Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 2: Case Study on the Antelope Valley Adjudication Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 16, 2014The Antelope Valley groundwater adjudication case is the current poster child for how painfully long and expensive groundwater adjudications can...
Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 1: Justice Robie with an overview on how groundwater disputes are resolved in California Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 15, 2014In August of this year, Governor Brown signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requiring local officials for the first time...
Delta Stewardship Council, November meeting wrap-up: Delta Levee Investment Strategy and other meeting notes Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 11, 2014Coverage of the Delta Stewardship Council’s November meeting wraps up today with the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Monthly Update, and...
Winter Season Preview: Is the Delta ready? Maven Current Conditions December 10, 2014A ‘monster’ storm is bearing down on Northern California, the likes of which we’ve not seen in years, reports say. ...
HR 5781, The California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014, likely to be voted on this morning Maven Policy and regulation December 9, 2014The House will begin it’s legislative business at 9:00 am PST /12:00 pm EST for legislative business. A vote is...
Delta Protection Commission hears about the Delta Levee Investment Strategy and DWR’s Drought Contingency Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 9, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Protection Commission, Cindy Messer from the Delta Stewardship Council gave a presentation on...
2014-15 Winter Season Outlook Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features December 8, 2014When it comes to the upcoming winter season, there are many questions. Will it be wet or dry? What about...
The House Rules Committee debates HR 5781, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 7, 2014The only debate on HR 5781 California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 apparently was in the House Rules Committee...
Saturday special: Federal drought legislation update: Environmental Water Caucus, Latino Water Coalition write letters; Obama threatens veto Maven Policy and regulation December 6, 2014On Tuesday, Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, introduced new federal drought legislation, HR 5781, as a last-ditch effort to get federal...
2014 Water Year in Review, Part 3: Groundwater, Delta smelt, and Sacramento’s response to the drought Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 5, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
Reactions: C-WIN, Golden Gate Salmon Association, and Restore the Delta react to federal drought legislation … Maven Policy and regulation December 4, 2014From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): House “Drought Relief” Guts Environmental Protections, Does Not Mitigate Drought – Legislation Would...
2014 Water Year in Review, part 2: Urban water conservation, agricultural impacts, water transfers Maven Agriculture December 3, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
Chris Enright: Direct and Indirect Effects of Large-Scale Restoration and Implications for Science and Management Maven Delta scienceEcosystems December 3, 2014Chris Enright began by saying that the title was quite a large topic, so he would be concentrating on physical...
Metropolitan, Kern County Water Agency, State Water Contractors react to initial State Water Project allocation of 10% Maven Current Conditions December 3, 2014On Monday, officials announced the allocation for the State Water Project would be initially set at 10%; this figure could...
2014 Water Year, part 1: A review of the third year of the drought: How the administration responded, an overview of SWP operations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater project operations December 2, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
