NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Voluntary Agreements Could Make the Delta a Better Place for Fish—Provided They’re Done Properly Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and Features May 23, 2023 615By Robin Meadows The State Water Resources Control Board, which both allocates surface water rights and protects water quality for...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD reacts positively to the scientific basis report for the voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesScience March 14, 2023 442DISB Board Chair Lisa Wainger: “This is worth doing. Just make sure you learn from it.” The Delta Independent Science...
AG ALERT: Districts agree to collaborate on Tuolumne River Ag Alert News December 16, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Modesto Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission have signed...
DAN WALTERS: Another step toward agreement on California’s water Cal Matters Commentary November 16, 2022 5California water officials are seeking “voluntary agreements” to enhance water flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and have achieved a...
THIS JUST IN … Tuolumne River agencies, Contra Costa Water District sign on to voluntary agreements MOU CA Natural Resources Agency Agency News November 10, 2022 1106New Signatories Add Momentum to Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability Press release from the Natural...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Investigation of alleged illegal Delta diversions concludes; Delta Dry-year Response Pilot Program in place for another year; Voluntary agreements and the Delta Maven Notebook News and Features October 13, 2022 684At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George’s update included the completion of an investigation...
GUEST COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Broad-based buy-in is key to Bay-Delta water plan Cal Matters Commentary September 12, 2022 25A broad coalition of interests support the Newsom administration’s call for bold actions to manage the water flowing through the...
AG ALERT: Newsom warns of water woes as Delta debate roils Ag Alert News August 17, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded an alarm last week as he announced a strategy to capture...
THIS JUST IN … State, Federal Agencies Announce New Signatories to Agreement to Improve the Health of Rivers and Landscapes (aka Voluntary Agreements) State Water Board Agency News August 11, 2022 1022Five Local Water Agencies Join Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability From the Natural Resources Agency:...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Jon Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at the Baykeeper and longtime Delta scientist Maven Notebook News and Features July 19, 2022 703After completing degrees from Cornell University, University of Michigan, and the University of New Mexico, Dr. Jon Rosenfield returned to...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Jerry Meral, director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute, and former Deputy Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency (among other things) Maven Notebook News and Features July 12, 2022 461Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Meral is the director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute. He works on...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Voluntary Agreements Update Maven Notebook News and Features June 29, 2022 348At a December 2018 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, the Board was considering one of the highest-profile,...
COMMENTARY: Balanced approach to water needed for farms, fish Ag Alert Commentary May 4, 2022 1By Justin Fredrickson, Ag Alert Project operators recently explained unprecedented emergency plans for cold-water temperature management to support endangered salmon...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Voluntary agreements: Are the promises enough or is it just a signpost on the way to more litigation? Maven Notebook News and Features April 27, 2022 852Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...
COMMENTARY: Improved data on protecting salmon can help farms Ag Alert Commentary April 6, 2022By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Farms require water to grow the healthy local food supply we depend on....