NOTEBOOK NEWS ARTICLES Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: The magic water wand

April 1, 2020

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If you had a magic wand that could give you unlimited funding, could change any law, write any new law, and/or modify any regulation, what would you do to improve California’s water? That was the question po... Read More...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Water Resource Prioritization during COVID 19

Maven

March 31, 2020

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Guest commentary written by Robert Shibatani: Under the pall of COVID-19, when we say and concede that life will not be the same as we once knew it, what exactly does that mean? Obviously, we’re seeing the ini... Read More...

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Depletion of interconnected surface waters: Not that simple

Maven

March 26, 2020

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Sierra Ryan is a water resources planner with the County of Santa Cruz. In this presentation from the Groundwater Resources Association's 2019 Western Groundwater Congress, Ms. Ryan tells the story of how the ... Read More...

ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems

Maven

March 25, 2020

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Californians rely on the state’s myriad of rivers and streams for things such as water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, biodiversity, and more. These ecosystems and the benefits they provide are part ... Read More...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: David Orth gives his observations on how sustainable groundwater management is playing out in the San Joaquin Valley

Maven

March 19, 2020

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David Orth is the principal of New Current Water and Land, which offers strategic planning, program implementation, and water resource development services. At the California Irrigation Institute's 2020 Annual... Read More...

KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: Infrastructure: What’s on Tap for California

Maven

March 18, 2020

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Armando Quintero, chair of the California Water Commission, gives an update on the Water Storage Investment Program, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and the Water Resiliency Portfolio The Californi... Read More...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Significant progress being made in implementing the state’s groundwater law

Maven

March 18, 2020

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Guest commentary by Geoff Vanden Heuvel, Director of Regulatory and Economic Affairs, Milk Producers Council: I remember being surprised when attending a local Groundwater Sustainability Agency meeting and I f... Read More...

GUEST COMMENTARY: A new threat to California Streams: Will the rush to develop our newest water source destroy more streams?

Maven

March 17, 2020

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Commentary by North Coast Stream Flow Coalition, written by Felice Pace, Policy Advisor The first plans implementing California's landmark groundwater law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act or SGMA, h... Read More...

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

Maven

March 12, 2020

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The search is on for a new Delta lead scientist to oversee the Delta Science Program and to consult regularly with the Delta Stewardship Council and other partner agencies. The position is secured through a mu... Read More...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Borrego Valley’s strategy for a negotiated resolution under SGMA

Maven

March 11, 2020

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Presentation at the California Irrigation Institute conference highlights this critically-overdrafted basin's creative approach to meeting the requirements of SGMA The Borrego Valley is a small valley in the n... Read More...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Newsom administration envisions a new role for the Water Commission

Maven

March 10, 2020

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Just about a year ago, when Governor Newsom gave his 2019 State of the State address, he spoke about the solutions to California’s water problems as not being a single solution but rather an integrated, broad s... Read More...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Newsom must do more than sue Trump to protect San Francisco Bay

Maven

March 5, 2020

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Guest commentary written by Dr. Jonathan Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at San Francisco Baykeeper: Last month, Governor Newsom finally made good on his threat to sue the federal government over water management... Read More...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

Maven

March 5, 2020

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The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. When complete, the Project will restore 15,100 acres of industrial salt ponds to a rich mosaic of ... Read More...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements post-Trump and an update on the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta conveyance

Maven

March 4, 2020

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It was a busy time for California water issues last month when Trump visited the San Joaquin Valley, signed the Record of the Decision on the biological opinions which govern the operations of the state and fed... Read More...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass

Maven

March 3, 2020

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At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, Program Manager Randall Neudeck updated the committee on some of the projects and activities happening underway the Yolo Bypass. OVERVIEW OF THE YO... Read More...

Factors controlling the abundance and distribution of species in the Bay-Delta system

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

DECISION SCALING: A risk management approach in Delta water supply vulnerability

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

ANECITA AGUSTINEZ, DWR TRIBAL POLICY ADVISOR: The Language of Water

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: The magic water wand

GUEST COMMENTARY: Water Resource Prioritization during COVID 19

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Depletion of interconnected surface waters: Not that simple

ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: David Orth gives his observations on how sustainable groundwater management is playing out in the San Joaquin Valley

KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: Infrastructure: What’s on Tap for California

GUEST COMMENTARY: Significant progress being made in implementing the state’s groundwater law

GUEST COMMENTARY: A new threat to California Streams: Will the rush to develop our newest water source destroy more streams?

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Borrego Valley’s strategy for a negotiated resolution under SGMA

CA WATER COMMISSION: Newsom administration envisions a new role for the Water Commission

GUEST COMMENTARY: Newsom must do more than sue Trump to protect San Francisco Bay

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements post-Trump and an update on the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta conveyance

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass