State Water Resources Control Board Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

MEETING: State Water Board grants petition for statutory adjudication of the Fresno River watershed

October 27, 2020

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Hidden Dam and the Lower Fresno River; Photo by Formula None At the October 20 meeting of the State Water Board, one of the agenda items was the consideration of a proposed resolution granting a petition by M... Read More...

WATER BOARDS: Update on the Central Valley Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Program

Maven

October 1, 2020

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Much progress made on implementation of Order WQ-2018-0002 Runoff and other discharges from agricultural lands affect water quality by transporting pollutants including pesticides, sediment, nutrients, salts, ... Read More...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Esquivel and Director Nemeth discuss their plans for 2020

Maven

August 5, 2020

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At the ACWA's virtual conference held last week, the second keynote speaker session featured Joaquin Esquivel, Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, and Karla Nemeth, Director of the Department of... Read More...

WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

Maven

January 29, 2020

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Presentation at Kern County event discusses the implementation of the newly-adopted salt and nitrate management plan for the Central Valley On October 16, 2019 the State Water Resources Control Board voted to ... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Approves Central Valley Water Board Plan to Reduce Nitrate Contamination in Groundwater and Provide Replacement Drinking Water

Maven

October 16, 2019

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From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today approved an ambitious, long-term plan to address the buildup of salt and nitrates in Central Valley groundwater basin... Read More...

CV-SALTS: An overview of the salt and nitrate permitting changes proposed for the Central Valley

Maven

October 8, 2019

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An evaporation pond in Kings County, a portion of the San Joaquin Valley, with a groundwater basin which is internally drained and closed basin. It has no appreciable surface or subsurface outflow, expect in w... Read More...

DELTA SCIENCE: Lead Scientist Dr. Callaway updates the State Water Board on science efforts in the Delta

Maven

June 20, 2019

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At the May 21st meeting of the State Water Board, Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway updated Board members of ongoing science efforts in the Delta. In his update, Dr. Callaway discussed the advisory panel report... Read More...

SB-88 WORKSHOPS: Water Rights Measurement Regulation (SB88) Workshops to be held in January in Sacramento and Stockton

Maven

December 20, 2018

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The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Division of Water Rights invites you to attend a public workshop about the 2016 measurement and reporting regulations (Senate Bill 88). The worksho... Read More...

CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized

Maven

December 18, 2018

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Recent developments propose significant changes to project operations that are not reflected in the modeling, they say Several letters were delivered to the California Water Fix hearing team at the State Water... Read More...

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

December 14, 2018

399

From the Bureau of Reclamation: Statement from Brenda Burman, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation: I am very proud of the accomplishments we have made with the state and with our partners on the framewo... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … California shifts water from farms, cities to fish. But a Jerry Brown compromise plan isn’t dead

Maven

December 12, 2018

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From the Sacramento Bee: "Despite an epic last-minute compromise brokered by Gov. Jerry Brown, state water regulators voted Wednesday to reallocate billions of gallons of San Joaquin River water from farms and... Read More...

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

December 1, 2018

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From the State Water Resources Control Board: On July 6, 2018, the State Water Board released proposed Plan Amendments for the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta objectives and a proposed Final Substit... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board to still hear public comment on San Joaquin flow objectives, but final decision will come at a later date UPDATED

Maven

August 15, 2018

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The State Water Board has just issued a revised agenda for next Tuesday's meeting, noting that the Board will still hear public comment on the proposed resolution to adopt amendments to the Bay Delta Water Qual... Read More...

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT on Central Valley-wide Salt and Nitrate Control Program

Maven

July 14, 2018

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From the State Water Resources Control Board: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will accept comments on the proposed approval of the Central Valley Regio... Read More...

DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE: Bacteria provisions for surface waters, bays, and estuaries

Maven

July 7, 2018

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From the State Water Resources Control Board: The revised Bacteria Provisions, Staff Report, and Response to Comments are now available for “Part 3 of the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, ... Read More...

ANNE CASTLE: Our worn out water security blankets

WATER QUALITY: A basic primer on water quality regulation

ACWA CONFERENCE: Adapting to Flood, Fire, and Drought: A Case Study of the American River

GSA SUMMIT: Addressing environment, disadvantaged communities, and domestic wells in the 2022 Groundwater Sustainability Plans

DAM REMOVAL UPDATE: Klamath Dams, Matilija Dam, and the Potter Valley Project

GSA SUMMIT: Setting Sustainable Management Criteria: It’s easy, isn’t it?

TIM QUINN: Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Lessons for the Future

MEETING: State Water Board grants petition for statutory adjudication of the Fresno River watershed

WATER BOARDS: Update on the Central Valley Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Program

ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Esquivel and Director Nemeth discuss their plans for 2020

WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Approves Central Valley Water Board Plan to Reduce Nitrate Contamination in Groundwater and Provide Replacement Drinking Water

CV-SALTS: An overview of the salt and nitrate permitting changes proposed for the Central Valley

DELTA SCIENCE: Lead Scientist Dr. Callaway updates the State Water Board on science efforts in the Delta

SB-88 WORKSHOPS: Water Rights Measurement Regulation (SB88) Workshops to be held in January in Sacramento and Stockton

CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized

MORE REACTIONS: Reclamation, Feinstein, Costa, Gray, and MID react to voluntary agreements and State Water Board vote on San Joaquin River tributary flow standards

THIS JUST IN … California shifts water from farms, cities to fish. But a Jerry Brown compromise plan isn’t dead

BAY DELTA PLAN UPDATE: San Joaquin River Flows & Southern Delta Salinity Bay-Delta Plan Amendments: Agenda for the December 11-12, 2018 Board Meeting

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board to still hear public comment on San Joaquin flow objectives, but final decision will come at a later date UPDATED

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT on Central Valley-wide Salt and Nitrate Control Program

DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE: Bacteria provisions for surface waters, bays, and estuaries

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