DWR: Strengthening partnerships: Tribal water summit brings together Tribes, state, and federal partners Department of Water Resources (DWR) Policy and regulation October 1, 2018By Anecita Agustinez, Tribal Policy Advisor, DWR The California Department of Water Resources sponsored the 2018 statewide Tribal Water Summit...
PNNL: Atmosphere outpaces ocean in driving extreme winter weather on West Coast Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Science October 1, 2018Researchers found that sea surface temperature, the more predictable element of the climate system, accounts for only 20 percent of...
LETTER: Interest groups send letter to DWR, say EIR for State Water Project contract extensions must be revised Maven Water project operations September 28, 2018A large group of environmental and fishing organizations have sent a letter to Department of Water Resources, saying that the...
CAL MATTERS: Meet the newest recruits in California’s war on climate change: carbon farmers Cal Matters Agriculture September 26, 2018Eighty California farmers are engaged in a state-funded effort to boost carbon concentrations in the soil—a promising way to combat...
GUEST COMMENTARY: SGMA – What’s a Farmer to Do? Maven CommentaryGroundwater News September 26, 2018Guest commentary by Don A. Wright at WaterWrights.net: Just when things are starting to get back to normal after the...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation releases updated environmental document for California WaterFix Bureau of Reclamation News Delta Conveyance Project September 21, 2018From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation released today the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for...
DWR releases economic analysis showing value of investing in WaterFix Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project September 20, 2018From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a Benefit-Cost Analysis for California WaterFix...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter on outstanding objections, request for clarification, motion for reconsideration; Transcripts available Maven Delta Conveyance Project September 19, 2018Here is the latest ruling from the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: This ruling addresses...
NEVADA CURRENT: Pipeline opponents to SNWA: See you in court Nevada Current Colorado River September 18, 2018by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Less than a week after the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) board voted unanimously to...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING: Ruling on procedural matters, updated hearing schedule State Water Board Delta Conveyance Project September 14, 2018Sur-rebuttal to begin on September 26 From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: Service List...
THIS JUST IN … Statements from Restore the Delta and Food and Water Watch, Delta Counties Coalition in response to Joint Legislative Budget Committee Hearing Maven Policy and regulation September 11, 2018DWR Director Karla Nemeth verbally commits to bring back future SWP contract amendments related to the tunnels project back to...
CA AGRICULTURE: Groundwater sustainability in the San Joaquin Valley: Multiple benefits if agricultural lands are retired and restored strategically UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR) Groundwater News September 10, 2018From California Agriculture: Sustaining the remarkable scale of agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley has required large imports of surface...
THIS JUST IN … Watchdogs Sue Metropolitan Water District Over Delta Tunnel Financing Conservation organizations & coalitions Delta Conveyance Project September 10, 2018MWD’s planned rate hikes to pay for WaterFix Project violate Propositions 26 and 13 From Food and Water Watch: Food...
Joint Legislative Budget Committee hearing on the contract extensions for the State Water Project is on again – and so is the heat … Maven Policy and regulation September 7, 2018Once again, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee has scheduled a hearing on the State Water Project Contract Extension for 10...
OROVILLE SPILLWAYS: Cost Estimate and Construction Update (with pictures and video) Maven Water project operations September 5, 2018Current cost estimate now $1.1 billion From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today provided...
