Delta Independent Science Board

The Delta Independent Science Board is a ten-member board of prominent scientists from across the nation who evaluate the broad range of scientific programs that support adaptive management of the Delta, and provide oversight through periodic reviews of research, monitoring, and assessment programs.

DR. JAY LUND: Smarter Gambling with Water – Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation

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June 30, 2022

At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Jay Lund, the immediate past chair of the Delta Independent...

NOTICE: Proposed agenda for Delta Independent Science Board tour of Delta water facilities

Other Announcements

June 29, 2022

From the Delta Independent Science Board: The second day of the Delta Independent Science Board’s August 11-12 meeting will be...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: Update on Delta Conveyance Project environmental documents

June 23, 2022

The environmental documents, due mid-summer, are about 3200 pages plus appendices In April of 2020, the Delta Independent Science Board...

NOW AVAILABLE: DISB Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation Related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Other Announcements

June 22, 2022

The Delta Independent Science Board has published its Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation Related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. ...

DR. PETER MOYLE: Delta fishes: Introduction to a dynamic fauna

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June 2, 2022

Dr. Peter Moyle is a distinguished professor emeritus and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis. ...

DELTA SCIENCE UPDATE: Juvenile Chinook salmon antipredator behavior; Science Action Agenda, Review of the Delta monitoring enterprise

May 11, 2022

At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen highlighted research on juvenile salmon...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: The California Environmental Flows Framework

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April 7, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California water is a seemingly unending battle of allocating an often scarce resource among cities, farms, and the environment. ...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: Delta Conveyance Project update

February 24, 2022

Update includes a project overview, the alternatives selected and analyzed, project operations, and more … This year, California faces a...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: State Water Project Operations

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February 23, 2022

At the January meeting of the Delta Independent Science Board, the board members heard a series of presentations on water...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: Central Valley Project operations overview

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February 17, 2022

At the January meeting of the Delta Independent Science Board, the board members heard a series of presentations on water...

REMINDER: Delta Stewardship Council Seeks Candidates to Fill Delta ISB Vacancies

Science Announcement

November 19, 2021

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council is seeking three internationally prominent scientists to serve on the Delta...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Draft Assessment of the Delta ISB

Science Announcement

October 30, 2021

The Delta Science Program invites your feedback on its draft report: Assessment of the Impact and Value of the Delta...

NOTICE: Delta Stewardship Council Seeks Candidates to Fill Delta ISB Vacancies

Science Announcement

October 30, 2021

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council is seeking three prominent scientists to serve on the Delta Independent...

FEEDBACK REQUESTED: Delta ISB’s Monitoring Enterprise Review

Other Announcements

October 13, 2021

From the Delta Independent Science Board: The Delta Independent Science Board invites your feedback on its draft report: Review...

FEEDBACK REQUESTED: Delta Independent Science Board’s Water Supply Reliability Review

Science Announcement

September 14, 2021

From the Delta Independent Science Board: The Delta Independent Science Board invites your feedback on its draft report: Review of...

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