San Diego County Water Authority workshop focuses on the governance of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 7, 2014On February 13, the San Diego County Water Authority’s Special Imported Water Committee held a workshop in a continuing series...
California Water Commission: Update on DWR’s groundwater activities and the CASGEM program Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 4, 2014At the March 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Dan McManus, Senior Engineering Geologist for the Department of Water...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Professor Hap Dunning and Justice Ronald B. Robie discuss groundwater regulation and more Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 3, 2014The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...
Dr. Thornberg tells MWD Bay Delta Committee on the BDCP: “Stop hitting the panic button … This project is worth it, it’s as simple as that.” Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 2, 2014At the March 25th meeting of the Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Dr. Chris Thornberg from Beacon...
This just in … State and federal officials announce increased Delta pumping to occur to capture runoff from recent storms Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations April 2, 2014Earlier this afternoon, state and federal officials held a media call to announce that increased pumping will be allowed from...
California Farm Water Coalition, State Water Contractors and others react to snow survey results Maven Current Conditions April 2, 2014Here are the reactions that I’ve received so far, in alphabetical order. Others will be added as I receive them:...
Guest blogger: Rebuttal to yesterday’s media call: Opportunities Lost Maven AgricultureCommentary April 1, 2014From Cannon Michael (@agleader), this guest commentary and rebuttal to yesterday’s Pacific Institute and NRDC Media Call: California is experiencing...
This just in … Pacific Institute & the NRDC hold media call on California’s drought: Hydrology, not environmental restrictions, are the reason for the low allocations, plus how the state can prepare for droughts in the future Maven Water project operations March 31, 2014Earlier today, the Pacific Institute and the NRDC held a media call in anticipation of the final snow survey tomorrow. ...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Reconciling Ecosystem Goals for San Francisco Bay Maven Best of the NotebookDelta sciencePolicy and regulation March 31, 2014Although the concept of ‘reconciliation ecology’ was articulated by Michael Rosenzweig in the early 2000s, the idea of coming together...
Water transfers at the California Water Commission, part 2: Water Transfers 101 Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation March 28, 2014At the February 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Department of Water Resources staff gave a highly informative presentation...
Water transfers at the California Water Commission, part 1: An overview of California’s Transfer Market and DWR’s activities related to transfers Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation March 27, 2014Water transfers can be an effective way to address shortages and add flexibility to the system, especially in dry years,...
Planning and Conservation League Symposium: What’s next for the Delta? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 26, 2014“What’s next for the Delta? ‘Enquiring minds want to know,’” began Martha Davis, moderator for the closing plenary session of...
Capitol Weekly – A Conference on Water: Delta panel discusses drought in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 25, 2014Capitol Weekly’s A Conference on Water, held on February 20, 2014, brought together legislators, officials, and stakeholders to discuss some...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: ACWA’s Tim Quinn and the Nature Conservancy’s Jay Ziegler with management, economics and infrastructure perspectives on reconciliation ecology Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 24, 2014This year’s 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law...
Assembly joint informational hearing on California’s groundwater, part 3: Stakeholder perspectives on where should we go from here Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 21, 2014On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held...
