Delta Narratives, pt 1: Managing the Garden: Agriculture, Reclamation, and Restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 10, 2016The Delta Protection Commission’s Delta Narratives project seeks to tell the human story of the Delta “These days the Delta...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Update: Groundwater Sustainability Plan Regulations Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 9, 2016DWR’s Trevor Joseph highlights the upcoming draft regulations, due to be released later this month At the January meeting of...
Accelerating On-Farm Recharge in the San Joaquin Valley Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 8, 2016Using existing cropland for groundwater recharge could potentially be more cost-effective than dedicated recharge basins Groundwater overdraft has become a...
Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay-Delta: Review of Historical Delta Outflow and Salinity Trends Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features February 4, 2016Senior Engineer Dr. Paul Hutton provides a brief update on Metropolitan’s ongoing science efforts in the Delta At the January...
California Water Fix update: The Design and Construction Enterprise and overview of the permitting processes Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 3, 2016Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta hears the details of the Design and Construction Enterprise and an overview of the...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts Extended Emergency Water Conservation Regulation State Water Board Policy and regulation February 2, 2016Extended Regulation Gives More Flexibility to Water Suppliers to Meet Conservation Targets From the State Water Resources Control Board: With...
This just in … Snow survey results show Sierra snowpack 120-130% of long-term average Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions February 2, 2016California snowpack holds more water than last year, but drought conditions continue and so should conservation From the Department of...
This just in … California Meets Governor’s Conservation Mandate for Seventh Straight Month State Water Board Policy and regulation February 2, 2016State Keeps Meeting Cumulative Goal; As Monthly Conservation Rate Drops, Residential Water Users Urged to Continue Saving Water From the...
Justice Ronald B. Robie on California’s “New Normal” Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law February 2, 2016Justice Robie’s keynote address to law symposium focuses on California’s water rights system and the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater...
Legal panel: You Mean Just Having a Water Right Isn’t Good Enough? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWater rights and water law January 28, 2016How the ESA, Streambed Alteration Agreements, and the Clean Water Act Are All Curtailing the Exercise of Water Rights Recent...
California Water 2.0: Department officials chart their progress on the California Water Action Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation January 27, 2016Felicia Marcus, Mark Cowin, Gordon Burns, and Chuck Bonham discuss their department’s roles and progress on implementation of the California...
California Water 2.0: Administration secretaries highlight accomplishments, look ahead Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 26, 2016Secretaries Laird, Rodriquez, and Ross share their vision for continued implementation of the California Water Action Plan Earlier this month,...
More reactions … House Republicans response to Feinstein drought legislation; Delta Counties Coalition on Governor Brown’s State of the State; C-WIN on San Luis Drainage Resolution Act Maven Policy and regulation January 26, 2016Batting clean-up on reactions … House Republicans on Senator Feinstein’s drought relief legislation … From the office of Congressman Kevin...
This just in … Bureau of Reclamation Outlines Water Year 2016 Central Valley Project Water Supply Conditions Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions January 22, 2016From the Bureau of Reclamation: In preparation for the initial 2016 water supply allocation announcement later this winter, the Bureau...
Legislators and organizations respond to Governor Brown’s State of the State address Maven Policy and regulation January 22, 2016Yesterday, Governor Brown delivered his State of the State address, focusing some attention on levees, climate change, and of course,...
