Metropolitan Water District Archives ~ Page 11 of 11 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Metropolitan General Manager Jeff Kightlinger meets with Governor Brown, pledges to help out “by all means feasible.”

January 31, 2014

After meeting with Governor Jerry Brown yesterday to discuss statewide drought conditions and water management actions, Metropolitan Water District General...

Evaluating the economics of the BDCP: Dr. Thornberg reviews all the economic analyses for Metropolitan and says “From my perspective, this is a no-brainer.”

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

December 16, 2013

At the joint meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee and the Special Committee on the Bay-Delta...

Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta discusses CSAMP, habitat restoration and emergency response in the Delta

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Policy and regulation

September 26, 2013

On September 24, 2013, Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta was updated on the status of the Collaborative...

Contract length, cash reserves, and more input from contractors at issue in State Water Project negotiations

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

September 4, 2013

Negotiations continue between the Department of Water Resources and the water suppliers who contract for water from the State Water...

Metropolitan committee members discuss the estimated impact of the BDCP on Metropolitan’s rates

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

September 4, 2013

At the August 27th, 2013 of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, the Committee heard a presentation on the...

Dr. Sunding makes his case for the BDCP to Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 29, 2013

At the July 23rd meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Dr. David Sunding presented the economic case for...

Joint Informational Hearing: Natural Resources and Water and Select Committee on the Delta “The Bay Delta Conservation Plan: Perspectives on the Plan”

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 20, 2013

On May 14th, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Senate Select Committee on the Delta held a...

Addendum to Maven’s Minutes: Huffman clarifies the meaning of “reduced reliance on the Delta”

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Best of the Notebook

January 24, 2013

Yesterday’s Maven’s Minutes post on the Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta meeting included this portion, quoted from...

Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee hears an update on Delta restoration projects, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, and the Delta Plan

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 23, 2013

On January 22, 2013, Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta heard an update on restoration projects currently underway...

An update on the 2014 water bond

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 23, 2013

Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Water District’s Communications and Legislation Committee was updated on the status of the 2014 water...

Reclamation’s Terry Fulp and a new agreement with Mexico that has environmental benefits for the Colorado Delta discussed at Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee meeting

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Colorado River Notebook News and Features

November 7, 2012

At the November 5th meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Stewardship and Planning Committee, Regional Director for Reclamation’s Lower Colorado...

Maven’s Minutes: The Senate Select Committee hearing: The Next Decade in the Delta

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 19, 2012

On Monday, October 15th, Senator Lois Wolk, Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Delta Stewardship and Sustainability, held a...

DWR Director Cowin gives a BDCP update and discusses SWP maintenance issues at Metropolitan board meeting

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

September 12, 2012

At the September 11, 2012 board meeting of the Metropolitan Water District, Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin gave...

Colorado River states meet; have questions for California

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Colorado River Notebook News and Features

September 11, 2012

At the September 10, 2012 meeting of Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee, Manager of Colorado River Resources Bill Hasencamp...

Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee discusses desalination in Southern California

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Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

September 10, 2012

The Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee received an update on desalination facilities currently being planned or considered...