It’s not too late to make a tax-deductible donation to Maven’s Notebook for 2018! Maven Website announcements December 31, 2018 15Dear readers, Hard to believe, but 2018 is almost over… and if there’s one thing that stands out, it’s that...
KARLA NEMETH: What new water deals mean and what work is left to be done Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News December 27, 2018By DWR Director Karla Nemeth California’s State Water Project and federal Central Valley Project span several northern watersheds, converging in...
California Water Plan Update 2018: Managing water resources for sustainability Maven Notebook News and Features December 26, 2018 616The draft of the update, just under 50 pages, is a much more trimmed down version of its predecessors and...
Happy holidays from Maven’s Notebook! Maven Website announcements December 25, 2018 44Happy holidays to you and yours! As I reflect back on the past year, I am truly grateful for your...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE JOURNAL: Analyses of large storms and atmospheric rivers; Evaluations of fish surveys; Impacts of predator species on juvenile salmon; Alternative juvenile salmon production estimate approaches Maven Delta science December 21, 2018 150RESEARCH Hourly Analyses of the Large Storms and Atmospheric Rivers that Provide Most of California’s Precipitation in Only 10 to...
CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION: City of Stockton Finds Envision Stockton 2040 General Plan Consistent with Delta Plan Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 20, 2018 51From the Delta Stewardship Council: Envision Stockton 2040 General Plan (C201811) The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan...
THIS JUST IN … RESTORE THE DELTA: DWR’S No Harm Agreement & Letter Of Dismissal To Water Agencies: A “Surrender Dorothy” Effort To Save WaterFix By The Brown Administration Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 19, 2018 1614From Restore the Delta: Documents released to the Planning and Conservation League via a public records act request this week...
WEBSITE MILESTONE: Maven’s Notebook serves up its 3,000,000th page view! Maven Website announcements December 19, 2018 98Dear readers, This morning around 8am, Maven’s Notebook served up its 3,000,000th page view since its inception in 2012! A...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Multiple perspectives on groundwater-surface water interactions under SGMA Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features December 19, 2018 1285Panel discussion looks at groundwater-surface water interactions under SGMA from a regulatory, environmental, academic, and policy perspective The Sustainable Groundwater...
CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized Maven Notebook News and Features December 18, 2018 955Recent developments propose significant changes to project operations that are not reflected in the modeling, they say Several letters were...
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES SYMPOSIUM: Delta Watermaster Michael George and Jason Peltier discuss moving forward in the Delta *UPDATED with comments from Restore the Delta* Maven Notebook News and Features December 18, 2018 389This post has been updated with Restore the Delta’s comments added after Michael George’s presentation. Click to go there. In...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: New Climate Change Data Tools Available Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 18, 2018 116From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: Three, new climate change tools are now available on the...
DWR: Dutch Slough Project Creates Richer Habitat for Delta Fish and Wildlife Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News December 14, 2018By DWR The Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently broke ground on the Dutch Slough Tidal Restoration Project, the largest...
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project, cost sharing; Water agencies respond Maven Press Release/Other December 14, 2018 1316Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project, cost sharing From the...
MORE REACTIONS: Reclamation, Feinstein, Costa, Gray, and MID react to voluntary agreements and State Water Board vote on San Joaquin River tributary flow standards Maven Press Release/Other December 14, 2018 405From the Bureau of Reclamation: Statement from Brenda Burman, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation: I am very proud of...
