Planning and management Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

REPORT: Building resilient utilities: UCLA issues report on key water and power infrastructure needs

October 8, 2025

Smart meters and undergrounding power lines are among promising innovations in addressing climate and fire risks By Jason Islas, UCLA...

REPORT: California water suppliers gear up for a dry year with confidence

Maven

Planning and management

October 7, 2025

The results are in. California’s 446 urban water suppliers have conducted their supply and demand assessments, and 95.5% say they...

CDFW finalizes State Wildlife Action Plan 2025

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Planning and management

October 3, 2025

Press release from the Department of Fish and Wildlife The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is excited to announce the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) 2025 update is complete and can be found on the CDFW SWAP web...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Mayor’s water rate increase ‘dead on arrival’

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

October 1, 2025

San Diego city councilmembers join forces to stall a proposed rate increase even though city staff warn too much delay...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Sweetwater Authority joins stampede away from County Water Authority

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

October 1, 2025

The agency supplying drinking water to a large swath of South San Diego County is exploring a groundwater desalination project...

NOW AVAILABLE: Final 2025 Agricultural Water Management Plan (AWMP) Guidebook

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

October 1, 2025

The Final 2025 Agricultural Water Management Plan (AWMP) Guidebook is now available. Updates to this guidebook were made to improve clarity and provide additional resources and references and it was released in draft with a comment period ending August 22,...

USGS: Modeling flood mitigation strategies in the San Francisco Bay Area

USGS

Planning and management

September 26, 2025

As sea levels rise and storms intensify, protecting coastal communities is becoming a pressing challenge—especially in places like San Francisco...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: City staff deflect blame away from Pure Water before San Diego’s big water rate vote

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

September 25, 2025

City staff dropped updated costs of a huge wastewater-to-drinking water recycling project showing that its water would be cheaper than...

UCANR: Water resilience, climate change, and water systems in California

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Planning and management

September 24, 2025

By Esther N Lofton, Laljeet S Sangha, Laura E Garza Diaz, UCANR California’s water systems are at a pivotal moment. The pressures of climate change, population growth, aging infrastructure, and persistent inequities in water access are converging to create unprecedented...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diegans owe a desal company $35 million for unmade water

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

September 23, 2025

The plant had to shut down operations to make state-mandated upgrades, but the San Diego County Water Authority still must...

PRESS RELEASE: IEUA responds to court ruling on Chino Basin Program environmental impact report

Guest Contributor

Planning and management

September 20, 2025

IEUA Remains Committed to Advancing Local Supply Reliability Program Press release from the Inland Empire Utility Agency: On Behalf of...

EDWARD RING: How the federal government can massively fund water supply infrastructure

Edward Ring

Commentary Planning and management

September 18, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center A few months ago I had the privilege of speaking directly with some of the top executives at one of California’s largest water agencies. Their primary...

PRESS RELEASE: Court strikes down Inland Empire water deal after City of Ontario lawsuit reveals environmental violations and risks to local water supply

Guest Contributor

Planning and management

September 17, 2025

Press release from the City of Ontario A California court has ruled in favor of the City of Ontario in...

AGU: AI boosts National Weather Model flood prediction accuracy sixfold

American Geophysical Union

Planning and management

September 16, 2025

A new study developed a flood-forecasting AI that can be tuned for any country By AGU A new machine learning...

UCLA: Who manages your water in Southern California, and why it matters

UCLA

Planning and management

September 12, 2025

A new UCLA Atlas reveals fragmented water governance has unequal impacts on affordability, quality, and resilience By Mara Elana Burstein, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation Key takeaways UCLA researchers’ 2025 Southern California Community Water Systems Atlas analyzes 663 community water...