Joint Informational Hearing: Natural Resources and Water and Select Committee on the Delta “The Bay Delta Conservation Plan: Perspectives on the Plan” Maven Legislative Hearings May 20, 2013On May 14th, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Senate Select Committee on the Delta held a...
Capitol Weekly: Landmark state water plan defended – by those who want to build it Maven News and Features May 15, 2013Here’s my coverage of the last hearing at Capitol Weekly. Coverage of yesterday’s hearing is coming up soon: “As the...
Implementing the Delta Plan Maven Meetings May 9, 2013With the very first Delta Plan set to be adopted in May, just how that plan would be implemented was...
Joint Informational Hearing: Natural Resources and Water and Select Committee on the Delta: “The BDCP: Overview of the Issues” Maven Legislative Hearings May 8, 2013Amid the controversial remarks and charges of lack of stakeholder participation, Brown Administration officials had their chance to defend the...
New PPIC report prescribes relief for the Delta’s ailing ecosystem Maven News and Features April 30, 2013While there may not be an miracle cure for the ailing Delta, there is a path forward that would achieve...
A methylmercury update from the State Water Board Maven Best of the Notebook April 30, 2013Mercury contamination is a widespread problem, not just locally but also globally, and its serious effects on health are well...
The Delta Watermaster presents his latest report, Gates and Barriers, to the State Water Board Maven Best of the Notebook April 29, 2013The landmark Delta Reform Act of 2009 made many changes to governance in the Delta, including a provision that required...
Governor Brown writes letter urging timely federal review of the BDCP Maven News and Features April 25, 2013Governor Brown has sent a letter to Secretary Sally Jewell and Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank urging timely federal review of...
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...
Secretary Laird responds to legislators regarding the “Portfolio Based Conceptual Alternative” Maven News and Features April 17, 2013Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird has responded to legislator’s demands that the BDCP consider the ‘Portfolio-Based Conceptual Alternative’. Mr....
Photoblog: The Owens Lake Dust Control Project: The ultimate human-managed landscape Maven News and Features April 12, 2013The Owens Lake Dust Control Project. It’s hard to imagine there’s any place more surreal then this place – in...
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...
California Water Blog: UC Davis speakers series: Critical problems for California water policy Maven Event coverage April 11, 2013From yours truly at the California Water Blog: “California’s water future is at a critical juncture. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
