CA WATER COMMISSION: Best management practices for SGMA implementation; Water loss audit regulation Maven Meetings December 13, 2016Best management practices for implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act due by end of year; A look at the...
REACTIONS to passage of WRDA Maven Other News Item December 12, 2016Late Friday night, the Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act, a bill that contained controversial California water provisions. Here’s...
Subtropical moisture plume bringing heavy Sierra Nevada precip; widespread active weather this week Maven Other News Item December 10, 2016Ongoing atmospheric river event bringing heavy rainfall in Sierra Nevada From Daniel Swain at Weather West: “I’ll cut to the...
THIS JUST IN … Congress sends major California water policy bill to President Obama, despite Sen. Barbara Boxer’s objections Maven Breaking News December 10, 2016From the Los Angeles Times: “Over Sen. Barbara Boxer’s objections, the Senate voted 78 to 21 Friday evening to pass...
Water supply index forecast for December 1, 2016 Maven Other News Item December 9, 2016From the Department of Water Resources: A Water Year 2017 Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast for conditions as of December...
THIS JUST IN … Congressman Costa urges Senate and President to support House-passed California water bill Maven Breaking News December 8, 2016From the office of Congressman Jim Costa: Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the U.S. House...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Felicia Marcus on the use of science in complex public policy decision making Maven Event coverage December 8, 2016The Bay Delta Science Conference, held in November in Sacramento, brought together more than a thousand scientists, engineers and resource...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Dr. Peter Moyle on academic research, Delta smelt, and public policy: a personal history Maven Event coverage December 7, 2016Protection of the Bay-Delta ecosystem is at a pivotal point. The system has endured devastating drought cycles and often competing...
METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON BAY-DELTA: Status on California Water Fix cost allocation discussions Maven Meetings December 6, 2016Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held its last meeting of the calendar year on November 17, 2016. The majority...
THIS JUST IN … Costa applauds WRDA bill; Huffman slams the effort; Boxer blasts the GOP push; and NRDC says safe drinking water for Flint shouldn’t be at expense of CA jobs or environment Maven Breaking News December 5, 2016Costa Applauds Introduction of Bill Language to Fix California’s Broken Water System From the Office of Congressman Jim Costa: Today,...
THIS JUST IN … Defenders of Wildlife: Rider threatens Flint funding, CA Bay Delta, and wildlife; Golden Gate Salmon Ass’n calls it a congressional water grab Maven Breaking News December 5, 2016Rider threatens Flint funding, CA Bay Delta, and wildlife From Defenders of Wildlife: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representative Kevin...
THIS JUST IN … Senator Feinstein supports drought language in Water Resources Development Act Maven Breaking News December 5, 2016Bill includes both long-term, short-term provisions; $558 million for storage, desalination, recycling, fish, wildlife protection programs; and Fully complies with...
THIS JUST IN … A grand compromise for the Delta? Restore the Delta responds … Maven Breaking News December 2, 2016This morning, the Sacramento Bee posted a commentary written by Ellen Hanak, Jeff Mount, and Brian Gray outlining a ‘grand...
Reactions to State Water Project initial allocation Maven Other News Item December 1, 2016On Tuesday, the Department of Water Resources announced a State Water Project initial allocation of 20%. Here’s what agencies and...
