DELTA WATERMASTER: Investigation of alleged illegal Delta diversions concludes; Delta Dry-year Response Pilot Program in place for another year; Voluntary agreements and the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 13, 2022At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George’s update included the completion of an investigation...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Climate change impacts on species, Harmful algal blooms, and activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Climate changeScience October 12, 2022How habitats used by chinook salmon and Sacramento splittail would be impacted by climate change, harmful algal blooms in San...
DELTA BREEZE: 2022 Delta Science Fellows, rapid-response funding to investigate Chinook salmon; peer review of the Bureau of Reclamation’s new Water Temperature Modeling Platform, upcoming Delta Science Tracker, and more … Maven Delta science October 8, 2022The Delta Science Program has published a new issue of its Delta Breeze newsletter. This edition features a message from...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 6, 2022At the September 20 meeting of the State Water Board, Central Valley Regional Board staff provided the State Water Board...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: An overview of the San Francisco Estuary Blueprint Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 28, 2022The document is a collaborative five-year roadmap that outlines 25 actions to address chemical, physical, biological, and social-ecological processes in...
WATER REUSE CONFERENCE: Dr. David Sedlak lays out five challenges for expanding water reuse and desalination in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation September 27, 2022Climate change and drought are forcing California to reimagine its water supply future. One promising tool in the toolbox is...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Melinda Booth, South Yuba River Citizens League Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features September 21, 2022The mission of the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL – pronounced circle) is to unites the community to protect...
METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Challenges ahead for Metropolitan’s water supplies in 2023 Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features September 20, 2022Storage supplies not evenly distributed throughout the service area; Changes in accounting on the Colorado River could further impact supplies...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Deirdre Des Jardins with California Water Research Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features September 14, 2022Deirdre Des Jardins, Director of California Water Research, has become a bit of a fixture at state agency meetings, such...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Analyzing Delta fish data using multiple fish surveys Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeScience August 25, 2022At the July meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen presented the results of a...
WEBINAR SUMMARY: Collaborative governance in the Delta Maven Delta scienceScience August 24, 2022In the spring of 2022, the Delta Science Program hosted a series of lunchtime webinars focused on governance in the...
STATE WATER BOARD: California making steady progress on recycled water use Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater supply augmentation August 17, 2022At the August 2 meeting of the State Water Board, Rebecca Greenwood, Engineering Geologist with the Recycled and Desalination unit...
NOW AT THE CALIFORNIA WATER LIBRARY: A Century of Delta Conveyance Plans Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 10, 2022Gavin Newsom’s Delta tunnel plan is out, rekindling a century-old debate about the diversion of Sacramento River water to the...
WEBINAR SUMMARY: Environmental governance in the Delta Maven Delta scienceScience August 4, 2022In the spring of 2022, the Delta Science Program hosted a series of lunchtime webinars focused on governance in the...
WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: The Road to Final Funding Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 27, 2022The first of seven projects could see final funding awarded by the end of the year; other projects not until...
