Water storage Archives ~ Page 6 of 10 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

September 15, 2021

By Justin Fredrickson, environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau The epic California dry spell that even not-so-old drought...

COMMENTARY: It’s time to fulfill the promise: Build Sites Reservoir

Ag Alert

Commentary

August 18, 2021

By Jeffrey P. Sutton, general manager of the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority California is in a dire situation. Most of our...

AG ALERT: Delta water cutbacks weigh on farmers

Ag Alert

Agriculture Policy and regulation

August 11, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Organic farmer Al Courchesne of Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood walks through rows of his...

NOTICE: SPK-2021-00088, Public Notice of Permit Application, Los Vaqueros Reservoir Phase 2 AJD, Contra Costa County, CA

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 7, 2021

From the US Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-2021-00088...

COMMENTARY: Water: We can go on fighting or we can get to work

Ag Alert

Agriculture Commentary

May 26, 2021

By Justin Fredrickson, environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau We’re in a drought again—and a bad one—and that...

CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Investment in Delta tunnel, Sites Reservoir will ensure water supply

Cal Matters

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

May 24, 2021

Water agencies need to invest in infrastructure and plan for drought to diversify their water supply portfolio and increase reliability....

CA WATER COMMISSION: DSOD’s proposed new dam safety regulations

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 13, 2021

The Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), housed within the Department of Water Resources, regulates over 1,240 dams to prevent...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Screening process for eligible water storage projects; Commission continues conveyance conversation

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 28, 2021

Screening process for potential new Water Storage Investment Program projects At the December 2020 meeting, the California Water Commission approved...

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Temperance Flat Reservoir Project Status Update

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 26, 2020

Project unlikely to meet program deadlines, putting $171.3 million in Prop 1 storage funds back on the table [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In...

Surface Storage

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Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

October 17, 2020

Surface storage offers a mixed bag of benefits and impacts. On the one hand, dams can provide water storage, flood...

THIS JUST IN … Public comment period open for critical Shasta Dam proposal to increase water storage for Californians and fish

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

August 6, 2020

The Bureau of Reclamation has proposed raising the Shasta Dam and is seeking public input on the Shasta Lake Water...

LETTER sent to Congressional subcommittee requesting funding for California water storage projects under the WIIN Act

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Policy and regulation

June 24, 2020

Funding requested for Shasta Dam enlargement, Friant-Kern Canal, Delta Mendota Canal, and others On Monday, Interior Assistant Secretary for Water...

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project

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Policy and regulation

February 28, 2020

Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion project would increase storage capacity by more than 100K acre-feet, add new conveyance facilities From the...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on the Water Storage Investment Program

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 5, 2020

WSIP Program Manager Amy Young updates commissioners on project schedule, progress on the projects, and how the projects will be...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom Wades Into Decades-Long Bid to Wring More Water for California

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

January 21, 2020

California governors couldn’t complete, leaving environmentalists to wonder whether the state’s blueprint for climate change is legitimate. By Nick Cahill,...