New proposed constitutional amendment starts down the path towards the ballot: “The No Blank Checks Initiative” Maven Policy and regulation June 29, 2014On Friday, Stockton-area farmer Dean Cortopassi filed a request with the Attorney General’s office for a title and summary for...
Delta Stewardship Council moves forward on developing a strategy for state investments in Delta levees Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 25, 2014With the task of developing and adopting the Delta Plan behind them, the Delta Stewardship Council is now preparing to...
Senator Darryl Steinberg talks about the tunnels and the water bond Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features June 23, 2014Senator Darryl Steinberg appeared on NBC Los Angeles News Conference, where he spoke about a number of issues, one of...
Stakeholders respond to claims of BDCP benefits: “Even BDCP Hired Economist Wouldn’t Sign Off on BDCP”, they say; the BDCP responds Maven Delta Conveyance Project June 21, 2014Consumer & Environmental Advocates Respond to Brown Administration’s Claims of BDCP Benefits: Even BDCP Hired Economist Wouldn’t Sign Off on...
Fish Restoration Program Update: Additional willing sellers sought, Prospect Island EIR, Miner Slough levee repair, Miner Slough shipwreck survey Maven Ecosystems June 19, 2014From Dan Riordan at the the California Department of Water Resources (DWR): Fish Restoration Program (FRP) updates from the California...
An update on potential new water storage projects, part 3: Preliminary results of California water storage projects survey Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 19, 2014The CalFed surface storage investigations were looking primarily at large reservoirs, but there are substantially more options for smaller, regional...
An update on potential new water storage projects, part 2: Potential beneficiaries talk about Sites, Temperance Flat and other storage projects Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 18, 2014The CalFed storage investigations have been underway for decades. As the feasibility studies round to an end, presumably, and a...
An update on potential new water storage projects, part 1: An update on CalFed surface storage investigations and an overview of water storage Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 17, 2014Increasing water storage, both above and below ground, has become a part of the conversation as the state grapples with...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Scientists discuss restoration and reconciliation in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features June 12, 2014The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...
The Delta Stewardship Council prepares their comments on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features June 4, 2014At the May 29th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, councilmembers reviewed and approved the comments for the Bay Delta...
Reviewing the science of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectDelta scienceNotebook News and Features June 3, 2014In preparing to finalize their comments on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s EIR/EIS, the Delta Stewardship Council reviewed the findings...
How the Bay Delta Conservation Plan addresses the goals and objectives of the Delta Reform Act and the Delta Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features June 2, 2014At the May 29th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the main agenda item for the day was for the...
Reactions: Metropolitan Water District, Restore the Delta, and the State Water Contractors respond to release of the BDCP’s Implementing Agreement and extension of public comment period Maven Delta Conveyance Project May 30, 2014Here are the reactions I’ve received so far regarding the release of the Implementation Agreement and extension of the public...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 3 of 3: The Valley Ag Water Coalition and the Planning and Conservation League weigh in Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 30, 2014Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...
Notes from Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta: An update on the status of the Implementation Agreement, plus Metropolitan prepares to comment on the BDCP’s EIR and a briefing on the Design and Construction Enterprise Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 29, 2014“We are tantalizing close to a draft Implementing Agreement at this point in time,” Director Cowin told Committee members. At...
