State Water Project reliability issues – It’s not all about the Delta, plus an update on the Thermalito Pumping Plant fire Maven Best of the Notebook April 23, 2013Decreasing water supply reliability and increasing costs are not just about problems in the Delta. Serious labor recruitment and retention...
Delta Stewardship Council approves final direction for Delta Plan Maven Meetings April 20, 2013Here’s an update from the Delta Stewardship Council on the status of the Delta Plan: “A final review of the...
A status report on the State Water Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Maven Meetings April 18, 2013With so much attention and focus on the Brown Administrations $18 billion tunnel plan, otherwise known as the Bay-Delta Conservation...
The April 4th Bay Delta Conservation Plan Public Meeting Maven Meetings April 11, 2013A second public meeting on the BDCP documents was held in Sacramento on April 4th to discuss the newly released...
Jerry Meral faces a tough crowd at the first of three Bay Delta Conservation Plan public meetings Maven Meetings March 25, 2013On March 20th, a public meeting to review the first four chapters of the preliminary draft of the Bay Delta...
Development of the Delta Science Plan continues, plus an update on the Delta Plan, EIR, and Rulemaking Package Maven Meetings March 8, 2013At the Delta Stewardship Council at the February 21st, 2013 meeting, Lead Scientist Dr. Peter Goodwin discussed in further detail...
The Delta Stewardship Council hears about the portfolio-based alternative for the BDCP Maven Meetings March 5, 2013At the February 21,2013 Delta Stewardship Council meeting, Jonas Minton from the Planning and Conservation League, Dennis Cushman from the...
The Delta Stewardship Council hears from Jerry Meral on the BDCP’s proposed governance structure, the challenge of an integrated state-federal water project, funding, and more Maven Meetings February 28, 2013At the February 21, 2013 meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Jerry Meral from the California Natural Resources Agency updated...
State Water Board discusses updated flow objectives for San Joaquin tributaries Maven Meetings February 25, 2013At their February 21st meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council heard an informational update on the State Water Resources Control Board’s...
Delta Stewardship Council science update: Delta smelt index dropping, Delta Science Plan starts to take shape and more Maven Meetings February 1, 2013Bad news regarding the Delta smelt and other species in the Delta, the Delta Science Plan starts to take shape,...
Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson talks to the Delta Stewardship Council about expanding "Term 91" Maven Best of the Notebook January 31, 2013After the conclusion of the public hearing on the rulemaking package on January 24, the Delta Stewardship Council held their...
No love for the Delta Plan’s proposed regulations at the public hearing Maven Meetings January 29, 2013There wasn’t much love shown for the Delta Plan and its proposed regulations at last week’s Delta Stewardship Council hearing...
Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee hears an update on Delta restoration projects, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, and the Delta Plan Maven Meetings January 23, 2013On January 22, 2013, Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta heard an update on restoration projects currently underway...
An update on the 2014 water bond Maven Meetings January 23, 2013Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Water District’s Communications and Legislation Committee was updated on the status of the 2014 water...
Developing the Delta Science Plan: Defining the problems, proposing solutions Maven Meetings December 21, 2012Discussion of the development of the Delta Science Plan continued at the December 13th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council...