Reactions: Metropolitan, Kern County, other water interests and stakeholder groups react to announcement of revised approach to Bay Delta fix Maven Press Release/Other April 30, 2015 784Today, Governor Brown and other officials today announced a revised approach to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which is now...
This just in … State, Federal Leaders to Accelerate Delta Habitat Restoration, Proceed With Water Infrastructure Fix Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other April 30, 2015 668From the Office of the Governor: After months of public comment and exhaustive review, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today...
Bay Delta Conservation Plan Update: A comparison of regulatory approaches Maven Notebook News and Features April 30, 2015 828Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta is updated on the substantive differences between the change in the Bay Delta Conservation...
Guest commentary: California Water Rights Law: 100 Years and Counting – and Concerned Guest Contributor Commentary April 30, 2015 420Written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association The long history of California is embattled...
Western Governor’s Association: Tip of the spear: The horizon for drought data and technology Maven Notebook News and Features April 29, 2015 375Panel discusses drought monitoring, including the Soil and Climate Analysis Network, the Drought Monitor, and the federal Open Data Initiative,...
State Water Board Posts Revised Emergency Regulations to Achieve 25% Urban Water Conservation State Water Board Agency News April 28, 2015 523The State Water Resources Control Board has posted the revised draft emergency regulations to achieve 25% conservation, along with a...
Governor Brown to Help Cities Bolster Water Waste Enforcement, Streamline Environmental Review of Water Projects Governor Jerry Brown Press Release/Other April 28, 2015 320From the Office of the Governor: Governor Brown, meeting with mayors from across the state, today announced he will propose...
State Water Board Approves Petition to Allow Water Transfers South of the Delta State Water Board Agency News April 27, 2015 579From the State Water Resources Board: The State Water Resources Control Board’s Deputy Director for Water Rights today approved a...
Delta challenges workshop, part 4: Fish, birds, and habitat Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features April 24, 2015 656Panel of experts looks at historical ecology and critical ecological functions of the Delta, the complexities of fish management, and...
This just in … Curtailment Notices Sent to Junior Water Right Holders in San Joaquin Watershed; Notices for Scott River Water Rights Also Sent State Water Board Agency News April 23, 2015 476From the State Water Resources Control Board: “With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-right holders,...
Delta challenges workshop, part 3: The Delta ecosystem: Hydrodynamics, water quality, salinity, nutrients, and the food web Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features April 23, 2015 526Panel of experts discuss the Delta’s complex hydrodynamics and how flow interacts with salinity, nutrients, contaminants, and the food web...
Delta challenges workshop, part 2: Water supply reliability and its challenges Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features April 22, 2015 463Panelists discuss water operations and supply, climate change, the regulatory environment, water conservation, and water supply economics Earlier this year, ...
Delta Challenges Workshop, part 1: Delta land use, levees, and agricultural economics Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features April 21, 2015 583Four former Delta lead scientists take on a challenge: Describe the Delta’s challenges, complexities, and controversies in just 20 pages...
State, Federal Agencies and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Agree on Framework for Water Operations in Fourth Year of Drought Press Release/Notice Agency News April 20, 2015 794From the Bureau of Reclamation, NOAA, US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Northern California Water Association, Department of Fish and...
California Water Commission: Groundwater Basin Boundary Regulations Update Maven Notebook News and Features April 20, 2015 1262Update to commission includes background, an overview of existing groundwater basins, and summary of boundary issues; Public listening sessions to...
