News and Features Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Water rights permitting options for groundwater recharge projects

February 20, 2020

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ACWA/State Water Board webinar presentation outlines temporary and permanent options, including a new streamlined permitting pathway for standard water rights permits Almost five years ago, in the midst of a h... Read More...

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

Maven

February 12, 2020

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The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar. The symposium is a collaborative student-run event where students from each law school organize a panel ... Read More...

CEQA 101: Introduction to the Delta Conveyance Project CEQA Process

Maven

February 11, 2020

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Recently, the Department of Water Resources posted a short video providing an overview of the California Environmental Quality Act and the preparation of environmental documents for the Delta Conveyance Project... Read More...

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

Lisa Beutler

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

Maven

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

Maven

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

Maven

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

Maven

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

Maven

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

Maven

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

Maven

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

Maven

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...

FloodMAR: Using floodwaters for groundwater recharge

Maven

August 8, 2018

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Great Egret in a flooded agricultural field. Photo by DWR Kamyar Guivetchi on the importance of the Flood MAR concept and what DWR and other state agencies are doing to advance the concept Flood-MAR is an i... Read More...

Successful Groundwater Sustainability Planning

Maven

July 11, 2018

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Dudek hydrogeologist Jill Weinberger discusses groundwater sustainability planning and lessons learned California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires all groundwater basins designated as... Read More...

STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community

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

California Water Policy Seminar Series continues with Peter Moyle: The future of freshwater fishes in California

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

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Water rights permitting options for groundwater recharge projects

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

CEQA 101: Introduction to the Delta Conveyance Project CEQA Process

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

FloodMAR: Using floodwaters for groundwater recharge

Successful Groundwater Sustainability Planning