DWR issues Water Supply Index forecast for January 2014 Maven Other News Item January 9, 2014It’s dry out there, no doubt! How dry? According to DWR’s latest Water Supply Index forecast, the flows in the...
Groundwater and soil moisture conditions from GRACE data assimilation Maven News and Features January 7, 2014As part of a new experimental product, NASA scientists are generating groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators each week which...
Press release: California farms and consumers in jeopardy unless state takes immediate action to address the drought Maven Other News Item January 6, 2014From the Westlands Water District: “On Friday, January 03, 2014, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first...
Numbers remain low for Delta smelt, American shad and striped bass in Fall Midwater Trawl Maven News and Features January 6, 2014Just 18 Delta smelt were found in the Delta during the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fall Midwater Trawl, making...
First snow survey of 2014 shows dry conditions; California braces for possible third dry year Maven Breaking News January 5, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: SACRAMENTO – As California’s dry weather pushes into the new year, the Department of...
Secretary Laird, the State Water Contractors, and the Sacramento Regional Water Authority respond to bleak snow survey Maven Other News Item January 5, 2014Secretary John Laird issued the following statement: “California has just ended one of the driest years in recorded history in...
Reading the BDCP: What page are you on? plus how to sound like you’re reading the BDCP, even if you’re not Maven News and Features January 1, 2014It’s New Years Day – what better day to check in with all of you BDCP readers out there, just...
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...
