An update from the State Water Board on curtailment notice statuses for the Scott River, Russian River, Delta, and Tulare Lake Basin, plus an update from the Delta Watermaster Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 20, 2014At today’s meeting at the State Water Resources Control Board, John O’Hagan updated the board on the curtailment notices and...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: A regulator perspective on balancing environmental and economic interests Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 20, 2014The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...
Endangered species and drought: Can we break out of the Endangered Species Act death spiral? Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features May 20, 2014 Professor Peter Moyle, former Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes, Professor Richard Frank and others discuss the impact...
State Senate passes Vidak resolution calling on President to get urgently-needed water to the Valley Legislator/Elected Official Policy and regulation May 19, 2014From Senator Andy Vidak’s office: “Today the Senate unanimously approved Senator Andy Vidak’s (R-Hanford) Senate Joint Resolution 25, which urges...
Delta ISB releases review of the Draft BDCP EIR/EIS Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectDelta science May 19, 2014The Delta Independent Science Board (Delta ISB) has released its review of the draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) Environmental...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Blow to Imperial County Over Water Transfer Courthouse News Service Colorado River May 19, 2014By Tim Hull, Courthouse News Service No violation of clean-air laws occurred in approving the transfer of Colorado River water...
Letter: Coalition of environmental groups and others write Senators Feinstein and Boxer in opposition to proposed emergency drought legislation Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 19, 2014A coalition of environmental organizations, environmental justice groups, fisheries groups and Native American tribes have written a letter to Senators...
Growers and ag interest groups write Governor Brown, warn that rushing groundwater legislation would be a ‘grave mistake’ Maven AgricultureGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features May 15, 2014A group of thirty growers and agricultural interest groups have written a letter to Governor Brown, warning him that it...
CDFW and NOAA Fisheries introduce voluntary drought initiative to protect salmon and steelhead Department of Fish and Wildlife Ecosystems May 14, 2014From the California Department of Fish and Game: “The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and National Oceanic and...
Restore the Delta and other tunnel opponents hold media call, criticize lack of BDCP Implementing Agreement, say water exporters taking over DWR, and say Feinstein’s S 2918 would remove key protections Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 14, 2014Tunnel opponents release BDCP documents obtained through public records act requests Earlier today, Restore the Delta held a press conference...
State Water Board to consider emergency minimum flow requirements for three Sacramento River tributaries Maven Policy and regulation May 14, 2014At Tuesday’s meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), the Board will consider adoption of a...
Reclamation makes historic releases of water from Friant Dam to San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations May 14, 2014From the Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation will begin increasing releases from Friant Dam near Fresno into the San Joaquin River...
Reclamation updates CVP water supply for exchange contractors and refuges south of Delta Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions May 14, 2014From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation today announced an update to the February 2014 Central Valley Project...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Farms, floods, fowl and fish on the Yolo Bypass: Can we all get along here? Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features May 12, 2014 The California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...
Diving into groundwater – what’s left of it Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features May 7, 2014As the warm temperatures melt California’s meager snowpack, turning rivers into streams and streams into mere trickles, communities and farmers...
