Update on the Water Storage Investment Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 28, 2016Details on the progress of the regulations from updates at both the Delta Stewardship Council and the California Water Commission...
Guest commentary: California Water Commission Regulations on New Water Storage: A Fair and Equitable Review Process? Robert Shibatani Commentary March 15, 2016How Can Applicants Maximize Their Demonstrated Public Benefits? Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani California voters passed Proposition 1, the Water...
The Tipping Point: How 2016 will shape California’s water future Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 23, 2016SGMA implementation and the spending rules for Prop 1 water storage funds all present important opportunities to change California’s water...
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...
Prop 1 Funding for storage projects: An overview of the Water Storage Investment Program Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 14, 2015Paula Landis with the Water Commission discusses the details of the emerging program, including the goals and objectives, addresses common...
Draft regulations for spending Prop 1’s $2.7 billion for water storage projects presented at public meeting in Lafeyette Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 4, 2015California Water Commission rolls out the draft regulations for the Water Storage Investment Program With the passage of Prop 1,...
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...