CALFED Science Program Review Panels
A critical element to the CALFED Science Program is its scientific review of all CALFED Program components. Water supply reliability and use efficiency, water quality, ecosystem restoration, and flood management and levee stability all benefit from periodic reviews by CALFED Science Program established independent review panels that help insure that the investments being made and results being achieved are supported by the best available scientific knowledge.
Independent Review of the Delta Risk Management Strategy
Following a request by the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the CALFED Science Program coordinated an independent review of the Delta Risk Management Strategy (DRMS) study. The DRMS Independent Review Panel (IRP), consisting of 9 internationally renown scientists and engineers, provided an unbiased evaluation of the technical methods used, analysis, findings, and conclusions of the DRMS study.
Independent Review of OCAP Biological Opinion
On July 29, 2005 NOAA Fisheries requested that the CALFED Science Program review the science underlying its biological opinion. On August 24, 2005, CALFED Science Program agreed to conduct such a review, and has since established an independent panel to conduct the review. This workshop is an integral component of the review process. The Review Panel members have received and are reviewing the assessment and opinion and supporting documents.
Regional Salmon Outmigration Study Plan Review & Workshop
This event focused specifically on: The Regional Salmon Outmigration Study Plan, which included an implementation plan planning for data retrieval and storage, data reduction, data analysis, and information synthesis, and proposals for results documentation, including manuscript preparation and periodic reporting to project funding agencies and the public.
Interagency Ecological Program Pelagic Organism Decline Independent Review Panel
The CALFED Science Program convened a review panel of independent scientists to evaluate and comment on the initial results of the Interagency Ecological Program's (IEP) 2005 evaluation of the potential causes of extremely low populations of Delta pelagic fish and zooplankton and to comment on the 2006 work-plan for the Pelagic Organism Decline work.