Enjoy your Memorial Day … Maven Website announcements May 30, 2022 Maven’s Notebook will return tomorrow. Thank you for your readership! ...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE: With the deadline looming for the GSPs deemed incomplete, the State Water Board prepares for possible intervention Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features May 17, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In January of 2022, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released their assessments of the groundwater sustainability plans for...
URBAN WATER INSTITUTE: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley: Farmers’ perspective Maven AgricultureBest of the NotebookNotebook News and Features May 12, 2022The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, was passed in 2014 during a period of critically dry years; the legislation...
DELTA SCIENCE UPDATE: Juvenile Chinook salmon antipredator behavior; Science Action Agenda, Review of the Delta monitoring enterprise Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features May 11, 2022At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen highlighted research on juvenile salmon...
FEATURE: Wetland Responses to Restoration and Management Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystems May 5, 2022Dr. John Durand is a research scientist at UC Davis, where he studies estuarine food webs and fishes. He has...
CENTRAL VALLEY WATER BOARD: CV-SALTS program to focus on enforcement Maven AgricultureNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 3, 2022“You can’t just dare the board to come after you. You have to pay your fees, and you have to...
UPDATE: Delta Stewardship Council denies appeal of Lookout Slough project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 2, 2022At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council during a public hearing, the Council voted to deny the appeal...
STATE WATER BOARD: PFAS in California Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 28, 2022Staff presents results from the ongoing statewide PFAS investigations Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are a group of manufactured...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Voluntary agreements: Are the promises enough or is it just a signpost on the way to more litigation? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 27, 2022Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...
PACIFIC FOREST TRUST: Seeing the Forest for the Water Maven Best of the NotebookEcosystems April 20, 2022When an ecologist, a geographer, and an engineer walk into a watershed bar, what do they talk about? Most of...
Happy Easter! Maven Website announcements April 17, 2022May your basket be full, your chocolates be sweet, and your blessings many. Maven’s Notebook is pausing for today, but...
ANNOUNCEMENT: New Drought-Related Features Added to Domestic and Irrigation Well Dashboards on California’s Groundwater Live Maven Groundwater News April 14, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR, Department) has added two new drought-related features to...
WEBINAR RECORDING: Office Hours: Tribal engagement DWR’s Tribal Water Policy Advisor Anecita Agustinez Maven Webinars April 13, 2022Anecita Agustinez has served as the tribal policy advisor for the Department of Water Resources since August 2013. Agustinez has...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Daylighting Delta Data Maven Science Podcasts April 13, 2022Scientist Sam Bashevkin spends his time making the millions of data points collected by Delta researchers — where the fish...
STATE WATER BOARD: Urban water conservation numbers for February show state water use decreased by 0.5% Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features April 13, 2022Also, Staff preliminary analyses show water use rises with income; most water utilities have regressive rate structures At the April...
