Month: June 2016

June 10, 2016

Congressman Costa and others calls on the Administration to reexamine ‘harmful actions’ From the Office of Congressman Jim Costa: Today,...

Phil Isenberg with parting words of advice: ‘Whether the tunnels are built or not, the underlying problems must be addressed’

Best of the Notebook

June 9, 2016

Retiring Phil Isenberg presented award at Mountain Counties Water Resources Association event Phil Isenberg recently announced his retirement from the...

Legal panel: Attorneys discuss upcoming California Water Fix hearing

Event coverage

June 8, 2016

Lively panel discussion at recent ACWA conference delves into the pre-conference ruling, the motion for dismissal, and other issues The...

California Water Fix update: Groups respond to DWR and Reclamation’s objection to the request for extension

June 8, 2016

Additional groups file requests for an extension Several groups have sent letters in response to the Department of Water Resources...

This just in … State Water Board Dismisses Enforcement Actions Against Byron-Bethany and The West Side Irrigation Districts

June 7, 2016

Board Action Sustains Authority to Enforce Water Rights System When Demand Exceeds Supply in Droughts From the State Water Resources...

This just in … Court of Appeal temporarily stops the close of escrow on Metropolitan’s Delta island purchase

June 7, 2016

The Court of Appeal ordered a temporary stay, stopping the close of escrow on the island purchase while it considers...

California Water Commission: An update on the Water Storage Investment Program

Meetings

June 7, 2016

Shortening the application process and early funding for environmental documents among the modification to be considered at the June meeting...

California Water Commission: Update on State Water Project operations and issues

Meetings

June 7, 2016

Acting Deputy Director of the State Water Project reports on forced outages, and the status of planned maintenance and upgrades...

Californians ramp up water conservation to 26.1% in April

June 6, 2016

State Water Board stresses need to continue water savings as drought persists From the State Water Resources Control Board: The...

California Water Fix update: DWR and Reclamation send letter to State Board, opposing an extension of time

June 6, 2016

Submitted information is not new, the letter states Last week after the Department of Water Resources and Reclamation filed their...

California Water Fix: Last week’s media call upon submission of documents to State Water Board; Restore the Delta, Californians for Water Security respond

June 6, 2016

Department of Water Resources and Reclamation submit documents to State Water Board, hold media call; Restore the Delta and Californians...

California Water Fix update: Groups request more time to file objections for Cal Water Fix hearing; plus coming up next week on Maven’s Notebook …

June 3, 2016

Several groups file request for 27-day to 61-day extension of deadline After the Department of Water Resources and Reclamation submitted...

The importance of governance and institutional design for achieving groundwater sustainability in California

Meetings

June 2, 2016

Dr. Michael Kiparsky briefs the California Water Commission on a new report on designing effective groundwater sustainability agencies Designing institutions...

This just in … Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects Submitted to State Water Resources Control Board