CA AGRICULTURE: Advocating for growers as SGMA moves forward

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

AgricultureGroundwater News

March 13, 2018

An interview with Christina Beckstead, Executive Director, Madera County Farm Bureau Christina Beckstead is executive director of Madera County Farm...

CA AGRICULTURE: A seat at the table for rural drinking water

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation

March 13, 2018

An interview with Adriana Renteria, Regional Water Management Coordinator, Community Water Center The Community Water Center (www.communitywatercenter.org) is a nonprofit...

CA AGRICULTURE: Enforcing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Groundwater News

March 13, 2018

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) are the two state agencies...

CA AGRICULTURE: Four decades of sustainable groundwater management

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Groundwater News

March 13, 2018

From California Agriculture: Peter Kavounas is the General Manager of Chino Basin Watermaster, the nine-person entity created in 1978 by...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Easements: A tool for preserving resources we value, or a straight-jacket that will limit our ability to adapt to a changing world? A study from Paradise Cut

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management

March 13, 2018

A conflict over easements complicate progress on a badly needed flood bypass for the San Joaquin The Paradise Cut Bypass...

THIS JUST IN … New Scientific Report Offers 17 Ways to Restore California Delta Habitats

Orange County Coastkeeper

EcosystemsReports

March 9, 2018

New data-based ranking system measures effectiveness of restoration opportunities ORANGE COUNTY – March 9, 2018 – Today, Orange County Coastkeeper...

EXPLAINER: Groundwater rights: What agencies & project developers need to know

Maven

Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law

March 7, 2018

A seminar at McGeorge School of Law takes a deep dive into groundwater rights and SGMA California depends on groundwater...

THIS JUST IN … Winter Storm Provides Much-Needed Boost to Sierra Snowpack, but Water Content Still Below Average

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

March 5, 2018

Snow survey finds a snow water equivalent of 39% of normal for early March From the Department of Water Resources:...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX HEARING: Ruling letter for March 1

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

March 3, 2018

From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Resources Control Board: This ruling addresses the requests by...

THIS JUST IN … California Cities Sue State, Allege Secret Discussions of Cal Water Fix

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

February 28, 2018

By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service Over a dozen California cities, water agencies and environmentalists sued the state late Tuesday,...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Committee members discuss financing construction of entire Cal Water Fix project

Maven

Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

February 28, 2018

At yesterday’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, the entirety of the meeting was devoted to discussion of...

THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 3: Moving the Delta and the tributaries towards a sustainable future

Maven

EcosystemsNotebook News and Features

February 22, 2018

The Sierra Nevada plays a critical role in California’s water supply:  Snowpack in the mountain provides a natural form of...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board hearing officers decide to proceed with Part 2 of the Cal Water Fix hearing

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

February 21, 2018

Hearing will resume tomorrow at 9:30 From the State Water Resources Control Board: “This ruling addresses the outstanding motions to...

THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 2: California’s salmon face challenges, but there are success stories, too

Maven

Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features

February 21, 2018

In the fall of every year, an incredible phenomenon takes place in the Central Valley: the fall salmon run.  Adult...

DWR: Where have all the rainstorms gone?

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

HydrologyPlanning and management

February 20, 2018

by Jeanine Jones, DWR We’re hearing this question frequently, and it’s not surprising given California’s dry winter to date. We’d...