This just in … DWR Plans for Possible Need of Delta Salinity Control Barriers Maven Breaking News January 26, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: It may be necessary to install emergency salinity control barriers across three channels in...
Michael Anderson, State Climatologist: Climate, Drought, and Change Maven Best of the Notebook January 26, 2015The state climatologist discusses the current drought and the signs of climate change. Is the current drought a harbinger of...
Bureau of Reclamation Outlines Water Year 2015 Central Valley Project Water Supply Conditions Maven Other News Item January 24, 2015From the Bureau of Reclamation: In preparation for the initial 2015 water supply allocation announcement in late February, the Bureau...
State Water Board: Notice of surface water shortage and potential for curtailment of water right diversions for 2015 Maven Other News Item January 23, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: In January 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. proclaimed a State of Emergency...
California Weather Blog: A new year, a new ridge: dry and warm conditions return to California, but how does the present pattern compare to last year’s? Maven Other News Item January 18, 2015From the California Weather Blog: Weather conditions over the past two months have varied wildly throughout California.Extremely heavy precipitation and...
Reactions: ACWA, Kern County Water Agency, and the State Water Contractors react to increase in SWP allocation and other drought-related announcements Maven Other News Item January 16, 2015Yesterday, state officials announced a modest increase in the State Water Project allocation for 2015 to 15%; state and federal...
This just in … State Water Board posts Drought Operations Plan and temporary change petition for South Delta salinity objectives Maven OTHER NEWS January 15, 2015 From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board has posted the following new information on its...
Media call: State and federal officials discuss the 2015 Drought Operations Plan Maven News and Features January 15, 2015Officials from the water projects, fish agencies, and the State Water Board review how they responded last year, and outline...
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...
Delta Protection Commission hears about the Delta Levee Investment Strategy and DWR’s Drought Contingency Plan Maven Meetings December 9, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Protection Commission, Cindy Messer from the Delta Stewardship Council gave a presentation on...
2014-15 Winter Season Outlook Maven Meetings December 8, 2014When it comes to the upcoming winter season, there are many questions. Will it be wet or dry? What about...
2014 Water Year in Review, Part 3: Groundwater, Delta smelt, and Sacramento’s response to the drought Maven Meetings December 5, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
2014 Water Year in Review, part 2: Urban water conservation, agricultural impacts, water transfers Maven Meetings December 3, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
Metropolitan, Kern County Water Agency, State Water Contractors react to initial State Water Project allocation of 10% Maven Other News Item December 3, 2014On Monday, officials announced the allocation for the State Water Project would be initially set at 10%; this figure could...
2014 Water Year, part 1: A review of the third year of the drought: How the administration responded, an overview of SWP operations Maven Meetings December 2, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
