THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals

Governor Jerry Brown

Policy and regulation

May 31, 2018

From the Office of the Governor: Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 606 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys)...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Data to Decision Making: The Open and Transparent Water Data Act

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

May 31, 2018

In 2016, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 1755, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act, which requires the Department of...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on California Water Fix and the Design and Construction Authority and the Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program

Maven

Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

May 30, 2018

At the May meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members received an update on...

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit filed against Delta Stewardship Council over Delta Plan conveyance amendment

Center for Biological Diversity

Policy and regulationWater rights and water law

May 25, 2018

Lawsuit alleges Council violated the Delta Reform Act and the California Environmental Quality Act by amending the Delta Plan to...

THIS JUST IN … Water Commission Releases Next Round of Scores for Water Storage Projects

CA Water Commission

Policy and regulation

May 25, 2018

From the California Water Commission: The California Water Commission today released the next round of staff-recommended scores for eight proposed...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates 2018 Central Valley Project water allocations South-of-Delta

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

May 25, 2018

Slight boost to South-of-Delta ag from 40% to 45% From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today issued...

NASA/JPL: Climate change may lead to bigger atmospheric rivers

NASA/JPL

Climate change

May 24, 2018

A new NASA-led study shows the events are likely to intensify, but become slightly less frequent, across most of the...

PANEL DISCUSSION: The Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Update: Now What Happens?

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

May 24, 2018

Panel at ACWA Conference discusses unimpaired versus functional flows and the potential for voluntary settlements The State Water Board is...

CAL WATER FIX HEARING: Ruling letter addressing outstanding procedural motions from the case-in-chief phase of Part 2

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

May 22, 2018

The California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board has released a ruling letter addressing outstanding procedural motions...

THIS JUST IN … Water Supply Allocation Increases Slightly for State Water Contractors

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

May 21, 2018

State Water Project allocation now 35%, up from 30% From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Draft Prioritization of Groundwater Basins Under SGMA

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

May 18, 2018

38 basins previously ranked high/medium priority drop to low/very-low priority; 14 new basins now high/medium priority and subject to SGMA...

THIS JUST IN … DWR forms partnership for design and construction of WaterFix; JPA charged with constructing California Water Fix holds inaugural meeting; Delta County Supervisors in staunch opposition to WaterFix construction

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

May 17, 2018

DWR Forms Partnership for Design and Construction of WaterFix From the Department of Water Resources: Today the Department of Water...

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT: Can California successfully integrate groundwater and surface water under SGMA?

Maven

Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

May 16, 2018

Maurice Hall and Kevin O’Brien present differing scenarios for how Groundwater Sustainability Agencies might address surface water impacts of groundwater...

THIS JUST IN … Congressman John Garamendi Slams Efforts to Outlaw Judicial Review of California WaterFix; NRDC and Restore the Delta respond

Maven

Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

May 15, 2018

From Congressman John Garamendi’s office: Today, Congressman John Garamendi, a longtime opponent of the California WaterFix who served as Deputy...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Contractors Announce Formation of Joint Powers Authority for California WaterFix

State Water Contractors

Delta Conveyance Project

May 14, 2018

From the State Water Contractors: Uniting Southern and Northern California in a collaborative water supply reliability vision, the Metropolitan Water...