AG ALERT: Farmers, water districts to weigh in on flows plan Ag Alert News December 20, 2023 159By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials are working on an updated plan to improve conditions for declining fish...
BAY DELTA PLAN UPDATE: A deep dive into the staff report for the for the Sacramento Delta update: How do the voluntary agreements stack up? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features November 14, 2023 1507On Friday, the State Water Resources Control Board will hold the first day of a three day public hearing on...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board initiates public planning process for Bay-Delta Plan updates State Water Board Agency News September 28, 2023 621Water Board releases draft report analyzing possible impacts to Sacramento/Delta From the State Water Resources Control Board: As part of the...
AG ALERT: State flows plan advances in, out of court Ag Alert News September 12, 2023 243By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Central Valley water districts subject to a state plan that diverts flows from...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Voluntary Agreements Could Make the Delta a Better Place for Fish—Provided They’re Done Properly Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and Features May 23, 2023 615By Robin Meadows The State Water Resources Control Board, which both allocates surface water rights and protects water quality for...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD reacts positively to the scientific basis report for the voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesScience March 14, 2023 442DISB Board Chair Lisa Wainger: “This is worth doing. Just make sure you learn from it.” The Delta Independent Science...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features February 1, 2023 622Best case scenario has adoption of updated Sacramento River objectives and implementation of San Joaquin River flow objectives in 2024...
DAN WALTERS: Another step toward agreement on California’s water Cal Matters Commentary November 16, 2022 5California water officials are seeking “voluntary agreements” to enhance water flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and have achieved a...
THIS JUST IN … State, Federal Agencies Announce New Signatories to Agreement to Improve the Health of Rivers and Landscapes (aka Voluntary Agreements) State Water Board Agency News August 11, 2022 1022Five Local Water Agencies Join Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability From the Natural Resources Agency:...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Voluntary Agreements Update Maven Notebook News and Features June 29, 2022 348At a December 2018 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, the Board was considering one of the highest-profile,...
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 Features April 27, 2022 853Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...
DAN WALTERS: California water war peace treaty? Not quite Cal Matters Commentary April 4, 2022 1Gov. Gavin Newsom claims progress on settling California’s decades-long conflict over water allocation but it’s a partial deal at best...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: An update on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features March 23, 2022 453State Water Board staff provide an overview of the Bay Delta Plan and the progress to date At the March...
NEVADA IRRIGATION DISTRICT considers joining voluntary agreement efforts in the Delta watershed Maven Notebook News and Features February 3, 2021 296Presentation at NID’s January board meeting focuses on the benefits of water supplier’s participation in the voluntary agreement process At...
PLANNING & CONSERVATION LEAGUE: The Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan: Where is it at? Maven Notebook News and Features February 3, 2021 677Panel at PCL’s Environmental Assembly focuses on the lack of progress on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan update and...