FEATURE: Safeguarding California’s freshwater ecosystems against climate change: A conversation with aquatic ecologist Ted Sommer Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and Features June 24, 2024 389by 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 491At 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 444The 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 419by Robin Meadows Water diversions can harm aquatic ecosystems, riparian habitat, and beaches fed by river sediment. But the people...
EXPLAINER: Southern California water challenges, explained by Jeff Kightlinger, former GM of Metropolitan Water District Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features June 6, 2024 768Jeffrey 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 719At the May meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commission was updated on the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Are farm fields a hidden source of microplastics? Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features May 30, 2024 602By Alastair Bland I first tuned in to murmurs about plastic pollution in the late 1980s, when my mom would...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Water right enforcement in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features May 16, 2024 840In 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 NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features May 13, 2024 868by 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 1060Petitioners 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 285The 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 319California’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 NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features April 8, 2024 558by 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 289The 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 249On February 22, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board received a Petition for Change from the Department of Water...
