LEGAL DOCUMENTS: Petition for writ of mandate/injunctive relief re: US v. State Water Resources Control Board Maven Water rights and water law April 2, 2019Here are the court documents for the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board: United States v....
CAL WATER FIX: Groups send letter to Governor Newsom regarding key issues with California Water Fix Maven Delta Conveyance Project March 29, 2019“It is time finally for the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to develop and consider the required range of reasonable...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Groundwater adjudication under SGMA Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 27, 2019Attorney Eric Garner and EDF’s Christina Babbitt discuss adjudication and management under SGMA in a panel discussion moderated by Justice...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED JOURNAL: Freshwater flows in the Delta, Importance of wetland habitats to waterbirds, Abundance of salmon on the Stanislaus, Largemouth bass diets, Fishing trawls Maven Delta science March 25, 2019In this issue: Clarifying Effects of Environmental Protections on Freshwater Flows to—and Water Exports from—the San Francisco Bay Estuary: Gregory...
MET WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: Voluntary Settlement Agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 20, 2019Presentation delves into the proposed voluntary agreement; compares flows, looks at funding At the March meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Smelt in Hot Water: Is Thermal Stress the Final Blow for Delta Smelt? Maven Delta science March 14, 2019Studies show fall water temperatures may play more of a role in Delta smelt survival than flow augmentation Managing freshwater...
DR. GLENDA HUMISTON: Managing our Lands to Manage our Water Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features March 13, 2019Dr. Glenda Humiston is Vice President of Agriculture & Natural Resources for the University of California. At the 2019 California...
Fishing and river groups weigh in on the Voluntary Agreements Maven Policy and regulation March 7, 2019Their analysis concludes that the voluntary agreements as proposed could worsen conditions in the Delta Last week, the Department of...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Dark Carbon and a Return to Abundance: How Detrital Floodplain Food Webs Can Help Recover Endangered Fish Maven Delta science March 7, 2019In the pre-development Central Valley, winter-spring flooding once created a vast mosaic of productive wetland habitats that teemed with fish...
DR. JAY LUND: Water Supply Reliability Estimation: An overview Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features March 6, 2019Water supply reliability. It’s a term often talked about in the realm of California water, but what does it really...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING: State Water Board grants request for 60-day stay Maven Delta Conveyance Project March 6, 2019Ex parte communications remain prohibited From the Cal Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: This ruling addresses...
CA WATER COMMISSION: The Climate Registry: Water-Energy Nexus; Dam safety fee regulations; 2018 State Water Project Review Maven Climate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 5, 2019At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commissioners heard a presentation on the Climate Registry, approved new...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Monitoring and Managing Sea-Level Rise Impacts on Tidal Marshes in the San Francisco Estuary Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features February 28, 2019Once not all that long ago, the prevailing thought was that if tidal marsh remnants were protected and carefully managed,...
CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Groundwater Sustainability Plan development: How is it going on the ground? Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 27, 2019A San Joaquin Valley perspective, a Sacramento Valley perspective, a researcher’s perspective and a consultant’s perspective on GSP development Since...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Science-Based Regulatory Permitting for Resilient Tidal Habitat Restorations Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 21, 2019The permitting of tidal restoration projects is most often a costly and time-consuming process, causing substantial delays in implementation while...
