California Water Commission in Oroville; hears an update on State Water Project organizational issues, the Thermalito fire, and Oroville FERC relicensing Maven Meetings September 30, 2013The September 18th meeting of the California Water Commission brought the commissioners to Oroville to discuss organizational issues regarding the...
PPIC Panel: Permitting a Solution: Regulatory Oversight in the Delta Maven Best of the Notebook September 28, 2013In April of 2013, the Public Policy Institute of California released the report, Stress Relief: Prescriptions for Healthier Delta Ecosystem,...
Letter: Congressional leaders send letter to Secretary Jewell, questioning federal funding for the BDCP Maven News and Features September 27, 2013Northern California Congressional leaders have sent a letter to Secretary Jewell outlining their concerns regarding federal financing for the Bay...
Delta Stewardship Council hears an update on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s governance structure and adaptive management plan Maven Meetings September 27, 2013At yesterday’s meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Karla Nemeth and Carl Wilcox updated the Council on the BDCP’s adaptive...
Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta discusses CSAMP, habitat restoration and emergency response in the Delta Maven Meetings September 26, 2013On September 24, 2013, Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta was updated on the status of the Collaborative...
Maven’s Minutes: Senator Wolk and Assemblymember Rendon present their bonds at the Joint Senate Committee hearing, “Setting the Stage for a 2014 Water Bond: Where Are We and Where Do We Need To Go?” Maven Legislative Hearings September 25, 2013Currently, there are two bond measures that are working their way through the legislative process. Senator Lois Wolk has introduced...
Senate hears water bond proposals; Legislators, public discuss options for 2014 Water Bond Maven Legislative Hearings September 25, 2013From Senator Wolk’s office: A joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Quality and Natural Resources and Water Committees heard presentations...
Updates from the Delta Regional Forum, part 2: The Delta Regional Monitoring Program, Water Diversion Reporting, IRWM and Flood Futures Report Maven Meetings September 24, 2013On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the...
Updates from the Delta Regional Forum, part 1: The Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan, the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan, and the Delta Plan Maven Meetings September 23, 2013On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the...
Guest commentary: Latest International Climate Change Science Review Gets Underway Today – Previous Trends Confirmed Maven Guest contributors September 23, 2013From guest blogger Robert Shibatani: For those in the climate change field, the long-awaited date has arrived. The international climate...
Top scientists review the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Best of the Notebook September 19, 2013An independent review of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan has just been released by American Rivers and The Nature Conservancy. ...
The Delta Science Plan: Building an open community of science in the Delta Maven Meetings September 18, 2013Science in the Delta is entering a new era. The requirements of the Delta Reform Act, the recommendations of the...
Guest commentary: California Water Commission’s draft ‘Regulations for Quantifying the Public Benefits of Water Storage Projects’: Leveling the playing field Robert Shibatani Guest contributors September 18, 2013The Safe, Clean and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2009 (Water Code Section 74744), requires the California Water Commission...
Rebuttal: NRDC’s Kate Poole fires back at the State’s analysis of the portfolio approach, saying “The portfolio approach provides more water and a more reliable water supply at less cost than provided by the current BDCP” Maven Guest contributors September 16, 2013Kate Poole at the Natural Resources Defense Council fires back at the State’s analysis of the portfolio approach on the...
Drought: A slow motion disaster Maven News and Features September 14, 2013What was the most costy disaster in the U.S. in recent years? The Mississippi River floods in 2011? The outbreak...
