LETTER: Republican Congressmen send letter to Newsom requesting he withdraw ITP, lawsuit against federal biops Maven Policy and regulationWater rights and water law April 8, 2020Six Republican Congressmen led by Congressman Kevin McCarthy have send a letter to Governor Newsom requesting the State of California...
WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The battle over the raising of Shasta Dam Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 8, 2020One of the long-running controversies in California water is the effort to raise Shasta Dam, a dam on the Sacramento...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Quantifying surface water depletion from groundwater pumping Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 2, 2020Understanding and conveying groundwater’s role in a changing world Surface water commonly is hydraulically connected to ground water, but the...
KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: The magic water wand Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 1, 2020If you had a magic wand that could give you unlimited funding, could change any law, write any new law,...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Depletion of interconnected surface waters: Not that simple Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 26, 2020Sierra Ryan is a water resources planner with the County of Santa Cruz. In this presentation from the Groundwater Resources...
ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 25, 2020Californians rely on the state’s myriad of rivers and streams for things such as water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, biodiversity,...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: David Orth gives his observations on how sustainable groundwater management is playing out in the San Joaquin Valley Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 19, 2020David Orth is the principal of New Current Water and Land, which offers strategic planning, program implementation, and water resource...
KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: Infrastructure: What’s on Tap for California Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 18, 2020Armando Quintero, chair of the California Water Commission, gives an update on the Water Storage Investment Program, the Sustainable Groundwater...
DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy Maven Delta science March 12, 2020The search is on for a new Delta lead scientist to oversee the Delta Science Program and to consult regularly...
SFEWS: Delta smelt predation; Central Valley surface water diversions; Predicting juvenile salmon fish routing, Sacramento River predator diet analysis Maven Delta science March 12, 2020In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Journal: ESSAY Did a Shifting Ecological Baseline Mask the...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Borrego Valley’s strategy for a negotiated resolution under SGMA Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 11, 2020Presentation at the California Irrigation Institute conference highlights this critically-overdrafted basin’s creative approach to meeting the requirements of SGMA The...
REPORTS: Concurrent governance processes of SGMA; Comparing complexity in watershed governance; Challenges of using and interpreting GPCD Maven Groundwater NewsReports March 11, 2020Concurrent Governance Processes of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act By Anita Milman and Michael Kiparsky California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Newsom administration envisions a new role for the Water Commission Maven Policy and regulation March 10, 2020Just about a year ago, when Governor Newsom gave his 2019 State of the State address, he spoke about the...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring Maven Delta science March 5, 2020The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. When complete,...
METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements post-Trump and an update on the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta conveyance Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 4, 2020It was a busy time for California water issues last month when Trump visited the San Joaquin Valley, signed the...
