California lacks a statewide sustainable groundwater management program, instead leaving groundwater under local control, and while there are a few...
Several studies have demonstrated that saving water also saves energy. With 19% of the state’s electricity use and 32% of all natural gas consumption being related to water, coordinating water-energy efficiency efforts can provide a significant opportunity to achieve greater...
Negotiations continue between the Department of Water Resources and the water suppliers who contract for water from the State Water...
At the August 27th, 2013 of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, the Committee heard a presentation on the...
Congressmembers Doris Matsui, George Miller, John Garamendi, Jerry McNerney and others have written a letter to Governor Brown expressing their deep concerns that the Bay Delta Conservation Plan is overly reliant on federal funding that may not materialize. The legislators...
California has long relied on surface reservoirs to manage the state’s fluctuating water supply as evidenced by the over 1300...
At the August 22nd meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Lead Scientist Dr. Peter Goodwin gave a preview of the...
The Delta Stewardship Council has posted the Final Delta Plan at the Council website – you can access the document by clicking here. Tags Delta Delta Plan State/federal agencies Delta Stewardship Council...
On March 20, 2013, the Assembly Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State’s Water Crisis held an informational...
In July, Aguanomic’s blogger David Zetland moderated a panel discussion hosted by Restore the Delta after a viewing of their...
At the August 22nd Delta Stewardship Council Meeting, Cindy Messer, Deputy Executive Officer, and Keith Coolidge, Executive Manager of External Affairs, updated the Council on how the Council staff is preparing for implementation of the Delta Plan. Final Plan and Regulations: The...
Legislation passed in 2009 set an ambitious target for statewide water conservation: a 20% reduction in urban per capita water...
The second draft of the Delta Science Plan has now been posted at the Delta Stewardship Council website and is...
At the Delta Stewardship Council’s meeting on August 22, Karla Nemeth, project manager, and Gordon Enas, engineer, were there to brief council members on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). The presentation included an overview of the project and how...