DAVID SEDLAK: Water for All: Global solutions for a changing climate Maven Notebook News and Features September 12, 2024 147Dr. Sedlak discusses various water challenges and solutions, including water for the wealthy and water for food, with a focus...
LETTER: GOP Reps say preferred alternative for Delta water project operations inappropriately prioritizes environmental goals at expense of water supplies Maven Notebook News and Features September 4, 2024 881In July 2024, the Bureau of Reclamation released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the long-term operation of the...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: We are still here: Partnering with tribes on the Delta Robin Meadows Notebook News and Features August 28, 2024 341By Robin Meadows The first time Malissa Tayaba visited one of her ancestral village sites on the banks of the...
CV-SALTS UPDATE: Environmental justice advocates frustrated by slow pace of the program Maven Notebook News and Features August 26, 2024 282In parts of the Central Valley, nitrate levels in groundwater have risen so high that the drinking water in rural...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Trying yet again for fish friendlier exports from the Delta Alastair Bland Notebook News and Features August 12, 2024 558A new kind of Delta diversion could extract water at a slow enough rate, and across a wide enough area,...
NOTEBOOK EXPLAINER: Reclamation’s draft EIS for potential changes to operation of the Central Valley Project: What is this document? Maven Notebook News and Features August 8, 2024 559Informational resources include new Story Map on the incorporation of climate change conditions into the new operations plan and the...
FEATURE: Toxic treads: Unveiling the environmental impact of tire wear and chemical cocktails Maven Notebook News and Features August 6, 2024 278Researchers are just beginning to unveil the hazardous mix of chemicals, microplastics, and heavy metals concealed within car and truck...
FEATURE: Women in water science make a splash Jacoba Charles Notebook News and Features July 28, 2024 165by Jacoba Charles In a time when both science and women’s rights are being actively challenged, the Sierra Nevada Phillips...
ACWA: The challenges of implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act ten years in Maven Notebook News and Features July 10, 2024 852A decade after the introduction of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), significant strides have been made in managing California’s...
FEATURE: Safeguarding California’s freshwater ecosystems against climate change: A conversation with aquatic ecologist Ted Sommer Robin Meadows Notebook News and FeaturesScience June 24, 2024 329by Robin Meadows California’s freshwater ecosystems―from springs and wetlands to rivers and estuaries―are in trouble and the warming world is...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: DWR presents Delta Conveyance Project cost estimate and benefit cost analysis to Metropolitan Committee Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features June 19, 2024 430At the June meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting, DWR Director Karla Nemeth was on...
ACWA: A Delta County supervisor, a water district board chair, and a farmer – A conversation about how climate change is affecting Bay-Delta water issues Maven Notebook News and Features June 18, 2024 428The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: It’s complicated. Consider: The Bay Delta watershed spans 75,000 square miles, stretching over 500 miles from...
FEATURE: Requiring water users to pay for ecological damage: A conversation with environmental lawyer Karrigan Börk Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features June 11, 2024 403by Robin Meadows Water diversions can harm aquatic ecosystems, riparian habitat, and beaches fed by river sediment. But the people...
JEFFREY KIGHTLINGER: Southern California water challenges, explained Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features June 6, 2024 658Jeffrey Kightlinger spent 15 years as Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Water District, the largest municipal water provider in...
SGMA UPDATE: Groundwater trading, SGMA implementation, and the 2023 groundwater conditions report Maven Notebook News and Features June 5, 2024 681At the May meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commission was updated on the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater...
