THIS JUST IN … Reclamation releases Biological Assessment for California water operations Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations February 5, 2019From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation released late yesterday the Biological Assessment for the re-initiation of consultation...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Project Allocations Increased to 15 Percent Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions January 25, 2019From 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 ProjectEcosystems January 17, 2019Suit 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 Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations January 10, 2019At 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 Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and Features January 3, 2019The 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 ProjectWater project operations December 27, 2018By 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 Maven Water project operations December 14, 2018Agreement 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 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...
STATE WATER PROJECT CONTRACT EXTENSTION: DWR Approves Water Supply Contract Extension Project Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 13, 2018From 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 Maven ANNOUNCEMENTSWater project operations December 7, 2018From 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, 2018From 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 Maven Water project operations November 15, 2018From 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 Maven Water project operations September 28, 2018A 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 Maven Policy and regulation September 11, 2018DWR 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 … Maven Policy and regulation September 7, 2018Once again, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee has scheduled a hearing on the State Water Project Contract Extension for 10...
