Agencies and organizations react to the passage of Proposition 1 Maven Policy and regulation November 5, 2014Yesterday, voters approved Proposition 1, the water bond, by a significant margin. Here’s what agencies and organizations had to say,...
Felicia Marcus: California Water: Where We Are, and Where We Ought to Go Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater quality November 5, 2014Each year, the Environmental Law Section of the California State Bar holds their annual conference at the Tenaya Lodge at...
Legal update: Delta smelt and whooping crane cases show ‘increasing pressure mounting against the Endangered Species Act in the courts’ Maven Policy and regulation November 5, 2014At the October 30th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, legal intern Cody Phillips briefed the council members on recent...
Congressman George Miller on the Delta and water policy: “I think we’ve turned a bit of a corner.” Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 4, 2014On September 24th, the ‘Bay + Delta + Water: Better Together’ conference brought over 200 elected officials, agency leaders, and...
Climate change and paleoclimatology: Putting California’s drought in a long-term perspective Maven Best of the NotebookHydrologyNotebook News and Features November 3, 2014The University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) has developed a series of webinars titled Insights: Water and Drought...
Dr. David Sunding and Josue Medellin-Azuara on the economics of drought Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features October 31, 2014At the San Gabriel Valley Water Forum held at the beginning of October in Pomona, Dr. David Sunding gave a...
California Water Commission: A progress report on DWR’s System Reoperation Study Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations October 30, 2014At the October meeting of the California Water Commission, Ajay Goyal, Chief of the Department of Water Resources Surface Storage...
The Connections, Resiliency, and Management of Flows in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceScience October 29, 2014At the end of September, the Friends of the San Francisco Estuary held a conference titled “Bay + Delta +...
A Delta Transformed: New San Francisco Estuary Institute Report Reveals Dramatic Changes to Delta Ecosystem Maven Ecosystems October 29, 2014From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: A recent study produced by the San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center and...
California Water Plan, Update 2013: The California Water Commission receives a preview of the soon-to-be-released plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 28, 2014At the October meeting of the California Water Commission, commission members heard an update on the soon-to-be-released update of the...
California Water Commission hears an update on DWR’s activities to address the drought Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 27, 2014At the October meeting of the California Water Commission, Department of Water Resources Drought Manager Bill Croyle updated the Commission...
Director Chuck Bonham on the response of the Department of Fish and Wildlife to the exceptional drought conditions Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features October 22, 2014At the October meeting of the California Water Commission, Chuck Bonham, Director of the Calfiornia Department of Fish and Wildlife,...
In his own words … Governor Brown talks water at Stanford conference: “This is not something for a flash in the pan; this is not for a one term Governor; this is really the work of a four-term governor” Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 21, 2014Yesterday,the Hamilton Project and the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment held a conference at Stanford titled, New Directions for...
Delta Conservancy September Board Meeting: Wildlife Friendly Agricultural Practices in the Delta, preparing for the water bond, and more … Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features October 16, 2014On September 24th, the Board of Directors of the Delta Conservancy held their quarterly meeting. On the agenda, a presentation...
Urban water conservation programs: How effective are they? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 15, 2014As the exceptionally dry conditions continue, the Governor and agency officials plead for water users to conserve, and water agencies...
