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CA WATER COMMISSION: Department of Water Resources’ new Division of Multi-Benefit Projects

November 27, 2019 Maven Meetings

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has been undergoing reorganization for several reasons, one of those being to create an institutional structure to support landscape level planning and implementation of multi-benefit projects that focuses on the Delta and the Central Valley. Another purpose is to better align planning for flood protection, water management, and habitat projects across state agencies. At […]

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CA WATER COMMISSION: An update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (or SGMA)

November 26, 2019 Maven Meetings

DWR’s Taryn Ravazzini updates the Commission on the Department’s activities, including major milestones, 2019 activities, and the Department’s technical and financial assistance In September of 2014, Governor Brown signed a package of legislation known as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) which created a framework for local agencies to develop Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) tailored to their regional needs. To […]

CA WATER COMMISSION: Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative Listening Session

June 26, 2019 Maven Meetings

On April 29, 2019, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-10-19 that directed the secretaries of the California Natural Resources Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture to prepare a water resilience portfolio that would meet the needs of California’s communities for the economy, and the environment through the 21st century. The executive order calls […]

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CA WATER COMMISSION: DWR’s Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

May 30, 2019 Maven Conferences and Seminars

Assessment looks at six categories of vulnerability: wildfire, extreme heat, sea level rise, long-term persistent hydrologic changes, short-term extreme hydrologic changes, and habitat and ecosystem services impacts In order to address the impacts of climate change on the state’s water resources, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has been developing its own comprehensive Climate Action Plan to guide how DWR […]

CA WATER COMMISSION: Feather River Fish Hatchery

May 16, 2019 Maven Meetings

The Feather River Fish Hatchery is a State Water Project facility that was built in conjunction with the construction of Oroville Dam. The fish hatchery is a joint operation of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Water Resources. The Department of Fish and Wildlife conducts the fish spawning, rearing, and stocking activities, while the Department of […]

CA WATER COMMISSION: Using flood water for Managed Aquifer Recharge

April 10, 2019 Maven Meetings

Panel discusses research and strategies for using flood water with a focus on on-farm recharge With the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, many groundwater basins are looking towards groundwater recharge as a tool to help bring their basins into balance. “Flood-MAR” is a resource management strategy that uses flood water for managed aquifer recharge (MAR) on agricultural lands, […]

CA WATER COMMISSION: The Climate Registry: Water-Energy Nexus; Dam safety fee regulations; 2018 State Water Project Review

March 5, 2019 Maven Meetings

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commissioners heard a presentation on the Climate Registry, approved new regulations for dam safety fees, received an update on the Water Storage Investment Program, and started their annual review of the State Water Project. THE CLIMATE REGISTRY: WATER-ENERGY NEXUS The Climate Registry is a non-profit organization governed by U.S. states […]

CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementing AB 1755: The Open and Transparent Water Data Act; Groundwater Basin Boundary Modifications

January 23, 2019 Maven Meetings

At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners were given a presentation on the progress in implementing AB 1755, The Open and Transparent Water Data Act, and a briefing on the draft groundwater basin boundary modifications as part of the Department of Water Resources’ ongoing efforts to implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. THE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT […]

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Applicants, state agencies to discuss the administration of public benefits

January 23, 2019 Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS, Other Announcements

From the California Water Commission: The California Water Commission conditionally awarded nearly $2.7 billion in Proposition 1 funding in July 2018 for eight new water storage projects through the Water Storage Investment Program. As a next step, the Commission has scheduled orientation meetings in February for project applicants to meet with state agencies that will administer the public benefits of […]

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CA WATER COMMISSION: Climate change effects on the State Water Project and Central Valley Project

January 3, 2019 Maven Best of the Notebook, Meetings

The latest climate change assessments show reduced Delta exports and carryover storage due to climate change likely by mid-century In the latter half of 2018, both the federal and state governments released new climate change assessments that outline the projected course of climate change and its potential effects on water resources. Both federal and state assessments include chapters on water […]

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