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...
THIS JUST IN … New economic report seeks to highlight significant water challenges for California communities Maven Policy and regulation March 3, 2020This is the report mentioned in today’s top story on the Daily Digest From the Water Blueprint for the San...
METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 3, 2020At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, Program Manager Randall Neudeck updated the committee on some of the...
NEW REPORT: Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program Report to the Legislature Maven Planning and managementReports February 29, 2020The Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act established through Assembly Bill 401 (Dodd, 2015) directs the State Water Resources Control Board...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Delta Conveyance update; Tribal engagement in the Delta Conveyance process Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 27, 2020At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners heard an update on the Delta conveyance project, and a...
CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Implementation strategies for SGMA Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 26, 2020Hydrologist Derik Williams discusses the different paths GSAs are taking to get to sustainability, plus the three things every GSP...
MEDIA CALL: Central Valley Project officials discuss water allocations Maven Current Conditions February 25, 2020If current hydrology persists, new biological opinions unlikely to result in more water deliveries this year (as compared to the...
