CAL WATER FIX … Latest ruling letter from the State Water Board: All motions for continuance denied State Water Board Delta Conveyance Project February 6, 2018Water rights hearing to resume with Part 2 on February 8 From the Cal Water Fix Hearing Team at the...
ANNOUNCEMENT: DPR – DBW Finds the Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Program Consistent with Delta Plan Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS February 6, 2018From the Delta Stewardship Council: The California Department of Parks and Recreation – Division of Boating and Waterways (DPR-DBW) certified...
THIS JUST IN … California Water Commission Releases Initial Technical Reviews for 11 Water Storage Projects Seeking Proposition 1 Funding CA Water Commission Water project operations February 2, 2018From the California Water Commission: In a step toward expanding the state’s water storage capacity, the California Water Commission today...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING UPDATE: The NRDC, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Bay Institute request a delay of the hearing due to anticipated changes in the project Maven Delta Conveyance Project February 2, 2018Proceeding with the water rights hearing ‘at this point’ is not in the public interest, they say, and wouldn’t give...
SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM NEWS: GSP initial notification system, Guidance docs for stakeholder engagement and communication; Basin boundary requests; more … Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS February 2, 2018From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: GSAs Now Required to Use New GSP Initial Notification System...
THIS JUST IN … Snowpack Below Average Despite Gains Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions February 1, 2018Snow Water Equivalent just 14 percent of the early-February average at Phillips as measured there since 1964 From the Department...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Briefing on the reconsultation for the operation of the state and federal water projects, Delta ecosystem restoration, and prepping for a major Cal Water Fix announcement Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations January 31, 2018Briefing on the reconsulation process gives context for recent public meetings to maximize CVP deliveries The January meeting of Metropolitan’s...
CAL WATER FIX: DWR responds to City of Antioch motion for continuance; State Water Board further delays Part 2 of Cal Water Fix water rights hearing Maven Delta Conveyance Project January 31, 2018DWR responds to City of Antioch motion for continuance The Department of Water Resources has filed its response to the...
THIS JUST IN … City of Antioch files motion for Continuance of Phase 2 of Cal Water Fix hearing and Reconsideration of Reopening of Part 1 Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 26, 2018The City of Antioch has filed a motion with the State Water Board asking them to consider additional issues that...
OROVILLE DAM SPILLWAYS: Construction update for January 26th Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS January 26, 2018Emergency response and recovery effort costs total $870 million From the Department of Water Resources: Today the Department of Water...
CAL WATER FIX: Ruling letter for January 23, 2018: Ruling on order of presentation for part 2 and other procedural matters Maven Delta Conveyance Project January 24, 2018From the Cal Water Fix hearing team at the State Water Board: This ruling addresses (1) a request by the...
CAL MATTERS: In California’s Sierra Nevada, putting the trees to work Cal Matters Ecosystems January 23, 2018“What happens in the Sierra Nevada doesn’t stay in the Sierra Nevada.” By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was...
NASA: Dust on snow controls springtime river rise in West NASA/JPL Colorado RiverHydrology January 23, 2018By Carol Rasmussen, NASA’s Earth Science News Team A new study has found that dust, not spring warmth, controls the...
USGS: The ARkStorm scenario USGS Planning and management January 23, 2018A modeled scenario of U.S. West Coast winter storm events induced by the formation of Atmospheric Rivers (AR) and capable...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Research team develops first lidar-based method for measuring snowpack in mountain forests Desert Research Institute HydrologyPlanning and management January 22, 2018From the Desert Research Institute: Many Western communities rely on snow from mountain forests as a source of drinking water...
