News and Features – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

PERSPECTIVES: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on Oroville Dam, the Governor’s water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, the Voluntary Agreements, and more …

October 17, 2019

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Sacramento River and Tower Bridge (Photo by DWR) Interview and write-up by Lisa Beutler, Stantec (Sacramento, CA). This article appeared first in The Water Report and is reprinted here with permission. ... Read More...

DAM REMOVAL: Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

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October 16, 2019

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Matilija Dam; Photo by Zack Abbey San Clemente Dam, Klamath Dams, and Matilija Dam removal spotlighted at ACWA Conference The time, expense, and regulatory uncertainty of providing viable and effective fish ... Read More...

PERSPECTIVES: The SOURCE Interview with Brenda Burman, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner

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August 7, 2019

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Finding solutions for shortages on Colorado River This post, written by Lynn Lipinski, first appeared in SOURCE Magazine and is reprinted here with permission. Amid nearly two decades of drought on the Co... Read More...

Draft environmental documents for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, plus an update on the biological opinions

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August 6, 2019

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Aerial view looking East along San Joaquin River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Photo by Ken James / DWR Explainer post on what these environmental documents are all about and how they interface w... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom directs state agencies to prepare water resilience portfolio for California

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April 29, 2019

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The plan will assess conditions, identify priorities, and emphasize regional approaches This afternoon, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order directing state agencies to collaborate on developing a water... Read More...

CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized

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December 18, 2018

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Recent developments propose significant changes to project operations that are not reflected in the modeling, they say Several letters were delivered to the California Water Fix hearing team at the State Water... Read More...

REACTIONS: Water agencies and organizations react to voluntary settlements and the State Water Board vote to adopt new flow standards for San Joaquin River tributaries

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December 13, 2018

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In a meeting yesterday that began at 9:30am and went into the evening, the State Water Board voted 4-1 to adopt the controversial flow standards for San Joaquin River tributaries and salinity standards for the ... Read More...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Drought, climate change, and restoration resiliency

Maven

November 29, 2018

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John Durand looks at the effects of the 2012-2016 drought on the Delta from the environmental, economic, and stakeholder perspectives The 2012-2016 drought is one for the records in that, while not necessarily... Read More...

Cal WaterFix Appeal hearing begins at the Delta Stewardship Council

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October 24, 2018

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Hearing on whether the California Water Fix is consistent with the Delta Plan is expected to last three days FOR MORE INFORMATION ... Click here to watch on webcast. Click here for the hearing notice... Read More...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Developing a Delta habitat restoration adaptive management program

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October 11, 2018

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Photo by Miwok. Presentation covers what is adaptive management, why is it important, and why an adaptive management program is needed Habitat restoration is a key strategy in the Delta Plan to achieve the c... Read More...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Managing the state and federal water projects: The Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program

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

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: 16 years of SFEWS, Monitoring contaminants in the Delta, Modeling South Delta entrainment, and more …

ESTUARY NEWS: Coverage of State of the Estuary conference: Water, environment, climate, equity

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health

STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation

REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 1: Are we in a forever drought?

GROUNDWATER MARKETS: A case study of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Market

FEATURE: Integrated Hydrologic Model Development and Evaluation for Non-Modelers

PERSPECTIVES: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on Oroville Dam, the Governor’s water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, the Voluntary Agreements, and more …

DAM REMOVAL: Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

PANEL DISCUSSION: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’

PERSPECTIVES: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on Oroville Dam, the Governor’s water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, the Voluntary Agreements, and more …

DAM REMOVAL: Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

PERSPECTIVES: The SOURCE Interview with Brenda Burman, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner

Draft environmental documents for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, plus an update on the biological opinions

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom directs state agencies to prepare water resilience portfolio for California

CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized

REACTIONS: Water agencies and organizations react to voluntary settlements and the State Water Board vote to adopt new flow standards for San Joaquin River tributaries

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Drought, climate change, and restoration resiliency

Cal WaterFix Appeal hearing begins at the Delta Stewardship Council

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Developing a Delta habitat restoration adaptive management program