State Water Project Archives ~ Page 13 of 20 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

January 25, 2019

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced a statewide increase in State Water...

THIS JUST IN … Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association Leads Suit Against CA Dept. of Water Resources to Protect Delta Flows

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA)

Delta Conveyance Project Ecosystems

January 17, 2019

Suit charges water grab potentially calamitous to native salmon and other fisheries From the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association:...

METROPOLITAN WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: Coordinated Operations Agreement for the SWP/CVP, Voluntary settlement agreements

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

January 10, 2019

At the January meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager Steve Arakawa updated...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Climate change effects on the State Water Project and Central Valley Project

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Best of the Notebook Climate change Notebook News and Features

January 3, 2019

The latest climate change assessments show reduced Delta exports and carryover storage due to climate change likely by mid-century In...

KARLA NEMETH: What new water deals mean and what work is left to be done

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project Water project operations

December 27, 2018

By DWR Director Karla Nemeth California’s State Water Project and federal Central Valley Project span several northern watersheds, converging in...

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project, cost sharing; Water agencies respond

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Water project operations

December 14, 2018

Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project, cost sharing From the...

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

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Water project operations

December 13, 2018

Note: Updated information available: See: UPDATE: Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central...

STATE WATER PROJECT CONTRACT EXTENSTION: DWR Approves Water Supply Contract Extension Project

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 13, 2018

From the Department of Water Resources: The Director of the Department of Water Resources on December 11, 2018 approved the...

NOW AVAILABLE: 2018 Long-term Operations Biological Opinions (LOBO) Annual Reports

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Water project operations

December 7, 2018

From the Delta Stewardship Council: Created by NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),...

THIS JUST IN … Initial State Water Project Allocation at 10 Percent

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

November 30, 2018

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced an initial water allocation of...

FINAL DOCUMENTS: Department of Water Resources releases final EIR for the State Water Project contract extensions

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Water project operations

November 15, 2018

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources has completed the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for...

LETTER: Interest groups send letter to DWR, say EIR for State Water Project contract extensions must be revised

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Water project operations

September 28, 2018

A large group of environmental and fishing organizations have sent a letter to Department of Water Resources, saying that the...

THIS JUST IN … Statements from Restore the Delta and Food and Water Watch, Delta Counties Coalition in response to Joint Legislative Budget Committee Hearing

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Policy and regulation

September 11, 2018

DWR Director Karla Nemeth verbally commits to bring back future SWP contract amendments related to the tunnels project back to...

Joint Legislative Budget Committee hearing on the contract extensions for the State Water Project is on again – and so is the heat …

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Policy and regulation

September 7, 2018

Once again, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee has scheduled a hearing on the State Water Project Contract Extension for 10...

Metropolitan’s Groundwater Banking Programs

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

September 5, 2018

Presentation looks at the benefits, challenges, and risks of Metropolitan’s groundwater banking programs Beginning in the early 1990s, Metropolitan Water...