DAILY DIGEST: Four years after CA’s largest dam removal project, how are the fish doing?; Central Valley Project districts seek ways to enhance water supplies; Civil engineers grade CA’s infrastructure with a C-; Imperial Irrigation District approves Salton Sea restoration project; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 8, 2019In California water news today, Four years after California’s largest dam removal project, how are the fish doing?; Central Valley...
CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Reasonable Use or Waste: A Developing Dichotomy Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law May 8, 2019Panel discussion explores the evolution of the doctrine of reasonable use and considers how the doctrine will, or will not,...
DAILY DIGEST: A Little-known company is quietly making massive water deals; Many large NorCal reservoirs nearly full, still lots of snow to play in; In Trump vs. CA, the state is winning nearly all of its environmental cases; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 7, 2019In California water news today, A Little-Known Company is Quietly Making Massive Water Deals; Many large Northern California reservoirs nearly...
DAILY DIGEST: Capturing stormwater to recharge aquifers; Contaminated tap water at center of debate between lawmakers; Yuba Water Agency launches initiative to enhance reservoir; Lake Mead projected to stay above shortage trigger; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 6, 2019In California water news today, Capturing stormwater to recharge aquifers; Contaminated tap water in California at center of debate between...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Ski resorts are thriving on CA’s heavy snowpack — and higher prices; Congress OKs more than $29 million in disaster relief for CA fisheries; More on the Delta tunnel announcement; Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western US; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 5, 2019In California water news this weekend, Ski resorts are thriving on California’s heavy snowpack — and higher prices; Congress OKs...
DAILY DIGEST: Newsom officially kills Jerry Brown’s Delta twin tunnels project; Blast survivor warns against building tunnel through Delta gas fields; Sierra snowpack is 188 percent of normal; Toxic water in CA prisons; Low carbon water management; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 3, 2019In California water news today, Newsom officially kills Jerry Brown’s Delta twin tunnels project; ‘Look for some other way’: Blast...
REACTIONS: Water agencies, environmental organizations, legislators, and Delta stakeholders react to single-tunnel Delta conveyance project *UPDATED* Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation May 2, 2019Today, Natural Resources Agency announced that the Department of Water Resources will cease pursuit of permits for a twin tunnel...
DAILY DIGEST: Water Board faces lawsuit over new wetlands rules; Drought left CA with ‘zombie trees’; IID board calls for plan to pull out of Coachella Valley; From emerging to emerged: What these contaminants mean for water sector; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 2, 2019In California water news today, Water Board Faces Lawsuit Over New Wetlands Rules; Fire destroys Sierra Nevada cabin where CA...
DAILY DIGEST: Experts tell how water availability affects land values; Cleaning up the Delta; Hydropower bill would sabotage CA’s clean energy mandate; NEPA looms over drought plan enthusiasm; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 1, 2019In California water news today, Experts tell how water availability affects land values; Cleaning up the Delta; A new effort...
DAILY DIGEST: Gov. Newsom issues executive order to develop water resiliency plan; Despite abundant snowpack, water still limited for some farmers; Drones offer water agencies cost, safety benefits; Chronicles of the rings: What trees tell us; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 30, 2019In California water news today, Gov. Newsom issues executive order to develop water resiliency plan; Despite abundant snowpack, water still...
REACTIONS: Organizations and water agencies react to Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Plan Maven Policy and regulation April 30, 2019Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order directing the Secretaries of Natural Resources, California Department of Food and Ag, and...
NEW REGS: Recycled Water Policy Amendment Approved by Office of Administrative Law Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS April 29, 2019On April 8, 2019, the Office of Administrative Law approved State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2018-0057 pursuant to...
DAILY DIGEST: Lawmakers seek road map, justification for Interior reorganization; Whitewater rafting season in the West looking ‘epic’; Produce industry lines up behind new agriculture water standards; California has to learn to cope with wildfires and climate change; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 29, 2019In California water news today, Lawmakers seek road map, justification for Interior reorganization; Whitewater rafting season in the West looking...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Harder water bill a bipartisan effort; UCLA researchers discover cost and time efficient method to recycle water; A Farmer Goes in Search of a Successor; Chico: Options sought for water users of destroyed canal; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 28, 2019In California water news this weekend, Harder water bill a bipartisan effort; Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Passes Bill...
CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION: Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District Finds Northwest Levee Improvement Project And Stone Road Seepage Reduction Project Consistent with Delta Plan Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS April 27, 2019From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been...
