Bay Delta Conservation Plan – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Harvest, Hatchery Returns, and Straying of Salmon Released at Bay and Delta sites during California’s Drought

January 17, 2019

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Coleman National Fish Hatchery is the largest salmon hatchery in California, annually producing 12...

The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 2

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Best of the Notebook

October 29, 2015

Panelists discuss flows and the Delta tunnels, as well as the State Water Board’s water quality control plan update, Prop...

The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 1

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Best of the Notebook

October 28, 2015

Mountain Counties event highlights upstream concerns for flows in the tributaries and the impact of the Delta tunnels project The...

Delta Stewardship Council prepares to comment on the California Water Fix/BDCP partially recirculated environmental documents

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Meetings

October 27, 2015

List of concerns include adaptive management, water quality, and impacts to the Delta In July of this year, the Partially...

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay-Delta discusses Cal Water Fix

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Meetings

October 6, 2015

The project’s ecosystem measures, seismic risk analysis, climate change adaptation, and draft EIR discussed; also, a brief review of the...

Restore the Delta Media Call: Experts Reading Delta Tunnels EIR Express Concerns in Final Month for Public Comments

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News and Features

September 30, 2015

From Restore the Delta, this press release: “[Yesterday], Restore the Delta held a teleconference with a panel of experts reading...

Delta Protection Commission prepares to comment on Cal Water Fix

Maven

Meetings

September 28, 2015

The September meeting includes an update on the preparation of comments, and input from Delta stakeholders on the project As...

Delta Stewardship Council receives progress report on review of Cal Water Fix documents

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Meetings

September 2, 2015

Council staff is looking at how the Council’s previous comments and concerns were addressed in the recirculated documents In July,...

Legislative hearing: Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 2 of 2)

Maven

Legislative Hearings

August 26, 2015

Coverage of the hearing concludes with former Delta watermaster Craig Wilson and economist Dr. Jeff Michael, plus highlights from the...

Legislative hearing: Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 1 of 2)

Maven

Legislative Hearings

August 25, 2015

Senator Wolk leads a hearing on the Delta tunnels: The Legislative Analyst’s Office first briefs the legislators; Dr. Christina Swanson...

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears more details on California Water Fix

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Meetings

August 24, 2015

Details include the flexibility and constraints, transfer capability, and water quality benefits of the Delta tunnels project, plus an analysis...

This just in … Restore the Delta: Delta Tunnels “Confidential” Documents Reveal State Plans to Take Delta Farms – Includes AP Story Link

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Breaking News

August 17, 2015

From Restore the Delta: Newly released documents gained through Public Records Actions show that water exporters and the Delta Design...

Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears an overview of the Cal Water Fix documents and an update on drought operations in the Delta

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Meetings

August 5, 2015

Metropolitan staff review what’s in the documents and explore what the project might yield; Drought operations update includes the effect...

Media call: Director Mark Cowin on the revised environmental documents for California Water Fix, formerly known as BDCP, more commonly known as the Delta tunnels

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News and Features

July 13, 2015

Today, Mark Cowin, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, held a media call with reporters to discuss the...

Organizations react to release of recirculated draft BDCP – Cal Water Fix documents

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Other News Item

July 10, 2015

Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation today released a joint Partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Harvest, Hatchery Returns, and Straying of Salmon Released at Bay and Delta sites during California’s Drought

The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 2

The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 1

Delta Stewardship Council prepares to comment on the California Water Fix/BDCP partially recirculated environmental documents

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay-Delta discusses Cal Water Fix

Restore the Delta Media Call: Experts Reading Delta Tunnels EIR Express Concerns in Final Month for Public Comments

Delta Protection Commission prepares to comment on Cal Water Fix

Delta Stewardship Council receives progress report on review of Cal Water Fix documents

Legislative hearing: Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 2 of 2)

Legislative hearing: Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 1 of 2)

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears more details on California Water Fix

This just in … Restore the Delta: Delta Tunnels “Confidential” Documents Reveal State Plans to Take Delta Farms – Includes AP Story Link

Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears an overview of the Cal Water Fix documents and an update on drought operations in the Delta

Media call: Director Mark Cowin on the revised environmental documents for California Water Fix, formerly known as BDCP, more commonly known as the Delta tunnels

Organizations react to release of recirculated draft BDCP – Cal Water Fix documents

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation