This just in … Supreme Court leaves in place water delivery restrictions to protect Delta smelt Maven Breaking News January 12, 2015From the Associated Press via the Star Tribune: “The Supreme Court has left in place restrictions on water deliveries from...
Water supply index forecast for January 1, 2015 Maven Other News Item January 9, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: A Water Year 2015 Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast for conditions as of January...
This just in … State Water Board Reports improvement in urban water conservation rates for November; Individual water use also continues to decline according to per capita daily water use numbers Maven Breaking News January 6, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: Against the backdrop of early season rainfall that has delivered only a third...
Governor Brown’s inaugural address briefly mentions water; generates a trickle of reactions … Maven Other News Item January 6, 2015Today, Governor Brown Jr. took the oath of office as Governor of California for the fourth time, and delivered his...
Felicia Marcus reappointed to the State Water Resources Control Board Maven Other News Item January 5, 2015From the Governor’s office: Felicia Marcus, 58, of Emeryville, has been reappointed member and chair of the California State Water...
Survey Finds More Snow in Mountains, but Water Content Is Still Far Below Average for Date Maven Breaking News December 31, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: The first manual snow survey of the Sierra snowpack this winter found more snow...
California Weather Blog: Windy and cold weather on the way, with low elevation snow possible in SoCal, then a dry and cold start to the new year Maven Other News Item December 31, 2014From the California Weather Blog: “After an extremely wet December across much of Northern California, the latter half of the...
This just in … Ninth Circuit Upholds Biological Opinion for Central Valley Irrigation Impacts on Endangered Salmon Maven Breaking News December 22, 2014This just in from the Central Valley Business Times: Salmon and the federal government agencies and environmental groups trying to...
Water agencies and Restore the Delta react to Bay Delta Conservation Plan revisions Maven Other News Item December 21, 2014Last Friday, the California Natural Resources Agency announced changes to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, most notably the elimination of...
This just in … Gov. Brown’s Delta Water Plan Refined to Reduce Local Impacts Need for Three Pumping Plants Eliminated; Public Invited to Comment on Changes Maven Breaking News December 19, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: The administration of Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and its federal partners announced Friday...
Early morning news flash … Pumps dropped from Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Breaking News December 19, 2014This one’s too good to wait for the Daily Digest later this morning … From the Sacramento Bee: “The massive...
Federal, State Agencies Plan Drought Operations for 2015 Maven Breaking News December 16, 2014From the Department of Water Resources Drought Page: “This week brings sorely needed and significant precipitation to California. But similar...
California Weather Blog: Much-needed rains return to California (and there’s more to come), but severe long-term drought continues Maven Other News Item December 15, 2014From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: A very impressive winter storm brought widespread heavy rainfall to most of...
Satellites, river stage graphs, rainfall maps, atmospheric rivers, and more: Internet resources for watching the storm and waterways Maven Other News Item December 12, 2014Here are some internet resources where you can find information on weather conditions, river flows, and reservoirs that might be...
This just in … NorCal Congress members vote against drought act; say legislation would gut environmental protections, not help drought Maven Breaking News December 9, 2014From Congressman Garamendi’s website: U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-05), George Miller (D-11), Doris Matsui (D-06), Jerry McNerney (D-09), and John...