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January 4, 2017

Dr. Michael says the California Water Fix is worse than the status quo: ‘An extremely costly solution with limited benefits...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Update on the Science and Management of Aquatic Weeds in the Delta

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Delta science Notebook News and Features

January 3, 2017

Panel highlights actions of multiple agencies to control the invasive aquatic weeds that clog the Delta’s waterways Invasive aquatic vegetation...

SF ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Delta flow dynamics and water quality, levee system, nutrient dynamics, contaminants, and more …

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Delta science

January 2, 2017

SPECIAL ISSUE: THE STATE OF BAY–DELTA SCIENCE 2016, PART 3 Recent Advances in Understanding Flow Dynamics and Transport of Water-Quality Constituents...

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December 25, 2016

Wishing you all the gifts of the season Peace, joy, hope Thank you for being a reader of Maven’s Notebook!...

REACTIONS: Governor Brown, water agencies, and organizations react to the release of the California WaterFix final environmental documents

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Delta Conveyance Project

December 22, 2016

Today, the California Natural Resources Agency posted the final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix project. Here are reactions, starting...

Final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix now available online

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Delta Conveyance Project

December 22, 2016

From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: The Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS)...

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December 19, 2016

Dear Friend of Maven’s Notebook, Your gift – whether a generous one-time gift or a monthly gift of $10 or...

REACTIONS to President Obama signing the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act

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Policy and regulation

December 19, 2016

Last Friday, President Obama signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. Here are reactions from organizations and...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Phil Isenberg with ‘A guide for the perplexed’

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Delta science Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 15, 2016

Phil Isenberg is the former chair and vice chair of the Delta Stewardship Council. Prior to that, he served as...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Dr. Clifford Dahm on Data, Decisions, Delta Science Program, and Delta Directions

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Delta science Notebook News and Features

December 15, 2016

Dr. Clifford Dahm is an internationally recognized expert in aquatic ecology, climatology, and restoration biology, and he is professor emeritus...

Governor Brown to Climate Scientists: “We Will Persevere”

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Climate change

December 14, 2016

From the Office of the Governor: Rallying thousands of scientists at one of the largest international gatherings of its kind,...

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December 14, 2016

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CA WATER COMMISSION: Best management practices for SGMA implementation; Water loss audit regulation

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

December 13, 2016

Best management practices for implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act due by end of year; A look at the...

REACTIONS to passage of WRDA

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Policy and regulation

December 12, 2016

Late Friday night, the Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act, a bill that contained controversial California water provisions. Here’s...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Felicia Marcus on the use of science in complex public policy decision making

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Delta science Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 8, 2016

The Bay Delta Science Conference, held in November in Sacramento, brought together more than a thousand scientists, engineers and resource...

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CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Dr. Jeff Michael on the benefit and costs of the Delta tunnels

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Update on the Science and Management of Aquatic Weeds in the Delta

SF ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Delta flow dynamics and water quality, levee system, nutrient dynamics, contaminants, and more …

Merry Christmas from Maven’s Notebook!

REACTIONS: Governor Brown, water agencies, and organizations react to the release of the California WaterFix final environmental documents

Final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix now available online

There’s Still time to Support Maven’s Notebook in 2016!

REACTIONS to President Obama signing the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Phil Isenberg with ‘A guide for the perplexed’

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Dr. Clifford Dahm on Data, Decisions, Delta Science Program, and Delta Directions

Governor Brown to Climate Scientists: “We Will Persevere”

Support objective water reporting by making a tax-deductible donation to Maven’s Notebook Today

CA WATER COMMISSION: Best management practices for SGMA implementation; Water loss audit regulation

REACTIONS to passage of WRDA

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Felicia Marcus on the use of science in complex public policy decision making