KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: Two perspectives on the State Water Board report, Recommendations for an Effective Water Rights Response to Climate Change Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law June 2, 2021State Water Board’s Erik Ekdahl discusses the climate change report; Attorney Valerie Kincaid explains why existing water right holders are...
Memorial Day 2021 Maven Website announcements May 31, 2021 Maven’s Notebook will return tomorrow. Thank you for your readership!...
EXPLAINER: Bay Delta Hydrology 101 Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceHydrologyNotebook News and FeaturesScience May 26, 2021X2, OMR, Gates, Barriers, and more: Dr. Ted Sommer sorts out the hydrodynamics of the Delta At the 2021 Bay-Delta...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Governance and collaboration Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management May 20, 2021The California Water Commission is in the process of completing the task assigned to them in the Water Resilience Portfolio...
ACWA CONFERENCE: The decade of water resilience: Developing solutions for our water future Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 19, 2021Secretary of Natural Resouces Wade Crowfoot and DWR Director Karla Nemeth address the ACWA Spring Conference Last week, the Association...
CA WATER COMMISSION: DSOD’s proposed new dam safety regulations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 13, 2021The Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), housed within the Department of Water Resources, regulates over 1,240 dams to prevent...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Advancing Flood-MAR: What are the possibilities? Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features May 12, 2021Dr. Graham Fogg and DWR’s Jenny Marr discuss the efforts underway to assess the potential for Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Conveyance and water rights; Considerations for conveyance across the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law May 5, 2021Delta Watermaster: It’s physically, ecologically, and economically impossible to squeeze water out of the Delta for export. At the April...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Drift, Drop or Floc? Tailing Sediment as it Moves Through Marsh Margins Maven Science Podcasts April 29, 2021This June, two USGS scientists will be trying to get as close as they can to the edge of the...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Ecological metrics for conservation planning and monitoring, Delta Lead Scientist office hours, and more … Maven Delta scienceEcosystems April 29, 2021At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen spotlighted a research article that studied...
WEBINAR: Bay-Delta Hydrology 101 Maven HydrologyWebinars April 28, 2021Presentation by Dr. Ted Sommer, Lead Scientist at the Department of Water Resources, for the 2021 Bay-Delta Science Conference. Dr....
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Conveyance Project update: Environmental review, community benefits Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features April 28, 2021At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Councilmembers received an update on the Delta Conveyance Project, including the...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Oil and Gas Monitoring Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 27, 2021A look at how the state is (or is not) regulating fracking and aquifer exemptions One of the most controversial...
FEATURE: Water wars! What are they good for? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPodcasts and webinarsPolicy and regulationWebinars April 21, 2021A recap of the webinar featuring Tim Quinn, formerly with ACWA, Tracy Quinn with the NRDC, and author John Fleck...
NOTICE: End of Negotiations for State Water Project Contract Amendment for Delta Conveyance Maven Water project operations April 20, 2021From the Department of Water Resources: On March 29, 2021, DWR (The Department of Water Resources) and Public Water Agencies...
