Santa Clara Valley Water District BDCP workstudy session, Part 1: DFW’s Carl Wilcox Maven Meetings November 25, 2013As a large water supplier dependent on Delta water for a large portion of its water supplies, the Santa Clara...
Jerry Meral makes a case for the BDCP to the Redding City Council, and speaks to Northern California concerns Maven Meetings November 25, 2013At their request, the Redding City Council heard a presentation by Dr. Jerry Meral, Deputy Director of the California Natural...
Letter: SoCal legislators write Governor & Secretary Jewell, expressing support for BDCP and urging to ‘stay the course’ Maven News and Features November 25, 2013Southern California state legislators have sent a letter to Governor Brown and Secretary Jewell, expressing their support for the Bay...
In her own words: USGS hydrologist discusses subsidence in the Central Valley Maven Best of the Notebook November 22, 2013Groundwater withdrawals in the Central Valley have caused a 1200-square mile subsidence bowl that is affecting water conveyance and flood...
Lloyd Carter: Westlands officials ponder big buy-in on Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Guest contributors November 22, 2013From Lloyd Carter at the Chronicles of the Hydraulic Brotherhood blog: “Westlands Water District directors Wednesday (Nov. 21) hosted a...
Fall Midwater Trawl Report for September-October: Second lowest counts for striped bass, American shad; third lowest for threadfin shad Maven News and Features November 21, 2013The Fall Midwater Trawl surveys, conducted in September and October, did not have positive results for the fish. It was...
Ellen Hanak on scientists and stakeholder views of Delta ecosystem management Maven Best of the Notebook November 20, 2013At the State of the Estuary conference held at the end of October, Ellen Hanak gave a presentation that summarized...
Letter: San Joaquin County Supervisors write letter to Secretary Laird, expressing their concerns over the BDCP and asking, what is Plan B? Maven News and Features November 20, 2013The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors has written a letter to Secretary John Laird highlighting several issues that were...
Letter: Friends of the River send letter, say deficiencies in the upcoming draft EIR/EIS make the BDCP ready for scoping, at best Maven News and Features November 20, 2013The Friends of the River have sent a letter to NOAA fisheries, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation,...
Dr. Jeffrey Michael and Jerry Meral discuss the economics of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Meetings November 19, 2013At the State of the Estuary conference held at the end of October, economist Jeff Michael and Deputy Secretary of...
Statewide water conditions and preparing for a potentially dry 2014 Maven Event coverage November 18, 2013At the National Water Research Institute’s Drought Response Workshop held last month, DWR Interstate Resources Manager Jeanine Jones gave a...
Sacramento Regional Water Authority responds to my Zocalo commentary Maven Guest contributors November 14, 2013The Sacramento Regional Water Authority sent in the following response to my Zocalo commentary posted yesterday: Indeed the North State...
Letter: Friends of the San Francisco Estuary want BDCP to analyze effects on SF Bay; more outflow for Delta Maven News and Features November 13, 2013The Friends of the San Francisco Estuary have written two letters to state officials regarding the Bay Delta Conservation Plan....
DC legislators talk water storage for California Maven Legislative Hearings November 13, 2013On October 29th,2013, the House Subcommittee on Water and Power held on oversight hearing, A Road Map for Increasing Our...
Commentary: How California can teach itself about water: The wet, wasteful north and the dry, conserving south must share perspectives and plans Maven News and Features November 13, 2013Written by yours truly, posted at Zocalo Public Square: “In California, we owe the existence of our communities to the...
