This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The Central Valley Water Board has contracted with UC-Davis to develop five pesticide water quality criteria by April 2017. Water quality criteria under development: Oxyfluorfen Prometryn Simazine Trifluralin Fipronil The draft water quality criteria reports will be posted […]
Continue ReadingBay-Delta Science Conference: Call for Abstracts November 15-17, 2016 Sacramento, CA The Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference is a forum for presenting technical analyses and results relevant to the Delta Science Program’s mission to provide the best possible, unbiased, science-based information for water and environmental decision-making in the Bay-Delta system. The goal of the conference is […]
Continue ReadingLawmakers invoke God Squad against imperiled Calif. fish Emily Yehle, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe said yesterday that it was “reasonable” for the administration to consider removing federal protections for the delta smelt in the face of California’s drought. The delta smelt — a tiny fish […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV March 16, 2016 Getting out in the field … A few days each year, the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBJV) has the privilege of showing off our partner projects to elected representatives and their staff, business community leaders, funders […]
Continue ReadingNotice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking – Russian River Tributaries This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) has issued a Notice of Proposed Emergency Actions due to Insufficient Flow for Specific Fisheries in Tributaries to the Russian River and the proposed […]
Continue ReadingFigure 1. Chart comparing Delta outflow and exports between 2015 and 2016 (source: T. Boardman, SLDMWA) Figure 2.Updated chart showing water losses of 648,000 acre feet attributed to ESA Biological Opinions (source: T. Boardman, SLDMWA) Link to flow forecast just upstream of Sacramento: 46,000 cubic feet per second. Dashed yellow line is the point at […]
Continue Readingwww.sfei.org • Spring • 2016 At SFEI, we are engaged in over 30 major projects throughout the S.F. Bay Area and Delta region on a wide range water quality and landscape monitoring, assessment and ecological planning efforts. Our goal is always to provide the best available science to decision makers. In addition, the past year […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to view the Notice of Public Workshop on the 2016 Sacramento River Temperature Management Planning and Implementation. The Workshop is scheduled for March 18, 2016.
Continue ReadingPRESENTED BY IN COLLABORATION WITH More Information Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) P.O. Box 523 Santa Cruz, CA 95061 Tel. 831-335-4780 Fax 831-335-4822 www.mbita.org Oceans 16 Update and Global Outreach for the Monterey Bay Marine Science Community The Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) in association with the Marine Technology Society and the IEEE […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV February 24, 2016 Migratory Bird Treaty celebrates 100 years of Bird Conservation This year marks the centennial of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain (for Canada) for the Protection of Migratory Birds, also called the Migratory Bird Treaty, originally signed on Aug. 16, 1916. The […]
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