Maven’s Notebook wins award at the California Water Policy 24 Conference Maven Other News Item March 20, 2015Yesterday, my work here at Maven’s Notebook was recognized with an “Award of Merit” from the organizers of the California...
This just in … Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package Maven Breaking News March 19, 2015From the Office of the Governor: Mobilizing state resources to face another year of extreme dry conditions, Governor Edmund G....
This just in … State Water Board Re-Adopts Emergency Regulations for Minimum Fish Flow Protections and Water Rights Reporting Maven Breaking News March 17, 2015Order issued Tuesday evening provides for curtailment of water diversions in Mill, Deer, and Antelope Creek if minimum flows not...
This just in … State Water Board Expands and Extends Emergency Water Conservation Regulation Maven Breaking News March 17, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: “As California enters a fourth year of severe drought, the State Water Resources...
This just in … New PPIC Publication: Policy Priorities for Managing Drought Maven Other News Item March 16, 2015New PPIC report cites four key weaknesses in drought preparation and response From the Public Policy Institute of California: “State,...
This just in … Natural Resources Agency: Significant Progress Made by Water Quality and Oil Recovery Regulators on Ensuring Protection of Drinking Water; U.S. EPA Approves State’s Plan to Move Forward (webcast link) Maven Breaking News March 10, 2015From the California Natural Resources Agency: California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Matthew Rodriquez and Natural Resources Secretary John Laird today...
On the heels of warmest winter in California history, no sign of March Miracle this year Maven Other News Item March 10, 2015From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: “Conditions across the state of California have varied wildly in recent weeks....
DWR issues March 1 Water Supply Index Maven Other News Item March 9, 2015The snowpack conditions for March 1 rank 2nd driest in the long term record; the snowpack is on track for...
This just in … State Water Board Revises Order for State and Federal Water Project Operations During Drought Maven Breaking News March 6, 2015This morning, the State Water Resources Control Board issued a press release regarding the March 5th revised order, which was...
This just in … Executive Director of the State Water Board issues order further modifying the previous order approving some and denying other parts of the state and federal water projects’ Temporary Urgency Change Petition Maven Other News Item March 5, 2015The Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board has issued the order, further modifying the previous decision which...
Third Manual Snow Survey Confirms Shrinking Water Content; Statewide snowpack just 19% of March 3 average Maven Breaking News March 3, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which Californians rely on heavily during the dry summer months...
Urban Water Conservation Drops From 22 Percent to Near 9 Percent in January; Additional Mandatory Conservation Measures to be Considered March 17 Maven Other News Item March 3, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: As California enters a fourth year of drought, the State Water Resources Control...
Kern County Water Agency, Metropolitan, and the State Water Contractors react to slight increase in State Water Project allocation Maven Other News Item March 3, 2015Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources announced a slight increase in the State Water Project allocation from 15% to 20%. ...
This just in … DWR raises State Water Project allocation to 20% Maven Breaking News March 2, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Few storms have graced California so far this winter, but those that did –...
This just in … Reclamation Announces Initial Water Supply Allocation for Central Valley Project: 0% for farmers, 25% for M&I Maven Breaking News February 27, 2015From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the initial 2015 water supply allocation for Central Valley...
