FEATURE: The state of California’s environment Maven Best of the Notebook July 1, 2020 385Friends of the River co-founder Mark Dubois and current Executive Director Eric Wesselman discuss the protections for California rivers and...
GROUNDWATER 101: The basics Maven Best of the Notebook June 24, 2020 5490Dr. Thomas Harter provides a basic understanding of groundwater – what it is, how much groundwater is out there, how...
FEATURE: The state of the salmonids in California Maven Best of the Notebook May 6, 2020 783Webinar takes a deep dive into the state of salmon and steelhead, and provides recommendations for resiliency In 2005, the...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Water resources management in the Pajaro Valley Basin Maven Event coverage April 23, 2020 430The Pajaro Valley is home to a billion-dollar agricultural industry, it’s rich, fertile soil providing fruits and vegetables for the...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Removing the dams on the Lower Klamath River Maven Event coverage April 22, 2020 1251Compared to most coastal river systems, the Klamath River is upside down. It starts slow and high among the farmlands...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Utilizing excess winter stormwater flows for groundwater recharge Maven Event coverage April 16, 2020 381Kristin Sicke is the Assistant General Manager for Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, which manages water supplies...
TED GRANTHAM: The evolution of environmental flows in California Maven Best of the Notebook April 15, 2020 1005Ted Grantham is a Cooperative Extension Specialist at UC Berkeley and the CalTrout Ecosystem Fellow with the Public Policy Institute...
ERIC AVERETT: Water allocation strategies in the context of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Event coverage April 9, 2020 653Eric Averett is General Manager with the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District, which is one of several water districts within...
WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The battle over the raising of Shasta Dam Maven Best of the Notebook April 8, 2020 1956One of the long-running controversies in California water is the effort to raise Shasta Dam, a dam on the Sacramento...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Quantifying surface water depletion from groundwater pumping Maven Best of the Notebook April 2, 2020 429Understanding and conveying groundwater’s role in a changing world Surface water commonly is hydraulically connected to ground water, but the...
KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: The magic water wand Maven Event coverage April 1, 2020 638If you had a magic wand that could give you unlimited funding, could change any law, write any new law,...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Depletion of interconnected surface waters: Not that simple Maven Best of the Notebook March 26, 2020 620Sierra Ryan is a water resources planner with the County of Santa Cruz. In this presentation from the Groundwater Resources...
ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems Maven Best of the Notebook March 25, 2020 721Californians rely on the state’s myriad of rivers and streams for things such as water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, biodiversity,...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: David Orth gives his observations on how sustainable groundwater management is playing out in the San Joaquin Valley Maven Event coverage March 19, 2020 843David Orth is the principal of New Current Water and Land, which offers strategic planning, program implementation, and water resource...
KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: Infrastructure: What’s on Tap for California Maven Event coverage March 18, 2020 245Armando Quintero, chair of the California Water Commission, gives an update on the Water Storage Investment Program, the Sustainable Groundwater...