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Amid Drought’s Grip, ACWA Releases Policy Framework to Improve Resiliency and Management of Headwaters

March 20, 2015

From 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, 2015

Here 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, 2015

From 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

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 19, 2015

Assembly 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?)

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 18, 2015

Pricing, 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, 2015

Order 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, 2015

By 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, 2015

From 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, 2015

By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service California’s water regulator Tuesday imposed statewide mandatory water restrictions, limiting outdoor watering to two...

Legal options for water providers in times of drought

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 17, 2015

The Water Code, Prop 218, Prop 26 and more … Attorney Kelly Salt reviews the legal provisions in the State...

This just in … New PPIC Publication: Policy Priorities for Managing Drought

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Planning and management

March 16, 2015

New PPIC report cites four key weaknesses in drought preparation and response From the Public Policy Institute of California: “State,...

The Delta Landscapes project: Creating a spatial framework to inform restoration planning

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Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

March 16, 2015

A 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

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 12, 2015

Graham 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

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 11, 2015

Legislators 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, 2015

From the California Natural Resources Agency: California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Matthew Rodriquez and Natural Resources Secretary John Laird today...