biological opinions

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October 22, 2019

Today, the Trump Administration released the long-awaited biological opinions. Here’s what water agencies and stakeholder groups have to say: (Note:...

THIS JUST IN … Biological opinions for long-term operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project released

October 22, 2019

Paul Souza (USGWS), Barry Thom (NOAA Fisheries) and Ernest Conant (Reclamation) discuss the new biological opinions in a press call...

DFW Director Bonham urges Reclamation to implement Fall X2

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September 26, 2019

Last week, the Bureau of Reclamation signaled that they would not be participating in the Fall X2 action, which is...

SAC PRESS CLUB: Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water Policy

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September 5, 2019

Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Jeff Kightlinger, and Jennifer Pierre discuss the Delta tunnel project, the long-awaited biological opinions, SB 1, voluntary...

Draft environmental documents for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, plus an update on the biological opinions

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August 6, 2019

Explainer post on what these environmental documents are all about and how they interface with the biological opinions, plus an...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation releases Biological Assessment for California water operations

February 5, 2019

From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation released late yesterday the Biological Assessment for the re-initiation of consultation...

NOW AVAILABLE: 2018 Long-term Operations Biological Opinions (LOBO) Annual Reports

ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 7, 2018

From the Delta Stewardship Council: Created by NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster’s quarterly report, California Water Fix biological opinions

August 3, 2017

Agenda items at the Delta Stewardship Council’s July meeting included a quarterly report from Micheal George, the Delta Watermaster, and...

MEDIA CALL: Federal fish agencies and water agencies discuss the California Water Fix biological opinions

June 26, 2017

Today, with the release of the biological opinions, federal fish agencies and the water agencies held a media call. On...

THIS JUST IN … California Water Fix biological opinions posted

June 26, 2017

From NOAA: California WaterFix is an infrastructure project that would include constructing two tunnels to convey water from the north...

House delegation sends letter to Secretary Jewell regarding FWS & NMFS proposed actions for Delta smelt, salmon

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June 10, 2016

Congressman Costa and others calls on the Administration to reexamine ‘harmful actions’ From the Office of Congressman Jim Costa: Today,...

Delta Stewardship Council: Independent science review panels and the biological opinions

May 19, 2016

Panel at the Delta Stewardship Council discusses the effectiveness and impact of the yearly independent science panel review of the...

California Water Fix Aquatic Science Peer Review, Part 2: Supporting analyses for target aquatic species; Panel’s initial recommendations

May 5, 2016

Presentations take an in-depth look at the analyses for salmonids, sturgeon, Delta smelt, and longfin smelt; panel gives initial recommendations...

California Water Fix Aquatic Science Peer Review, Part 1: Overview of the project and the endangered species consultation process