Panel Discussion: Allocating water during drought Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation March 4, 2015At the PPIC’s Managing Drought conference, State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus, David Guy, Bill Croyle, and Jill Duerig reflect...
Urban Water Conservation Drops From 22 Percent to Near 9 Percent in January; Additional Mandatory Conservation Measures to be Considered March 17 Maven Policy and regulation March 3, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: As California enters a fourth year of drought, the State Water Resources Control...
Kern County Water Agency, Metropolitan, and the State Water Contractors react to slight increase in State Water Project allocation Maven Current Conditions March 3, 2015Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources announced a slight increase in the State Water Project allocation from 15% to 20%. ...
Managing turbidity for Delta smelt Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features March 3, 2015Metropolitan’s David Fullerton and Paul Hutton say there’s a relationship between turbidity and Delta smelt, and demonstrate that by cutting...
Media call: Reclamation officials brief reporters on the Central Valley Project allocation Maven Current Conditions February 27, 2015Earlier today, officials with the Bureau of Reclamation held a media call to brief reporters on the initial Central Valley...
Farm organizations and water agencies react to Central Valley Project initial allocation Maven Current Conditions February 27, 2015California Farm Water Coalition, Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Juan Water District, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, and...
Prop 1 oversight hearing, part 3: Looking ahead: Stakeholder recommendations for maximizing public benefits Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 26, 2015Stakeholders discuss how the $7.5 billion in bond funds should be spent to benefit the most Californians The passage of...
Prop 1 oversight hearing, part 2: First out of the gate: State entities with proposed water bond funding Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 25, 2015Department heads tell legislators how they plan to disburse the first round of funds from Proposition 1 Last November, voters...
Proposition 1 Oversight Hearing, part 1: Background on the water bond and principles for moving forward Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 24, 2015Anton Favorini-Csorba gives an overview of Prop 1 and makes recommendations for ensuring legislative oversight on the expenditure of water...
Making every drop count: The future of water storage in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations February 23, 2015With $2.7 billion soon to be available from Prop 1, panel discusses how best to spend the available dollars and...
Yolo Bypass Symposium, Part 3: Farms, flood, fish, and fowl: Putting the puzzle together Maven Best of the NotebookDelta sciencePolicy and regulation February 20, 2015Stakeholders discuss how to integrating the multiple plans and processes in the Yolo Bypass Land use in the Yolo Bypass...
Yolo Bypass Symposium part 2: Fish, fowl, and the mercury conundrum Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystems February 19, 2015Restoration efforts have succeeded in restoring waterfowl populations in the Yolo Bypass; can the same happen now for fish? Plus...
Yolo Bypass Symposium, part 1: A flood of plans and possibilities Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science February 18, 2015Symposium focuses on how to integrate agriculture, wildlife, and public access on the managed floodplain In between Sacramento and Davis...
This just in … Senator Feinstein joins with McCarthy, Nunes, Valadao and others in writing letter to State Water Board protesting Delta pumping decision Maven Policy and regulation February 12, 2015Legislators say Executive Director’s decision ‘difficult to understand’; 10,000 acre-feet already lost since order went into effect Senator Feinstein, Congressman...
Storm and flood resources on the internet: Radar, satellite, river stages, rainfall maps, atmospheric rivers and more … Maven NEWS February 5, 2015Looking to watch the storm conditions on your computer? Check out the Notebook’s page on flood and storm internet resources...
