The Delta Landscapes project: Creating a spatial framework to inform restoration planning Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 16, 2015A new report uses landscape metrics in both the historical and contemporary Delta to help define, design, and evaluate functional,...
Groundwater Problems and Prospects, part 1: An overview of groundwater Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 12, 2015Graham Fogg covers the fundamentals of groundwater, including different types of overdraft, sustainable yields, and basin salt balance, as well...
Flood management oversight hearing, part 2: The Who, What, Where & Why of Flood Control in the Central Valley Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 11, 2015Legislators hear from the multiple agencies and organizations with flood management responsibilities in the Central Valley In the Central Valley,...
This just in … Natural Resources Agency: Significant Progress Made by Water Quality and Oil Recovery Regulators on Ensuring Protection of Drinking Water; U.S. EPA Approves State’s Plan to Move Forward (webcast link) CA Natural Resources Agency Policy and regulation March 10, 2015From the California Natural Resources Agency: California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Matthew Rodriquez and Natural Resources Secretary John Laird today...
Flood management oversight hearing, part 1: Addressing California’s growing flood risk Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 10, 2015With 7 million Californians and $600 billion in assets at risk, Assembly oversight hearing examines the state’s liability for flood...
The Department of Water Resources’ role in implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 9, 2015Rich Juricich briefs the California Water Commission on the Department of Water Resources’ many roles, which include developing new regulations...
This just in … State Water Board Revises Order for State and Federal Water Project Operations During Drought State Water Board Water project operationsWater quality March 6, 2015This morning, the State Water Resources Control Board issued a press release regarding the March 5th revised order, which was...
This just in … Executive Director of the State Water Board issues order further modifying the previous order approving some and denying other parts of the state and federal water projects’ Temporary Urgency Change Petition Maven Water project operations March 5, 2015The Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board has issued the order, further modifying the previous decision which...
Panel Discussion: Allocating water during drought Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation March 4, 2015At the PPIC’s Managing Drought conference, State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus, David Guy, Bill Croyle, and Jill Duerig reflect...
Third Manual Snow Survey Confirms Shrinking Water Content; Statewide snowpack just 19% of March 3 average Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions March 3, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which Californians rely on heavily during the dry summer months...
Urban Water Conservation Drops From 22 Percent to Near 9 Percent in January; Additional Mandatory Conservation Measures to be Considered March 17 Maven Policy and regulation March 3, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: As California enters a fourth year of drought, the State Water Resources Control...
Kern County Water Agency, Metropolitan, and the State Water Contractors react to slight increase in State Water Project allocation Maven Current Conditions March 3, 2015Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources announced a slight increase in the State Water Project allocation from 15% to 20%. ...
Managing turbidity for Delta smelt Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features March 3, 2015Metropolitan’s David Fullerton and Paul Hutton say there’s a relationship between turbidity and Delta smelt, and demonstrate that by cutting...
This just in … DWR raises State Water Project allocation to 20% Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions March 2, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Few storms have graced California so far this winter, but those that did –...
Media call: Reclamation officials brief reporters on the Central Valley Project allocation Maven Current Conditions February 27, 2015Earlier today, officials with the Bureau of Reclamation held a media call to brief reporters on the initial Central Valley...
