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...
Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation Elected Official Policy and regulation February 19, 2014From the Office of the Governor: “With California experiencing its worst water shortage crisis in modern history, Governor Edmund G....
This just in … Temporary Urgency Change Petition approved for Yuba County Water Agency State Water Board Policy and regulation February 19, 2014Yuba County Water Agency has filed a Temporary Urgency Change petition (TUCP) for water right Permit 15026 (Application 5632), proposing...
Reclamation notifies San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Authority that they will only receive 40% of their entitlement, far below their contractual 75% critical year entitlement Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions February 17, 2014The Bureau of Reclamation has notified the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Authority (Exchange Contractors) that due to the exceptionally...
The Interagency Drought Task Force gives an update on the latest state and federal actions to address California’s unprecedented drought conditions Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 17, 2014At last Friday’s Drought Workshop, the Governor’s Drought Task Force members Mark Ghirlarducci, Director of the Office of Emergency Services;...
California legislators comment on President Obama’s visit Maven Policy and regulation February 15, 2014Here are the reactions from California legislators to President Obama’s visit, listed in alphabetical order: From Senator Barbara Boxer: U.S....
In his own words: President Obama on the California drought Maven Policy and regulation February 15, 2014From the Office of the White House Press Secretary, this transcript of remarks from President Obama’s visit to the Central...
From the White House: President Obama leading Administration-wide drought response Maven Policy and regulation February 15, 2014From the White House Press Office: “As communities across California struggle with the impacts of one of the state’s worst...
Obama Administration announces additional assistance to Californians impacted by drought Elected Official Policy and regulation February 14, 2014This just in from the U. S. Department of Agriculture: “Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined President Barack Obama in Fresno,...