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...
Media call: Agency officials discuss their role in addressing the drought Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 1, 2015This afternoon, agency officials held a media call to discuss their roles in addressing the drought as laid out in...
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...
Capitol Weekly Water 2015: Senator Lois Wolk: ‘Drought is the new normal: We need to prepare for it and our policies have to reflect that.’ Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 31, 2015In her keynote address at Capitol Weekly’s Water 2015 conference, Senator Lois Wolk says drought is the new normal and...
Governor Brown signs emergency drought package Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation March 27, 2015From the Office of Governor Brown: Moving swiftly to help communities cope with California’s devastating drought and the ongoing effects...
This just in … DWR Report Describes Past and Ongoing Droughts; A Wealth of Information in Comparison of California’s Worst Historical Droughts Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and managementReports March 25, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Severe droughts are nothing new to California, home to the highest variable precipitation in...
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,...
Organizations and legislators react to Governor Brown’s $1 billion emergency drought package Maven Policy and regulation March 20, 2015Here are all the reactions to Governor Brown’s proposal yesterday’s proposal for $1 billion emergency drought plan, listed in alphabetical...
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....
Responding to drought: Options for demand-side management (or … which water conservation programs actually work?) Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 18, 2015Pricing, programs, pleading, prohibiting, pressuring, and plastering … what’s the most effective approach to get consumers to use less? UC...
This just in … State Water Board Re-Adopts Emergency Regulations for Minimum Fish Flow Protections and Water Rights Reporting State Water Board Policy and regulation March 17, 2015Order issued Tuesday evening provides for curtailment of water diversions in Mill, Deer, and Antelope Creek if minimum flows not...
This just in … State Water Board Expands and Extends Emergency Water Conservation Regulation State Water Board Policy and regulation March 17, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: “As California enters a fourth year of severe drought, the State Water Resources...
Legal options for water providers in times of drought Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 17, 2015The Water Code, Prop 218, Prop 26 and more … Attorney Kelly Salt reviews the legal provisions in the State...
This just in … New PPIC Publication: Policy Priorities for Managing Drought Maven Planning and management March 16, 2015New PPIC report cites four key weaknesses in drought preparation and response From the Public Policy Institute of California: “State,...
