CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Board workshop compares one-tunnel options to Cal Water Fix Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 5, 2019Presentation compares water delivery capability, stormwater diversion capability, water quality benefits, reverse flows, seismic events, project costs Governor Newsom sent...
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 1: Panel shares perspectives on and experience with adaptive management Maven Delta scienceEcosystems April 4, 2019Panelists discuss what adaptive management is in a practical sense and how it can effectively be implemented in the Delta...
THIS JUST IN … California Water Board Adopts Statewide Wetland Definition and Procedures State Water Board Policy and regulation April 2, 2019Effort Protects Environmentally Sensitive Waterways from Dredge and Fill Activities From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water...
THIS JUST IN … Water flows down Oroville Spillway for the first time (Video!! More video!!) Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations April 2, 2019Courtesy of Sacramento Valley Water, video of water flowing down the Oroville Spillway for the first time … From the...
THIS JUST IN … Snow survey boosts runoff predictions Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions April 2, 2019Snowpack is 162% of average statewide From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted...
THIS JUST IN … DWR to open up Oroville Dam spillway at 11am **Updated with video** Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations April 2, 2019From the Department of Water Resources: Due to forecasted storms and growing snowpack, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR)...
LEGAL DOCUMENTS: Petition for writ of mandate/injunctive relief re: US v. State Water Resources Control Board Maven Water rights and water law April 2, 2019Here are the court documents for the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board: United States v....
SJV WATER: It’s all about water markets SJV Water Water supply augmentation April 1, 2019By Lois Henry, SJV Water Almonds take too much water. Wait, alfalfa is the bad guy. What about those water...
THIS JUST IN … DWR Plans to Use Oroville Main Spillway on Tuesday, April 2 (with photo gallery) Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations March 31, 2019From the Department of Water Resources: “Due to forecast storms in the Feather River basin, The Department of Water Resources...
CAL WATER FIX: Groups send letter to Governor Newsom regarding key issues with California Water Fix Maven Delta Conveyance Project March 29, 2019“It is time finally for the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to develop and consider the required range of reasonable...
THIS JUST IN … United States Files Lawsuit Against California State Water Resources Control Board for Failure to Comply With California Environmental Quality Act US Department of Justice Policy and regulationWater rights and water law March 28, 2019Lawsuit says Bay Delta Plan as amended fails to comply with CEQA, will impair operation of New Melones Dam From...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Groundwater adjudication under SGMA Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 27, 2019Attorney Eric Garner and EDF’s Christina Babbitt discuss adjudication and management under SGMA in a panel discussion moderated by Justice...
THIS JUST IN … DWR prepares for potential use of Oroville’s main spillway Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations March 26, 2019From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is closely monitoring Oroville reservoir levels and...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED JOURNAL: Freshwater flows in the Delta, Importance of wetland habitats to waterbirds, Abundance of salmon on the Stanislaus, Largemouth bass diets, Fishing trawls Maven Delta science March 25, 2019In this issue: Clarifying Effects of Environmental Protections on Freshwater Flows to—and Water Exports from—the San Francisco Bay Estuary: Gregory...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds sued over plan to drain more of Colorado River Basin Courthouse News Service Colorado River March 21, 2019Beset by the impacts of climate change, a drought and increased water demand, the Colorado River Basin was already running...
