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CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

Maven
February 12, 2020
1146
The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar.  The symposium is a collaborative student-run event where students from each law school organize a panel ... Read More...

ACWA PANEL DISCUSSION: The building blocks of success in the Delta

Maven
December 18, 2019
493
DeDe D'Adamo, Karla Nemeth, and Susan Tatayon give their thoughts about going forward in the Delta in a panel discussion moderated by Ellen Hanak The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the complex and fragile hub... Read More...

FELICIA MARCUS: One Delta, one estuary–Connecting California through water

Maven
December 4, 2019
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In her address to the State of the Estuary conference, Felicia Marcus spoke about the connections of the Delta to all Californians and the importance of working together and more broadly to solve the challengin... Read More...

Navigating California’s new regulations for wetlands and state waters

Maven
October 30, 2019
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The Freeman Diversion Facility in Ventura County (Photo by DWR) California regulations protecting wetlands and state waters were approved by the State Water Resources Control Board and will take effect on M... Read More...

PERSPECTIVES: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on Oroville Dam, the Governor’s water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, the Voluntary Agreements, and more …

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October 17, 2019
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Sacramento River and Tower Bridge (Photo by DWR) Interview and write-up by Lisa Beutler, Stantec (Sacramento, CA).  This article appeared first in The Water Report and is reprinted here with permission. ... Read More...

CA WATER COMMISSION: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on the Department’s Strategic Plan, Delta conveyance

Maven
September 25, 2019
857
Aerial view looking South-West, of the Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration Project Photo by Ken James/DWR At the August meeting of the California Water Commission, Karla Nemeth, Director of the Department ... Read More...

SAC PRESS CLUB: Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water Policy

Maven
September 5, 2019
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Aerial view looking South along Old River, in the center is Fay Island, part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County, California. Photo taken March 08, 2019.Ken James / California Depar... Read More...

MET WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMM: Secretary Crowfoot talks about the water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, and more …

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July 17, 2019
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At the July meeting of Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee meeting, the bulk of the meeting was taken up by a visit from Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot who discussed the Govern... Read More...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Governor’s water resilience portfolio and Delta conveyance planning efforts

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July 2, 2019
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At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager Steve Arakawa updated the committee on the Governor's water resilience portfolio and the continuing pla... Read More...

PERSPECTIVES: Interview with Susan Tatayon, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council

Lisa Beutler
June 13, 2019
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Ms. Tatayon discusses the role of the Delta Stewardship Council, her goals as chair, and the Delta Plan 5 year review This article was written by Lisa Beutler; it appeared first in The Water Report and is repu... Read More...

WOTS Up? An Update Regarding Regulation of Waters of the State and Waters of the United States

Maven
June 12, 2019
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Vernal pools in San Diego County; Photo by USFWS Attorney Mary Lynn Coffee unpacks the new wetland regulations and Waters of the State rule, plus a look at the 2019 Waters of the US rule On April 2, 2019, th... Read More...

ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms

Maven
May 22, 2019
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Aerial view at Lake Oroville showing low water level, July 20, 2015. (DWR) Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowp... Read More...

Interview with Wade Crowfoot: Implementing Newsom’s “One California” portfolio approach for water

Lisa Beutler
May 14, 2019
1793
In perhaps the most in-depth interview for water wonks yet, Lisa Beutler, Senior Principal with Stantec, sits down with Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot and asks him about voluntary agreements, inst... Read More...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth on the Department’s efforts to confront the challenges ahead

Maven
December 5, 2018
627
Karla Nemeth was appointed Director of the California Department of Water Resources by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on January 10, 2018. As the Director, she oversees DWR operations, including maintaining t... Read More...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Overview of Water Use Efficiency Legislation, Water Storage Investment Program Update

Maven
November 28, 2018
692
At the November meeting of the California Water Commission, agenda items included an overview of the SB 606/AB 1668 water conservation legislation which was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor ... Read More...
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