Maven’s Minutes: Water storage part 3: Optimizing surface and groundwater resources – where do we go from here? Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 9, 2013California lacks a statewide sustainable groundwater management program, instead leaving groundwater under local control, and while there are a few...
Maven’s Minutes: Water storage, part 2: A look at California’s successful groundwater management and banking programs Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 3, 2013California has long relied on surface reservoirs to manage the state’s fluctuating water supply as evidenced by the over 1300...
Water Storage in California, part 1: An Overview Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 28, 2013On March 20, 2013, the Assembly Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State’s Water Crisis held an informational...
California Water Commission: Will the state meet its 20×2020 water conservation goal? Plus an update on SWP contract negotiations, the public benefits of water storage projects, a Statewide Water Action Plan and more Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 26, 2013Legislation passed in 2009 set an ambitious target for statewide water conservation: a 20% reduction in urban per capita water...
Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife’s informational hearing on the framework for a water bond Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 18, 2013On August 15, the Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife held an informational hearing to gather public comment as...
The California Water Commission hears an update on dam safety Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 20, 2012With so many dams in California and the current dismal budget climate, perhaps you might have been concerned about the...