Peter Gleick: Solutions in a world of peak water limits Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 25, 2014For one week each October, Chicago Ideas Week brings together some of the world’s most outstanding speakers to present their...
Craig Wilson, the first Delta watermaster, reflects on his four years in office Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 23, 2014Just last week, the State Water Resources Control Board appointed Michael George to be the new Delta Watermaster. He’ll be...
Dr. Tracy Collier with the Delta ISB review of the BDCP Draft EIR/S, particularly regarding reliance on habitat restoration Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectDelta science December 22, 2014The Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) completed its review of the draft EIR/EIS for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP)...
Water agencies and Restore the Delta react to Bay Delta Conservation Plan revisions Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 21, 2014Last Friday, the California Natural Resources Agency announced changes to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, most notably the elimination of...
Matt Nobriga: The utilization of tidal marshes by fishes of the Upper San Francisco Estuary Maven Delta science December 19, 2014At the 2014 Bay Delta Science Conference, Matt Nobriga, a fish biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, gave...
Dr. Peter Moyle: Novel Ecosystems of the Suisun Marsh and the Delta – A New Reality Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystems December 18, 2014The Delta of our modern times bears little resemblance to its historical self, a mix of native and non-native species...
The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal now available Maven Delta science December 18, 2014The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available. In this month’s issue: Dispersion...
Environmental Data Summit: Accessing information that informs decision making Maven Delta science December 17, 2014Data, believe it or not, are critical in our lives and influence a broad range of decisions from personal through...
Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 3: Panel discussion on options for moving forward Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 17, 2014Groundwater adjudications, notoriously expensive and time consuming, emerged as an issue during the development and ultimate passage of the Sustainable...
Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 2: Case Study on the Antelope Valley Adjudication Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 16, 2014The Antelope Valley groundwater adjudication case is the current poster child for how painfully long and expensive groundwater adjudications can...
Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 1: Justice Robie with an overview on how groundwater disputes are resolved in California Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 15, 2014In August of this year, Governor Brown signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requiring local officials for the first time...
Delta Stewardship Council, November meeting wrap-up: Delta Levee Investment Strategy and other meeting notes Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 11, 2014Coverage of the Delta Stewardship Council’s November meeting wraps up today with the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Monthly Update, and...
Winter Season Preview: Is the Delta ready? Maven Current Conditions December 10, 2014A ‘monster’ storm is bearing down on Northern California, the likes of which we’ve not seen in years, reports say. ...
HR 5781, The California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014, likely to be voted on this morning Maven Policy and regulation December 9, 2014The House will begin it’s legislative business at 9:00 am PST /12:00 pm EST for legislative business. A vote is...
Delta Protection Commission hears about the Delta Levee Investment Strategy and DWR’s Drought Contingency Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 9, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Protection Commission, Cindy Messer from the Delta Stewardship Council gave a presentation on...
