Governor Brown addresses ACWA Convention: “All the things that I do here are because they are problems and we need to deal with them. And if I don’t deal with it, somebody else will have to.” Maven Speeches and profiles May 10, 2015Governor Brown addresses ACWA convention, calling on California’s brain power and innovation to solve the state’s water issues, and touching...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Policy actions and priorities for addressing the ongoing drought Maven Meetings May 5, 2015Karla Nemeth from the Natural Resources Agency and Ellen Hanak from the PPIC discuss the state’s response to the drought:...
This just in … PPIC Establishes Water Policy Center; Releases set of 9 water policy briefs Maven Breaking News April 2, 2015From the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC): The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) today announced the establishment of...
Panel discussion: The impacts of climate change on water resources Maven Event coverage March 25, 2015Peter Gleick, Noah Diffenbaugh, Wade Crowfoot, and Solomon Hsiang discuss the current drought and climate change, focusing on water resources,...
Pat Mulroy to California: Fix the Bay Delta Maven Speeches and profiles March 24, 2015Keynote speaker Pat Mulroy opens California Water Policy Conference with a stern warning: California must fix the Bay Delta, because...
Yolo Bypass Symposium, Part 3: Farms, flood, fish, and fowl: Putting the puzzle together Maven Best of the Notebook February 20, 2015Stakeholders discuss how to integrating the multiple plans and processes in the Yolo Bypass Land use in the Yolo Bypass...
Conserving ecosystems during droughts Maven Event coverage February 4, 2015Chuck Bonham, Sandy Matsumoto, Dr. Peter Moyle, and Tim Quinn discuss how to prepare for the next drought, including developing...
The promise and pitfalls of regional planning for special status species Maven Best of the Notebook January 28, 2015Panel discusses the pros and cons of Habitat Conservation Plans and Natural Community Conservation Plans In recent years in an...
Fran Spivy-Weber on sustainability initiatives and the California Water Action Plan Maven Speeches and profiles January 20, 2015Fran Spivy-Weber talks about the statewide sustainability initiatives included in the California Water Action Plan, and ends with the suggestion...
The California Water Plan: Roadmap for Action Maven FEATURED ARTICLES January 13, 2015DWR’s Kamyar Guivetchi presents the California Water Plan, touching on the importance of integrated water management; the nexus between the...
The Governor’s proposed budget and water Maven FEATURED ARTICLES January 9, 2015Earlier today, Governor Brown proposed his balanced budget that increases funding for schools and health care coverage, holds college tuition...
Setting the agenda for science in the Delta Maven Science on the Notebook January 8, 2015Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee members agree to accept interim science action agenda and return in six months with a...
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...
Senator Darrell Steinberg on legislative leadership: Getting to a two-thirds vote on the water bond and other seemingly impossible missions Maven Best of the Notebook December 29, 2014At the 2014 fall conference of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s luncheon was...
Peter Gleick: Solutions in a world of peak water limits Maven FEATURED ARTICLES December 25, 2014For one week each October, Chicago Ideas Week brings together some of the world’s most outstanding speakers to present their...