THIS JUST IN … Reclamation Releases 100 Percent Water Supply Allocation for Central Valley Project Contractors South-of-Delta Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions April 11, 2017From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced an update to the 2017 water supply allocation for...
DR. JAY FAMIGLIETTI: Drought vs. Chronic Water Scarcity and Implications for Sustainability Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 11, 2017The Epic California Drought as Viewed from Space Dr. Jay Famiglietti is a hydrologist and a professor of earth system...
PUBLIC NOTICE: Proposal to accept funds from the California Department of Water Resources Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS April 11, 2017The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-2017-00271 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx This Public Notice announces the...
REACTIONS to Governor Brown’s lifting of the drought emergency and release of the final framework report on long-term conservation measures Maven Policy and regulation April 10, 2017Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown lifted the drought emergency declaration for most of the state and state agencies released a final...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Water Loss Audits and Water Loss Control Reporting Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS April 8, 2017The Department of Water Resources (Department) will conduct a public hearing at the time and place noted below to consider...
THIS JUST IN … State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life State Water Board Policy and regulation April 7, 2017From the State Water Board: As Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. ended the drought state of emergency in most of...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Lifts Drought Emergency, Retains Prohibition on Wasteful Practices Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation April 7, 2017From the Office of the Governor: Following unprecedented water conservation and plentiful winter rain and snow, Governor Edmund G. Brown...
Mercury and rice in the Delta: Lessons linking wetlands to water and wildlife Maven AgricultureBest of the NotebookDelta science April 6, 2017Dr. Lisamarie Windham-Myers is an ecosystem ecologist specializing in wetlands. As an ecosystems ecologist, she works across a broad spectrum...
USGS: New assessment provides fresh insights into nation’s brackish groundwater inventory USGS Groundwater NewsWater supply augmentation April 5, 2017A new nationwide assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that the nation’s brackish groundwater could help stretch limited freshwater...
ANNOUNCEMENT: DWR releases A&E report for Water Plan Update 2018 Department of Water Resources (DWR) ANNOUNCEMENTS April 5, 2017Assumptions, estimates will guide plan’s creation From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Lawyers discuss the Cal Water Fix change petition process at the State Water Board Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 5, 2017To implement the California Water Fix project, the Bureau of Reclamation and Department of Water Resources must obtain the State...
METROPOLITAN’S SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: Preparing to make decision on California Water Fix; pending amendments to the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 4, 2017ACWA’s newly adopted policy on Delta flows also briefly presented At the March meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the...
Special issue of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science focuses on the Central Valley Joint Venture Guest Contributor Delta science March 31, 2017The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available online. This special issue focuses...
ANNOUNCEMENT: State Water Board Approves Prop 1 Funding for Cleanup of Groundwater Contamination State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSGroundwater News March 31, 2017The State Water Resources Control Board announced today it is awarding more than $20 million in an initial round of...
THIS JUST IN … Snow survey results: Snowpack’s water content 164% of historical average Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions March 30, 2017From the Department of Water Resources: With every monthly measurement of the California snowpack this winter, the state’s rebound from...
