Lessons from Australia’s millennium drought Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management January 27, 2015An Australian water official discusses the key policy initiatives that Australia enacted to respond to long-term exceptional drought conditions In...
This just in … DWR Plans for Possible Need of Delta Salinity Control Barriers Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations January 26, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: It may be necessary to install emergency salinity control barriers across three channels in...
Michael Anderson, State Climatologist: Climate, Drought, and Change Maven Climate changeHydrologyNotebook News and Features January 26, 2015The state climatologist discusses the current drought and the signs of climate change. Is the current drought a harbinger of...
Bureau of Reclamation Outlines Water Year 2015 Central Valley Project Water Supply Conditions Maven Current Conditions January 24, 2015From the Bureau of Reclamation: In preparation for the initial 2015 water supply allocation announcement in late February, the Bureau...
State Water Board: Notice of surface water shortage and potential for curtailment of water right diversions for 2015 Maven Policy and regulation January 23, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: In January 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. proclaimed a State of Emergency...
This just in … State Water Board posts Drought Operations Plan and temporary change petition for South Delta salinity objectives State Water Board Water project operations January 15, 2015 From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board has posted the following new information on its...
Media call: State and federal officials discuss the 2015 Drought Operations Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations January 15, 2015Officials from the water projects, fish agencies, and the State Water Board review how they responded last year, and outline...
Federal, State Agencies Plan Drought Operations for 2015 Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management December 16, 2014From the Department of Water Resources Drought Page: “This week brings sorely needed and significant precipitation to California. But similar...
Delta Protection Commission hears about the Delta Levee Investment Strategy and DWR’s Drought Contingency Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 9, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Protection Commission, Cindy Messer from the Delta Stewardship Council gave a presentation on...
2014-15 Winter Season Outlook Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features December 8, 2014When it comes to the upcoming winter season, there are many questions. Will it be wet or dry? What about...
2014 Water Year in Review, Part 3: Groundwater, Delta smelt, and Sacramento’s response to the drought Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 5, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
2014 Water Year in Review, part 2: Urban water conservation, agricultural impacts, water transfers Maven Agriculture December 3, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
Metropolitan, Kern County Water Agency, State Water Contractors react to initial State Water Project allocation of 10% Maven Current Conditions December 3, 2014On Monday, officials announced the allocation for the State Water Project would be initially set at 10%; this figure could...
2014 Water Year, part 1: A review of the third year of the drought: How the administration responded, an overview of SWP operations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater project operations December 2, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
Felicia Marcus: California Water: Where We Are, and Where We Ought to Go Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater quality November 5, 2014Each year, the Environmental Law Section of the California State Bar holds their annual conference at the Tenaya Lodge at...
