California Water 2.0: Administration secretaries highlight accomplishments, look ahead Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 26, 2016Secretaries Laird, Rodriquez, and Ross share their vision for continued implementation of the California Water Action Plan Earlier this month,...
More reactions … House Republicans response to Feinstein drought legislation; Delta Counties Coalition on Governor Brown’s State of the State; C-WIN on San Luis Drainage Resolution Act Maven Policy and regulation January 26, 2016Batting clean-up on reactions … House Republicans on Senator Feinstein’s drought relief legislation … From the office of Congressman Kevin...
Legislators and organizations respond to Governor Brown’s State of the State address Maven Policy and regulation January 22, 2016Yesterday, Governor Brown delivered his State of the State address, focusing some attention on levees, climate change, and of course,...
This just in … Governor Brown addresses infrastructure, water, and climate change in 2016 State of the State address Maven Climate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 21, 2016This morning, Governor Brown delivered his State of the State address to the legislature; the Governor’s office has released the...
Website news: Maven named one of nine Californians ‘who play a key role in California water policy” Maven Website announcements January 20, 2016A big thank you to Debra Kahn over at E&E Publishing for including me on a list of California water...
The End of Wastewater: Sustainable infrastructure for an urban estuary Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesScienceWater supply augmentation January 20, 2016The end of the pipe solution means ending the pipe, says Dr. David Sedlak, but he warns newer wastewater treatment...
Reactions: ACWA on State Water Board’s urban conservation reg; Delta Counties Coalition on Cal Water Fix; State Water Contractors on Cal Water Fix DCE Maven Delta Conveyance Project January 19, 2016There was a lot of breaking news on Friday: The California Water Fix project released the details on Design and...
Media call: State Water Board officials discuss the draft emergency conservation regulation Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 16, 2016Yesterday, the State Water Resources Control Board released the draft emergency conservation regulation for review and public comment. The proposed...
Reactions to Governor Brown and the updated California Water Action Plan Maven Policy and regulation January 15, 2016Californians for Water Security, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Northern California Water Association, and Restore the Delta respond to...
Governor Brown speaks at ACWA California Water 2.0 event about the Delta tunnels, drought, and climate change Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 14, 2016It’s a very different world we live in, he says: “We can protect the natural systems, but we have to...
If you enjoy this website, here’s the list of organizations and people to thank … Maven Website announcements January 14, 2016Maven’s Notebook gratefully acknowledges all of those who contributed to make continued operation of this website possible Dear Readers, I...
State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 2: Water quality and contaminant effects on species and water supply; The Bay-Delta food web; Delta landscape restoration Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality January 14, 2016Stephanie Fong discusses what we know and don’t know about contaminants; Dr. Wim Kimmerer on Delta food web changes; and...
State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 1: Implementing One Delta, One Science; Delta water management – Where are we and where should we go? Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 13, 2016Dr. Peter Goodwin on the challenges and opportunities of implementing the Delta Science Plan, and Dr. Jay Lund on water...
Ducks Unlimited, Restore the Delta react to Governor’s budget proposal Maven Policy and regulation January 8, 2016Reactions to Governor Brown’s budget proposal for emergency drought response funding and implementing the California Water Action Plan with other...
What’s in the Governor’s proposed budget for emergency drought response and implementation of the California Water Action Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 7, 2016The Governor released his proposed budget this morning. Here’s what’s in the budget for emergency drought response and the California...