Last week. Peter Gleick was a guest on the syndicated weekly radio show, Sea Change Radio, where he discussed California’s...
A much more tempered response to the introduction of drought legislation by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. I’ll continue...
Natural Resources and Water Committee approves Wolk water bond to address state’s urgent water needs
From Senator Wolk’s office: “The Senate’s Natural Resources and Water Committee voted 6-0 today to approve a $6.895 billion water bond by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to begin immediately meeting urgent water needs throughout California. Senate Bill 848, also known...
From the Metropolitan Water District: Southern California’s primary supplier of imported water today formally endorsed Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s...
From Senator Feinstein’s office: “Washington—Senators from California and Oregon today introduced the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014, a...
On January 28 and 29, the Delta Science Program convened an independent science review panel for the third phase of the review of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s Effects Analysis contained in Chapter 5 of the plan documents. The Effects...
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...