Notebook News and Features Archives ~ Page 24 of 84 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

June 17, 2020

In October 2019, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Priorities for California’s Water, which outlined California’s...

STATE WATER BOARD: Update on SGMA implementation

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

June 10, 2020

Presentation discusses the GSP review process and highlights tools, resources, and assistance for GSAs Since the legislature passed the Sustainable...

EXPLAINER: Water rights 101

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

June 3, 2020

California water law is complex, governed by both state and federal law, part property law and part environmental law. The system incorporates a traditional water rights riparian system with the appropriative system found elsewhere in the West with the result...

CA WATER COMMISSION: The 2019 State Water Project Review

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

May 28, 2020

Water Code section 165 requires the California Water Commission to conduct an annual review of the construction and operation of...

ENVIRO DOCS: A look at the Friant Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

May 27, 2020

On May 8, the Bureau of Reclamation and Friant Water Authority released a draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for...

FEATURE: Predicting and planning for extreme precipitation from atmospheric rivers

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Hydrology Notebook News and Features Planning and management

May 20, 2020

On Feb. 27, 2019, an atmospheric river 350 miles wide and 1,600 miles long barreled through the sky, funneling moisture from the tropics to Sonoma County and dumping over 21 inches of rain over two days, causing the Russian River...

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: Developing a water budget

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

May 13, 2020

With water availability being an important concern, water managers often use water budgets to quantify and manage water resources. A...

CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD: Sacramento-San Joaquin Drainage District Feasibility Study

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

May 12, 2020

Damaging floods are more common in California than you might think; over the past 60 years, every county has been...

FEATURE: The state of the salmonids in California

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Best of the Notebook Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

May 6, 2020

Webinar takes a deep dive into the state of salmon and steelhead, and provides recommendations for resiliency In 2005, the California Legislature passed SB 857 requiring CalTrans to locate, assess, and remediate fish passage barriers on the State Highway System...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Why not a western alignment?

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

May 6, 2020

Congressman Garamendi pushes for consideration of a western alignment for Delta conveyance; DWR responds In his scoping comments for the...

CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD: Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

May 5, 2020

Two centuries ago, the floor of the Central Valley was largely a marshy wetland. In the springtime, the snowpack would...

Restore the Delta webinar on voluntary agreements

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

April 30, 2020

Delta stakeholder group provides history of Delta water quality planning and expresses their concerns over the voluntary agreements In mid-April of 2020, Restore the Delta hosted a webinar where they discussed the history of water planning and the voluntary agreements,...

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Water resources management in the Pajaro Valley Basin

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Agriculture Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

April 23, 2020

The Pajaro Valley is home to a billion-dollar agricultural industry, it’s rich, fertile soil providing fruits and vegetables for the...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Removing the dams on the Lower Klamath River

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Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

April 22, 2020

Compared to most coastal river systems, the Klamath River is upside down. It starts slow and high among the farmlands...

LETTERS: The State and Metropolitan exchange letters over the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

April 21, 2020

At the end of March, the Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a new “Incidental Take Permit” (or ITP) for the State Water Project. This permit governs the operations of the State Water Project and enables DWR to operate in...