EnvironmentStockton Tackling Channel-Clogging Hyacinth ProblemNovember 26, 2013The Port of Stockton says contract crews have removed hundreds of thousands of pounds of an invasive plant that has clogged the Stockton Deep Water Channel and other harbors and waterways in the Delta.
Federal Shutdown Delays Release of Bay Delta Conservation PlanOctober 23, 2013 | Amy QuintonThe California Department of Water Resources will delay the release of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan yet again. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, the costly delay is a result of the federal government shutdown. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Bay Delta Conservation Plan: A Solution For The Delta's Future?October 11, 2013 | Amy QuintonSupporters say the Bay Delta Conservation Plan is one of the most ambitious habitat restoration programs ever. It's proposal to build two tunnels to carry water from the Delta to central and southern California is also one of the most controversial. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
A Place Called HomeOctober 10, 2013 | Amy QuintonThe Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is home to a half million people. In the fourth part of our series, we examine the culture of the Delta and talk to residents about their concerns over its future. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food, Farms and Delta WaterOctober 9, 2013 | Amy QuintonCalifornia is the nation’s largest agricultural state. It would not be possible without water from the Delta. Farmers say the water is their lifeblood, but it’s been cut back year after year. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentThe Delta's Fragile EcologyOctober 8, 2013 | Amy QuintonThe Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta was once a vast tidal marshland and inland estuary. Now miles of fragile levees surround artificial islands below sea level. More than 90 percent of wetlands have disappeared, and native fish are dying. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California's Water Supply, A 700 Mile JourneyOctober 7, 2013 | Amy QuintonBoth the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project rely on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to bring water to central and southern California. Amy Quinton takes us on a 700 mile journey following California's water supply. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
