A new “All About the Delta” page recently debuted on the Water Education Foundation’s www.Aquafornia.com water news blog. The new page offers several resources to help people better understand the Delta’s history, location, important facilities, and controversial issues. These online resources are designed to provide easy-to-access and easy-to-understand information.
The new page features an interactive map developed by using Google Earth. The map shows where the Delta is in relation to other parts of the state. In addition, it details the location of major water facilities and islands, each including an explanation and a photo.
Another helpful resource is a chart that illustrates various agency plans in the Delta and how those plans overlap and relate to the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan, which is a framework for future planning in the Delta. The chart offers people a clearer understanding of the number of plans/studies underway in the Delta and the role they play in the Delta Plan. Plans cover a wide range of issues such as ecosystem restoration, water supply, fl ood management, land use planning and water quality.
The Delta chart is in a PDF format that can be viewed online. There also is the option to print an 11- by 17-inch copy of the chart.
Colorado River Symposium Proceedings The written proceedings of the Foundation’s 2011 Colorado River Symposium, “Solving the Basin’s Math Problem: Adapting to Change,” is now available. Held in September 2011, the eighth biennial invitation-only symposium brought together top policymakers in the Colorado River Basin.
Symposium discussions focused on realities associated with water supply and demands; hydrological and political drivers of change; the Colorado River Basin Study; adapting to increased costs and determining who pays; cross-border issues between Mexico and the United States; and adapting to climate change. A closing session was devoted to what will happen if efforts to conserve, augment and share water within the Basin do not succeed.
Copies of this 144-page softbound book are $50, plus applicable tax and shipping charges. Included is a CD with speaker PowerPoint presentations. To order, use the form on the next page or visit the Colorado River Materials section of our Products page at www.watereducation.org
Northern California Tour Sign-ups are underway for the Foundation’s October 17-19 Northern California Tour, which travels the length of the Sacramento Valley and includes visits to Oroville and Shasta dams.
Other tentative stops on this three-day, two-night tour include Feather River
Fish Hatchery, Red Bluff Fish Passage Improvement Project, fl ood control projects, the site of the proposed Sites Reservoir, area farms, and ecosystem restoration projects. The tour is cosponsored by the Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacifi c Region, and the California Department of Water Resources. Additional tour sponsors are ATKINS, CH2M HILL, GEI Consultants, George Miller and Janet McKinley, MWH, PG&E and West Yost Associates. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. To discuss the benefi ts of being a sponsor in more detail, contact Rebecca Scott, 916-444-6240.
tours and click on the link to the Northern California Tour to learn more – and to access a secure registration form. Or, call 916-444-6240 for more information.