State Water Board to consider adoption of amendment to Ocean Plan addressing desalination facilities Maven Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation March 26, 2015The amendment, set to be considered for adoption on May 5, will address intakes, brine discharges, mitigation and other issues...
This just in … DWR Report Describes Past and Ongoing Droughts; A Wealth of Information in Comparison of California’s Worst Historical Droughts Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and managementReports March 25, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Severe droughts are nothing new to California, home to the highest variable precipitation in...
Panel discussion: The impacts of climate change on water resources Maven Climate changeHydrologyNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 25, 2015Peter Gleick, Noah Diffenbaugh, Wade Crowfoot, and Solomon Hsiang discuss the current drought and climate change, focusing on water resources,...
Pat Mulroy to California: Fix the Bay Delta Maven Climate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 24, 2015Keynote speaker Pat Mulroy opens California Water Policy Conference with a stern warning: California must fix the Bay Delta, because...
Guest Commentary: Potential for ag conservation is far less than Pacific Institute/NRDC report claims, says Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Conservation organizations & coalitions AgricultureCommentary March 23, 2015Mike Wade at the California Farm Water Coalition offers this rebuttal to last Friday’s flashback post, Dr. Peter Gleick on...
As Drought Deepens, Groups Call for Heightened Focus on Healthy Headwaters Sierra Nevada Conservancy Ecosystems March 20, 2015From the Association of California Water Agencies, The Nature Conservancy, and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy: As the drought tightens its...
Amid Drought’s Grip, ACWA Releases Policy Framework to Improve Resiliency and Management of Headwaters Guest Contributor Policy and regulation March 20, 2015From the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA): As the state looks to preserve every drop of water amid record...
Organizations and legislators react to Governor Brown’s $1 billion emergency drought package Maven Policy and regulation March 20, 2015Here are all the reactions to Governor Brown’s proposal yesterday’s proposal for $1 billion emergency drought plan, listed in alphabetical...
This just in … Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation March 19, 2015From the Office of the Governor: Mobilizing state resources to face another year of extreme dry conditions, Governor Edmund G....
Groundwater Problems and Prospects, Part 2: The story behind the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 19, 2015Assembly policy consultant Tina Cannon Leahy, ACWA’s Cindy Tuck, and the California Water Foundation’s Kate Williams talk about the unusual...
Responding to drought: Options for demand-side management (or … which water conservation programs actually work?) Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 18, 2015Pricing, programs, pleading, prohibiting, pressuring, and plastering … what’s the most effective approach to get consumers to use less? UC...
This just in … State Water Board Re-Adopts Emergency Regulations for Minimum Fish Flow Protections and Water Rights Reporting State Water Board Policy and regulation March 17, 2015Order issued Tuesday evening provides for curtailment of water diversions in Mill, Deer, and Antelope Creek if minimum flows not...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Fight Over Groundwater Spreads to Wealthy California Enclave Courthouse News Service Groundwater News March 17, 2015By Pat Pemberton, Courthouse News Service When a lake was discovered under the Slippery Rock Ranch near Santa Barbara three...
This just in … State Water Board Expands and Extends Emergency Water Conservation Regulation State Water Board Policy and regulation March 17, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: “As California enters a fourth year of severe drought, the State Water Resources...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Imposes Limits on Watering Lawns Courthouse News Service Planning and management March 17, 2015By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service California’s water regulator Tuesday imposed statewide mandatory water restrictions, limiting outdoor watering to two...
