Delta Stewardship Council posts opposition brief to lawsuits challenging Delta Plan Delta Stewardship Council Water rights and water law April 9, 2015From the Delta Stewardship Council: On May 16, 2013 the Delta Stewardship Council unanimously adopted the Delta Plan (after certifying...
California Water Law Symposium: The Role of Reasonable Use in the Russian River Frost Protection Litigation Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law April 8, 2015A panel of lawyers discusses the appeals court ruling upholding the State Water Resources Control Board’s authority to regulate diversions...
This just in … Urban Water Conservation Plummets In February State Water Board Policy and regulation April 7, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: “With April snow measured at its lowest level on record, the State Water...
California Water Law Symposium: Harrison “Hap” Dunning and John Leshy on California’s Reasonable Use Law Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law April 7, 2015Lawyers discuss the history and importance of reasonable use law, and ponder its future use The California Water Law Symposium,...
This just in … Executive Director of the State Water Board issues decision on TUCP for modifications to Bay Delta Standards State Water Board Policy and regulationWater project operations April 6, 2015The Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board has issued an order modifying Bay Delta standards for the...
Latest issue of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science looks at the status of salmon in the Central Valley in 2100 and modeling in the Delta Maven Delta science April 6, 2015In this issue: Forecasting the Status of Wild Salmon in the Central Valley in 2100, Three-Dimensional Modeling of Hydrodynamics and...
Groundwater problems and prospects, part 4: Toward groundwater sustainability planning in an agro-urban basin Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 2, 2015Tim O’Halloran discusses the challenges of implementing the new groundwater legislation on the local level The provisions of the Sustainable...
Media call: Agency officials discuss their role in addressing the drought Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 1, 2015This afternoon, agency officials held a media call to discuss their roles in addressing the drought as laid out in...
Reactions to Governor’s executive order and the snowless snow survey Maven Current Conditions April 1, 2015Organizations, legislators, and interest groups weigh in on the Governor’s executive order and the meager snowpack survey results Here are...
This just in … Sierra Nevada Snowpack Is Virtually Gone; Water Content Now Is Only 5 Percent of Historic Average, Lowest Since 1950 Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions April 1, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) found no snow whatsoever today during its...
This just in … Governor Brown Directs First Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Reductions Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation April 1, 2015From the Office of the Governor: Following the lowest snowpack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in...
Droughts, climate change, and dams: Reconciling a future for California’s native fishes Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesScience April 1, 2015Dr. Peter Moyle lays out a statewide aquatic conservation strategy for saving California’s native fishes in the face of climate...
Capitol Weekly Water 2015: Senator Lois Wolk: ‘Drought is the new normal: We need to prepare for it and our policies have to reflect that.’ Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 31, 2015In her keynote address at Capitol Weekly’s Water 2015 conference, Senator Lois Wolk says drought is the new normal and...
Understanding California’s Bay Delta in 63 Photos Maven NEWS March 31, 2015 Take a photo tour of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta … From yours truly, posted at KCET: “In the world...
Governor Brown signs emergency drought package Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation March 27, 2015From the Office of Governor Brown: Moving swiftly to help communities cope with California’s devastating drought and the ongoing effects...
