2014-15 Winter Season Outlook Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features December 8, 2014When it comes to the upcoming winter season, there are many questions. Will it be wet or dry? What about...
The House Rules Committee debates HR 5781, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 7, 2014The only debate on HR 5781 California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 apparently was in the House Rules Committee...
Saturday special: Federal drought legislation update: Environmental Water Caucus, Latino Water Coalition write letters; Obama threatens veto Maven Policy and regulation December 6, 2014On Tuesday, Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, introduced new federal drought legislation, HR 5781, as a last-ditch effort to get federal...
2014 Water Year in Review, Part 3: Groundwater, Delta smelt, and Sacramento’s response to the drought Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 5, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
Reactions: C-WIN, Golden Gate Salmon Association, and Restore the Delta react to federal drought legislation … Maven Policy and regulation December 4, 2014From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): House “Drought Relief” Guts Environmental Protections, Does Not Mitigate Drought – Legislation Would...
2014 Water Year in Review, part 2: Urban water conservation, agricultural impacts, water transfers Maven Agriculture December 3, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
Chris Enright: Direct and Indirect Effects of Large-Scale Restoration and Implications for Science and Management Maven Delta scienceEcosystems December 3, 2014Chris Enright began by saying that the title was quite a large topic, so he would be concentrating on physical...
Metropolitan, Kern County Water Agency, State Water Contractors react to initial State Water Project allocation of 10% Maven Current Conditions December 3, 2014On Monday, officials announced the allocation for the State Water Project would be initially set at 10%; this figure could...
2014 Water Year, part 1: A review of the third year of the drought: How the administration responded, an overview of SWP operations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater project operations December 2, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard from numerous agency and water officials on how...
Bruce Herbold: The Value of Wetlands to Fish Maven Delta scienceEcosystems December 2, 2014Bruce Herbold began by telling a personal story. “I have some friends in Austria, and the dearest of them, her...
Dr. Dan Cayan: Climate Change and California’s Water: What Challenges Can We Anticipate? Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and Features December 1, 2014Dr. Dan Cayan is the director of the Climate Change Center at Scripps and also concurrently holds a research position...
A. G. Kawamura: “Food is a privilege, not a right” Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features November 27, 2014A. G. Kawamura is owner and partner of Orange County Produce, LLC, and a board member of Western Growers Association....
Ecosystem Modeling to Support Adaptive Management – Lessons from 40 years of Decision Support for the Great Lakes Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science November 25, 2014Managing large interconnected systems of water bodies presents complex challenges, and model simulations are an essential tool. For many years,...
Legal documents: Opening briefs filed on Delta Plan litigation Maven Policy and regulationWater rights and water law November 25, 2014In May of 2013, the Delta Stewardship Council unanimously adopted the Delta Plan, a comprehensive, long-term management plan for the...
Senator Feinstein issues statement on drought negotiations: “Although we have made progress, it has become clear that we will be unable to present an agreed-upon proposal before Congress adjourns this year.” Maven Policy and regulation November 21, 2014From Senator Feinstein’s office: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on progress toward a bipartisan bill to...
