DELTA ISB: Water Supply Reliability Estimation: an overview Best of the Notebook January 20, 2021 210
DELTA ISB: What we know and don’t know about the Delta foodweb Best of the Notebook January 14, 2021 143
SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans Best of the Notebook January 13, 2021 424
YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Rights and Resources in a Changing Climate Best of the Notebook December 16, 2020 287
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Rock, Paper, Physics: SGMA and Water Transfers Best of the Notebook December 15, 2020 210
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Quantifying surface water depletion from groundwater pumping Maven Best of the Notebook April 2, 2020 378
CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Board workshop compares one-tunnel options to Cal Water Fix Maven Meetings April 5, 2019 1434Presentation compares water delivery capability, stormwater diversion capability, water quality benefits, reverse flows, seismic events, project costs Governor Newsom sent...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING: State Water Board grants request for 60-day stay Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS March 6, 2019 215Ex parte communications remain prohibited From the Cal Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: This ruling addresses...
THIS JUST IN … Department of Water Resources requests 60 day stay in Cal Water Fix hearings at the State Water Board Maven Breaking News March 1, 2019 857The Department of Water Resources has sent this letter to Tam Doduc at the State Water Board: Dear Hearing Officer...
THIS JUST IN … Senator Dodd Introduces Delta Tunnels Oversight Bill Maven Breaking News February 1, 2019 872From the office of Senator Bill Dodd: Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation today that will help protect California’s precious...
THIS JUST IN … Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association Leads Suit Against CA Dept. of Water Resources to Protect Delta Flows Maven Breaking News January 17, 2019 2082Suit charges water grab potentially calamitous to native salmon and other fisheries From the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association:...
THIS JUST IN … RESTORE THE DELTA: DWR’S No Harm Agreement & Letter Of Dismissal To Water Agencies: A “Surrender Dorothy” Effort To Save WaterFix By The Brown Administration Maven Breaking News December 19, 2018 1610From Restore the Delta: Documents released to the Planning and Conservation League via a public records act request this week...
CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized Maven News and Features December 18, 2018 952Recent developments propose significant changes to project operations that are not reflected in the modeling, they say Several letters were...
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES SYMPOSIUM: Delta Watermaster Michael George and Jason Peltier discuss moving forward in the Delta *UPDATED with comments from Restore the Delta* Maven Conferences and Seminars December 18, 2018 381This post has been updated with Restore the Delta’s comments added after Michael George’s presentation. Click to go there. In...
THIS JUST IN … Department of Water Resources withdraws consistency determination for California Water Fix Maven Breaking News December 7, 2018 1970The Department of Water Resources has sent a letter to Randy Fiorini withdrawing the Department’s certification of consistency for the...
CAL WATER FIX CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION APPEAL WORKSHOP: Delta tunnel proponents come out in support of Cal Water Fix at the Delta Stewardship Council Maven Breaking News November 15, 2018 989Today (Wednesday) is the first day of an expected two-day public workshop on the Delta Stewardship Council’s staff draft determination...
THIS JUST IN … Delta Stewardship Council staff issues draft determination: substantial evidence does not exist in the record to support DWR’s finding that California WaterFix is consistent with the Delta Plan Maven Breaking News November 8, 2018 1787Public workshop scheduled for November 15 and 16 From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council (Council) will conduct...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta discusses the Water Fix economic analysis Maven Meetings October 31, 2018 768In September of 2018, the Department of Water Resources released the latest economic analysis for the California Water Fix which...
Cal WaterFix Appeal hearing begins at the Delta Stewardship Council Maven News and Features October 24, 2018 403Hearing on whether the California Water Fix is consistent with the Delta Plan is expected to last three days Today,...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation releases updated environmental document for California WaterFix Maven Breaking News September 21, 2018 663From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation released today the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for...
THIS JUST IN … DWR releases economic analysis showing value of investing in WaterFix Maven Breaking News September 20, 2018 722The benefit-cost analysis shows water users will see benefits far exceeding costs, state says From the Department of Water Resources:...