May 2018 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central

May 31, 2018 1633

From the Office of the Governor: Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 606 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys)...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Data to Decision Making: The Open and Transparent Water Data Act

Maven

Notebook News and Features

May 31, 2018 471

In 2016, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 1755, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act, which requires the Department of...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on California Water Fix and the Design and Construction Authority and the Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program

Maven

Notebook News and Features

May 30, 2018 519

At the May meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members received an update on...

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit filed against Delta Stewardship Council over Delta Plan conveyance amendment

Center for Biological Diversity

Press Release/Other

May 25, 2018 1174

Lawsuit alleges Council violated the Delta Reform Act and the California Environmental Quality Act by amending the Delta Plan to...

THIS JUST IN … Water Commission Releases Next Round of Scores for Water Storage Projects

CA Water Commission

Press Release/Other

May 25, 2018 887

From the California Water Commission: The California Water Commission today released the next round of staff-recommended scores for eight proposed...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates 2018 Central Valley Project water allocations South-of-Delta

Bureau of Reclamation News

Press Release/Other

May 25, 2018 456

Slight boost to South-of-Delta ag from 40% to 45% From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today issued...

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM NEWS: Draft basin prioritization results and webinar; Basin boundary modification requests; Prop 1 groundwater grant program

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 25, 2018 146

From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: 2018 SGMA Basin Prioritization Draft Results Released: Webinar May 30...

NASA/JPL: Climate change may lead to bigger atmospheric rivers

NASA/JPL

News

May 24, 2018

A new NASA-led study shows the events are likely to intensify, but become slightly less frequent, across most of the...

PANEL DISCUSSION: The Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Update: Now What Happens?

Maven

Notebook News and Features

May 24, 2018 863

Panel at ACWA Conference discusses unimpaired versus functional flows and the potential for voluntary settlements The State Water Board is...

LAKE OROVILLE SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION: Update for May 23rd (with photos and video)

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 23, 2018 241

From the Department of Water Resources: Today the Department of Water Resources (DWR) provided an update on construction-related activities for...

CAL WATER FIX HEARING: Ruling letter addressing outstanding procedural motions from the case-in-chief phase of Part 2

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 22, 2018 134

The California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board has released a ruling letter addressing outstanding procedural motions...

THIS JUST IN … Water Supply Allocation Increases Slightly for State Water Contractors

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Agency News

May 21, 2018 517

State Water Project allocation now 35%, up from 30% From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Draft Prioritization of Groundwater Basins Under SGMA

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Agency News

May 18, 2018 1489

38 basins previously ranked high/medium priority drop to low/very-low priority; 14 new basins now high/medium priority and subject to SGMA...

THIS JUST IN … DWR forms partnership for design and construction of WaterFix; JPA charged with constructing California Water Fix holds inaugural meeting; Delta County Supervisors in staunch opposition to WaterFix construction

Maven

Press Release/Other

May 17, 2018 1052

DWR Forms Partnership for Design and Construction of WaterFix From the Department of Water Resources: Today the Department of Water...

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT: Can California successfully integrate groundwater and surface water under SGMA?

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

May 16, 2018 2366

Maurice Hall and Kevin O’Brien present differing scenarios for how Groundwater Sustainability Agencies might address surface water impacts of groundwater...

Month: May 2018

THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Data to Decision Making: The Open and Transparent Water Data Act

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on California Water Fix and the Design and Construction Authority and the Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit filed against Delta Stewardship Council over Delta Plan conveyance amendment

THIS JUST IN … Water Commission Releases Next Round of Scores for Water Storage Projects

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates 2018 Central Valley Project water allocations South-of-Delta

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM NEWS: Draft basin prioritization results and webinar; Basin boundary modification requests; Prop 1 groundwater grant program

NASA/JPL: Climate change may lead to bigger atmospheric rivers

PANEL DISCUSSION: The Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Update: Now What Happens?

LAKE OROVILLE SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION: Update for May 23rd (with photos and video)

CAL WATER FIX HEARING: Ruling letter addressing outstanding procedural motions from the case-in-chief phase of Part 2

THIS JUST IN … Water Supply Allocation Increases Slightly for State Water Contractors

THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Draft Prioritization of Groundwater Basins Under SGMA

THIS JUST IN … DWR forms partnership for design and construction of WaterFix; JPA charged with constructing California Water Fix holds inaugural meeting; Delta County Supervisors in staunch opposition to WaterFix construction

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT: Can California successfully integrate groundwater and surface water under SGMA?

USBR: Start of 2025 water year is a reminder of the need for caution and preparedness

DWR Statement on Fall X2 action

REPORT: Sustainable Conservation publishes key report on accelerating ecological restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond

NREL: The (in)visible plastic pollution problem

PRESS RELEASE: California’s Direct Potable Reuse Regulations flow into action

DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Decision to reduce water flows in the Delta sparks debate over imperiled fish; Is California getting drier?; New report on accelerating restoration in the Sacramento Valley; The (in)visible plastic pollution problem; and more …