DELTA ADAPTS: Climate change vulnerability assessment looks at climate impacts to Delta as a place, agriculture, recreation, and infrastructure Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features January 12, 2021Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future is the Delta Stewardship Council’s effort to conduct the first-ever climate change vulnerability...
STATE BUDGET: Governor Newsom submits budget proposal with funding included for wildfire and forest resilience, sustainable groundwater management, habitat restoration, and flood management Maven Policy and regulation January 8, 2021Governor Gavin Newsom today submitted his 2021-22 State Budget proposal to the Legislature totaling $227.2 billion. Here are some of...
CV-SALTS: Salt Control Program Notice to Comply letters sent to dischargers in the Central Valley Maven Policy and regulation January 8, 2021From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: On January 5, 2021, Notice to Comply letters for the Salt Control Program...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Climate change and California’s water resources Maven Climate changeDelta science January 7, 2021Dr. Laurel Larsen, the new Delta Lead Scientist, is in the process of moving from Finland to California, so at...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Determining the public benefits of conveyance projects Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 6, 2021The California Water Commission is in the process of assessing the state’s role in financing commands projects that could help...
CA FISH AND WILDLIFE JOURNAL: Effects of Fire on California’s Natural Resources Maven EcosystemsWildfires and watersheds January 6, 2021The California Fish and Wildlife Journal concludes the 2020 Special Issue installments with the winter quarter’s Special Wildland Fire Issue....
DELTA AGENCY UPDATES: Carbon capture in the Delta is up; Recreation in the Delta, not so much … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 5, 2021The Delta Stewardship Council’s December meeting included updates from the Delta Conservancy and the Delta Protection Commission. Activities of the...
Happy New Year! Maven Website announcements January 1, 2021We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book...
It’s not too late to support Maven’s Notebook – and get a tax deduction for 2020! Maven Website announcements December 28, 2020Dear readers, As part of the California water community, you know Maven’s Notebook and the California Water Library are all...
Happy holidays from Maven’s Notebook! Maven Website announcements December 25, 2020May you be blessed with laughter, peace, and love throughout this holiday season and the new year. Thank you for...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementation of the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations December 23, 2020At the December meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners heard a briefing on the implementation of the Incidental...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Preparing for possible dry times ahead in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law December 22, 2020At the December meeting of the State Water Board, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave his semi-annual update to the Board. ...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: SGMA and the Human Right to Water Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 17, 2020Natalie Cochran is a water resources planner at Woodard Curran who has spent the last two and a half years...
YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Rights and Resources in a Changing Climate Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 16, 2020From the Klamath waters to the Western desert valleys, recent court rulings highlight the important and evolving role of tribal...
SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Signs of optimism; Integrating bird conservation in the Delta; Salmon life-cycle models; and sturgeon habitat use Maven Delta science December 16, 2020In this edition: EDITORIAL Signs of Optimism Beyond 2020Samuel N. Luoma[DOI] [URL] ESSAY Getting Our Heads Above Water: Integrating Bird...
