DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Is CA headed back into drought, or did we never really leave one?; New law creates pathway for vets to water jobs; Water Economics with Dr David Zetland; and more … Maven February 16, 2020 315 Statewide/National News | People News | Commentary | Sunday podcasts | Regional News & Commentary | Along the Colorado River Also on the Notebook this ... Read More...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/14: Trump heads west, with CA water in mind; CA analysts urge lawmakers: reject Newsom’s $1B climate loan proposal; As groundwater depletes, arid American West is moving east; and more … Maven February 14, 2020 837
DAILY DIGEST, 2/13: One tunnel, same distrust; Is California ready for the next drought?; Tri-dam partners not satisfied with voluntary agreements; Costa, Cox vote to OK subpoenas to probe Valley water boost; San Joaquin River Chinook salmon made history last year – sort of; and more … Maven February 13, 2020 816
DAILY DIGEST, 2/12: No rain in sight, is it time to worry about drought, wildfire?; 500,000 acres of farmland could go fallow as SGMA goes into effect; Two Valley Congressmen have a say in whether House Dems probe Valley water boost; and more … Maven February 12, 2020 942
CA WATER COMMISSION: Headwaters to Floodplains initiative Maven February 13, 2020 289 Recently, the Department of Water Resources, Office of Floodplain Management launched a new safety initiative called Hea... Read More...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End? Maven February 12, 2020 828 The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar. The symposium ... Read More...
CEQA 101: Introduction to the Delta Conveyance Project CEQA Process Maven February 11, 2020 352 Recently, the Department of Water Resources posted a short video providing an overview of the California Environmental Q... Read More...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California Report Card: Water Resources & Climate Change Maven February 11, 2020 112 Is the State on the Right Track? Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani It’s been about 30-years since the UN based In... Read More...
WEEKLY CA WATER NEWS DIGEST for February 9 – 14: Federalism and water under the Trump admin: Has the long peace come to an end?; Headwaters to Floodplains initiative; CEQA 101 Maven February 14, 2020 66 A list of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you w... Read More...
SCIENCE NEWS: Unloved and unstudied: Learning more about Lamprey; Summer-run steelhead: “top athletes” and “extraordinary” and “inspiring animal”; The value of inland fisheries; We’ve been systematically underestimating sea otters’ historical habitat; and more … Maven February 13, 2020 154 Unloved and unstudied: Learning more about Lamprey: "Lamprey may tread the line between ugly and downright frightening,... Read More...
BLOG ROUND-UP: 5 Questions about the new proposed Delta Voluntary Agreement; The Trump-Newsom, Newsom-Trump Water Plan for the Delta; The first law of holes is: stop digging; The disappearance of the CALFED environmental water budget; and more … Maven February 11, 2020 361 5 Questions about the new proposed Delta Voluntary Agreement: Doug Obegi writes, "While the State’s newest proposal for... Read More...
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Dredge or fill procedures – draft implementation guidance available Maven February 15, 2020 50 As previously noticed on January 30, 2020 (click here for link), the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Bo... Read More...
DWR SGMA NEWS: View posted GSPs and make a public comment; DWR’s technical support projects; Written translation service now available; Draft Handbook for Water Budget Development released Maven February 13, 2020 69 NEW View Posted GSPs and Make a Public Comment Groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) for critically overdrafted basin... Read More...
DELTA CONVEYANCE: Additional scoping meeting scheduled for Redding on March 2 Maven February 13, 2020 174 The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has scheduled an additional scoping meeting in Redding, CA for the Delta Conveya... Read More...
YOUR INPUT WANTED: STORMS is Soliciting feedback on 2020-2024 workload – Fill out the survey Maven February 11, 2020 88 From the State Water Board: The STORMS program is soliciting feedback on our proposed workload for 2020 through 2024 (S... Read More...
60-Day Public Comment Period Opens for Draft “Handbook for Water Budget Development: With or Without Models” Maven February 11, 2020 60 From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources has released a Draft Handbook fo... Read More...
FUNDING: 2020 NOAA Financial Assistance Workshop (San Diego) Maven January 29, 2020 92 The NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO) Grants Management Division invites you to register for the 2020... Read More...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: 2020 Fisheries Habitat Solicitation Maven January 24, 2020 89 From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The Draft 2020 Fisheries Habitat Restoration (FHR) Habitat Proposal Solicitat... Read More...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CalEPA Accepting Applications for Environmental Justice Grants Maven January 22, 2020 126 Funding Seeks to Build Community Resilience to Climate Change Impacts The California Environmental Protection Agency is... Read More...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Requests for proposals for the California Watershed Protection Fund Maven January 19, 2020 87 LOIs Due February 14th The California Watershed Protection Fund supports projects designed to benefit the water quality... Read More...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Delta Community and Economic Enhancement Grant Program (Proposition 68) Now Open Maven January 11, 2020 84 The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy is excited to announce the opening of our new Community and Economic Enhanc... Read More...
