CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Water right enforcement in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features May 16, 2024 778In August 2022, amidst a severe drought, the State Water Board ordered ranchers and farmers in Siskiyou County to cease...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Lights, sound…bubbles! New virtual barrier deters baby salmon from Delta death trap Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features May 13, 2024 837by Robin Meadows If you visit the Delta town of Walnut Grove during winter or spring, look for a surprise...
THIS JUST IN … Sacramento County and others file motions for preliminary injunction against the Delta Conveyance Project Maven Notebook News and Features May 8, 2024 1050Petitioners say the Delta Conveyance Project must show consistency with the Delta Plan before initiating implementation Note: Scroll down for...
SCIENCE FEATURE: Testing and making futures: Participatory scenario planning in California’s Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesScience May 7, 2024 242The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is undergoing continual and often rapid change. This poses challenges in predicting and preparing for the...
DR. MICHAEL ANDERSON: Climate change and California’s water resources Maven Notebook News and Features April 23, 2024 284California’s climate is changing, with atmospheric rivers and extreme events occurring more frequently. This is not the new normal; we’re...
FEATURE: New National Academies study tackles the wickedest of problems: Can California have its water and save its fish too? Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesScience April 8, 2024 531by Robin Meadows The San Francisco Bay-Delta is already among the most intensively studied ecosystems in the world. Now 18...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Cutting the green tape with SERP Maven Notebook News and Features April 4, 2024 274The Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), set to expire next year, has facilitated 48 restoration projects totaling over 20,000...
Groups ask State Water Board for more time to file protests on Delta Conveyance Project petition for change in point of diversion Maven Notebook News and Features March 30, 2024 242On February 22, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board received a Petition for Change from the Department of Water...
METROPOLITAN: Committee briefed on Colorado River interim and post-2026 operating guidelines Maven Notebook News and Features March 21, 2024 148At the March meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee, staff updated the committee on the Reclamation’s release of...
THIS JUST IN … Court upholds State Water Board’s revised flow objectives for the San Joaquin River Maven Notebook News and Features March 16, 2024 1765“The Court has carefully considered all pending claims, and if any claims were not specifically addressed in this order, the...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Nutrients from wastewater treatment plants may threaten coastal marine life―should California regulate them? Robin Meadows Notebook News and Features March 7, 2024 699Nutrients from human waste boost ocean acidification & hypoxia in CA―wastewater treatment agencies say regulation is premature, environmentalists say it’s...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on the Water Storage Investment Program Projects Maven Notebook News and Features February 29, 2024 310Proposition 1 of 2014 dedicated $2.7 billion for investments in water storage projects, which the California Water Commission administers through...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Future extremes: New models zoom in on California snowpacks and storms Robin Meadows Notebook News and Features February 23, 2024 380by Robin Meadows When it comes to water, winter is a time of promise and peril in California. Our fate...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Managing a Cyanobacteria Harmful Algae Bloom “hotspot” in the Upper San Francisco Estuary Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesScience February 13, 2024 356At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, interim Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Lisamarie Windham-Myers highlighted recent research on...
WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PGM: Commissioners discuss what to do if a project is not progressing Maven Notebook News and Features February 1, 2024 232At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners discussed what discretion the Commission has if a project selected...
