san joaquin river

Brown Administration Sidesteps Controversial Delta Comments

Ben Adler — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:26:12 +0000

California lawmakers who represent the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region are seething over recent comments from Governor Jerry Brown’s point man on the state’s proposed water delivery tunnel project. Ben Adler has more from Sacramento.

"Take Me to the River" on Valley Writers Read

Franz Weinschenk — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000

This week on Valley Writers Read, we hear several short stories from the book "Take Me to the River: Fishing, Swimming, and Dreaming on the San Joaquin." This collection of stories about the San Joaquin River was edited by Joell and Coke Halowell. The book is the result of a decade long series of interviews with people who have deep connections to the river.

Bay Delta Conservation Plan Details Efforts to Protect Endangered Fish

Amy Quinton — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:10:40 +0000

California Governor Jerry Brown’s administration released new details today of its plan to protect fish and wildlife in the Sacramento-San-Joaquin Delta. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, the plan revolves around new tunnels to carry more water to the Central Valley and southern California.

Governor Brown Says Delta Tunnel System on Track

Amy Quinton — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:30:37 +0000

California Governor Jerry Brown says plans to build a 14 billion dollar pair of tunnels to move water from northern California to the south are on track.

In an interview with Capital Public Radio, Governor Brown estimates that it may take a year and a half before construction could begin on the massive tunnel system.

He unveiled plans in July for a system that would siphon water from the Sacramento River and carry it underground to cities and farmland in the south.

Coalition of Water Providers Agree on Delta Projects

Amy Quinton — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:31:57 +0000

A list of more than 40 short term projects to improve the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta is now in the hands of California agencies. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, water providers and environmentalists are hopeful some projects will finally get off the ground.

When it comes to the state’s water, there is rarely agreement. But a coalition of Delta water managers, farmers, and environmentalists has agreed on smaller projects to protect the estuary.

Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Residents Oppose State's Canal Plan

Kathleen Masterson — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:38:45 +0000

The Sacramento San Joaquin delta supplies drinking water for more than half of California. Just inland from the San Francisco bay, this patchwork of levees, farmland and waterways is threatened by rising seawater. But people who live there say the state's plan to take freshwater from north of the delta will only make things worse

New Study Examines How Delta Ecosystem Once Worked

Joe Moore — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:09:36 +0000

A new study released this week by the San Francisco Estuary Institute and the California Department of Fish and Game aims to turn back the clock and learn how the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta used to work - over 150 years ago.

It's part of an effort to allow scientists to better understand how to restore the Delta, by examining how the massive freshwater estuary functioned, before the gold rush and agriculture transformed the region with levees, shipping channels and dredging.

On Quality of Life: End of Drought; Honeybee Collapse

Joe Moore — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:45:51 +0000

Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown declared that the wet winter has officially put an end to the state’s drought. But with the annual April 1 Sierra snowpack at 165 percent of average, does that mean California’s water woes are behind it, or are just getting started. This week on Quality of Life, UC Merced hydrologist Dr. Roger C. Bales tells us about the science of measuring snow, and what global warming might mean for the our water supply.