NEW REPORT: Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program Report to the Legislature Maven Reports February 29, 2020 247The Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act established through Assembly Bill 401 (Dodd, 2015) directs the State Water Resources Control Board...
Reclamation completes first group of congressionally-mandated Central Valley Project contract conversions Maven Press Release/Other February 28, 2020 628Completed contracts include East Bay Municipal Utility District, City of Folsom, City of Roseville, Sacramento County Water Agency, Sacramento Municipal...
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project Maven Press Release/Other February 28, 2020 338Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion project would increase storage capacity by more than 100K acre-feet, add new conveyance facilities From the...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/28: Snowpack now below half of normal; What happens in an always warm world when it doesn’t rain for an unusual amount of time?; Can carbon credits save the Delta?; Thousands of wells in rural CA may run dry; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 28, 2020 638The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include a briefing from the Army Corps on the...
CAL MATTERS: For California well owners, clean water is hard to get as state, local hurdles remain Cal Matters News February 27, 2020By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Cal Matters Water is scarce and dirty for many in Fresno County’s small West Park community. They’re...
THIS JUST IN … Warm, Dry Conditions Lead to Below Average Snowpack and Precipitation Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News February 27, 2020 428Statewide, snowpack’s water equivalent is 11 inches, or 46 percent of the March average From the Department of Water Resources:...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/27: Can small farms endure under SGMA?; DWR refuses to accept Madera subbasin GSP; State Board’s proposed Low Income Rate Assistance plan; State lays out aggressive Salton Sea goals; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 27, 2020 974The Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the Lead Scientist’s report, a review of the public...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Delta Conveyance update; Tribal engagement in the Delta Conveyance process Maven Notebook News and Features February 27, 2020 651At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners heard an update on the Delta conveyance project, and a...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/26: Trump promised more water to farmers, but dry weather gets in the way; Modesto farmer Bill Lyons resigns as Governor’s ag liaison; Who, exactly, is sinking the California Aqueduct? and more … Maven Daily Digest February 26, 2020 944Wildlife Conservation Board meets at 10am at the Resources Building, 1416 9th Street, in Sacramento. Click here for the agenda....
CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Implementation strategies for SGMA Maven Notebook News and Features February 26, 2020 743Hydrologist Derik Williams discusses the different paths GSAs are taking to get to sustainability, plus the three things every GSP...
REACTIONS to initial Central Valley Project allocation Maven Press Release/Other February 26, 2020 125“Pray for rain and snow,” says the Friant Water Authority Yesterday, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial Central Valley...
CAL MATTERS: Drought or dangerous flooding? Research to save California’s rain Cal Matters News February 25, 2020 1Store water for a drought, or prepare for floods? How atmospheric river research helps California decide. By Rachel Becker, Cal...
MEDIA CALL: Central Valley Project officials discuss water allocations Maven Notebook News and Features February 25, 2020 663If current hydrology persists, new biological opinions unlikely to result in more water deliveries this year (as compared to the...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation outlines Central Valley Project initial 2020 water allocation Bureau of Reclamation News Agency News February 25, 2020 977From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the initial 2020 water supply allocation for Central Valley...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/25: Bernhardt fires back at Newsom over Calif. water lawsuit; Feds order South Bay reservoir drained amid fears of catastrophic dam failure; Research aims to tame atmospheric river risks — and save California’s rain; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 25, 2020 1051FREE WEBINAR: Tapping into Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Water Management, from 10am to 11am. Presented by the Pacific Institute and...
