Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Delta perspectives on drought management Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 7, 2015CCWD’s Leah Orloff and Delta farmer Steve Mello discuss how the drought is affecting operations within the Delta The April...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Water management actions and the status of Delta fisheries Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features May 6, 2015DWR Drought Manager Jeanine Jones with an update on hydrologic conditions; DWR Lead Scientist Ted Sommer with an update on...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts 25 Percent Mandatory Water Conservation Regulation State Water Board Policy and regulation May 6, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: With emergency drought conditions persisting throughout California, the State Water Resources Control Board...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Policy actions and priorities for addressing the ongoing drought Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 5, 2015Karla Nemeth from the Natural Resources Agency and Ellen Hanak from the PPIC discuss the state’s response to the drought:...
State Water Board orders all post-1914 water rights holders within the Sacramento River watershed and Delta to stop diverting until further notice State Water Board Water rights and water law May 1, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-right holders,...
This just in … Curtailment Notices Sent to Junior Water Right Holders in San Joaquin Watershed; Notices for Scott River Water Rights Also Sent State Water Board Policy and regulation April 23, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: “With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-right holders,...
State, Federal Agencies and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Agree on Framework for Water Operations in Fourth Year of Drought California agencies Water project operations April 20, 2015From the Bureau of Reclamation, NOAA, US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Northern California Water Association, Department of Fish and...
This just in … DWR moves to install first drought barrier on West False River Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations April 15, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Faced with potentially insufficient water supplies to repel salinity in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,...
This just in … Metropolitan Board restricts wholesale water deliveries to member agencies for the fourth time in District’s history Metropolitan Water District Policy and regulation April 14, 2015From the Metropolitan Water District: The governing board of Southern California’s primary water agency today supported Gov. Jerry Brown’s edict...
This just in … State Water Board posts 2014 reported demands for top 90% of riparian and pre-1914 diverters in Delta watershed State Water Board Water rights and water law April 9, 2015The State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights has posted online the information obtained as a requirement of...
This just in … Executive Director of the State Water Board issues decision on TUCP for modifications to Bay Delta Standards State Water Board Policy and regulationWater project operations April 6, 2015The Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board has issued an order modifying Bay Delta standards for the...
This just in … Governor Brown Directs First Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Reductions Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation April 1, 2015From the Office of the Governor: Following the lowest snowpack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in...
Droughts, climate change, and dams: Reconciling a future for California’s native fishes Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesScience April 1, 2015Dr. Peter Moyle lays out a statewide aquatic conservation strategy for saving California’s native fishes in the face of climate...
Panel discussion: The impacts of climate change on water resources Maven Climate changeHydrologyNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 25, 2015Peter Gleick, Noah Diffenbaugh, Wade Crowfoot, and Solomon Hsiang discuss the current drought and climate change, focusing on water resources,...
This just in … Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation March 19, 2015From the Office of the Governor: Mobilizing state resources to face another year of extreme dry conditions, Governor Edmund G....