FIVE QUESTIONS: Jon Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at the Baykeeper and longtime Delta scientist Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 19, 2022After completing degrees from Cornell University, University of Michigan, and the University of New Mexico, Dr. Jon Rosenfield returned to...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Voluntary agreements: Are the promises enough or is it just a signpost on the way to more litigation? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 27, 2022Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...
AG ALERT: Water plan announced for habitat, farms Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 6, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A $2.6 billion plan to improve water quality for salmon and native fish in the...
DAN WALTERS: California water war peace treaty? Not quite Cal Matters CommentaryPlanning and management April 4, 2022Gov. Gavin Newsom claims progress on settling California’s decades-long conflict over water allocation but it’s a partial deal at best...
AG ALERT: Flows to increase; water districts cry foul Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 3, 2021By Christina Souza The Newsom administration has informed regional water districts that it will move forward with a plan to...
THIS JUST IN … Gov. Newsom: California must get past differences on water. Voluntary agreements are the path forward Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Commentary February 4, 2020Commentary written by Governor Newsom, posted at Cal Matters: Water is the lifeblood of our state. It sustains communities, wildlife...
ACWA PANEL DISCUSSION: The building blocks of success in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation December 18, 2019DeDe D’Adamo, Karla Nemeth, and Susan Tatayon give their thoughts about going forward in the Delta in a panel discussion...
EXPLAINER: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’ Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law September 11, 2019Panel of lawyers dive into the web of laws affecting water in the Delta: The state and federal endangered species...
SAC PRESS CLUB: Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water Policy Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 5, 2019Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Jeff Kightlinger, and Jennifer Pierre discuss the Delta tunnel project, the long-awaited biological opinions, SB 1, voluntary...
DELTA SCIENCE: Lead Scientist Dr. Callaway updates the State Water Board on science efforts in the Delta Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features June 20, 2019At the May 21st meeting of the State Water Board, Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway updated Board members of ongoing...
THIS JUST IN … Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations Leads Suit Against State Water Board to Protect Salmon in the Water Quality Control Plan Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) Policy and regulation January 28, 2019Suit charges the Board with breaching federal Clean Water Act, California’s Porter Cologne Water Quality Act, and the Public Trust...
THIS JUST IN … DWR and DFW present voluntary settlement to State Water Resources Control Board Maven Policy and regulation December 12, 2018The State Water Resources Control Board is meeting this morning, and is expected to take a vote on the update...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: California Water Fix update, State Water Board’s Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan update Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 1, 2018At the July meeting of the Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members received an update on the...
State Water Board officials discuss release of Bay Delta Plan update documents Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 6, 2018Earlier today, the State Water Board released the draft final documents for the Bay Delta Plan update for the Lower...
THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 1: How the health of the headwaters affects California’s water system Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features February 20, 2018The Mountain Counties Area spans over 15,700 square miles, encompassing most of the Sierra Nevada. Much of the state’s precipitation...
