Metropolitan Water District – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

November 15, 2022

“As we look at the supply outlook for the next year, we again stress the importance of our member agencies...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Reducing reliance on the Delta

November 10, 2022

October Council meeting features Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Metropolitan Water District General Manager Adel Hagekhalil Reduced reliance on...

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR

Maven

Meetings

October 19, 2022

The Department of Water Resources released the Environmental Impact Report on July 27, 2022; the extended public comment period will...

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California water supplies to be stretched thin if 2023 is dry

Maven

Meetings

October 18, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s Imported Water Committee, staff briefed committee members on available supplies and water demands,...

METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Challenges ahead for Metropolitan’s water supplies in 2023

Maven

Meetings

September 20, 2022

Storage supplies not evenly distributed throughout the service area; Changes in accounting on the Colorado River could further impact supplies...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on interim operations plan for SWP/CVP, voluntary agreements

Maven

Meetings

December 1, 2021

At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Steven Arakawa briefed the committee members on recent communications...

COLORADO RIVER: An update on efforts of the lower basin states to address worsening conditions

Maven

Meetings

November 24, 2021

While the negotiations have not yet started for the new guidelines for the management of the Colorado River, the lower...

FEATURE: Metropolitan Water District prepares for the upcoming Colorado River negotiations

Maven

Meetings

September 24, 2021

In August, the Secretary of the Interior announced the first-ever shortage declaration for the Lower Basin of the Colorado River,...

MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements, Delta Conveyance Project

Maven

Meetings

March 2, 2021

At the February meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, committee members were updated on the voluntary agreement process for the Bay-Delta...

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

Maven

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...

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

Maven

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...

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

Maven

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

Maven

Meetings

September 23, 2020

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

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance update

Maven

Meetings

August 5, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the end of July, Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held a meeting; the main agenda...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements post-Trump and an update on the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta conveyance

Maven

Meetings

March 4, 2020

It was a busy time for California water issues last month when Trump visited the San Joaquin Valley, signed the...

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California’s worsening water supply situation

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Reducing reliance on the Delta

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California water supplies to be stretched thin if 2023 is dry

METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Challenges ahead for Metropolitan’s water supplies in 2023

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on interim operations plan for SWP/CVP, voluntary agreements

COLORADO RIVER: An update on efforts of the lower basin states to address worsening conditions

FEATURE: Metropolitan Water District prepares for the upcoming Colorado River negotiations

MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements, Delta Conveyance Project

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

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

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

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance update

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements post-Trump and an update on the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta conveyance

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