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 565by 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 293The 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 250On 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 163At 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 1841“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 Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesScience March 7, 2024 761Nutrients 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 610Proposition 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 387by 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 387At 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 242At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners discussed what discretion the Commission has if a project selected...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Ramping up releases of hatchery Delta smelt to the wild Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and Features January 29, 2024 1015By Robin Meadows It’s a lovely December morning in Rio Vista, a town of 10,000 in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta....
DELTA TUNNEL: More lawsuits filed against Delta tunnels; DWR responds Maven Notebook News and Features January 23, 2024 740The deadline for filing CEQA litigation against the Delta Conveyance Project closed yesterday. Two Three more lawsuits were filed, bringing...
COURT DOCS: Four lawsuits filed, challenging the Delta Conveyance Project Final EIR Maven Notebook News and Features January 20, 2024 789Deadline for filing CEQA litigation ends on Monday, January 22 The Center for Biological Diversity, the County of Sacramento, the...
FEATURE: Delta Conveyance Project update covers updated timeline, reliability of the State Water Project beyond 2040 Maven Notebook News and Features January 18, 2024 351The January meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s One Water and Stewardship Committee included an informational update on the Delta Conveyance...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Mapping Priority Bird Conservation Areas in the Delta Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesScience January 12, 2024 155The December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council included the first Delta Lead Scientist report given by Dr. Lisamarie Windham-Myers,...
