CA AGRICULTURE: A seat at the table for rural drinking water UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR) Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation March 13, 2018An 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, 2018The 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, 2018From 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, 2018A 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, 2018New 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, 2018A 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, 2018Snow 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, 2018From 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, 2018By 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, 2018At 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, 2018The 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, 2018Hearing will resume tomorrow at 9:30 From the State Water Resources Control Board: “This ruling addresses the outstanding motions to...
OROVILLE SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE for February 21 (With video) Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS February 21, 2018From the Department of Water Resources: Construction at the Emergency Spillway The underground secant pile wall is 95 percent complete...
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, 2018In 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, 2018by Jeanine Jones, DWR We’re hearing this question frequently, and it’s not surprising given California’s dry winter to date. We’d...
