Delta Alternative Compliance Plan Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new, rigorous assessment of OpenET accuracy for supporting satellite-based water management

January 17, 2024

A new study offers a comprehensive multi-model, large-scale accuracy assessment of an operational satellite-based data system to compute evapotranspiration. By...

FEATURE: How a new satellite-based platform could transform water management in California

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

August 30, 2023

By Robin Meadows In 2015, when California was deep into a severe drought, state Senate Bill 88 tightened requirements for...

DELTA WATERMASTER: Delta Alternative Compliance Plan, Delta Drought Response Pilot Program

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

July 5, 2023

At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Jay Ziegler updated the Council on the implementation of...

DELTA WATERMASTER: Curtailment/Reporting Orders in the Delta; Delta Alternative Compliance Plan; Pilot Program for Water Conservation and Quality Protection in the Delta; and more …

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 9, 2022

At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the Council on curtailment and reporting...

DELTA WATERMASTER REPORT: Complaint alleging unlawful diversion in the Delta triggers investigation; Drought emergency regulation; Voluntary dry-year response program; and Open ET

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

October 20, 2021

At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the council members on the activities...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: A Study Comparing Ways to Estimate Crop Evapotranspiration in the Delta

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

June 13, 2018

The Delta Watermaster leads a panel discussing a recent study that compared 7 different methods for estimating consumptive use of...

Delta Watermaster Michael George gives his quarterly report to the Delta Stewardship Council

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

August 10, 2016

Report covers SB-88 implementation, recent water rights rulings, the New Delta Accords, and the status of the update to the...