SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PGM UPDATE: Not only about the fish: program creates water supply benefits Maven Fish and wildlife July 9, 2019In the Spring 2019 update from the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Not only about the fish: program creates water...
METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Governor’s water resilience portfolio and Delta conveyance planning efforts Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 2, 2019At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager Steve Arakawa updated the...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative Listening Session Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation June 26, 2019On April 29, 2019, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-10-19 that directed the secretaries of the California Natural Resources Agency,...
DELTA SCIENCE: Lead Scientist Dr. Callaway updates the State Water Board on science efforts in the Delta Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features June 20, 2019At the May 21st meeting of the State Water Board, Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway updated Board members of ongoing...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Questions of common supply: SGMA requirements for interconnected surface water and groundwater Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features June 19, 2019The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), passed in 2014, is California’s first statewide law that explicitly reflects the fact that...
June 2019 Issue of ESTUARY News – Water, Environment, Climate, Equity Maven Delta science June 19, 2019The June issue of Estuary News is now available online. This issue explores the rainbow flavors of infrastructure — green,...
SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Ten Essential Bay‒Delta Articles; Geospatial tools and water budgets for the Delta; 20th century outflow and salinity intrusion; Management of invasive water hyacinth Maven Delta science June 17, 2019In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science journal: ESSAY Ten Essential Bay‒Delta Articles Ted Sommer, J....
WOTS Up? An Update Regarding Regulation of Waters of the State and Waters of the United States Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 12, 2019Attorney Mary Lynn Coffee unpacks the new wetland regulations and Waters of the State rule, plus a look at the...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster Quarterly Update Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 6, 2019Report has good news on Delta water rights and measurement of diversions, but not so good news in the South...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater sustainability goals and challenges Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features June 5, 2019Groundwater managers working in four critically-overdrafted basins discuss how their planning efforts are going In basins all over California, groundwater...
CA WATER COMMISSION: DWR’s Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features May 30, 2019Assessment looks at six categories of vulnerability: wildfire, extreme heat, sea level rise, long-term persistent hydrologic changes, short-term extreme hydrologic...
MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Delta conveyance Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 29, 2019At the May meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Steve Arakawa, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager, updated...
ELLEN HANAK: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features May 29, 2019Ellen Hanak delivers four priorities for managing the implementation of SGMA in the San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley...
ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation May 22, 2019Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowpack, higher...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Feather River Fish Hatchery Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features May 16, 2019The Feather River Fish Hatchery is a State Water Project facility that was built in conjunction with the construction of...
