DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Overview of paper on the 2012-2016 drought in the Delta Maven Delta science October 8, 2020Dr. Laurel Larsen officially started September 1st as the new Delta Lead Scientist; however, she is finishing up a sabbatical...
Watersheds 101 Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 7, 2020[cmtoc_table_of_contents] No matter where you are in the world, you are in a watershed. The water flowing over the land...
TESS DUNHAM: California’s Three-Legged Stool for Improving Groundwater Quality: Porter Cologne, SGMA and the Recycled Water Policy – How Do They Work Together? Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 6, 2020Every year, the Groundwater Resources Association of California selects two speakers for the David Keith Todd Lectureship, which named after...
WEBSITE NEWS: New format for the Weekly Digest, plus new subscription options and more … ! Maven Website announcements October 3, 2020Dear readers, I have decided to change the format of the weekly digest. Rather than providing pretty much a list...
PUBLICATION: Interagency Ecological Program Newsletter: 2019 status and trends of pelagic fishes; Secondary field ID of Delta smelt Maven Delta science October 3, 2020
WATER BOARDS: Update on the Central Valley Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 1, 2020Much progress made on implementation of Order WQ-2018-0002 Runoff and other discharges from agricultural lands affect water quality by transporting...
MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Update: Preliminary cost and benefits, the mechanics of opting out, and more … Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features September 30, 2020Presentation covers the preliminary cost estimate, the preliminary benefits analysis, the agreement in principle for the State Water Project Delta...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Salmon disease and mortality, Agricultural floodplain habitat, Multi-species fish passage, and more … Maven Delta science September 30, 2020In this issue of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: ESSAY How to Respond? An Introduction to Current Bay–Delta Natural...
SCIENCE IN SHORT PODCAST: How fish interact with wetland topography Maven EcosystemsScience Podcasts September 27, 2020Click here to check out the new Delta Science page on the Notebook Maven’s Notebook · SCIENCE IN SHORT:...
MET COMMITTEE: Collaboration on the Colorado River between Mexico and the US brings benefits for both countries Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features September 23, 2020Hey, are you ready for a good water news story? In 2007, Mexico and the United States agreed to establish...
AG WATER PRICES: Groundwater Externalities and the Agricultural Response to Water Pricing Maven AgricultureGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 16, 2020Dr. Ellen Bruno is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Ag and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. At...
HISTORY: Delta Independent Science Board: 10 Years On Maven Delta science September 10, 2020The Delta Independent Science Board (or Delta ISB) is a 10-member board comprised of prominent scientists from different disciplines across...
EXPLAINER: A basic primer on water quality regulation Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality September 9, 2020[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In 2014, California passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (or SGMA), requiring local agencies to be formed and groundwater...
ECO RESTORE UPDATE: Five years in, program makes big gains on Delta habitat restoration Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features September 3, 2020California EcoRestore is an initiative started in 2015 under the Brown Administration with the ambitious goal of advancing at least...
DELTA COUNCIL: Progress report on implementing AB 1668 and SB 606: Making conservation a California way of life Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 2, 2020The Delta Reform Act expressly defined the state’s water policy priorities as they relate to the Delta, including the express...
