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...
Water Supply Index (WSI) Forecast for January 1, 2016 Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS January 12, 2016From the Department of Water Resources: A Water Year 2016 Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast for conditions as of January...
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...
Greener Products for Bluer Waters: California’s Safer Consumer Regulations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater quality January 7, 2016New regulations shift responsibility to manufacturers to seek safer alternatives for harmful ingredients in consumer products The Safer Consumer Products...
Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: The importance of local agency and stakeholder participation Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 6, 2016A Local Government Commission webinar focuses on SGMA implementation on the local level covering land use issues, stakeholder participation, and...
Delta Stewardship Council votes to make first amendment to the Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 5, 2016Council votes to exclude single-year transfers from the covered actions process At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council,...
2015 year in review, briefly … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 31, 2015As the year draws to a close, the data is in! Here’s how the year stacked up … There were...
