MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Preparing for the vote on Delta Conveyance planning costs Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features November 18, 2020At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, preparations continued for the board action at the December meeting regarding funding...
MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Update: Preliminary cost and benefits, the mechanics of opting out, and more … Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features September 30, 2020Presentation covers the preliminary cost estimate, the preliminary benefits analysis, the agreement in principle for the State Water Project Delta...
MET COMMITTEE: Collaboration on the Colorado River between Mexico and the US brings benefits for both countries Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features September 23, 2020Hey, are you ready for a good water news story? In 2007, Mexico and the United States agreed to establish...
METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 3, 2020At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, Program Manager Randall Neudeck updated the committee on some of the...
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Subsidence of the California Aqueduct in the San Joaquin Valley Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 19, 2020Plus a brief update on the voluntary agreements, and good news on the Colorado River Recently, the Department of Water...
METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE: The Newsom Administration’s draft Water Resilience Portfolio Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 22, 2020On January 3, State agencies released a draft Water Resilience Portfolio which outlines more than 100 integrated actionable recommendations in...
METROPOLITAN WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: USFWS Regional Director Paul Souza explains the biological opinions Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations November 13, 2019Paul Souza is the Regional Director of the Pacific Southwest division of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which covers...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Salmon predation in the Delta Maven Delta scienceEcosystems August 29, 2019Study results suggest removing predators won’t address the problem, but removing submerged aquatic vegetation might At the May meeting of...
PFAS EXPLAINED: The growing crisis of ‘forever chemicals’ Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality July 24, 2019PFAS are a group of chemicals that have become ubiquitous in consumer goods – and the environment. What are they...
MET WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMM: Secretary Crowfoot talks about the water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, and more … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 17, 2019At the July meeting of Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee meeting, the bulk of the meeting was taken up...
MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Delta conveyance Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 29, 2019At the May meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Steve Arakawa, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager, updated...
THIS JUST IN … Imperial Irrigation District files suit in Superior Court over Drought Contingency Plan; Metropolitan responds *UPDATED with coverage from The Desert Sun* Imperial Irrigation District Colorado River April 17, 2019Petition alleges CEQA violations by Metropolitan Water District From the Imperial Irrigation District: On the same day President Trump signed...
CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Board workshop compares one-tunnel options to Cal Water Fix Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 5, 2019Presentation compares water delivery capability, stormwater diversion capability, water quality benefits, reverse flows, seismic events, project costs Governor Newsom sent...
MET WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: Voluntary Settlement Agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 20, 2019Presentation delves into the proposed voluntary agreement; compares flows, looks at funding At the March meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s...
THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan Board steps up to support Drought Contingency Plan; protects Southland’s stored water in Lake Mead Metropolitan Water District Colorado River March 12, 2019From the Metropolitan Water District: With the fate of a long-negotiated deal to protect Colorado River supplies in jeopardy, the...
