DAILY DIGEST, 7/22: River agreements stall amid focus on Delta litigation; CA settles fight over hoarded dam water; U.S. states take on Trump EPA for water rule rollback; EPA must focus on environmental justice, Inspector General says; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 22, 2020ONLINE PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Identifying At-Risk Water Systems & Domestic Wells from 9am to 3pm. The State Water Resources Control Board...
GSA SUMMIT: Setting Sustainable Management Criteria: It’s easy, isn’t it? Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 22, 2020[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The details of how a groundwater sustainability plan will be implemented are defined by the setting of sustainable management...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/21: Farmers doing more with less need help from above; Bacterial outbreak forces euthanization of fish at three SoCal hatcheries; High and rising: flood risk in California grows; The U.S. states most prone to natural disasters; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 21, 2020ONLINE MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include the quarterly Delta Watermaster Report, the...
NOTICE: Interagency Seawater Desalination Memorandum of Agreement Released Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 21, 2020From the State Water Board: State Water Board staff released the interagency Seawater Desalination Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) today, Monday,...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/20: Gold rush-era mercury mine closed in 1972 is still contaminating; Lake Tahoe’s aspens face dangerous new threat; Future changes in the trading of virtual water; Democrats weigh options for undoing Trump rollbacks; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 20, 2020Gold rush-era mercury mine closed in 1972 is still contaminating: “Nearly half a century after a Gold Rush-era quicksilver mining...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Could “angel investors” buy a piece of the Friant-Kern Canal?; How a marsh restoration could help preserve Tahoe’s clarity; Water hyacinth acts like ‘plastic wrap’ on the Delta; CA all-in on effort to preserve Salton Sea; and more .. Maven Daily Digest July 19, 2020Could “angel investors” buy a piece of the Friant-Kern Canal? “An investor funding proposal that could substantially increase the Friant-Kern...
NOTICE: Issuance of Water Quality Certification for Yuba River Development Project Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 18, 2020From the State Water Board: On July 17, 2020, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)...
DAILY DIGEST: PacifiCorp can’t wash its hands of Klamath Dams, FERC rules; New study finds media coverage could discourage SGMA participation; Scientists in CA accidentally discover bacteria that eats metal in aquifer; USEPA’s temporary policy suspending enforcement terminates August 31, 2020; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 17, 2020WEBINAR: How Water Reuse Creates New Ways to Manage Wastewater Discharge from 11am to 12:30pm. Case studies from Bay Area...
NEW FACT SHEETS on pesticides from the DPR’s Groundwater Protection Program Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 16, 2020The Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Groundwater Protection Program (GWPP) has created two fact sheets that are now posted to our...
NOTICE: Issuance of Final Water Quality Certification for the Upper North Fork Feather River Hydroelectric Project Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 16, 2020From the State Water Board: On July 15, 2020, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board (State...
DAILY DIGEST: Bigger, badder storms coming in years ahead, and CA is right in their path; Garamendi secures wins for CA water in Water Resources Development Act; Calvert denounces Democrats for defeating water storage amendments; Trump admin weakens ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental protection acts; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 16, 2020WEBINAR: Environmental DNA: a cool new science that will benefit your ecological restoration from 9am to 10am. Stantec, has been...
TIM QUINN: Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Lessons for the Future Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 16, 2020Tim Quinn spent more than ten years as the executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies and more...
DAILY DIGEST: Reclamation’s Burman urges cooperation on water; SGMA enters crucial period; Court issues ruling in Staten Island management case; Coastal flooding to steadily increase, says new federal report; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 15, 2020FREE WEBINAR: FishPAC Connectivity Case Study: Deer Creek Irrigation Dam, Dunn Creek from 9am to 10:15am. This webinar will illustrate...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Understanding the human dimensions of social agro-ecological systems: What motivates farmer decision-making and policy change? Maven Delta scienceGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation July 15, 2020Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...
DAILY DIGEST: Billions in possible damages turn to zero in 14-year legal battle over water pipe; How permitting slows ecosystem recovery and climate resilience projects; The state budget includes $47 million for the Salton Sea, here’s how it will be spent; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 14, 2020Sites Reservoir Virtual Town Hall Meeting: There will be a virtual town hall meeting on Sites Reservoir from 10am to...
