MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Delta conveyance Maven Meetings May 29, 2019At the May meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Steve Arakawa, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager, updated...
LETTER: Senator Feinstein praises Newsom decision to support a single Delta tunnel project Maven Other News Item May 14, 2019“I believe it is critical that California build a single tunnel to improve Delta conveyance,” she says. Last week, Senator...
REACTIONS: Water agencies, environmental organizations, legislators, and Delta stakeholders react to single-tunnel Delta conveyance project *UPDATED* Maven Other News Item May 2, 2019Today, Natural Resources Agency announced that the Department of Water Resources will cease pursuit of permits for a twin tunnel...
THIS JUST IN … State Withdraws WaterFix Approvals, Initiates Planning and Permitting for a Smaller Single Tunnel Maven Breaking News May 2, 2019From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today is taking formal steps to withdraw proposed...
CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Board workshop compares one-tunnel options to Cal Water Fix Maven Meetings April 5, 2019Presentation compares water delivery capability, stormwater diversion capability, water quality benefits, reverse flows, seismic events, project costs Governor Newsom sent...
CAL WATER FIX: Groups send letter to Governor Newsom regarding key issues with California Water Fix Maven Other News Item March 29, 2019“It is time finally for the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to develop and consider the required range of reasonable...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING: State Water Board grants request for 60-day stay Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS March 6, 2019Ex parte communications remain prohibited From the Cal Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: This ruling addresses...
THIS JUST IN … Department of Water Resources requests 60 day stay in Cal Water Fix hearings at the State Water Board Maven Breaking News March 1, 2019The Department of Water Resources has sent this letter to Tam Doduc at the State Water Board: Dear Hearing Officer...
THIS JUST IN … Senator Dodd Introduces Delta Tunnels Oversight Bill Maven Breaking News February 1, 2019From the office of Senator Bill Dodd: Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation today that will help protect California’s precious...
THIS JUST IN … Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association Leads Suit Against CA Dept. of Water Resources to Protect Delta Flows Maven Breaking News January 17, 2019Suit charges water grab potentially calamitous to native salmon and other fisheries From the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association:...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Harvest, Hatchery Returns, and Straying of Salmon Released at Bay and Delta sites during California’s Drought Maven Best of the Notebook January 17, 2019The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Coleman National Fish Hatchery is the largest salmon hatchery in California, annually producing 12...
THIS JUST IN … RESTORE THE DELTA: DWR’S No Harm Agreement & Letter Of Dismissal To Water Agencies: A “Surrender Dorothy” Effort To Save WaterFix By The Brown Administration Maven Breaking News December 19, 2018From Restore the Delta: Documents released to the Planning and Conservation League via a public records act request this week...
CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized Maven News and Features December 18, 2018Recent developments propose significant changes to project operations that are not reflected in the modeling, they say Several letters were...
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES SYMPOSIUM: Delta Watermaster Michael George and Jason Peltier discuss moving forward in the Delta *UPDATED with comments from Restore the Delta* Maven Event coverage December 18, 2018This post has been updated with Restore the Delta’s comments added after Michael George’s presentation. Click to go there. In...
THIS JUST IN … Department of Water Resources withdraws consistency determination for California Water Fix Maven Breaking News December 7, 2018The Department of Water Resources has sent a letter to Randy Fiorini withdrawing the Department’s certification of consistency for the...
