Planning and management Archives ~ Page 13 of 27 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

October 24, 2023

New research shows how big water bill discounts for the region’s poorest would impact city budgets. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice...

REPORT: Annual Supply Report shows water suppliers well positioned for 2024

Maven

Planning and management Reports

October 23, 2023

The 2023 Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Summary Report summarizes the Department of Water Resources’ review of Urban Water...

SJV WATER: One Central Valley dam project gets nearly $95 million in funding; two others still in proposal phase

SJV Water

Planning and management

October 21, 2023

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Three dam expansion projects could increase water storage for use in the Central Valley by a whopping 304,000 acre feet. Each of the projects would raise existing dams, not build new ones. The project that...

FEATURE: Rethinking water management in California: How to benefit people and wildlife

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

October 9, 2023

By Robin Meadows A new strategy could help California water managers meet the needs of people as well as the...

FEATURE: How a new satellite-based platform could transform water management in California

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

August 30, 2023

By Robin Meadows In 2015, when California was deep into a severe drought, state Senate Bill 88 tightened requirements for...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Stay out, stay alive: a story of Kern County’s killer river

Courthouse News Service

Planning and management

August 25, 2023

By Rebekah Kearn, Courthouse News Service Colorful awnings and tents lined the shores of the Kern River on a Saturday afternoon at Riverside Park in the small town of Kernville in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains. Even in town, the...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Authority Asks County Registrar to Stall Water Divorce Vote

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

August 21, 2023

A bill that would make it harder for the Water Authority to break up is a driving force. By MacKenzie...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Authority OK’s Suit to Keep Districts from Leaving as They Rush to Pack

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

August 14, 2023

San Diego County Water Authority sues local boundary refs over letting two of its water buyers go, as those buyers...

SCIENCE FEATURE: Navigating the Unknown: Exploring the Use of Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Approaches

Maven

Planning and management Science

August 10, 2023

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is undergoing continual and often rapid change. This poses challenges in predicting and preparing for the future, as past data and models are no longer sufficient to anticipate future conditions. This uncertainty cannot be addressed by...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: The Other Real Reason San Diego Water World Is Warring

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

August 8, 2023

Small water districts want to make sure big city San Diego continues to help pay off the Water Authority’s debt....

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: In 2021 people used all the runoff in the Delta watershed—how it happened and lessons learned

Robin Meadows

Delta science Notebook News and Features Planning and management

August 2, 2023

by Robin Meadows This year is a classic example of the way California’s water system was designed to work. Winter...

NEW REPORT TO LEGISLATURE: Status of 2020 Urban Water Management Plans

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

July 26, 2023

From the California Natural Resources Agency: At the bottom of this post is the Department of Water Resources (DWR) Report to the Legislature on the Status of 2020 Urban Water Management Plans (UWMPs), submitted to the Legislature on 7/25/2023. All water...

DWR: Roadmap for a Climate Resilient Forecasting Framework

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Climate change Planning and management

July 26, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources: Climate change is altering the timing, pace, and scale of the weather events that...

THE CONVERSATION: How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world

The Conversation

Hydrology Planning and management

July 25, 2023

By Riley Post, University of Iowa, The Conversation The arduous task of cleaning up from catastrophic flooding is underway across...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Politics Report: The Real Reason the Water Agencies Are Fighting so Hard

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

July 22, 2023

By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego Eleven years ago, when the San Diego County Water Authority was going through the final stages of approving what had, by that time, become a decade-long odyssey to create the first desalination plant...

Planning and management

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: What Water Bill Relief Could Look like for San Diego

REPORT: Annual Supply Report shows water suppliers well positioned for 2024

SJV WATER: One Central Valley dam project gets nearly $95 million in funding; two others still in proposal phase

FEATURE: Rethinking water management in California: How to benefit people and wildlife

FEATURE: How a new satellite-based platform could transform water management in California

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Stay out, stay alive: a story of Kern County’s killer river

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Authority Asks County Registrar to Stall Water Divorce Vote

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Authority OK’s Suit to Keep Districts from Leaving as They Rush to Pack

SCIENCE FEATURE: Navigating the Unknown: Exploring the Use of Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Approaches

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: The Other Real Reason San Diego Water World Is Warring

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: In 2021 people used all the runoff in the Delta watershed—how it happened and lessons learned

NEW REPORT TO LEGISLATURE: Status of 2020 Urban Water Management Plans

DWR: Roadmap for a Climate Resilient Forecasting Framework

THE CONVERSATION: How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Politics Report: The Real Reason the Water Agencies Are Fighting so Hard

DAILY DIGEST, 1/6: Weekend storms boost California water, but thin snowpack poses risk; CalWATRS debut overhauls water rights reporting; Satellite radar advances could transform global snow monitoring; LA residents are still battling toxic hazards a year after historic wildfires; and more …