Letter: California Democrats urge Governor Brown to declare a drought emergency to put federal drought relief authorities in place Maven News and Features January 17, 2014Members of the California Democratic delegation have written a letter to Governor Brown, noting that yesterday, the House passed the...
The Delta Stewardship Council decides the membership of the implementation committee, discusses prioritizing levees, looks back at 2013 and sets priorities for 2014 Maven Meetings January 17, 2014At the December 19 Delta Stewardship Council meeting, the Council approved the membership of the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee,...
Letter: Feinstein, Boxer and Costa call on Obama to establish a federal drought task force Maven News and Features January 16, 2014In a letter to President Obama, Senator Feinstein, Senator Boxer, and Congressman Costa are calling on the President Obama to...
Letter: North State legislators ask Governor Brown to issue a drought declaration Maven News and Features January 16, 2014Assemblymember Dan Logue, along with his colleagues, Assemblymembers Beth Gaines, Ted Gaines, and Jim Nielson, have written a letter to...
Delta Stewardship Council briefing: The BDCP’s impacts in the Delta Maven Meetings January 15, 2014With the draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and the draft environmental documents now released and the public review process...
Letter: Environmental groups allege environmental documents inadequate on Westlands Water District interim CVP contract renewals Maven News and Features January 14, 2014The Planning and Conservation League, Sierra Club, Environmental Water Caucus, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and other environmental organizations have sent...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
