Groups Sue Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, State Water Board and DWR to Prevent Fishery Extinctions Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation June 4, 2015From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN), Restore the Delta, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and AquAlliance: On 3 June 2015,...
Weekend reading: DWR Issues Draft 2015 State Water Project Delivery Capability Report Maven ReportsWater project operations May 1, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The draft State Water Project Delivery Capability Report 2015 and Appendices have been released. This...
Delta challenges workshop, part 2: Water supply reliability and its challenges Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features April 22, 2015Panelists discuss water operations and supply, climate change, the regulatory environment, water conservation, and water supply economics Earlier this year, ...
State, Federal Agencies and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Agree on Framework for Water Operations in Fourth Year of Drought California agencies Water project operations April 20, 2015From the Bureau of Reclamation, NOAA, US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Northern California Water Association, Department of Fish and...
This just in … State Water Board Revises Order for State and Federal Water Project Operations During Drought State Water Board Water project operationsWater quality March 6, 2015This morning, the State Water Resources Control Board issued a press release regarding the March 5th revised order, which was...
Managing turbidity for Delta smelt Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features March 3, 2015Metropolitan’s David Fullerton and Paul Hutton say there’s a relationship between turbidity and Delta smelt, and demonstrate that by cutting...
Metropolitan Bay Delta Committee hears presentation on treasurer’s BDCP affordability report, plus an update on SWP BDCP contract negotiations Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 3, 2015Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears a presentation on the state treasurer’s report which found that both urban...
DWR and Reclamation file Temporary Urgency Change Petition requesting modifications to Bay-Delta requirements State Water Board Policy and regulationWater quality January 27, 2015Water agencies request modifications to flow requirements, Delta Cross Channel operations and the export rate; outline possible future actions and...
This just in … State Water Board posts Drought Operations Plan and temporary change petition for South Delta salinity objectives State Water Board Water project operations January 15, 2015 From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board has posted the following new information on its...
Delta Protection Commission hears about the Delta Levee Investment Strategy and DWR’s Drought Contingency Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 9, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Protection Commission, Cindy Messer from the Delta Stewardship Council gave a presentation on...
2014 Water Year, part 1: A review of the third year of the drought: How the administration responded, an overview of SWP operations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater project operations December 2, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
This just in … State Water Project contract negotiations set to begin over proposed BDCP amendments Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project November 24, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced today it will begin negotiations with State...
Radio show transcript: Michael Jackson, water rights lawyer, on California’s water history, the twin tunnels, and how this affects Northern California groundwater Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law October 14, 2014Jim Brobeck, water policy analyst for AquAlliance, interviewed water rights attorney Michael Jackson for a radio show which broadcast on...
This just in … Court Strikes Down Environmental Review of Kern Water Bank: California Officials Failed to Consider Environmental Impacts of Bank Operation (includes court documents) Center for Biological Diversity Water rights and water law October 3, 2014Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity: A California judge has struck down the environmental review of the Kern...
California Water Commission hears an update on the key activities of the State Water Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations August 25, 2014At the August 20th meeting of the California Water Commission, Deputy Director of the State Water Project Carl Torgersen updated...
