PANEL: The groundwater-surface water nexus & the State Water Resources Control Board Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features June 1, 2017The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act enacted a program for statewide management of groundwater, defining new roles for...
CAL WATER FIX: May 31st Ruling Letter Maven Delta Conveyance Project June 1, 2017From the State Water Board’s Cal Water Fix Hearing Team: On May 24, 2017, DWR objected to rebuttal exhibits submitted...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Committee members discuss Delta Plan amendments, prepare for California Water Fix decision Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 31, 2017Completion of the biological opinions expected by June 9th At the May meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta,...
CAL WATER FIX: Ruling letter denying motion to exclude rebuttal exhibits offered by LAND Maven Delta Conveyance Project May 31, 2017California Water Fix hearing – ruling denying motion to exclude rebuttal exhibits offered by LAND Objections to LAND Exhibits During...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Water Quality & Allocation: State Water Board Overview & the Delta Water Quality Control Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 24, 2017Panel discussion touches on State Water Board’s authorities and the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan The State Water Resources...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Local perspectives on groundwater management Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features May 17, 2017A look at how GSA formation is going in the Pajaro Valley, Yolo County, and Sacramento regions With the deadline...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act implementation update Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features May 16, 2017DWR update provides an overview of GSA formation to date and a preview of new tools to aid GSAs in...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Changes made to Conveyance, Storage, and Operations amendment, but Delta advocates still not satisfied Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 11, 2017It was a standing-room only crowd that packed two rooms at the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, as...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan update, California Water Fix proceedings Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 3, 2017At the April meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Committee members heard an update on the State Water...
PANEL DISCUSSION: ESA & Climate Change: Collision Course? Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features April 26, 2017 With a new administration in Washington, DC that has taken a different view of environmental regulation, changes in the...
FELICIA MARCUS on the State Water Board 50th anniversary: ’50 is the new 30’ Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 19, 2017Felicia Marcus was appointed to the Board by Governor Brown in 2012, and designated as the Board Chair shortly after. ...
JUSTICE RONALD B. ROBIE: The State Water Resources Control Board: How it All Started Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 18, 2017Justice Ronald B. Robie has had a profound influence on the development of water and environmental law in California. Justice...
Maven marks a milestone: Ten years of covering California water news Maven Website announcements April 17, 2017Dear readers, It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago today, I started my very first California water news website...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Implications of SGMA implementation: Growers’ perspectives Maven AgricultureBest of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 13, 2017How will sustainable groundwater management play out on the ground? Will land be fallowed? Can yields be somehow increased to...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Implementing SGMA – How Are We Getting There? Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 12, 2017Panel presentations highlight how the Sacramento Valley, Madera County, Monterey County, and Ventura County are working to establish Groundwater Sustainability...
