Department of Water Resources releases May 1 Bulletin 120 and Water Supply Forecasts Maven Other News Item May 11, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources has finished the May 1, 2015 Water Supply Index...
California Weather Blog: As California’s record-setting drought persists, El Niño is rapidly intensifying in the tropical Pacific Maven Other News Item May 11, 2015From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: “As has been the case with much of the 2014-2015 “wet season”...
Public meetings this week on the Delta Conservancy Draft Guidelines for Prop 1 Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Grant Program Maven Other News Item May 11, 2015The Delta Conservancy will begin public meetings on their proposed Grant Guidelines and Grant Application Packet for the spending of Proposition...
Governor Brown addresses ACWA Convention: “All the things that I do here are because they are problems and we need to deal with them. And if I don’t deal with it, somebody else will have to.” Maven Speeches and profiles May 10, 2015Governor Brown addresses ACWA convention, calling on California’s brain power and innovation to solve the state’s water issues, and touching...
This just in … Court petition filed to stop construction of drought barrier and require CEQA Maven Breaking News May 9, 2015The Center for Environmental Science, Accuracy, & Reliability (CESAR) has filed a writ of mandate to to stop the Department...
This just in … Construction Begins on Emergency Drought Barrier in Delta to Deter Saltwater and Protect Delta Water Quality Maven Breaking News May 8, 2015The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has begun construction on a temporary emergency drought barrier on West False River in...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Delta perspectives on drought management Maven Meetings May 7, 2015CCWD’s Leah Orloff and Delta farmer Steve Mello discuss how the drought is affecting operations within the Delta The April...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts Desalination Amendment to Address Environmental Concerns In Desalination Facility Standards Maven Breaking News May 6, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today approved an amendment to the state’s Water...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Water management actions and the status of Delta fisheries Maven Meetings May 6, 2015DWR Drought Manager Jeanine Jones with an update on hydrologic conditions; DWR Lead Scientist Ted Sommer with an update on...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts 25 Percent Mandatory Water Conservation Regulation Maven Breaking News May 6, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: With emergency drought conditions persisting throughout California, the State Water Resources Control Board...
Guest commentary: Using the Reasonable Use Doctrine to restrict riparian water use Maven Guest contributors May 6, 2015Commentary by Craig Wilson, the first Delta Watermaster and former Chief Counsel to State Water Board: The Governor recently stated...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Policy actions and priorities for addressing the ongoing drought Maven Meetings May 5, 2015Karla Nemeth from the Natural Resources Agency and Ellen Hanak from the PPIC discuss the state’s response to the drought:...
State Water Board orders all post-1914 water rights holders within the Sacramento River watershed and Delta to stop diverting until further notice Maven Breaking News May 1, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-right holders,...
Weekend reading: DWR Issues Draft 2015 State Water Project Delivery Capability Report Maven Other News Item May 1, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The draft State Water Project Delivery Capability Report 2015 and Appendices have been released. This...
Maven in other places: California’s Water Supply: On Shaky Grounds? Maven News and Features May 1, 2015From KCET’s SoCal Connected, here’s a story I helped consult on and even appear in at one point … Get...
