C-WIN: Trinity River: The glaring omission in the State Water Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Update CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Policy and regulation February 5, 2024Proposed Changes Ignore the Contributions and Needs of the Trinity River, Imperiling Salmon, Native Communities, and North State Fishing Economies...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Gov. Newsom is accelerating California’s extinction crisis San Francisco Baykeeper CommentaryPolicy and regulation January 24, 2024By Jon Rosenfield, PhD, SF Baykeeper science director; and Eric Buescher, SF Baykeeper managing attorney California is at the forefront...
C-WIN: Muddying the Waters: State Water Board’s Bay-Delta Environmental Analysis Falls Short CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Policy and regulation January 18, 2024Agency’s CEQA Analysis Provides No Clear Plan for Restoring and Protecting California’s Greatest Aquatic Resource Press release from the California...
C-WIN: Coming Clean: State Water Resources Control Board Finally Acknowledges “Paper Water” CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Water rights and water law January 10, 2024Figures in the Agency’s New Bay-Delta Plan Update Confirm What Water Reform Advocates Have Long Maintained: California Water Rights Claims...
AG ALERT: Farmers, water districts to weigh in on flows plan Ag Alert Policy and regulation December 20, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials are working on an updated plan to improve conditions for declining fish...
MEETINGS: As public hearings draw to a close, agencies discuss voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management December 7, 2023Water Commission discusses voluntary agreements, Metropolitan looks at impacts on SoCal supplies On Monday, the State Water Resources Control Board...
BAY DELTA PLAN UPDATE: A deep dive into the staff report for the for the Sacramento Delta update: How do the voluntary agreements stack up? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 14, 2023On Friday, the State Water Resources Control Board will hold the first day of a three day public hearing on...
NOTICE: How to participate in the upcoming public hearing on Bay Delta Plan – Sacramento/Delta Draft Staff Report State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS November 2, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: This notice is to clarify deadlines and participation in the upcoming public hearing...
LETTER: NGOs say DWR needs to revise Delta Conveyance Project EIR because of new information in Water Board’s proposed updates to the Bay-Delta Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 30, 2023They say the proposed Bay Delta Plan amendments call for substantial increases in outflows to protect the Delta which would...
DAN WALTERS: California has a new plan for the Delta but faces the same conflicts over water Cal Matters CommentaryPolicy and regulation October 8, 2023California has a new proposal for allocating water to enhance the environmentally fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, but the state’s fundamental...
CAL MATTERS: The Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just unveiled rival rescue plans Cal Matters Policy and regulation September 29, 2023by Rachel Becker, CalMatters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today...
REACTIONS: Here’s what water agencies and NGOs have to say about the State Water Board’s Bay Delta Plan environmental document Maven Policy and regulation September 29, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Yesterday, the State Water Board released its release of its draft staff report and Substitute Environmental Document for the...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board initiates public planning process for Bay-Delta Plan updates State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS September 28, 2023Water Board releases draft report analyzing possible impacts to Sacramento/Delta From the State Water Resources Control Board: As part of the...
AG ALERT: State flows plan advances in, out of court Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 12, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Central Valley water districts subject to a state plan that diverts flows from...
BAY DELTA PLAN: State Water Board adopts initial biological goals for the Lower San Joaquin River Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 12, 2023The biological goals will inform adaptive implementation methods for flows, evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the Lower San Joaquin River...
