COURTHOUSE NEWS: Napa County supervisors tentatively deny vineyard project after appeal cites environmental concerns Courthouse News Service Agriculture August 16, 2023The vineyard project would involve 20 acres on an 88-acre property and is located south of Angwin in Napa County....
STATELINE: Water Shortages Threaten Development in More Western Cities Stateline Planning and management May 17, 2022By Alex Brown, Stateline As the Western United States endures an ongoing megadrought that has spanned more than two decades,...
Introducing the Landscape Scenario Planning Tool Version 2.0 Press Release/Notice Delta sciencePlanning and management May 6, 2022From the San Francisco Estuary Institute: In partnership with the Delta Stewardship Council, the San Francisco Estuary Institute has developed...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Department of Conservation previews SGMA multi-benefit land repurposing program, Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features November 22, 2021Upcoming workshops to gather public input on the new program At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, Kealiʻi...
AG ALERT: Markets, water availability prove key in land values Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News April 7, 2021By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Despite market unknowns created by the pandemic and lower commodity prices, California agricultural land values...
FEATURE: How dynamic are property rights in water? Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law October 21, 2020Professor Holly Doremus is a leading scholar and teacher in the areas of environmental law, natural resources law, and law...
NEW REPORTS: Innovation in action: 21st century water infrastructure solutions; Funding a future for water in the San Joaquin Valley; Water Smart housing development; Closing the water access gap in the United States Maven ReportsWater project operations November 23, 2019Innovation in Action: 21st Century Water Infrastructure Solutions From the Water Now Alliance: “Innovation in Action: 21st Century Water Infrastructure...
NEW REPORTS: Water and land use; Building cities to better support biodiversity; Management considerations for protecting groundwater quality; Innovation drives advances in stormwater capture Maven Planning and managementReports October 2, 2019Water and Land Use From the Local Government Commission: In 2005, the California Legislature passed new laws that enable communities to...
LOCALIZING CALIFORNIA WATERS: Erik Ekdahl on Water Management in the Uncertain Future Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law August 14, 2019Water management in California has always been challenging, with the state’s variable climate that alternates between drought and floods that...
GSA SUMMIT: SGMA and Land Use Issues Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 10, 2019Panel discusses land use issues, including well permitting, land fallowing, general plans and SGMA, and more … Groundwater is intimately...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Easements: A tool for preserving resources we value, or a straight-jacket that will limit our ability to adapt to a changing world? A study from Paradise Cut Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 13, 2018A conflict over easements complicate progress on a badly needed flood bypass for the San Joaquin The Paradise Cut Bypass...
This just in … Court of Appeal temporarily stops the close of escrow on Metropolitan’s Delta island purchase Maven Water rights and water law June 7, 2016The Court of Appeal ordered a temporary stay, stopping the close of escrow on the island purchase while it considers...
This just in … Lawsuit Challenges Metropolitan Water District’s Purchase of Delta Islands Conservation organizations & coalitions Delta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law April 14, 2016Local governments and consumer and environmental groups charge Met with evading environmental review in attempt to push through Delta tunnels...
