DWR’s Kamyar Guivetchi presents the California Water Plan, touching on the importance of integrated water management; the nexus between the...
The annual survey conducted each fall since 1967 shows record low number for Delta smelt; longfin smelt is second lowest...
Earlier today, Governor Brown proposed his balanced budget that increases funding for schools and health care coverage, holds college tuition flat and delivers on the propositions approved by voters last November by starting investments in water projects and saving money,...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee members agree to accept interim science action agenda and return in six months with a...
Janelle Beland and Kris Tjernell from the California Natural Resources Agency brief the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee on the...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: Against the backdrop of early season rainfall that has delivered only a third of what would be needed to end the prolonged drought, statewide residential water conservation in November climbed to a 9.8...
Today, Governor Brown Jr. took the oath of office as Governor of California for the fourth time, and delivered his...
On January 1st, the new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act took effect. The statewide regulation of groundwater is one of the...
Passage of new water legislation and the drought helped to make 2014 a phenomenal record breaking year here at Maven’s Notebook, thanks to you readers. Here’s a look back at what was hot last year. Vital Statistics: First of all,...
From the Department of Water Resources: The first manual snow survey of the Sierra snowpack this winter found more snow...
At the 2014 fall conference of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s luncheon was...
For one week each October, Chicago Ideas Week brings together some of the world’s most outstanding speakers to present their ideas and inspire the innovations of tomorrow at 80+ sessions across the city of Chicago. In October of 2013, the...
Just last week, the State Water Resources Control Board appointed Michael George to be the new Delta Watermaster. He’ll be...
The Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) completed its review of the draft EIR/EIS for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP)...
Last Friday, the California Natural Resources Agency announced changes to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, most notably the elimination of the pumping plants and instead, using a gravity flow diversion. (For more information, read the press release here, or the...