LETTERS: The State and Metropolitan exchange letters over the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations April 21, 2020At the end of March, the Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a new “Incidental Take Permit” (or ITP) for...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Beaver dams, new sea level rise report, improving conditions for endangered steelhead trout, a resurgence of dinoflagellates, and more … Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience April 17, 2020Estuary Pearls is published by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. In this month’s edition: Beaver dams may offer wildfire protection...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Utilizing excess winter stormwater flows for groundwater recharge Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 16, 2020Kristin Sicke is the Assistant General Manager for Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, which manages water supplies...
TED GRANTHAM: The evolution of environmental flows in California Maven Best of the NotebookEcosystemsNotebook News and Features April 15, 2020Ted Grantham is a Cooperative Extension Specialist at UC Berkeley and the CalTrout Ecosystem Fellow with the Public Policy Institute...
ERIC AVERETT: Water allocation strategies in the context of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 9, 2020Eric Averett is General Manager with the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District, which is one of several water districts within...
LETTER: Republican Congressmen send letter to Newsom requesting he withdraw ITP, lawsuit against federal biops Maven Policy and regulationWater rights and water law April 8, 2020Six Republican Congressmen led by Congressman Kevin McCarthy have send a letter to Governor Newsom requesting the State of California...
WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The battle over the raising of Shasta Dam Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 8, 2020One of the long-running controversies in California water is the effort to raise Shasta Dam, a dam on the Sacramento...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Issues Key Documents That Further Efforts to Remove Klamath River Dams State Water Board Policy and regulationWater quality April 7, 2020From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board today issued key documents that move the Klamath River...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge Denies Bid to Close Gates on Federal Water Grab in California Delta Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater project operations April 7, 2020By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service Taking advantage of recently approved rules, the federal government is quickly following through on...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Quantifying surface water depletion from groundwater pumping Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 2, 2020Understanding and conveying groundwater’s role in a changing world Surface water commonly is hydraulically connected to ground water, but the...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for April 1st Robert Shibatani Current Conditions April 2, 2020This report prepared by hydrologist Robert Shibatani. As of March 31, 2020 While many other issues are at the forefront...
THIS JUST IN … March Precipitation Not Enough to Offset Dry Winter Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions April 1, 2020Statewide, the Sierra snowpack is 53% of average From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR)...
KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: The magic water wand Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 1, 2020If you had a magic wand that could give you unlimited funding, could change any law, write any new law,...
THIS JUST IN … CDFW Issues Permit to DWR for Long-Term Operations of the State Water Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations March 31, 2020From the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Fish and...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Moves Forward With Water Project Without Federal Guidance Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater project operations March 31, 2020In the latest break between the Trump administration and California on environmental policy, officials on Tuesday cemented plans that will...
