CA WATER COMMISSION: Water storage infrastructure in the 21st century Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 27, 2017The nine members of the California Water Commission have been given a task: to decide how to award the $2.7...
CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION: September update on the Water Storage Investment Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 28, 2016Public comment period closes on October 3rd; Another round of public comment expected At the California Water Commission’s September 16th...
USGS: The Role of Snowpack, Rainfall, and Reservoirs in Buffering California Against Drought Impacts USGS Hydrology January 20, 2016How reservoirs, snowpack and rainfall help California survive droughts. California’s vast reservoir system, fed by annual snow- and rainfall, plays...
Guest commentary: Reservoir Re-Operation – The Sleeping Giant in Water Supply Development Robert Shibatani Commentary September 14, 2015The following commentary was written by Robert Shibatani: The current water shortage in California has generated broad discussion on a...
This just in … Reclamation Transmits to Congress Final Report on Proposed Shasta Dam Raise Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations July 29, 2015From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation transmitted to Congress today the Final Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact...
ACWA Panel: The Future of Water Storage and Management in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 10, 2015Panel discusses how California’s water storage and management systems can evolve to meet the challenges of the future With the...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Part 2: The near-term future of water storage Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 2, 2015Chair of the Water Commission Joe Byrne discusses the specifics and the process for allocating the water bond’s $2.7 billion...
Jay Lund: Water storage and drought in California agriculture Maven AgricultureBest of the NotebookNotebook News and Features May 20, 2015Dr. Jay Lund reviews water storage in California: Changing patterns and reasons for hope Earlier this year, the U.C. Davis...
Making every drop count: The future of water storage in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations February 23, 2015With $2.7 billion soon to be available from Prop 1, panel discusses how best to spend the available dollars and...
California Water Commission: A progress report on DWR’s System Reoperation Study Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations October 30, 2014At the October meeting of the California Water Commission, Ajay Goyal, Chief of the Department of Water Resources Surface Storage...
California Water Commission part 4: Briefing on Water Storage Integration and Delta Vision Foundation Policy Paper Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 1, 2014At the July 16th meeting of the California Water Commission, Charles Gardiner from the Delta Vision Foundation gave a briefing...
California Water Commission, part 3: An update on Sites Reservoir Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations July 31, 2014At the July 16 meeting of the California Water Commission, Jim Weiking from the Department of Water Resources and Thad...
An update on potential new water storage projects, part 3: Preliminary results of California water storage projects survey Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 19, 2014The CalFed surface storage investigations were looking primarily at large reservoirs, but there are substantially more options for smaller, regional...
An update on potential new water storage projects, part 2: Potential beneficiaries talk about Sites, Temperance Flat and other storage projects Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 18, 2014The CalFed storage investigations have been underway for decades. As the feasibility studies round to an end, presumably, and a...
An update on potential new water storage projects, part 1: An update on CalFed surface storage investigations and an overview of water storage Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 17, 2014Increasing water storage, both above and below ground, has become a part of the conversation as the state grapples with...
