State Water Board discusses updated flow objectives for San Joaquin tributaries Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 25, 2013At their February 21st meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council heard an informational update on the State Water Resources Control Board’s...
California Water Policy Seminar Series continues with Tim Quinn: In Pursuit of “Coequal” Goals: An ACWA Statewide Perspective Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 20, 2013The UC Davis California Water Policy Seminar Series continued on February 4, 2013 with the Association of California Water Agencies...
Delta Independent Science Board's review of the BDCP's proposed governance structure lists several concerns Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 14, 2013This isn’t a sweetheart Valentine that the Delta Independent Science Board will be sending to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan...
Take of Delta smelt nears limit, triggering cutbacks in Delta water exports Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 13, 2013On February 12, 2013, agency officials held a press conference to announce that mandatory restrictions put in place to protect...
Letter: Secretary Laird and Charles Hoppin try to reassure Northern California water agencies they won’t be affected by the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 13, 2013Secretary Laird from the California Natural Resources Agency and Charles Hoppin from the State Water Resources Control Board have responded...
California Water Policy Seminar Series with Phil Isenberg: "If we can’t see the end of the tunnel, are we still on the road to somewhere?" Maven Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 12, 2013The UC Davis Watershed Science’s California Water Policy Seminar Series continued on January 28th, 2013 with water wars veteran and...
California Water Policy Seminar Series: Jay Lund: Insurmountable Opportunities Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 5, 2013The UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences is hosting the California Water Policy Seminar Series, bringing in a wide variety...
Delta Stewardship Council science update: Delta smelt index dropping, Delta Science Plan starts to take shape and more Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features February 1, 2013Bad news regarding the Delta smelt and other species in the Delta, the Delta Science Plan starts to take shape,...
Weekend reading: Delta smelt court documents! Maven Water rights and water law February 1, 2013I couldn’t let you go home for the weekend without giving you some reading material. On Wednesday, ACWA’s Water News...
Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson talks to the Delta Stewardship Council about expanding "Term 91" Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features January 31, 2013After the conclusion of the public hearing on the rulemaking package on January 24, the Delta Stewardship Council held their...
No love for the Delta Plan’s proposed regulations at the public hearing Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 29, 2013There wasn’t much love shown for the Delta Plan and its proposed regulations at last week’s Delta Stewardship Council hearing...
Addendum to Maven’s Minutes: Huffman clarifies the meaning of “reduced reliance on the Delta” Maven Best of the Notebook January 24, 2013Yesterday’s Maven’s Minutes post on the Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta meeting included this portion, quoted from...
Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee hears an update on Delta restoration projects, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, and the Delta Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 23, 2013On January 22, 2013, Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta heard an update on restoration projects currently underway...
Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson talks about the roles and responsibilities of his office Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 18, 2013In 2009, the Delta Reform Act directed the State Water Resources Control Board to appoint a watermaster for the Delta. ...
Letter: Northern California water agencies concerned that revised Delta flow requirments and a change in point of diversion in the Delta will impact upstream water rights Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWater rights and water law January 18, 2013In a letter sent last month to Natural Resources Secretary John Laird and State Water Board Chairman Charles Hoppin, Northern California...
