MEETINGS: As public hearings draw to a close, agencies discuss voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management December 7, 2023Water Commission discusses voluntary agreements, Metropolitan looks at impacts on SoCal supplies On Monday, the State Water Resources Control Board...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD reacts positively to the scientific basis report for the voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesScience March 14, 2023DISB Board Chair Lisa Wainger: “This is worth doing. Just make sure you learn from it.” The Delta Independent Science...
THIS JUST IN … Tuolumne River agencies, Contra Costa Water District sign on to voluntary agreements MOU CA Natural Resources Agency Policy and regulation November 10, 2022New Signatories Add Momentum to Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability Press release from the Natural...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Investigation of alleged illegal Delta diversions concludes; Delta Dry-year Response Pilot Program in place for another year; Voluntary agreements and the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 13, 2022At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George’s update included the completion of an investigation...
AG ALERT: Newsom warns of water woes as Delta debate roils Ag Alert Planning and management August 17, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded an alarm last week as he announced a strategy to capture...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Jon Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at the Baykeeper and longtime Delta scientist Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 19, 2022After completing degrees from Cornell University, University of Michigan, and the University of New Mexico, Dr. Jon Rosenfield returned to...
ESTUARY NEWS: Reorienting to Salmon Recovery Estuary News Group Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 13, 2022by Alastair Bland, Estuary News Group The days when salmon and steelhead teemed in California’s coastal watersheds faded away last...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Voluntary agreements: Are the promises enough or is it just a signpost on the way to more litigation? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 27, 2022Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...
AG ALERT: Water plan announced for habitat, farms Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 6, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A $2.6 billion plan to improve water quality for salmon and native fish in the...
DAN WALTERS: California water war peace treaty? Not quite Cal Matters CommentaryPlanning and management April 4, 2022Gov. Gavin Newsom claims progress on settling California’s decades-long conflict over water allocation but it’s a partial deal at best...
THIS JUST IN … State, Federal Agencies Announce Agreement with Local Water Suppliers to Improve the Health of Rivers and Landscapes CA Natural Resources Agency Policy and regulation March 29, 2022MOU a Key Step in Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability From the California Natural Resources...
MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on interim operations plan for SWP/CVP, voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations December 1, 2021At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Steven Arakawa briefed the committee members on recent communications...
MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements, Delta Conveyance Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 2, 2021At the February meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, committee members were updated on the voluntary agreement process for the Bay-Delta...
NEVADA IRRIGATION DISTRICT considers joining voluntary agreement efforts in the Delta watershed Maven Policy and regulation February 3, 2021Presentation at NID’s January board meeting focuses on the benefits of water supplier’s participation in the voluntary agreement process At...
Restore the Delta webinar on voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 30, 2020Delta stakeholder group provides history of Delta water quality planning and expresses their concerns over the voluntary agreements In mid-April...
