REPORTS: Concurrent governance processes of SGMA; Comparing complexity in watershed governance; Challenges of using and interpreting GPCD Maven Groundwater NewsReports March 11, 2020Concurrent Governance Processes of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act By Anita Milman and Michael Kiparsky California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)...
CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Reasonable Use or Waste: A Developing Dichotomy Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law May 8, 2019Panel discussion explores the evolution of the doctrine of reasonable use and considers how the doctrine will, or will not,...
PANEL DISCUSSION: What do the new water conservation and efficiency requirements mean for your water agency? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 16, 2019California’s changing climate requires residents to move beyond temporary emergency drought measures and adopt permanent changes to use water more...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Overview of Water Use Efficiency Legislation, Water Storage Investment Program Update Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 28, 2018At the November meeting of the California Water Commission, agenda items included an overview of the SB 606/AB 1668 water...
The unintended consequences of water conservation Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management July 18, 2018Dr. Kurt Schwabe discusses the impact of water conservation on recycled water; Yorba Linda Water District GM discusses effects of...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation May 31, 2018From the Office of the Governor: Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 606 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys)...
EOS: California’s water savings dwindle when drought fears subside American Geophysical Union Hydrology February 8, 2018Policy changes and media attention affect how much water Californians use, as well as how long these behaviors prevail. Could...
PANEL: Legal issues associated with water conservation mandates Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 10, 2018As the legislature contemplates how to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life”, a panel discusses some of the legal...
Making conservation a California way of life Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 16, 2017Symposium presentation looks at the Brown administration’s proposed framework for water conservation After several years of drought, in May of...
CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Water Rights in an Era of “Permanent” Conservation Mandates: Are Reports of Their Death Greatly Exaggerated? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 14, 2017By complying with a state-directed water budget formula, will agencies be forced to strand their water rights or infrastructure investments?...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Rescinds Mandatory Conservation Standards State Water Board Policy and regulation April 26, 2017Reporting Requirements and Prohibition on Water Waste Remain From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources...
THIS JUST IN … State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life State Water Board Policy and regulation April 7, 2017From the State Water Board: As Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. ended the drought state of emergency in most of...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Lifts Drought Emergency, Retains Prohibition on Wasteful Practices Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation April 7, 2017From the Office of the Governor: Following unprecedented water conservation and plentiful winter rain and snow, Governor Edmund G. Brown...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Continues Water Conservation Regulations, Prohibitions Against Wasting Water State Water Board Policy and regulation February 8, 2017From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources Control Board extended its existing water conservation regulations,...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Managing for Sustainability: Are you ready for permanent water rationing? John Kingsbury Commentary December 28, 2016Commentary written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association: Poised to seize control of water...
