May 2022 – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

May 31, 2022 124

Since their introduction last year, the California Water Index and California water futures has stirred controversy – and even legislation...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/31: Drought resurrects Sites Reservoir; Drinking water rate assistance program; Water for development; The hatchery crutch; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 31, 2022 804

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California drought resurrects decades-old plan for controversial Sites Reservoir “A long-dead proposal...

USFWS Fish and Wildlife News: Extinction threats, protecting migration, and tools for land managers

Maven

Science Publications

May 30, 2022 32

May 2022 Delta Breeze: Science Action Agenda

Maven

Science Publications

May 30, 2022 27

The Failed Recovery Plan for the Delta and Delta Smelt

Maven

Science News

May 30, 2022 59

By Dr. Peter Moyle at the California Water Blog: Few native species are as controversial as Delta Smelt. It is...

Worth Waiting For: The Advantages of Late-Migrating Spring-Run Chinook

Maven

Science News

May 30, 2022 16

From FishBio: Rare traits and behaviors within a population often get less attention, but might sometimes be the perfect ingredient...

Enjoy your Memorial Day …

Maven

Uncategorized

May 30, 2022 13

Maven’s Notebook will return tomorrow. Thank you for your readership! ...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up; Gray declares victory in effort to keep reservoir projects moving forward; Solano Supes reiterate opposition to Delta tunnel project; The failed recovery plan for the Delta and Delta smelt; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 29, 2022 1006

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up “Something weird is...

TECHNICAL FIELD COURSE: 2022 Erosion and Sediment Control Field School

Maven

Science Announcement

May 28, 2022 56

Salmonid Restoration Federation is hosting an Erosion and Sediment Control Field School June 14-15. This technical field course is part...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 22-27: State strengthens drought rules; Obscure water contract pits farmers against each other; Delta water crisis linked to CA’s racist past; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 27, 2022 288

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/27: Proposed water tunnel puts Delta under scrutiny; Some Valley towns have sunk nearly a foot in just one year; Supervisors hold off on Vina GSA legal finance support; Raising Mono Lake requires a new plan; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 27, 2022 862

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include Presentation...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: Exchange contracts pit farmers against each other; Newsom’s proposed budget doubles land repurposing funds; New Paso basin water regulations would ‘exacerbate overdraft’; Tapping icebergs, fogs and other “unconventional water sources”; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 26, 2022 890

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board beginning at 10am. Agenda items include discussion and selection...

NOTICE of Public Workshop – Changes in the Credit/Financial Guidance Appendices

Maven

Other Announcements

May 26, 2022 19

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board staff will hold an informational public workshop...

NOTICE: Advance notice of probable curtailments under standard water right Term 91

Maven

Other Announcements

May 25, 2022 96

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This email is to notify water right permit and license holders with Standard...

NOTICE: No-Cost Leak Detection Surveys for Small Water Systems

Maven

Other Announcements

May 25, 2022 54

Notice from the State Water Board: The Department of Water Resources has contracted with the California Rural Water Association (CRWA)...

WEBINAR RECORDING: California water futures: What are they? And what are they not?

DAILY DIGEST, 5/31: Drought resurrects Sites Reservoir; Drinking water rate assistance program; Water for development; The hatchery crutch; and more …

USFWS Fish and Wildlife News: Extinction threats, protecting migration, and tools for land managers

May 2022 Delta Breeze: Science Action Agenda

The Failed Recovery Plan for the Delta and Delta Smelt

Worth Waiting For: The Advantages of Late-Migrating Spring-Run Chinook

Enjoy your Memorial Day …

TECHNICAL FIELD COURSE: 2022 Erosion and Sediment Control Field School

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 22-27: State strengthens drought rules; Obscure water contract pits farmers against each other; Delta water crisis linked to CA’s racist past; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/27: Proposed water tunnel puts Delta under scrutiny; Some Valley towns have sunk nearly a foot in just one year; Supervisors hold off on Vina GSA legal finance support; Raising Mono Lake requires a new plan; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: Exchange contracts pit farmers against each other; Newsom’s proposed budget doubles land repurposing funds; New Paso basin water regulations would ‘exacerbate overdraft’; Tapping icebergs, fogs and other “unconventional water sources”; and more …

NOTICE of Public Workshop – Changes in the Credit/Financial Guidance Appendices

NOTICE: Advance notice of probable curtailments under standard water right Term 91

NOTICE: No-Cost Leak Detection Surveys for Small Water Systems

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

Donate to Maven’s Notebook to support timely, unbiased water news

METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project draft EIR, part 2; Collaborative salmonid recovery project

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/1: Pair of storms to drop significant rain, heavy snow; Western snow season 2022-23 preview in 10 maps; Smart meter monitoring can help conserve water, but with caveats; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 11/30: Nearly 20% of CA water agencies could see shortages if drought persists; Why are water thieves so hard to catch?, Rain, snow set for Thursday; Kings County passes law to prevent groundwater movement out of the county; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 11/29: Heavy snow, rain to blast West Coast; New report shows continued water conservation is key to enabling suppliers to meet demand; USBR urges CVP contractors to prepare for another dry year; The ongoing saga to fix San Francisco’s sewers; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 11/28: Rain, snow in the forecast this week; Summer drought leaves Christmas tree tradition in danger; Making water work for people, plants, and fish; Colorado River users set to meet in Las Vegas next month; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov 20-25: Adapting to CA’s “Weather Whiplash” with FIRO; Question of water rights looms over controversial proposed new dam; State water agency wades into lawsuit to maintain its authority over groundwater plans; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov. 28-Dec. 2: Kamyar Guivetchi on managing water resources for sustainability & resilience; State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Water thieves abound in dry California. Why are they so hard to catch?; and more …

NOTICE: Release of the Interim Draft National OHWM Delineation Manual for Rivers and Streams

ARMY CORPS: Regulatory Program Update – December 2022

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Draft 2023 Fish Restoration Grant Program Solicitation Released for Public Review

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Draft 2023 Fish Restoration Grant Program Solicitation Released for Public Review

Month: May 2022