WEBSITE MILESTONE: Maven’s Notebook serves up its 3,000,000th page view! Maven Website announcements December 19, 2018Dear readers, This morning around 8am, Maven’s Notebook served up its 3,000,000th page view since its inception in 2012! A...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Multiple perspectives on groundwater-surface water interactions under SGMA Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 19, 2018Panel discussion looks at groundwater-surface water interactions under SGMA from a regulatory, environmental, academic, and policy perspective The Sustainable Groundwater...
CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 18, 2018Recent developments propose significant changes to project operations that are not reflected in the modeling, they say Several letters were...
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES SYMPOSIUM: Delta Watermaster Michael George and Jason Peltier discuss moving forward in the Delta *UPDATED with comments from Restore the Delta* Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 18, 2018This post has been updated with Restore the Delta’s comments added after Michael George’s presentation. Click to go there. In...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: New Climate Change Data Tools Available Maven ANNOUNCEMENTSClimate changeGroundwater News December 18, 2018From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: Three, new climate change tools are now available on the...
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project, cost sharing; Water agencies respond Maven Water project operations December 14, 2018Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project, cost sharing From the...
MORE REACTIONS: Reclamation, Feinstein, Costa, Gray, and MID react to voluntary agreements and State Water Board vote on San Joaquin River tributary flow standards Maven Policy and regulation December 14, 2018From the Bureau of Reclamation: Statement from Brenda Burman, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation: I am very proud of...
THIS JUST IN … State and Federal Government Collaborate to Manage California’s Water Supply Under New Challenges; Brenda Burman comments on yesterday’s SWB vote Maven Water project operations December 13, 2018Note: Updated information available: See: UPDATE: Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central...
REACTIONS: Water agencies and organizations react to voluntary settlements and the State Water Board vote to adopt new flow standards for San Joaquin River tributaries Maven Policy and regulation December 13, 2018In a meeting yesterday that began at 9:30am and went into the evening, the State Water Board voted 4-1 to...
STATE WATER PROJECT CONTRACT EXTENSTION: DWR Approves Water Supply Contract Extension Project Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 13, 2018From the Department of Water Resources: The Director of the Department of Water Resources on December 11, 2018 approved the...
THIS JUST IN … DWR and DFW present voluntary settlement to State Water Resources Control Board Maven Policy and regulation December 12, 2018The State Water Resources Control Board is meeting this morning, and is expected to take a vote on the update...
NOW AVAILABLE: 2018 Long-term Operations Biological Opinions (LOBO) Annual Reports Maven ANNOUNCEMENTSWater project operations December 7, 2018From the Delta Stewardship Council: Created by NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth on the Department’s efforts to confront the challenges ahead Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 5, 2018Karla Nemeth was appointed Director of the California Department of Water Resources by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on January...
CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION: Appeal Filed for Smith Canal Certification of Consistency Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 5, 2018From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Atherton Cove Property Owners Association has filed an appeal with the Delta Stewardship Council...
BAY DELTA PLAN UPDATE: San Joaquin River Flows & Southern Delta Salinity Bay-Delta Plan Amendments: Agenda for the December 11-12, 2018 Board Meeting Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 1, 2018From the State Water Resources Control Board: On July 6, 2018, the State Water Board released proposed Plan Amendments for...
