Jerry Meral joins Natural Heritage Institute Maven Other News Item December 31, 2013Received via email: Dr. Jerry Meral, who directed the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) for Governor Jerry Brown, has joined...
Bureau of Reclamation releases progress report on Sites Reservoir Maven Uncategorized December 31, 2013The Bureau of Reclamation has released a progress report on the North of the Delta Offstream Storage (NODOS), otherwise known...
Sierra Club releases white paper on alternatives to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Other News Item December 30, 2013The BDCP is not the right plan for the 21st century, says the Sierra Club in a newly released white...
Merry Christmas to you from Maven Maven Other News Item December 25, 2013Wishing you and yours a warm and wonderful holiday! Best wishes from Maven And now, for your holiday enjoyment, silent...
Maven’s Minutes: Independent Science Review Panel hears presentation on changes made to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s Effects Analysis (Chapter 5) Maven Uncategorized December 24, 2013At the request of BDCP participants, the Delta Science Program has convened an Independent Science Review Panel to assess the...
California Weather Blog: A comparison of California’s extreme 2013 dry spell to the 1976-1977 drought Maven Other News Item December 23, 2013From the California Weather Blog: Current weather summary: “A weak cut-off low pressure system brought some convective shower activity to...
Reading the BDCP: How many pages should you have read by now? Maven Other News Item December 20, 2013My apologies, folks. I stand corrected. Although there are some differing counts on the exact number of pages of the...
Jerry Meral blogs on the Delta controversy and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Guest contributors December 20, 2013Jerry Meral has posted a three-part blog series over at the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website which covers the history...
Spreck Rosekrans: Hetch Hetchy: A century of occupation in Yosemite National Park Maven Guest contributors December 19, 2013Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley was taken from the American people 100 years ago. It’s time to take it back. Commentary...
Letter: Governor convenes interagency Drought Task Force Maven News and Features December 18, 2013Governor Brown has directed the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Food and...
Santa Clara Valley Water District BDCP workshop, part 1: Dr. Martin McCann on Delta levees Maven Meetings December 18, 2013The Santa Clara Valley Water District board members continued their examination of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan with a workshop...
California legislators and water officials request immediate executive action on drought Maven Other News Item December 17, 2013From Congressman David Valadao’s website: “Today, United States Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and California Senator Jean Fuller (SD-18) joined...
Radio show transcript: Mark Cowin, Tim Quinn, Gary Bobker, and Barbara Barrigan-Parilla discuss the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven News and Features December 17, 2013Last week, a segment of KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny featured Mark Cowin, Tim Quinn, Gary Bobker, and Barbara Barrigan-Parilla...
Evaluating the economics of the BDCP: Dr. Thornberg reviews all the economic analyses for Metropolitan and says “From my perspective, this is a no-brainer.” Maven Meetings December 16, 2013At the joint meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee and the Special Committee on the Bay-Delta...
Guest commentary: Steven Kasower – “BDCP 11 Financial Red Flags Report” Maven Guest contributors December 16, 2013From Steven Kasower, Strategic Economic Applications Company: “Federal and State water contractors are being asked by the Brown administration to...
