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FUNDING AVAILABLE: DWR solicits proposals from Local Maintaining Agencies seeking financial assistance

December 20, 2018 69

From the Department of Water Resources FLOODSafe Program: The Flood Maintenance Assistance Program (FMAP) is a new program that provides...

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

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Meetings

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 596

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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Conferences and Seminars

June 25, 2015 418

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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Conferences and Seminars

April 21, 2015 557

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 1105

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 1659

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 245

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 262

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 396

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 421

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 233

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 460

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 323

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 254

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

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FUNDING AVAILABLE: DWR solicits proposals from Local Maintaining Agencies seeking financial assistance

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