AG ALERT: Districts agree to collaborate on Tuolumne River Ag Alert Policy and regulation 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, 2022California 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 Policy and regulation November 10, 2022New 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 FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 13, 2022At 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, 2022A 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 Planning and management 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 Policy and regulation August 11, 2022Five 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 Delta Conveyance ProjectEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 19, 2022After 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 Climate changeDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features July 12, 2022Dr. 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 FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 29, 2022At a December 2018 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, the Board was considering one of the highest-profile,...
ESTUARY NEWS: Reorienting to Salmon Recovery Estuary News Group Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 13, 2022by Alastair Bland, Estuary News Group The days when salmon and steelhead teemed in California’s coastal watersheds faded away last...
AG ALERT: Local solutions central to water forum Ag Alert AgriculturePlanning and management May 11, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Facing a third year of drought, leadership from county Farm Bureaus, spanning all regions of...
COMMENTARY: Balanced approach to water needed for farms, fish Ag Alert CommentaryEcosystems May 4, 2022By 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 FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 27, 2022Attorneys 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 AgricultureCommentaryFish and wildlife April 6, 2022By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Farms require water to grow the healthy local food supply we depend on....
