AG ALERT: Flows to increase; water districts cry foul Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 3, 2021By Christina Souza The Newsom administration has informed regional water districts that it will move forward with a plan to...
DAN WALTERS: Farmers lose two skirmishes in California water war Cal Matters CommentaryPolicy and regulation October 31, 2021Environmentalists and their allies have scored two wins over agricultural interests in the decades-long conflict over how much water can...
ACWA PANEL DISCUSSION: The building blocks of success in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation December 18, 2019DeDe D’Adamo, Karla Nemeth, and Susan Tatayon give their thoughts about going forward in the Delta in a panel discussion...
THIS JUST IN … Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations Leads Suit Against State Water Board to Protect Salmon in the Water Quality Control Plan Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) Policy and regulation January 28, 2019Suit charges the Board with breaching federal Clean Water Act, California’s Porter Cologne Water Quality Act, and the Public Trust...
MORE REACTIONS: Reclamation, Feinstein, Costa, Gray, and MID react to voluntary agreements and State Water Board vote on San Joaquin River tributary flow standards Maven Policy and regulation December 14, 2018From the Bureau of Reclamation: Statement from Brenda Burman, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation: I am very proud of...
THIS JUST IN … State and Federal Government Collaborate to Manage California’s Water Supply Under New Challenges; Brenda Burman comments on yesterday’s SWB vote Maven Water project operations December 13, 2018Note: Updated information available: See: UPDATE: Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central...
REACTIONS: Water agencies and organizations react to voluntary settlements and the State Water Board vote to adopt new flow standards for San Joaquin River tributaries Maven Policy and regulation December 13, 2018In a meeting yesterday that began at 9:30am and went into the evening, the State Water Board voted 4-1 to...
BAY DELTA PLAN UPDATE: San Joaquin River Flows & Southern Delta Salinity Bay-Delta Plan Amendments: Agenda for the December 11-12, 2018 Board Meeting Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 1, 2018From the State Water Resources Control Board: On July 6, 2018, the State Water Board released proposed Plan Amendments for...
BAY DELTA PLAN, SAN JOAQUIN FLOW OBJECTIVES: Response to Oral Comments available regarding proposed Bay-Delta Plan amendments for the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta Salinity Objectives Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS October 25, 2018From the State Water Board: On July 6, 2018, the State Water Board released proposed Plan Amendments for the Lower...
SAN JOAQUIN FLOW OBJECTIVES: State Water Board posts change sheets and responses to comments on Bay Delta Plan amendments for the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta salinity objectives Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS August 20, 2018On July 6, 2018, the State Water Board released proposed Plan Amendments for the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Amended staff report for the Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to Establish Salinity Water Quality Objectives in the Lower San Joaquin River now posted Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS May 10, 2017From the Central Valley Regional Water Control Board: Regarding the Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to Establish Salinity Water Quality Objectives...
CAL MATTERS: To save SF Bay and its dying Delta, state aims to re-plumb California Cal Matters Policy and regulation November 26, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters The report’s findings were unequivocal: Given the current pace of water diversions, the San Francisco...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Environmental impacts, the Endangered Species Act, and extinction Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 8, 2016Phil Isenberg, Jeff Mount, and Kate Poole discuss the Endangered Species Act and the state’s approach to ecosystem restoration Although...
This just in … State Water Board Releases Draft Flow Objectives for San Joaquin River; Salinity Objectives for the Southern Delta State Water Board Policy and regulation September 15, 2016From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff today released a...
This just in … Executive Director of the State Water Board approves additional changes to San Joaquin River objectives State Water Board Water quality April 18, 2014They are working late tonight at the State Water Board … The State Water Board has issued another change order...
