Drought Archives ~ Page 37 of 38 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Legislators, environmental organizations and Delta advocates react to Nunes, McCarthy and Valadao’s proposed drought legislation

January 22, 2014

Congressman Devin Nunes, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, and Congressman David Valadao, with the support of House Speaker John Boehner,have introduced legislation...

California Water Commission: Water storage, dry conditions, “Safeguarding California”, and an update on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 22, 2014

At the California Water Commission’s January meeting, the Commission re-elected the Chair and Vice-Chair to another one-year term, heard briefings...

Letter: Congressmembers McCarthy, Nunes and Valadao write Senator Feinstein, asking her how she intends to address the drought

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 20, 2014

Congressmembers Kevin McCarthy, Devin Nunes, and David Valadao have sent a letter to Senator Feinstein, asking her just how she...

This just in … Governor Brown declares drought State of Emergency

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Policy and regulation

January 17, 2014

From the Office of the Governor: With California facing water shortfalls in the driest year in recorded state history, Governor...

Rally at the Capitol: Legislators, water leaders, residents and farmworkers call for a drought declaration and a water bond this year, while opponents urge Brown to abandon the tunnel plan

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Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

January 17, 2014

About 800 to 1000 people rallied on the steps of the Capitol yesterday, urging Governor Brown to declare a drought...

Letter: California Democrats urge Governor Brown to declare a drought emergency to put federal drought relief authorities in place

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 17, 2014

Members of the California Democratic delegation have written a letter to Governor Brown, noting that yesterday, the House passed the...

Letter: Feinstein, Boxer and Costa call on Obama to establish a federal drought task force

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 16, 2014

In a letter to President Obama, Senator Feinstein, Senator Boxer, and Congressman Costa are calling on the President Obama to...

Letter: North State legislators ask Governor Brown to issue a drought declaration

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 16, 2014

Assemblymember Dan Logue, along with his colleagues, Assemblymembers Beth Gaines, Ted Gaines, and Jim Nielson, have written a letter to...

Groundwater and soil moisture conditions from GRACE data assimilation

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

January 7, 2014

As part of a new experimental product, NASA scientists are generating groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators each week which...

Press release: California farms and consumers in jeopardy unless state takes immediate action to address the drought

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Policy and regulation

January 6, 2014

From the Westlands Water District: “On Friday, January 03, 2014, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first...

Secretary Laird, the State Water Contractors, and the Sacramento Regional Water Authority respond to bleak snow survey

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Current Conditions

January 5, 2014

Secretary John Laird issued the following statement: “California has just ended one of the driest years in recorded history in...

Letter: Governor convenes interagency Drought Task Force

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 18, 2013

Governor Brown has directed the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Food and...

California legislators and water officials request immediate executive action on drought

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Policy and regulation

December 17, 2013

From Congressman David Valadao’s website: “Today, United States Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and California Senator Jean Fuller (SD-18) joined...

Letter: Feinstein and Costa request Governor declare a drought emergency

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 11, 2013

Senator Feinstein and Congressman Jim Costa have written a letter to Governor Brown, requesting that he address the dry conditions...

Letter: California’s Republican representatives write letter to the President and the Governor, asking him to ‘take immediate action to mitigate the catastrophic effects of another natural drought exacerbated by environmental conditions”

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 10, 2013

California Republicans have sent a letter to President Obama and Governor Brown, urging them to “take immediate action to mitigate...