California Water Commission: Critically Overdrafted Basins and Groundwater Sustainability Plan regulations Maven Meetings August 20, 2015DWR’s Mary Scruggs gives more details on the draft list of critically overdrafted basins; plus an update on the development...
This just in … PPIC Report: If Drought Continues: Environment and Poor Rural Communities Most Likely to Suffer Maven Breaking News August 19, 2015Urban areas in best shape; Farmers adapting but vulnerable If the California drought continues another two to three years, the...
This just in … DWR Releases Draft List of Critically Overdrafted Groundwater Basins Maven Breaking News August 19, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has made preliminary identification of 21 groundwater basins...
This just in … NASA Groundwater Subsidence Report: Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink Maven Breaking News August 19, 2015Maven note: Headline is the one issued with the press release. It should perhaps more properly be: “Groundwater Subsidence Causing...
Delta Stewardship Council looks at conveyance, storage, and water project operations, part 2: Environmental and Water Supplier Perspectives Maven Meetings August 19, 2015PPIC’s Dr. Jeff Mount, The Bay Institute’s Gary Bobker, and water resources consultant Maurice Hall give environmental perspectives; ACWA’s Tim...
This just in … UC Davis: Drought costs California agriculture $1.84B and 10,100 jobs in 2015 Maven Breaking News August 18, 2015From the UC Davis Newsroom: The drought is tightening its grip on California agriculture, squeezing about 30 percent more workers...
Delta Stewardship Council looks at conveyance, storage, and water project operations, part 1: Policy Perspectives Maven Meetings August 18, 2015Public policy professor Dr. John Kirlin, scientist Dr. Sam Luoma, and Deputy Secretary of Water Policy Karla Nemeth advise the...
This just in … Restore the Delta: Delta Tunnels “Confidential” Documents Reveal State Plans to Take Delta Farms – Includes AP Story Link Maven Breaking News August 17, 2015From Restore the Delta: Newly released documents gained through Public Records Actions show that water exporters and the Delta Design...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Update: Draft List of Critically Overdrafted Basins Available for Comment *** UPDATED with actual list Maven Other News Item August 17, 2015From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) directs DWR to identify...
Maven on vacation until middle of next week …. Maven Uncategorized August 7, 2015Dear Readers: It’s off on another family vacation – this time, we’re headed to northern California, and I am immensely...
Photoblog post: Road trip: Drought in the San Joaquin Valley: A farmer’s perspective Maven News and Features August 7, 2015What does drought look like? I tried this once before last year. Optimistically, I engaged some of my readers and...
Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears an overview of the Cal Water Fix documents and an update on drought operations in the Delta Maven Meetings August 5, 2015Metropolitan staff review what’s in the documents and explore what the project might yield; Drought operations update includes the effect...
This just in … Groups Sue State Water Board to Prevent Fishery Extinctions Maven Breaking News August 5, 2015C-WIN, CSPA, and AquAlliance say the regulatory agency refuses to enforce and comply with laws protecting fisheries and water quality...
California Weather Blog: California fire season explodes with a new lightning outbreak on the way; El Niño strengthening as expected Maven Other News Item August 5, 2015From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: Summer 2015 has thus far featured remarkably active and unusual weather conditions...
This just in … CSPA files complaint against State Water Board and Bureau of Reclamation over Sacramento River temperature criteria Maven Breaking News August 3, 2015Complaint alleges violations of Basin Plan, WR Order 90-05, CWA, ESA and Public Trust The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA)...
