This just in … Westlands Urges Reclamation to Comply With ESA Regarding Releases to the Trinity River That Harm Threatened and Endangered Salmon in the Sacramento River Westlands Water District Policy and regulation June 10, 2015From Westlands Water District: Today, Westlands Water District, along with the San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority, sent to the Department...
ACWA Panel: The Future of Water Storage and Management in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 10, 2015Panel discusses how California’s water storage and management systems can evolve to meet the challenges of the future With the...
The Delta Watermaster’s quarterly report: Drought, data, near-term initiatives, and the Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 9, 2015 Delta Watermaster Michael George updates the Delta Stewardship Council on the activities of his office and the State Board...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Riverside, Calif., Fights Governor Brown’s Water-Reduction Order Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation June 8, 2015By Elizabeth Warmerdam, Courthouse News Service The city of Riverside is fighting California’s order to cut its water use by...
Groups Sue Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, State Water Board and DWR to Prevent Fishery Extinctions Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation June 4, 2015From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN), Restore the Delta, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and AquAlliance: On 3 June 2015,...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, part 4: New momentum for habitat restoration, integrating flood and ecosystem planning in the Yolo Bypass Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 4, 2015Reclamation, DWR, and Yolo County official report on progress on integration efforts in the Yolo Bypass In between Sacramento and...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, part 3: Interagency Crackdown on Aquatic Invasive Weeds in the Delta Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features June 3, 2015This past year, invasive weeds in the Delta were likely the worst it’s ever been, with the low flows due...
This just in … Urban Water Conservation Improves in April Ahead of June 25 Percent Conservation Mandate State Water Board Policy and regulation June 2, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: With a mandatory average conservation rate of 25 percent beginning this month for...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Part 2: The near-term future of water storage Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 2, 2015Chair of the Water Commission Joe Byrne discusses the specifics and the process for allocating the water bond’s $2.7 billion...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Pt. 1: Actionable Delta Science & a very brief update on Cal Water Fix and Cal Eco Restore Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features June 1, 2015The interagency committee charged with implementation of the Delta Plan endorses a list of high priority science actions for the...
This just in … State Water Board suspends Sacramento River temperature management plan State Water Board Policy and regulation May 30, 2015Tom Howard, Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board, has sent a letter to Ron Milligan at the...
This just in … Emergency drought barrier nears completion Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations May 29, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Construction of a temporary emergency drought barrier at West False River in the Sacramento-San...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Salton Sea Wins as Calif. Water Standoff Ends Courthouse News Service Colorado River May 28, 2015By Rebekah Hearn, Courthouse News Service Imperial County and the Imperial Irrigation District agreed to settle a long-running dispute over...
Wolk, Bonham, and Cowin discuss the BDCP, Cal Water Fix, and Cal Eco Restore Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 27, 2015At a budget subcommittee hearing last week, Senator Wolk has some questions for Director Bonham and Director Cowin on the...
Memorial Day, 2015: Remembering Dorothy Green Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWebsite announcements May 25, 2015Environmental activist and founder of Heal the Bay is remembered for her warm spirit and tremendous contributions In a continuing...