Republican Congressmembers send letter to President Obama and Governor Brown: “The urgency and magnitude of the California drought demands that Federal and state agencies be directed to abandon their inflexible approach of strict regulatory requirements … “ Maven Policy and regulation March 20, 2014Republic House members have sent a letter to President Obama and Governor Brown requesting they take immediate action to direct...
Reactions, testimony, etc. from today’s House Natural Resources Committee field hearing in Fresno Maven Policy and regulation March 19, 2014From the House Natural Resources Committee: “Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held an oversight field hearing in Fresno, CA...
This just in … Modifications announced for the State and Federal Water Projects Temporary Urgency Change Petitions Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality March 18, 2014Today, the State Water Resources Control Board held a media call to explain the latest modifications to the Temporary Urgency...
Official documents for the modifications to the Temporary Urgency Change Petitions for the state and federal water projects Maven Policy and regulation March 18, 2014Here are the official documents for today’s announced changes from the State Water Resources Control Board. They weren’t included with...
DWR’s Paul Helliker discusses temporary dams in the Delta for salinity control Maven Policy and regulation March 14, 2014On yesterday’s edition of Insights on Capitol Radio, host Beth Ruyak discusses the temporary dams that are being proposed for...
House Democrats introduce Western Drought Relief Bill Maven Policy and regulation March 13, 2014From Congressman Jared Huffman’s office: “Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today led a bill to respond to California’s record drought...
Wildlife organizations send letter to State Water Board: Don’t leave the refuges out to dry Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 11, 2014The Nature Conservancy, the Trust for Public Land, Audubon, Defenders of Wildlife, Ducks Unlimited and the California Waterfowl Association have...
State legislators send letter to State Water Board, urging them to reject any proposals that would eliminate water allocations for the agricultural industry Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features March 7, 2014A bipartisan group of state legislators led by Assemblyman Dan Logue has sent a letter to Felicia Marcus, Chair of...
Feinstein, Boxer, Costa and Garemendi send letter to the State Water Board, asking them to defer ‘far-reaching’ decision on Delta pumping until after March 21st Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations March 5, 2014Senator Feinstein, Senator Boxer, Congressman Costa and Congressman Garamendi have sent a letter to Tom Howard, Executive Director of the...
DWR’s Mark Cowin updates the California Water Commission on the drought, the water action plan, the BDCP, and groundwater management Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 5, 2014At the February 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Director of the Department of Water Resources Mark Cowin updated...
Governor Brown signs drought legislation Elected Official Policy and regulation March 1, 2014From the Office of the Governor: As California grapples with the driest period in its history, Governor Edmund G. Brown...
State Water Board issues notice of additional modifications to the order approving a temporary urgency change for SWP and CVP State Water Board Water project operations February 28, 2014From the State Water Resources Control Board: “On January 29, 2014, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the U.S....
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scheduled to continue special drought-related sampling for Delta smelt; Program providing water managers with real-time information on smelt movement US Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and wildlife February 27, 2014From the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed the first phase of...
Farm organizations, Feinstein react to announcement of zero allocation Maven Current Conditions February 21, 2014Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial Central Valley Project allocations, giving no water to North of Delta and...
Organizations and legislators react to Governor’s drought legislation Maven Policy and regulation February 19, 2014Today, Governor Jerry Brown announced legislation to provide $687.4 million to support drought relief efforts. Here are what organizations and...
