Meetings – Page 7 – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

November 19, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Kamyar Guivetchi, Manager of DWR’s Division of Planning has often referred to Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge (or Flood MAR)...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Preparing for the vote on Delta Conveyance planning costs

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Meetings

November 18, 2020

At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, preparations continued for the board action at the December meeting regarding funding...

WATER COMMISSION: Update on State Water Project restoration efforts in the Delta

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Meetings

November 17, 2020

One of the goals in the California Water Commission’s strategic plan directs the Commission to remain apprised of the operations...

WATER COMMISSION: What is the state’s role in financing conveyance projects?

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Meetings

November 12, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On July 28 of this year, Governor Newsom issued the final water resilience portfolio which calls for a set...

FLOOD BOARD: Update on the San Joaquin River Restoration Program

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Meetings

November 5, 2020

Prior to the completion of Friant Dam in 1942, the San Joaquin River supported the southernmost populations of Central Valley...

DELTA CONVEYANCE: Metropolitan Committee discusses funding planning costs, how to account for project benefits, and who is in and who is out

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Meetings

November 4, 2020

At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, staff continued preparing the committee members for the upcoming decision on funding...

MEETING: Delta Watermaster breaks down water use in the Delta, addresses implementation of reduced reliance on the Delta

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Best of the Notebook

October 28, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the October 22nd meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave a detailed presentation on...

MEETING: State Water Board grants petition for statutory adjudication of the Fresno River watershed

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Meetings

October 27, 2020

At the October 20 meeting of the State Water Board, one of the agenda items was the consideration of a...

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Temperance Flat Reservoir Project Status Update

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Meetings

October 26, 2020

Project unlikely to meet program deadlines, putting $171.3 million in Prop 1 storage funds back on the table [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In...

STATE WATER BOARD: Report on the first year of the newly established Administrative Hearings Office

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Meetings

October 15, 2020

At the October 7 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, Alan Lilly, the presiding hearing officer in the...

WATER BOARDS: Update on the Central Valley Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Program

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Meetings

October 1, 2020

Much progress made on implementation of Order WQ-2018-0002 Runoff and other discharges from agricultural lands affect water quality by transporting...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Update: Preliminary cost and benefits, the mechanics of opting out, and more …

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Meetings

September 30, 2020

Presentation covers the preliminary cost estimate, the preliminary benefits analysis, the agreement in principle for the State Water Project Delta...

MET COMMITTEE: Collaboration on the Colorado River between Mexico and the US brings benefits for both countries

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Meetings

September 23, 2020

Hey, are you ready for a good water news story? In 2007, Mexico and the United States agreed to establish...

AG WATER PRICES: Groundwater Externalities and the Agricultural Response to Water Pricing

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Meetings

September 16, 2020

Dr. Ellen Bruno is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Ag and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. At...

ECO RESTORE UPDATE: Five years in, program makes big gains on Delta habitat restoration

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Meetings

September 3, 2020

California EcoRestore is an initiative started in 2015 under the Brown Administration with the ambitious goal of advancing at least...

WATER COMMISSION: Merced River Watershed Flood MAR Study

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Preparing for the vote on Delta Conveyance planning costs

WATER COMMISSION: Update on State Water Project restoration efforts in the Delta

WATER COMMISSION: What is the state’s role in financing conveyance projects?

FLOOD BOARD: Update on the San Joaquin River Restoration Program

DELTA CONVEYANCE: Metropolitan Committee discusses funding planning costs, how to account for project benefits, and who is in and who is out

MEETING: Delta Watermaster breaks down water use in the Delta, addresses implementation of reduced reliance on the Delta

MEETING: State Water Board grants petition for statutory adjudication of the Fresno River watershed

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Temperance Flat Reservoir Project Status Update

STATE WATER BOARD: Report on the first year of the newly established Administrative Hearings Office

WATER BOARDS: Update on the Central Valley Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Program

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Update: Preliminary cost and benefits, the mechanics of opting out, and more …

MET COMMITTEE: Collaboration on the Colorado River between Mexico and the US brings benefits for both countries

AG WATER PRICES: Groundwater Externalities and the Agricultural Response to Water Pricing

ECO RESTORE UPDATE: Five years in, program makes big gains on Delta habitat restoration

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation