DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Easements: A tool for preserving resources we value, or a straight-jacket that will limit our ability to adapt to a changing world? A study from Paradise Cut Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 13, 2018A conflict over easements complicate progress on a badly needed flood bypass for the San Joaquin The Paradise Cut Bypass...
EXPLAINER: Groundwater rights: What agencies & project developers need to know Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law March 7, 2018A seminar at McGeorge School of Law takes a deep dive into groundwater rights and SGMA California depends on groundwater...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX HEARING: Ruling letter for March 1 Maven Delta Conveyance Project March 3, 2018From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Resources Control Board: This ruling addresses the requests by...
METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Committee members discuss financing construction of entire Cal Water Fix project Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 28, 2018At yesterday’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, the entirety of the meeting was devoted to discussion of...
THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 3: Moving the Delta and the tributaries towards a sustainable future Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features February 22, 2018The Sierra Nevada plays a critical role in California’s water supply: Snowpack in the mountain provides a natural form of...
THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 2: California’s salmon face challenges, but there are success stories, too Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features February 21, 2018In the fall of every year, an incredible phenomenon takes place in the Central Valley: the fall salmon run. Adult...
THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 1: How the health of the headwaters affects California’s water system Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features February 20, 2018The Mountain Counties Area spans over 15,700 square miles, encompassing most of the Sierra Nevada. Much of the state’s precipitation...
CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Committee discusses the possible staged construction of the project Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 14, 2018There’s a bit of room for partial participation by CVP contractors; Metropolitan directors float idea of financing construction of entire...
Cal Water Fix hearing update Maven Delta Conveyance Project February 9, 2018Part 2 of the Cal Water Fix hearing at the State Water Board opened Thursday morning with the hearing officers...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING: Deadlines for briefs and questions for petitioners and protestants Maven Delta Conveyance Project February 9, 2018From the Cal Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: Please read this email carefully because it contains...
REACTIONS to announcement of phasing of Cal Water Fix construction Maven Delta Conveyance Project February 8, 2018Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources issued a memo to its contractors announcing that only two intakes and one tunnel...
THIS JUST IN … NRDC renews motion for immediate continuance of Cal Water Fix hearings in light of anticipated changes to project; DWR responds … Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 7, 2018NRDC renews motion for immediate continuance of hearings in light of anticipated changes to project Department of Water Resources responds...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING UPDATE: The NRDC, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Bay Institute request a delay of the hearing due to anticipated changes in the project Maven Delta Conveyance Project February 2, 2018Proceeding with the water rights hearing ‘at this point’ is not in the public interest, they say, and wouldn’t give...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Briefing on the reconsultation for the operation of the state and federal water projects, Delta ecosystem restoration, and prepping for a major Cal Water Fix announcement Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations January 31, 2018Briefing on the reconsulation process gives context for recent public meetings to maximize CVP deliveries The January meeting of Metropolitan’s...
CAL WATER FIX: DWR responds to City of Antioch motion for continuance; State Water Board further delays Part 2 of Cal Water Fix water rights hearing Maven Delta Conveyance Project January 31, 2018DWR responds to City of Antioch motion for continuance The Department of Water Resources has filed its response to the...
