Reactions: Metropolitan Water District, Restore the Delta, and the State Water Contractors respond to release of the BDCP’s Implementing Agreement and extension of public comment period Maven Press Release/Other May 30, 2014 370Here are the reactions I’ve received so far regarding the release of the Implementation Agreement and extension of the public...
This just in … State Water Board extends curtailments to all post-1914 water right holders in the San Joaquin River watershed and South Delta; warns senior water rights holders they could be next State Water Board Agency News May 30, 2014 564From the State Water Resources Control Board: “With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-rights holders,...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 3 of 3: The Valley Ag Water Coalition and the Planning and Conservation League weigh in Maven Notebook News and Features May 30, 2014 476Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...
Notes from Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta: An update on the status of the Implementation Agreement, plus Metropolitan prepares to comment on the BDCP’s EIR and a briefing on the Design and Construction Enterprise Maven Notebook News and Features May 29, 2014 275“We are tantalizing close to a draft Implementing Agreement at this point in time,” Director Cowin told Committee members. At...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 2 of 3: ACWA presents their proposal Maven Notebook News and Features May 29, 2014 244Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...
This just in … State Water Board Notifies Junior Water-Right Holders of Necessary Cutbacks in the Sacramento River Watershed State Water Board Agency News May 28, 2014 342From the State Water Resources Control Board: “With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-rights holders,...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 1 of 3: The California Water Foundation presents their proposal Maven Notebook News and Features May 28, 2014 1830Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...
Governor Brown announces appointments: Karla Nemeth appointed deputy secretary for water policy, Kristopher Tjernell appointed special assistant for water policy, and Susan Tatayon appointed to the Delta Stewardship Council Elected Official Press Release/Other May 27, 2014 2419From the Office of the Governor: “Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments … Karla Nemeth, 43,...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Money, Water and Fish: Prospects for Reconciliation Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesScience May 27, 2014 595The California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s California...
In her own words: Pat Mulroy: “Water management in the Wild West: Lessons Learned” Maven Notebook News and Features May 26, 2014 674Here is Pat Mulroy, former General Manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, in her own words, speaking at the...
More reactions to passage of Feinstein drought legislation: Northern California reps Miller, Matsui, McNerney, Garamendi, Huffman, and Bera, plus Napolitano respond Maven Press Release/Other May 23, 2014 245From U.S. Reps. George Miller (CA-11), Mike Thompson (CA-5), Doris O. Matsui (CA-6), Jerry McNerney (CA-9), John Garamendi (CA-3), Jared...
The NRDC, Westlands Water, and Western Growers Association react to passage of Feinstein’s drought legislation Maven Press Release/Other May 23, 2014 276Here are the reactions that I have found so far today to the passage of Senator Feinstein’s drought legislation yesterday. ...
UC Drought Summit: State policy for future droughts Maven Notebook News and Features May 22, 2014 528What can the state do to better prepare for a drier future: groundwater management, water efficiency, water conservation … ?...
This just in … State Water Board adopts emergency fish flow regulations in three key Sacramento River tributaries: Mill Creek, Deer Creek, and Antelope Creek State Water Board Agency News May 21, 2014 397From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) today adopted regulations that...
An update from the State Water Board on curtailment notice statuses for the Scott River, Russian River, Delta, and Tulare Lake Basin, plus an update from the Delta Watermaster Maven Notebook News and Features May 20, 2014 566At today’s meeting at the State Water Resources Control Board, John O’Hagan updated the board on the curtailment notices and...