Survey Finds More Snow in Mountains, but Water Content Is Still Far Below Average for Date Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News December 31, 2014 117From the Department of Water Resources: The first manual snow survey of the Sierra snowpack this winter found more snow...
California Weather Blog: Windy and cold weather on the way, with low elevation snow possible in SoCal, then a dry and cold start to the new year Maven Press Release/Other December 31, 2014 141From the California Weather Blog: “After an extremely wet December across much of Northern California, the latter half of the...
Senator Darrell Steinberg on legislative leadership: Getting to a two-thirds vote on the water bond and other seemingly impossible missions Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features December 29, 2014 179At the 2014 fall conference of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s luncheon was...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Maven’s Notebook! Maven Website announcements December 25, 2014 53Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!...
Peter Gleick: Solutions in a world of peak water limits Maven Notebook News and Features December 25, 2014 558For one week each October, Chicago Ideas Week brings together some of the world’s most outstanding speakers to present their...
Craig Wilson, the first Delta watermaster, reflects on his four years in office Maven Notebook News and Features December 23, 2014 791Just last week, the State Water Resources Control Board appointed Michael George to be the new Delta Watermaster. He’ll be...
This just in … Ninth Circuit Upholds Biological Opinion for Central Valley Irrigation Impacts on Endangered Salmon Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 22, 2014 660This just in from the Central Valley Business Times: Salmon and the federal government agencies and environmental groups trying to...
When it comes to fish habitat, offers they can refuse Maven NEWS AND FEATURED ARTICLES December 22, 2014 255From Estuary News: “The numbers are daunting: 8,000 acres to be restored to fish-friendly tidal habitat in order to comply...
Dr. Tracy Collier with the Delta ISB review of the BDCP Draft EIR/S, particularly regarding reliance on habitat restoration Maven Delta science December 22, 2014 376The Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) completed its review of the draft EIR/EIS for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP)...
Water agencies and Restore the Delta react to Bay Delta Conservation Plan revisions Maven Press Release/Other December 21, 2014 208Last Friday, the California Natural Resources Agency announced changes to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, most notably the elimination of...
Matt Nobriga: The utilization of tidal marshes by fishes of the Upper San Francisco Estuary Maven Delta science December 19, 2014 343At the 2014 Bay Delta Science Conference, Matt Nobriga, a fish biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, gave...
Dr. Peter Moyle: Novel Ecosystems of the Suisun Marsh and the Delta – A New Reality Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science December 18, 2014 1435The Delta of our modern times bears little resemblance to its historical self, a mix of native and non-native species...
The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal now available Maven Delta science December 18, 2014 142The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available. In this month’s issue: Dispersion...
Environmental Data Summit: Accessing information that informs decision making Maven Delta science December 17, 2014 402Data, believe it or not, are critical in our lives and influence a broad range of decisions from personal through...
Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 3: Panel discussion on options for moving forward Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features December 17, 2014 657Groundwater adjudications, notoriously expensive and time consuming, emerged as an issue during the development and ultimate passage of the Sustainable...
