Groundwater problems and prospects #3: Sharing groundwater: Legal issues and challenges Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 26, 2015Attorney David Aladjem and Professor Richard Frank explain the substantive provisions of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act California Water Policy...
State Water Board to consider adoption of amendment to Ocean Plan addressing desalination facilities Maven Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation March 26, 2015The amendment, set to be considered for adoption on May 5, will address intakes, brine discharges, mitigation and other issues...
Panel discussion: The impacts of climate change on water resources Maven Climate changeHydrologyNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 25, 2015Peter Gleick, Noah Diffenbaugh, Wade Crowfoot, and Solomon Hsiang discuss the current drought and climate change, focusing on water resources,...
Pat Mulroy to California: Fix the Bay Delta Maven Climate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 24, 2015Keynote speaker Pat Mulroy opens California Water Policy Conference with a stern warning: California must fix the Bay Delta, because...
Organizations and legislators react to Governor Brown’s $1 billion emergency drought package Maven Policy and regulation March 20, 2015Here are all the reactions to Governor Brown’s proposal yesterday’s proposal for $1 billion emergency drought plan, listed in alphabetical...
Groundwater Problems and Prospects, Part 2: The story behind the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 19, 2015Assembly policy consultant Tina Cannon Leahy, ACWA’s Cindy Tuck, and the California Water Foundation’s Kate Williams talk about the unusual...
Responding to drought: Options for demand-side management (or … which water conservation programs actually work?) Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 18, 2015Pricing, programs, pleading, prohibiting, pressuring, and plastering … what’s the most effective approach to get consumers to use less? UC...
Legal options for water providers in times of drought Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 17, 2015The Water Code, Prop 218, Prop 26 and more … Attorney Kelly Salt reviews the legal provisions in the State...
This just in … New PPIC Publication: Policy Priorities for Managing Drought Maven Planning and management March 16, 2015New PPIC report cites four key weaknesses in drought preparation and response From the Public Policy Institute of California: “State,...
The Delta Landscapes project: Creating a spatial framework to inform restoration planning Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 16, 2015A new report uses landscape metrics in both the historical and contemporary Delta to help define, design, and evaluate functional,...
Groundwater Problems and Prospects, part 1: An overview of groundwater Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 12, 2015Graham Fogg covers the fundamentals of groundwater, including different types of overdraft, sustainable yields, and basin salt balance, as well...
Flood management oversight hearing, part 2: The Who, What, Where & Why of Flood Control in the Central Valley Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 11, 2015Legislators hear from the multiple agencies and organizations with flood management responsibilities in the Central Valley In the Central Valley,...
Flood management oversight hearing, part 1: Addressing California’s growing flood risk Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 10, 2015With 7 million Californians and $600 billion in assets at risk, Assembly oversight hearing examines the state’s liability for flood...
The Department of Water Resources’ role in implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 9, 2015Rich Juricich briefs the California Water Commission on the Department of Water Resources’ many roles, which include developing new regulations...
This just in … Executive Director of the State Water Board issues order further modifying the previous order approving some and denying other parts of the state and federal water projects’ Temporary Urgency Change Petition Maven Water project operations March 5, 2015The Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board has issued the order, further modifying the previous decision which...
