THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Initial Findings from Forensics Team Regarding Lake Oroville Spillways Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations May 10, 2017From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today made public a memo from the...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan update, California Water Fix proceedings Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 3, 2017At the April meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Committee members heard an update on the State Water...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling Letter for May 2 State Water Board Delta Conveyance Project May 3, 2017From the State Water Resources Control Board: CALIFORNIA WATERFIX HEARING – RULING GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART THE...
THIS JUST IN … Final Survey of 2017 Finds Water-Rich Snowpack: Statewide 196% of May 1st average Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions May 1, 2017 From the Department of Water Resources: Today’s manual snow survey by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) at Phillips...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Rescinds Mandatory Conservation Standards State Water Board Policy and regulation April 26, 2017Reporting Requirements and Prohibition on Water Waste Remain From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources...
PANEL DISCUSSION: ESA & Climate Change: Collision Course? Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features April 26, 2017 With a new administration in Washington, DC that has taken a different view of environmental regulation, changes in the...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter for April 21 State Water Board Delta Conveyance Project April 22, 2017CALIFORNIA WATER FIX HEARING – RESPONSE TO PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION TIME AND CONFIRMATION OF PANEL SCHEDULE Note: California...
FELICIA MARCUS on the State Water Board 50th anniversary: ’50 is the new 30’ Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 19, 2017Felicia Marcus was appointed to the Board by Governor Brown in 2012, and designated as the Board Chair shortly after. ...
JUSTICE RONALD B. ROBIE: The State Water Resources Control Board: How it All Started Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 18, 2017Justice Ronald B. Robie has had a profound influence on the development of water and environmental law in California. Justice...
Maven marks a milestone: Ten years of covering California water news Maven Website announcements April 17, 2017Dear readers, It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago today, I started my very first California water news website...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Project Deliveries Increased Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions April 14, 2017State Water Project allocation 100% for North-of-Delta contractors; 85% for other contractors From the Department of Water Resources: With record...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling regarding rebuttal of Phase 1 State Water Board Delta Conveyance Project April 14, 2017This ruling addresses the following issues pertaining to the Part 1 rebuttal phase of the water right change petition hearing...
THIS JUST IN … Northern Sierra Precipitation Sets Water Year Record Department of Water Resources (DWR) Hydrology April 13, 2017Atmospheric Rivers Pushed Total to 89.7 Inches since October 1 From the Department of Water Resources: Never in nearly a...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Implications of SGMA implementation: Growers’ perspectives Maven AgricultureBest of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 13, 2017How will sustainable groundwater management play out on the ground? Will land be fallowed? Can yields be somehow increased to...
NASA: Overpumping Reduces California’s Groundwater Storage NASA/JPL Groundwater News April 12, 2017A new study finds decades of overpumping groundwater in California’s Central Valley have irreversibly altered the aquifer and permanently reduced...
