Reactions pour in from yesterday’s BDCP announcement of changes to the project Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 16, 2013I received and collected a few reactions from various organizations to yesterday’s announcement. Here’s what I have, listed in alphabetical...
Joint Informational Hearing on the Governance and Financing of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan: An Overview of the Issues Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 15, 2013On August 13th, the Senate Governance and Finance and the Natural Resources and Water Committees held a joint information hearing...
BDCP documents detailing changes now posted Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 15, 2013The documents detailing the proposed changes to the tunnels and other project details are now posted at the Bay Delta...
The Sacramento Bee scoops today’s BDCP announcement Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 15, 2013Yes, apparently Matt Weiser has all the details on what will be announced at today’s media call. You can read...
Senator Wolk introduces new $5.6 billion bond to address state’s urgent water needs Maven Policy and regulation August 13, 2013From Senator Wolk’s office, this press release: Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) today introduced a $5.6 billion water bond to provide...
Officials present the draft Statewide Economic Impact Study at BDCP Finance Working Group meeting Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 13, 2013On August 5, the Brown Administration released a draft Statewide Economic Impact Study that estimated that implementation of the Bay...
Office of Administrative Law approves regulations; Delta Plan to take effect on September 1 Maven Policy and regulation August 12, 2013This just in from the Delta Stewardship Council: the Office of Administrative Law has approved the Delta Plan’s fourteen regulations,...
Letter: Fresno County Supervisors write Feinstein, asking for help Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 12, 2013The five Fresno County supervisors have written Senator Feinstein, asking her to introduce legislation to aid the Central Valley in...
Delta Watermaster update to the State Water Board: Dry conditions and Delta water quality standards, Term 91, water use statements and more Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality August 12, 2013At the August 6th meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson updated Board members on...
State Water Board update: Addressing the impacts of desalination facilities Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater supply augmentation August 8, 2013With at least seventeen seawater desalination facilities currently proposed along California’s coast in such locales as Huntington Beach, Monterey Bay,...
Guest blogger: Another economist weighs in on the BDCP, pencils out the cost of water Guest Contributor CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project August 7, 2013Filling in today for the vacationing Maven is a guest blogger. So what do you do when you have two...
BDCP’s draft Statewide Economic Impact Report released Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 5, 2013From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: “The Bay Delta Conservation Plan has released a draft statewide economic impact study...
Delta Stewardship Council’s drought update: How the state and local agencies are responding to dry conditions Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation August 5, 2013At the July 25th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the Council heard an update from the Department of Water...
Delta Stewardship Council meeting, part 2: An update on Delta restoration projects, and scientists discuss the challenges of restoration Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 31, 2013With large restoration acreage targets and potentially billions of dollars to be spent by multiple agencies on restoration in the...
Guest commentary: An Inconvenient Truth: The Mysticism of Co-Equal Objectives Robert Shibatani CommentaryHydrology July 30, 2013Today, Maven welcomes guest blogger Robert Shibatani to the Notebook blog. Robert Shibatani is a physical hydrologist and long-time consultant...
