ANNOUNCEMENT: Amended staff report for the Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to Establish Salinity Water Quality Objectives in the Lower San Joaquin River now posted Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS May 10, 2017From the Central Valley Regional Water Control Board: Regarding the Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to Establish Salinity Water Quality Objectives...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan update, California Water Fix proceedings Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 3, 2017At the April meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Committee members heard an update on the State Water...
THIS JUST IN … ACWA, California Farm Water Coalition say State Water Board’s San Joaquin River flow proposal is the wrong approach Maven Policy and regulation March 17, 2017The organizations advocate a ‘functional flows’ approach Today was the deadline for comments to be submitted to the State Water...
Broad group of farmers express concerns over State Water Board’s approach to flows Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 23, 2017The State Water Board should focus on functional flows, not unimpaired flows, they say In a letter to the State...
CAL MATTERS: To save SF Bay and its dying Delta, state aims to re-plumb California Cal Matters Policy and regulation November 26, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters The report’s findings were unequivocal: Given the current pace of water diversions, the San Francisco...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Environmental impacts, the Endangered Species Act, and extinction Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 8, 2016Phil Isenberg, Jeff Mount, and Kate Poole discuss the Endangered Species Act and the state’s approach to ecosystem restoration Although...
This just in … State Water Board Releases Draft Flow Objectives for San Joaquin River; Salinity Objectives for the Southern Delta State Water Board Policy and regulation September 15, 2016From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff today released a...
Delta Watermaster Michael George gives his quarterly report to the Delta Stewardship Council Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law August 10, 2016Report covers SB-88 implementation, recent water rights rulings, the New Delta Accords, and the status of the update to the...
Felicia Marcus: California Water 2016 and beyond: ‘It’s a steep hill but we can get there if … ‘ Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 10, 2016Felicia Marcus addresses the California Water Policy Conference, emphasizing the need for people skills to face the future: “It has...
This just in … Senator Wolk, Bay and Delta Legislators Call for Updates to Bay-Delta Plan Legislator/Elected Official Policy and regulation May 4, 2016Updated Water Quality Plan is Vital for Health of Bay and Delta, say legislators From the Office of Senator Lois...
Sat. AM News Alert … Conservation groups sue EPA over Bay Delta water quality and salmon Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law April 23, 2016From the NRDC: Conservation groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today – on Earth Day –...
Planning & Conservation League Symposium: What is happening in the Delta this year? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management April 19, 2016Panelists share different perspectives on the troubled estuary At the Planning and Conservation League’s annual symposium held earlier this year,...
Legislative hearing: Pending Delta decisions and their potential economic and other impacts on San Francisco and the Bay Area, part 2 Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 30, 2016Bay Area stakeholders have their say On March 11, the Senate Select Committee on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta held an...
Legislative hearing: Pending Delta decisions and their potential economic and other impacts on San Francisco and the Bay Area, part 1 Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 29, 2016Secretary John Laird discusses Cal Water Fix with respect to the Bay Area; State Water Board’s Diane Riddle updates on...
Independent science panels present findings to the Delta Stewardship Council from Delta flows workshops Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features August 6, 2014At the July 25 meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the council members heard an informational update on two independent...
