water management

June 17, 2020 332

In October 2019, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Priorities for California’s Water, which outlined California’s...

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: Developing a water budget

May 13, 2020 1357

With water availability being an important concern, water managers often use water budgets to quantify and manage water resources. A...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on State Water Project operations

January 2, 2020 454

Coodinated Operations Agreement addendum, State Water Project incidental take permit, and the Yuba-Feather Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations program At the December...

ACWA PANEL DISCUSSION: The building blocks of success in the Delta

Conferences and Seminars

December 18, 2019 511

DeDe D’Adamo, Karla Nemeth, and Susan Tatayon give their thoughts about going forward in the Delta in a panel discussion...

METROPOLITAN WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: USFWS Regional Director Paul Souza explains the biological opinions

November 13, 2019 960

Paul Souza is the Regional Director of the Pacific Southwest division of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which covers...

PERSPECTIVES: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on Oroville Dam, the Governor’s water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, the Voluntary Agreements, and more …

October 17, 2019 1247

Interview and write-up by Lisa Beutler, Stantec (Sacramento, CA). This article appeared first in The Water Report and is reprinted...

Draft environmental documents for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, plus an update on the biological opinions

News and Features

August 6, 2019 718

Explainer post on what these environmental documents are all about and how they interface with the biological opinions, plus an...

MET WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMM: Secretary Crowfoot talks about the water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, and more …

July 17, 2019 562

At the July meeting of Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee meeting, the bulk of the meeting was taken up...

ROBERT SHIBATANI: Are California’s Water Operations as Efficient as Claimed?

Robert Shibatani

Guest blogger

June 18, 2019 429

Part II: How Much Water Was Lost this Spring 2019? This commentary was written by Robert Shibatani. In Part I...

PERSPECTIVES: Interview with Susan Tatayon, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council

Speeches and profiles

June 13, 2019 412

Ms. Tatayon discusses the role of the Delta Stewardship Council, her goals as chair, and the Delta Plan 5 year...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Are California’s Water Operations as Efficient as Claimed?

Robert Shibatani

Guest blogger

June 4, 2019 460

Part I: How Much Water Was Lost this Winter 2019? This post was written by Robert Shibatani. California water users...

ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms

May 22, 2019 738

Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowpack, higher...

Interview with Wade Crowfoot: Implementing Newsom’s “One California” portfolio approach for water

Guest blogger

May 14, 2019 2722

In perhaps the most in-depth interview for water wonks yet, Lisa Beutler, Senior Principal with Stantec, sits down with Secretary...

ERNEST CONANT: Federal priorities for Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region for 2019