Delta

Editorial: If BDCP were science-based, Delta flows would be a priority

By the Editorial Board - Published: Sunday, May 12 2013 - 12:00 am

For more than a decade, the big farm and urban districts that have grown dependent on water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have tried to discredit scientific findings that greater Delta flows are needed to recover endangered species.

Steinberg floats legislation for governing proposed Delta tunnels

By Matt Weiser - Updated: Sunday, May 12 2013 - 2:57 pm

California's state Senate leader has an idea to resolve mistrust generated by Gov. Jerry Brown's plan for two giant water diversion tunnels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: new legislation that would lay out regulations for how the tunnels would operate.

3 million hatchery salmon released into American River in Sacramento - May 8
Delta tunnel project to radically change Sacramento County landscape - Apr 30
Gov. Jerry Brown presses feds for quick review of Delta water tunnel project - Apr 28
Viewpoints: Twin tunnels water grab is doomed to fail - May 19
Delta pipeline pact could 'get project done, then go away' - Apr 23
Water conservation video contest seeks 'people's choice' voters - Apr 17
Federal agencies raise concerns about Delta tunnel plan - Apr 16
State water tunnel plans call for rerouting of 3 Delta highways for years - Apr 23
Thursday meeting will air Delta water tunnel plans - Apr 2
Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents reveal details, stir concerns - Apr 23
California voters, lawmakers have no say in OK of major river diversion plan - Apr 23
Public meeting today on Delta water tunnels - Mar 20
State begins spraying invasive water weed - Mar 19
California officials unveil Delta water tunnel plan - Apr 23
Smelt threat eases, so pumping is increased - Feb 14

Coming Next

The Bay Delta Conservation Plan would affect 3,530 acres of land in Sacramento County, mostly between Freeport and Courtland, to divert Sacramento River water. This map shows the latest official location and size of the proposed facilities.
And explore this interactive map to learn more about Delta islands, sample reader videos and read past articles about the region.

Research and Reports

Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force
Final strategic plan (Nov. 2008): recommendations to governor and legislature on restoration, water plumbing
Public Policy Institute of California
Comparing Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (July 2008): recommendations on restoration, water plumbing
Calif. Department of Water Resources
Environmental studies underway on Delta canal options (ordered by Gov. Schwarzenegger Feb. 2008)
Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
Multi-agency effort to prepare habitat conservation plan, including new plumbing (expected late 2010)
CalFed Bay-Delta Science Program
Links to many Delta research topics