NEW REPORT: Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program Report to the Legislature Maven Other Announcements February 29, 2020The Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act established through Assembly Bill 401 (Dodd, 2015) directs the State Water Resources Control Board...
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Draft Comprehensive Operations Plan for the Southern Delta Salinity Objective Maven Uncategorized February 29, 2020From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is releasing a Notice of Availability and...
SGMA Implementation: GSP Annual Report Module Now Available on SGMA Portal Maven Other Announcements February 29, 2020From the Department of Water Resources: The Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Annual Report module is available on the Department of...
Reclamation completes first group of congressionally-mandated Central Valley Project contract conversions Maven Other News Item February 28, 2020Completed contracts include East Bay Municipal Utility District, City of Folsom, City of Roseville, Sacramento County Water Agency, Sacramento Municipal...
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project Maven Other News Item February 28, 2020Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion project would increase storage capacity by more than 100K acre-feet, add new conveyance facilities From the...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/28: Snowpack now below half of normal; What happens in an always warm world when it doesn’t rain for an unusual amount of time?; Can carbon credits save the Delta?; Thousands of wells in rural CA may run dry; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST February 28, 2020The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include a briefing from the Army Corps on the...
THIS JUST IN … Warm, Dry Conditions Lead to Below Average Snowpack and Precipitation Maven Breaking News February 27, 2020Statewide, snowpack’s water equivalent is 11 inches, or 46 percent of the March average From the Department of Water Resources:...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/27: Can small farms endure under SGMA?; DWR refuses to accept Madera subbasin GSP; State Board’s proposed Low Income Rate Assistance plan; State lays out aggressive Salton Sea goals; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST February 27, 2020The Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the Lead Scientist’s report, a review of the public...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Delta Conveyance update; Tribal engagement in the Delta Conveyance process Maven Meetings February 27, 2020At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners heard an update on the Delta conveyance project, and a...
SCIENCE NEWS: Spinal deformities in Delta fish linked to selenium; Study reveals hidden risks of estuary development for young salmon; Using sound and light to measure sediment in water; and more … Maven Science News February 27, 2020Spinal deformities in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta fish linked to toxic mineral selenium, new research shows: “Native fish discovered with spinal...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/26: Trump promised more water to farmers, but dry weather gets in the way; Modesto farmer Bill Lyons resigns as Governor’s ag liaison; Who, exactly, is sinking the California Aqueduct? and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST February 26, 2020Wildlife Conservation Board meets at 10am at the Resources Building, 1416 9th Street, in Sacramento. Click here for the agenda....
CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Implementation strategies for SGMA Maven Event coverage February 26, 2020Hydrologist Derik Williams discusses the different paths GSAs are taking to get to sustainability, plus the three things every GSP...
REACTIONS to initial Central Valley Project allocation Maven Other News Item February 26, 2020“Pray for rain and snow,” says the Friant Water Authority Yesterday, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial Central Valley...
MEDIA CALL: Central Valley Project officials discuss water allocations Maven Breaking News February 25, 2020If current hydrology persists, new biological opinions unlikely to result in more water deliveries this year (as compared to the...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation outlines Central Valley Project initial 2020 water allocation Maven Breaking News February 25, 2020From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the initial 2020 water supply allocation for Central Valley...
