Governor Brown addresses ACWA Convention: “All the things that I do here are because they are problems and we need to deal with them. And if I don’t deal with it, somebody else will have to.” Maven Notebook News and Features May 10, 2015 224Governor Brown addresses ACWA convention, calling on California’s brain power and innovation to solve the state’s water issues, and touching...
This just in … Construction Begins on Emergency Drought Barrier in Delta to Deter Saltwater and Protect Delta Water Quality Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News May 8, 2015 666The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has begun construction on a temporary emergency drought barrier on West False River in...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Delta perspectives on drought management Maven Notebook News and Features May 7, 2015 224CCWD’s Leah Orloff and Delta farmer Steve Mello discuss how the drought is affecting operations within the Delta The April...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts Desalination Amendment to Address Environmental Concerns In Desalination Facility Standards State Water Board Agency News May 6, 2015 635From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today approved an amendment to the state’s Water...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Water management actions and the status of Delta fisheries Maven Notebook News and Features May 6, 2015 240DWR Drought Manager Jeanine Jones with an update on hydrologic conditions; DWR Lead Scientist Ted Sommer with an update on...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts 25 Percent Mandatory Water Conservation Regulation State Water Board Agency News May 6, 2015 834From the State Water Resources Control Board: With emergency drought conditions persisting throughout California, the State Water Resources Control Board...
Guest commentary: Using the Reasonable Use Doctrine to restrict riparian water use Guest Contributor Commentary May 6, 2015 554Commentary by Craig Wilson, the first Delta Watermaster and former Chief Counsel to State Water Board: The Governor recently stated...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Policy actions and priorities for addressing the ongoing drought Maven Notebook News and Features May 5, 2015 183Karla Nemeth from the Natural Resources Agency and Ellen Hanak from the PPIC discuss the state’s response to the drought:...
State Water Board orders all post-1914 water rights holders within the Sacramento River watershed and Delta to stop diverting until further notice State Water Board Agency News May 1, 2015 792From the State Water Resources Control Board: With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-right holders,...
Weekend reading: DWR Issues Draft 2015 State Water Project Delivery Capability Report Maven Press Release/Other May 1, 2015 509From the Department of Water Resources: The draft State Water Project Delivery Capability Report 2015 and Appendices have been released. This...
Maven in other places: California’s Water Supply: On Shaky Grounds? Maven Notebook News and Features May 1, 2015 135From KCET’s SoCal Connected, here’s a story I helped consult on and even appear in at one point … Get...