DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Climate change and California’s water resources Maven Climate changeDelta science January 7, 2021Dr. Laurel Larsen, the new Delta Lead Scientist, is in the process of moving from Finland to California, so at...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/6: Price tag for Pacheco Pass Dam nearly doubles to $2.5B; Why the American West is fighting for water protections; More on water futures; Effects of fire on CA’s natural resources; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 6, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Price tag nearly doubles to $2.5 billion for huge new dam project...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Determining the public benefits of conveyance projects Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 6, 2021The California Water Commission is in the process of assessing the state’s role in financing commands projects that could help...
CA FISH AND WILDLIFE JOURNAL: Effects of Fire on California’s Natural Resources Maven EcosystemsWildfires and watersheds January 6, 2021The California Fish and Wildlife Journal concludes the 2020 Special Issue installments with the winter quarter’s Special Wildland Fire Issue....
NOTICE: EPA releases National Rivers and Streams Assessment Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS January 6, 2021From the California Water Quality Monitoring Council: The EPA has released the second National Rivers and Streams Assessment report, one...
MAVEN’S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central Maven Daily Digest January 5, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/5: Harnessing rice fields to resurrect California’s endangered salmon; When wildfire burns a high mountain forest, what happens to the snow?; Four U.S. water stories to watch in 2021; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 5, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include...
DELTA AGENCY UPDATES: Carbon capture in the Delta is up; Recreation in the Delta, not so much … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 5, 2021The Delta Stewardship Council’s December meeting included updates from the Delta Conservancy and the Delta Protection Commission. Activities of the...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/4: Barrage of storms aiming for West Coast; The Delta – a short history of big changes; Water futures trading index elicits questions, concerns; Water sector commends Congress for relief in appropriations package; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 4, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Barrage of storms to aim for West Coast through early January “As...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, snow on the way to NorCal; Court rules against California’s wetlands regulatory program; Wall Street eyes billions in the Colorado’s water; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 3, 2021[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Time to hunker down: Northern California in for stormy days with winter...
Happy New Year! Maven Website announcements January 1, 2021We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/31: December storms can’t overcome CA’s dry fall; Final feasibility report to raise Sisk Dam sent to Congress; 2020 was a year of climate extremes. What can we expect in 2021? and more … Maven Daily Digest December 31, 2020— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … December storms can’t overcome dry fall in California “The first snow survey...
NOTICE: Update on proposed Statewide Suction Dredge Mining General Permit Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 31, 2020From the State Water Board: Attached is an updated public notice regarding the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/30: Dismal snowpack is bad sign for water supplies; Water authority and GSA to settle on sagging Friant-Kern Canal resolution; Trump signs bill with millions of dollars for the Salton Sea; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 30, 2020— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Dismal California snowpack is bad sign for water supplies “A month into...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/29: Federal spending bill includes funding for dam repairs, snow measurement technology; Large energy storage project would create new reservoir above Isabella Lake; If ancient drought choked the Southwest for centuries, what does the future hold?; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 29, 2020— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Federal spending bill includes funding for dam repairs, snow measurement technology “The...
