WEBINAR RECORDING: How to read a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Maven Groundwater NewsWebinars June 22, 2022Did you know, in the San Joaquin Valley, there are 128 Groundwater Sustainability Plans? Are you wondering: What’s a Groundwater...
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Quarterly Meeting on the 2021 Reconsultation of the Long-Term Operation of the CVP and SWP Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 22, 2022For the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project to comply with the federal Endangered Species Act, the Bureau...
FIVE QUESTIONS: John McManus, Golden State Salmon Association Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 21, 2022Welcome to Five Questions, a new (hopefully) weekly series that will pose five questions to folks working on California water...
ACWA CONFERENCE: The tale of curtailments: Legal and operational responses to the ongoing drought Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 16, 2022Panel discusses temporary urgency change petitions, transfers, and drought litigation As California enters the second year of dry conditions, many...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Water use reporting, Investigation of alleged unlawful water diversion in the Delta, Implementation of the Delta Dry-year Response Program, and more … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 9, 2022At the May 24th meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the board members...
CCST WEBINAR RECAP: Managing Salinity in the California Delta in a Changing Climate Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation June 8, 2022The Delta is an intricate network of waterways, canals, and sloughs connecting the Sierra Nevada watershed with the San Francisco...
EXPLAINER: Delta fishes: Introduction to a dynamic fauna Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 2, 2022Dr. Peter Moyle is a distinguished professor emeritus and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis. ...
WEBINAR RECORDING: California water futures: What are they? And what are they not? Maven Webinars May 31, 2022Since their introduction last year, the California Water Index and California water futures has stirred controversy – and even legislation...
May 2022 Delta Breeze: Science Action Agenda Maven Science May 30, 2022Tags Delta Delta Region/Location Delta State/federal agencies Delta Stewardship Council...
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...
