restoration issue paper; an update on the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features September 5, 2014At the August meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members spent the morning touring the Antioch Dunes and Dutch...
Delta Stewardship Council hears updates on the Delta Levee Prioritization Strategy and Delta Plan performance measures Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 12, 2014At the July 25 meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, staff updated the council members on the progress made on...
