Dr. Marty Ralph is the director of the new Center for Western Water and Water Extremes, as well as the...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: (note: the emphasis added below is Maven’s) “On January 29, 2014, the Department...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: With extreme drought conditions persisting throughout California and efforts underway to conserve water already in reservoirs, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) announced today it will work closely with state...
The Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee has prepared a comparison between the three proposed bonds: AB 1331, the $6.5...
From the House Natural Resources Committee: Today, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 3964, the Sacramento – San Joaquin Valley...
Today, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 3964, the Sacramento – San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, with a vote of 229- 191. Seven Democrats voted for the measure, including Congressman Jim Costa, and two Republicans voted against it. ...
From Senator Feinstein’s office: Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer (both D-Calif) released the following statements today on legislation they...
From the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service: As part of the federal response to California’s severe drought, the U.S....
Yesterday, the House Rules Committee had two bills before it: H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, and H.R. 2954, the Public Access Lands Improvement Act, but it was H.R. 3964 that received all the attention. The...
From the Office of Congressman Jared Huffman: Responding to the record drought in California and the need to improve long-term...
From the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Congressional Working Group: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) Congressional Working Group, led by Representatives...
A mock-up of Senator Wolk’s water bond, SB 848, The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality, and Water Supply Act of 2014, has been released which shows the amendments Senator Wolk is proposing to make the original bill’s language. This mock-up...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: “Responding to record dry conditions and diminishing water supplies in the state’s major...
In response to the news of no State Water Project water this year unless conditions drastically improve, legislators and organizations...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation will begin reducing San Joaquin River Restoration Program’s Restoration Flows Saturday, February 1, one month earlier than called for in the Stipulation of Settlement. The action will support an effort to...