DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Is ecosystem change in the Delta outpacing the ability of science to keep up?; The challenge of implementing SGMA; Windiest, driest days ahead for NorCal; and more … Maven October 25, 2020 216 In California water news and commentary this weekend ... Is ecosystem change in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta outpacing the ability of science to keep... Read More...
DAILY DIGEST, 10/23: SGMA falls short, advocates say; Friant-Kern Canal fix approved; 700 winter-run Chinook salmon return to Battle Creek; Extreme fire risk to return to NorCal; and more … Maven October 23, 2020 590
DAILY DIGEST, 10/22: Mapping ‘fossil water’ helps achieve sustainable groundwater management in CA; Patterson reservoir enviro docs approved; Wildfires can cause dangerous debris flows; Dismantling dams can help address US infrastructure problems; and more … Maven October 22, 2020 669
DAILY DIGEST, 10/21: Folsom’s high quality water found to contribute to copper pipe corrosion; New law lowers cost of clean water projects; Forest Service can’t afford fire prevention efforts; The legacy of nitrogen pollution; and more … Maven October 21, 2020 922
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: California Water Transfer Price Forecast Maven October 22, 2020 252 At the Western Groundwater Congress hosted online by the Groundwater Resources Association, Audrey Arnao, an associate w... Read More...
FEATURE: How dynamic are property rights in water? Maven October 21, 2020 378 Professor Holly Doremus is a leading scholar and teacher in the areas of environmental law, natural resources law, and l... Read More...
STATE WATER BOARD: Report on the first year of the newly established Administrative Hearings Office Maven October 15, 2020 140 At the October 7 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, Alan Lilly, the presiding hearing officer in the Ad... Read More...
FEATURE: Fish predation on a landscape scale in the Delta Maven October 14, 2020 484 Fisheries Biologist Cyril Michel discusses recent predator manipulation studies done in the Delta and efforts to develop... Read More...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct 18-23: How dynamic are property rights in water?; California Water Transfer Price Forecast; plus all the week’s most interesting news stories; and more … Maven October 23, 2020 116 A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service an... Read More...
SCIENCE NEWS: USGS looks at long-term resilience of the Bay-Delta; Increasingly destructive wildfires threaten aquatic life; Hormone-mimicking chemicals harm fish now—and their unexposed offspring later; and more … Maven October 23, 2020 103 Sediment transport, streamflow, and climate change: long-term resilience of the Bay-Delta "Sediment supply is important... Read More...
BLOG ROUND-UP: DWR discovers accounting error, reduces loan for tunnel design; Trump and Delta smelt: The twitter thread; Voluntary agreements; Limiting salmon harvests; A Craigslist for water trading; and more … Maven October 20, 2020 281 DWR discovers “accounting error,” reduces loan for Delta tunnel engineering design "In September 2020, the Department o... Read More...
DELTA eNEWS: ~~ Gates Closed~ DPIIC Meeting~ Registration Reminder~ PSN Review~ Disaster Preparedness ~~ Maven October 23, 2020 36 ... Read More...
WATER PLAN eNEWS: ~~ Climate Readiness~ SRRR Workshop~ Forest Stewardship~ Water Platform~ DWR Workgroup~ Irrigation Performance~ Transportation Plan ~~ Maven October 22, 2020 40 ... Read More...
NOTICE: Draft Delta Science Proposal Solicitation Notice (PSN) Available for Public Review and Comment Maven October 21, 2020 44 From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council (Council), through its Delta Science Program, and the... Read More...
NOTICE: Reissuance of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permits Maven October 17, 2020 98 From the State Water Resources Control Board: Attached is a public notice regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ r... Read More...
COMMUNITY/SMALL WATER SYSTEMS: Opportunity for EPA training on the America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) Risk and Resiliency Assessment and Emergency Response Plan requirements Maven October 17, 2020 63 From the US EPA: Hello, Community Water Systems (serving populations greater than 3300 and less than 100000): Here... Read More...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: State Grant Resources and Websites Maven October 15, 2020 55 Via email from DWR's IRWM program, here are four state grant resources and websites: California Financing Coordinatin... Read More...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase II Maven October 3, 2020 76 From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation has published a funding opportunity for the WaterSMART Cooper... Read More...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: NRCS Announces 2021 Priority Planning Watershed Areas for Water Quality Maven October 3, 2020 73 From the Natural Resources Conservation Service: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Se... Read More...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: 2021 Nonpoint Source Grant Program Maven October 3, 2020 57 From the State Water Resources Control Board: This is a request for proposals for the 2021 Nonpoint Source (NPS) Grant ... Read More...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: 2020 California Financing Coordinating Committee Virtual Funding Fair Maven September 30, 2020 65 The California Financing Coordinating Committee (CFCC) is pleased to invite you to attend a free virtual funding fair on... Read More...
