Delta Watermaster Archives

July 5, 2023

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

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board selects Jay Ziegler as the new Delta Watermaster

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

March 1, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board named Jay Ziegler, former external affairs and...

DELTA WATERMASTER: Michael George retires, recounts the progress made in his two terms

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Website announcements

January 24, 2023

Delta Watermaster Michael George was appointed in 2015, the second to serve in the position created in 2009 by the...

DELTA WATERMASTER: Investigation of alleged illegal Delta diversions concludes; Delta Dry-year Response Pilot Program in place for another year; Voluntary agreements and the Delta

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 13, 2022

At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George’s update included the completion of an investigation...

DELTA WATERMASTER: Water use reporting, Investigation of alleged unlawful water diversion in the Delta, Implementation of the Delta Dry-year Response Program, and more …

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 9, 2022

At the May 24th meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the board members...

NOTICE: Better Water Use Data in the Delta Supports Better Water Management Decisions

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Policy and regulation

March 9, 2022

From the Office of the Delta Watermaster: The Office of the Delta Watermaster, the three Delta Water Agencies, and many...

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 …

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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

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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: Emergency drought barrier and the Temporary Urgency Change Petition (with photo gallery)

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

June 30, 2021

The Department of Water Resources takes action in the Delta to conserve water in upstream reservoirs Last month, the Governor...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Conveyance and water rights; Considerations for conveyance across the Delta

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

May 5, 2021

Delta Watermaster: It’s physically, ecologically, and economically impossible to squeeze water out of the Delta for export. At the April...

DELTA WATERMASTER UPDATE: Preparing for a dry year in the Delta; Addressing problems in the South Delta

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 10, 2021

At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the councilmembers on the efforts underway...

DELTA WATERMASTER: Preparing for possible dry times ahead in the Delta

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Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

December 22, 2020

At the December meeting of the State Water Board, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave his semi-annual update to the Board. ...

MEETING: Delta Watermaster breaks down water use in the Delta, addresses implementation of reduced reliance on the Delta

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 28, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the October 22nd meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave a detailed presentation on...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster Update: Litigation in the Delta, Term 91, SB-88 implementation, and more …

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 30, 2020

At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave his quarterly update where he discussed...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster quarterly report; Progress on the Delta’s climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategy; Carbon sequestration protocol; Delta ag update; and more …

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Agriculture Notebook News and Features

December 17, 2019

At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard a wide range of updates: first, Delta Watermaster...