GUEST COMMENTARY: The Twin Tunnels Water Project Jeopardizes the Affordability of Your Water Rates, say Don Nottoli and Oscar Villegas Guest Contributor Commentary July 31, 2017 285From the Delta Counties Coalition, Don Nottoli and Oscar Villegas write, “One of the most monumental and potentially devastating decisions...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Update on State Water Board activities Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 29, 2017 102From the State Water Resources Control Board: Unmanaged Area Identification Map The State Water Board has developed an interactive Unmanaged...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter for July 27 denying Sacto Valley water users’ request to hold open part 1 of the hearing Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 28, 2017 139From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Resources Control Board: On July 10, 2017, the Sacramento...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Sharing Groundwater: A Robust Framework and Implementation Roadmap for Sustainable Groundwater Management in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features July 26, 2017 1871“If you focus with pride in building the best water allocation system you possibly can have, rather than saying SGMA...
QUESTION: Delta Stewardship Council endorses Delta Plan amendment on conveyance, storage, and operations, but what does that mean? Maven Notebook News and Features July 26, 2017 317What is the effect of the amendment on the California Water Fix project? Randy Fiorini and Osha Meserve weigh in...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Water wasted to sea?; Is extinction inevitable for Delta and longfin smelt?; Adaptive management in the Delta; and more … Maven Delta science July 24, 2017 216The July 2017 issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science is now available online. In this month’s edition:...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Water District posts second white paper on project operations Maven Press Release/Other July 23, 2017 365Metropolitan Water District has posted its second white paper on the California Water Fix, Modernizing the System: California Water Fix...
REACTIONS: Water agencies and stakeholder groups react to certification of the California Water Fix environmental documents Maven Press Release/Other July 21, 2017 1029Water agencies praise the move; Restore the Delta vows litigation Earlier today, the Department of Water Resources held a press...
THIS JUST IN … California WaterFix Reaches Key Milestone as State Environmental Review Is Certified Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News July 21, 2017 685From the Department of Water Resources: Clearing another major milestone toward the modernization of the state’s water delivery system, the...
USGS: Electromagnetic surveys in the sky and on land give a view of what’s below earth’s surface USGS News July 20, 2017Electromagnectic surveying is helping the California Water Science Center to study geology and groundwater throught California. From the USGS: It’s...
FLOWS SYMPOSIUM, Part 4: Examples of Managed Flow Regimes – Possible Models for the Delta?; Panel Discussion Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features July 20, 2017 255In January of 2013, a symposium hosted by Delta Science Program and the UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown appoints new Director of the Department of Water Resources Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other July 19, 2017 2581From the Office of the Governor: Grant Davis, 54, of Petaluma, has been appointed director of the California Department of...
FLOWS SYMPOSIUM, PART 3: Hydrographs and Ecological Functions in the Present-day Landscape of the Sacramento River; Ecological Response to the Unregulated Spring Flow Regime in the Sierra Nevada Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features July 19, 2017 210In January of 2013, a symposium hosted by Delta Science Program and the UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and...
FLOWS SYMPOSIUM, PART 2: What Do We Mean by “Natural Functional Delta Inflow” in a Regulated and Modified System?; Delta Inflows of the Past: Lessons for Connecting Landscape Elements Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features July 18, 2017 219In January of 2013, a symposium hosted by Delta Science Program and the UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Santa Clara Valley Water District starts preparations for making a decision Maven Notebook News and Features July 17, 2017 929The Santa Clara Valley Water District provides wholesale water supply, flood protection and stream stewardship for the Silicon Valley covering...
