Legislative hearing: Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 1 of 2) Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 25, 2015Senator Wolk leads a hearing on the Delta tunnels: The Legislative Analyst’s Office first briefs the legislators; Dr. Christina Swanson...
Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears more details on California Water Fix Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 24, 2015Details include the flexibility and constraints, transfer capability, and water quality benefits of the Delta tunnels project, plus an analysis...
This just in … San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District file lawsuit to stop Trinity River releases to Klamath River SJV water agencies Water rights and water law August 21, 2015From the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District: The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (Authority)...
This just in … Reclamation to Release Additional Water from Trinity Reservoir to Supplement Flows in the Lower Klamath River Bureau of Reclamation News Fish and wildlife August 20, 2015From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation will release additional water from Trinity Reservoir for the lower Klamath...
California Water Commission: Critically Overdrafted Basins and Groundwater Sustainability Plan regulations Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features August 20, 2015DWR’s Mary Scruggs gives more details on the draft list of critically overdrafted basins; plus an update on the development...
This just in … DWR Releases Draft List of Critically Overdrafted Groundwater Basins Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News August 19, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has made preliminary identification of 21 groundwater basins...
This just in … NASA Groundwater Subsidence Report: Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News August 19, 2015Maven note: Headline is the one issued with the press release. It should perhaps more properly be: “Groundwater Subsidence Causing...
Delta Stewardship Council looks at conveyance, storage, and water project operations, part 2: Environmental and Water Supplier Perspectives Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 19, 2015PPIC’s Dr. Jeff Mount, The Bay Institute’s Gary Bobker, and water resources consultant Maurice Hall give environmental perspectives; ACWA’s Tim...
This just in … UC Davis: Drought costs California agriculture $1.84B and 10,100 jobs in 2015 UC Davis Agriculture August 18, 2015From the UC Davis Newsroom: The drought is tightening its grip on California agriculture, squeezing about 30 percent more workers...
Delta Stewardship Council looks at conveyance, storage, and water project operations, part 1: Policy Perspectives Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 18, 2015Public policy professor Dr. John Kirlin, scientist Dr. Sam Luoma, and Deputy Secretary of Water Policy Karla Nemeth advise the...
This just in … Restore the Delta: Delta Tunnels “Confidential” Documents Reveal State Plans to Take Delta Farms – Includes AP Story Link Restore the Delta Delta Conveyance Project August 17, 2015From Restore the Delta: Newly released documents gained through Public Records Actions show that water exporters and the Delta Design...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Update: Draft List of Critically Overdrafted Basins Available for Comment *** UPDATED with actual list Maven Groundwater News August 17, 2015From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) directs DWR to identify...
NASA/JPL: California drought causing San Joaquin Valley land to sink NASA/JPL Groundwater News August 9, 2015A new NASA report shows land in California’s San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever as Californians continue pumping...
Photoblog post: Road trip: Drought in the San Joaquin Valley: A farmer’s perspective Maven HydrologyNotebook News and Features August 7, 2015What does drought look like? I tried this once before last year. Optimistically, I engaged some of my readers and...
Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears an overview of the Cal Water Fix documents and an update on drought operations in the Delta Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 5, 2015Metropolitan staff review what’s in the documents and explore what the project might yield; Drought operations update includes the effect...
