An update on potential new water storage projects, part 2: Potential beneficiaries talk about Sites, Temperance Flat and other storage projects Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 18, 2014The CalFed storage investigations have been underway for decades. As the feasibility studies round to an end, presumably, and a...
An update on potential new water storage projects, part 1: An update on CalFed surface storage investigations and an overview of water storage Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 17, 2014Increasing water storage, both above and below ground, has become a part of the conversation as the state grapples with...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Scientists discuss restoration and reconciliation in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features June 12, 2014The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...
The Delta Stewardship Council prepares their comments on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features June 4, 2014At the May 29th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, councilmembers reviewed and approved the comments for the Bay Delta...
Reviewing the science of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectDelta scienceNotebook News and Features June 3, 2014In preparing to finalize their comments on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s EIR/EIS, the Delta Stewardship Council reviewed the findings...
How the Bay Delta Conservation Plan addresses the goals and objectives of the Delta Reform Act and the Delta Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features June 2, 2014At the May 29th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the main agenda item for the day was for the...
Reactions: Metropolitan Water District, Restore the Delta, and the State Water Contractors respond to release of the BDCP’s Implementing Agreement and extension of public comment period Maven Delta Conveyance Project May 30, 2014Here are the reactions I’ve received so far regarding the release of the Implementation Agreement and extension of the public...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 3 of 3: The Valley Ag Water Coalition and the Planning and Conservation League weigh in Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 30, 2014Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...
Notes from Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta: An update on the status of the Implementation Agreement, plus Metropolitan prepares to comment on the BDCP’s EIR and a briefing on the Design and Construction Enterprise Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 29, 2014“We are tantalizing close to a draft Implementing Agreement at this point in time,” Director Cowin told Committee members. At...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 2 of 3: ACWA presents their proposal Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 29, 2014Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 1 of 3: The California Water Foundation presents their proposal Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 28, 2014Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Money, Water and Fish: Prospects for Reconciliation Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 27, 2014The California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s California...
In her own words: Pat Mulroy: “Water management in the Wild West: Lessons Learned” Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation May 26, 2014Here is Pat Mulroy, former General Manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, in her own words, speaking at the...
More reactions to passage of Feinstein drought legislation: Northern California reps Miller, Matsui, McNerney, Garamendi, Huffman, and Bera, plus Napolitano respond Maven Policy and regulation May 23, 2014From U.S. Reps. George Miller (CA-11), Mike Thompson (CA-5), Doris O. Matsui (CA-6), Jerry McNerney (CA-9), John Garamendi (CA-3), Jared...
The NRDC, Westlands Water, and Western Growers Association react to passage of Feinstein’s drought legislation Maven Policy and regulation May 23, 2014Here are the reactions that I have found so far today to the passage of Senator Feinstein’s drought legislation yesterday. ...