WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality January 29, 2020Presentation at Kern County event discusses the implementation of the newly-adopted salt and nitrate management plan for the Central Valley...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/28: Atmospheric rivers that hit CA getting a boost from melting Arctic ice; Study: Climate change threatens world’s wine supply; The neverending battle between San Diego v. MWD; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 28, 2020Note: Articles marked with the unlocked symbol are freely available. Absence of the unlocked symbol means you might encounter a...
DAILY DIGEST 1/27: Predator fish that anglers love faces uncertain future in CA water wars; Study: More rain and less snow means increased flood risk; Grant funds salinity research in the Valley; Reclamation invests in novel invasive mussel research; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 27, 2020Note: Articles marked with the unlocked symbol are freely available. Absence of the unlocked symbol means you might encounter a...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How will WOTUS rollback affect CA?; Not much set aside by oil companies for plugging wells; Climate report prompts proposed policy changes to protect San Francisco Bay; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 26, 2020Note: Articles marked with the unlocked symbol are freely available. Absence of the unlocked symbol means you might encounter a...
LOOKING FOR DATA? Google releases search tool for datasets Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS January 25, 2020Google just released this search tool for datasets. https://datasetsearch.research.google.com/ Just search for California Water. ...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/24: Newsom pledged to fix California water politics. Now he’s bogged down in the delta; New Delta tunnel project is déjà vu all over again; Researchers: Drought threat lingers over Northern California; Trump’s latest water policy exposes sharp divides; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 24, 2020The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9:00am. Agenda items include a presentation from Nancy Vogel on the draft...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Delta ag drainage and subsidence, contaminants in Cache Slough, Delta smelt entrainment, tidal marsh restoration Maven Delta scienceScience January 24, 2020Estuary Pearls is a collection of short articles on science activities in the Delta and is published by the San...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/23: CA will be hit hard as Trump administration weakens clean water protections; Precip continues to lag below normal; King tides sound a pollution alarm in the bay; Climate change will stress water in the West. But we don’t know how; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 23, 2020The Delta Stewardship Council meets at 9am. The Council will review 2019 accomplishments and discuss proposed 2020-2021 priorities. Among other...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 23, 2020A joint workshop hosted by the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Board provides details on how incoming...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/22: Small farmers wait for California’s groundwater hammer to fall; Newsom wades into decades-long bid to wring more water for California; Governor’s budget seeks to build water resilience; California launches new weapon against wildfires; Trump admin fast-tracks Colorado River pipeline; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 22, 2020FREE WEBINAR: Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River from 10am to 11am. Webinar with John...
METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE: The Newsom Administration’s draft Water Resilience Portfolio Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 22, 2020On January 3, State agencies released a draft Water Resilience Portfolio which outlines more than 100 integrated actionable recommendations in...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/21: Rain and snow return, but it won’t be enough to quench NorCal’s needs; CA water restrictions to become more severe; Weed and water woes in the Emerald Triangle; Could Sacramento flood like New Orleans?; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 21, 2020The State Water Board will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda is rather light, with only the consent calendar, Board Member Report,...
CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD: Update on the San Joaquin River Restoration Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management January 21, 2020Historically, the San Joaquin River has supported large chinook salmon populations. However, since the Bureau of Reclamation’s Friant Dam on...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/20: Time’s up on groundwater plans: SGMA explained; Journal highlights ecology of offshore oil platforms; It’s fish vs. dams, and the dams are winning; Trump teases plan to roll back key Obama-era water rule, limiting protections for waterways; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 20, 2020Time’s up on groundwater plans: one of the most important new California water laws in 50 years explained: “Much of...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Why California’s water crisis is everyone’s problem; Why did this CA farmer end up in court for growing wheat?; Disappointing numbers for salmon returns in some NorCal rivers; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 19, 2020Why California’s water crisis is everyone’s problem: “The state of California is no stranger to calamity, as evidenced by the...
