levees – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Water Year 2016 in review; Overview of Delta levee assessment district feasibility study

November 16, 2016 162

A 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

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Best of the Notebook

September 17, 2015 617

NASA’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

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Event coverage

June 25, 2015 433

An 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

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Event coverage

April 21, 2015 562

Four 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

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Best of the Notebook

March 11, 2015 1116

Legislators 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

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Best of the Notebook

February 18, 2015 1717

Symposium 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

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Meetings

January 15, 2015 248

The 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?

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Meetings

December 10, 2014 264

A ‘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

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Meetings

October 6, 2014 397

At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Deputy Executive Officer Cindy Messer updated the council on the progress...

Big Break, Oakley, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Photo by Chris Austin. All rights reserved.

Delta Stewardship Council endorses habitat restoration issue paper; an update on the Delta Levee Investment Strategy

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Meetings

September 5, 2014 423

At 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

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Meetings

August 12, 2014 234

At the July 25 meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, staff updated the council members on the progress made on...

Army Corps Delta Islands and Levees Feasibility Study and the interim policy for the Levee Rehabilitation Program

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Meetings

July 25, 2014 464

At the June 26 meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, representatives from the Army Corps were present to update the...

Delta Stewardship Council moves forward on developing a strategy for state investments in Delta levees

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Meetings

June 25, 2014 325

With the task of developing and adopting the Delta Plan behind them, the Delta Stewardship Council is now preparing to...

The Delta Stewardship Council decides the membership of the implementation committee, discusses prioritizing levees, looks back at 2013 and sets priorities for 2014

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Meetings

January 17, 2014 255

At the December 19 Delta Stewardship Council meeting, the Council approved the membership of the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee,...

Santa Clara Valley Water District BDCP workshop, part 1: Dr. Martin McCann on Delta levees

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Meetings

December 18, 2013 540

The Santa Clara Valley Water District board members continued their examination of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan with a workshop...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Water Year 2016 in review; Overview of Delta levee assessment district feasibility study

Sacramento Delta Levees: Radar-based monitoring from 41,000 feet

Delta Science Program Peer Review: Delta Levee Investment Strategy Methodology

Delta Challenges Workshop, part 1: Delta land use, levees, and agricultural economics

Flood management oversight hearing, part 2: The Who, What, Where & Why of Flood Control in the Central Valley

Yolo Bypass Symposium, part 1: A flood of plans and possibilities

Delta Levee Investment Strategy Update: Delta Stewardship Council accepts the Delta Levee Investment Issue Paper

Winter Season Preview: Is the Delta ready?

Delta Levee Investment Strategy update: Presentation and discussion of the Levee Investment Issue Paper

Delta Stewardship Council endorses habitat restoration issue paper; an update on the Delta Levee Investment Strategy

Delta Stewardship Council hears updates on the Delta Levee Prioritization Strategy and Delta Plan performance measures

Army Corps Delta Islands and Levees Feasibility Study and the interim policy for the Levee Rehabilitation Program

Delta Stewardship Council moves forward on developing a strategy for state investments in Delta levees

The Delta Stewardship Council decides the membership of the implementation committee, discusses prioritizing levees, looks back at 2013 and sets priorities for 2014

Santa Clara Valley Water District BDCP workshop, part 1: Dr. Martin McCann on Delta levees

FIVE QUESTIONS: Charley Wilson, Southern California Water Commission

THIS JUST IN … A water specialist in California, environmentalist Jonas Minton, has died

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: Update on Delta Conveyance Project environmental documents

WEBINAR RECORDING: How to read a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP)

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Quarterly Meeting on the 2021 Reconsultation of the Long-Term Operation of the CVP and SWP

NOTICE: Revised Draft Emergency Curtailment and Reporting Regulation for the Delta watershed now posted

NOTICE of Availability of Revised Draft Initial Biological Goals for Lower San Joaquin River and Notice of Workshop

Announcement: Water Now’s Project Accelerator applications are open!

REGISTER NOW for the 7th Annual CA Water Data Summit: Data 2.0: From Dreams to Discovery

NOTICE: Upcoming Army Corps Regulatory Project Workshop -Endangered Species Act Consultation, Section 408/404 Integration, and Indirect Effects

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Two Fish Passage Funding Opportunities Open Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, One Focused on Indian Tribes

NOTICE: June 21 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

NOW AVAILABLE: DISB Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation Related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

NOTICE: Army Corps of Engineers releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Salton Sea Management Program 10-Year Plan

BULLETIN 74 UPDATE: California Well Standards: DWR Concludes TAC Focus Groups, Updates Project Timeline

Announcement: Water Now’s Project Accelerator applications are open!

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Two Fish Passage Funding Opportunities Open Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, One Focused on Indian Tribes

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: $193 Million in Grant Funding Now Available for Water Infrastructure and Resilience Projects

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Sierra Nevada Conservancy announces $23 million forest and fire restoration grant program

DAILY DIGEST, 6/28: Who is winning the pursuit for water — and who is losing?; CA’s ‘broken’ water supply forecast to be audited; Scaling integrated water management; California’s Dixie Fire shows impact of legacy effects, prescribed burns; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/27: Huge reservoir near Bay Area could be expanded to store more water; Farmers encouraged to participate in pesticide notification workshops; New tools may predict wildfire season severity, rainfall months ahead; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New water saving technology could make difference in farm profitability; Sac County supports bill to clean up abandoned boats; Delta bridges; Saudi water deal threatening water supply in Phoenix; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/23: New Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is already oversubscribed; California’s water market; Assemblyman Gray, others call on state to do better with water; IID implements court-sanctioned water distribution plan for ag and cities; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/22: What’s next for the plan to replumb the Delta?; Flow Deal: Peace treaty or Trojan Horse?; Lawsuit filed against $2.5B Pacheco Dam; Californians finally climbed on water conservation wagon in May; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 19-24: Delta tunnel project, biops, voluntary agreements, future of almonds, Pacheco Dam lawsuit, and more California water news of the week