Speeches and profiles Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

PERSPECTIVES: Interview with Susan Tatayon, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council

June 13, 2019

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Ms. Tatayon discusses the role of the Delta Stewardship Council, her goals as chair, and the Delta Plan 5 year review This article was written by Lisa Beutler; it appeared first in The Water Report and is repu... Read More...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth on the Department’s efforts to confront the challenges ahead

Maven

December 5, 2018

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Karla Nemeth was appointed Director of the California Department of Water Resources by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on January 10, 2018. As the Director, she oversees DWR operations, including maintaining t... Read More...

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT: Can California successfully integrate groundwater and surface water under SGMA?

Maven

May 16, 2018

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Maurice Hall and Kevin O'Brien present differing scenarios for how Groundwater Sustainability Agencies might address surface water impacts of groundwater pumping "The year 2014 was historic for groundwater in ... Read More...

Governor Brown addresses ACWA conference, emphasizes that now is the time to get things done

Maven

May 11, 2018

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"The only time you get anything done with water is when a Brown is governor. And there are no more Brown's coming along so you better get it done." Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown addressed attendees of the AC... Read More...

WATER SMART INNOVATIONS: Speeding up innovation in the water industry

Maven

October 18, 2016

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Paul Brown says three things are necessary to spur technological innovation: avoiding the optimization trap, removing standardization as a barrier, and reengaging individual citizens with technology At the Wat... Read More...

Israel-California Water Conference: The challenge of thinking one drop ahead

Maven

September 13, 2016

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State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus and Israeli Water Authority Senior Deputy Director Tamar Shor discuss water management in California and Israel On January 12,2014, Governor Jerry Brown declared the drou... Read More...

Mary Nichols: Exploring the water-energy nexus

Maven

June 30, 2016

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The Chair of the Air Resources Board addresses the Southern California Water Committee on the potential ways the water sector can team up with the energy sector to reduce both water and energy use The water-en... Read More...

California’s water future: Converging threats, strategic responses

Maven

June 21, 2016

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David Wegner says the assumptions of the second wave of water development are no longer valid; we must work together to usher in the 'third wave' of water Solutions to California's water problems is going to t... Read More...

Randy Fiorini: The Delta Plan: Putting the pieces together

Maven

June 14, 2016

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Randy Fiorini, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council, talks about the role of the Council and their efforts to implement the Delta Plan There are literally hundreds of agencies that have at least some respons... Read More...

Phil Isenberg with parting words of advice: ‘Whether the tunnels are built or not, the underlying problems must be addressed’

Maven

June 9, 2016

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Retiring Phil Isenberg presented award at Mountain Counties Water Resources Association event Phil Isenberg recently announced his retirement from the Delta Stewardship Counil, ending fifty years of public ser... Read More...

Dr. Glenda Humiston: One million more acre-feet of water per year …

Maven

May 24, 2016

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Dr. Glenda Humiston shares her vision for how California can generate additional water and have a thriving agricultural economy at the same time In April, leaders and scholars from the agricultural, urban and ... Read More...

Secretary John Laird: An argument for the Delta tunnels: Essential truths and myths about California water

Maven

May 17, 2016

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Secretary John Laird argues in his keynote address at Capitol Weekly's Water 2016 conference: "Given the truths and given the myths, it probably means that some iteration or the current iteration of the Water F... Read More...

Felicia Marcus: California Water 2016 and beyond: ‘It’s a steep hill but we can get there if … ‘

Maven

May 10, 2016

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Felicia Marcus addresses the California Water Policy Conference, emphasizing the need for people skills to face the future: "It has to be convergence over conflict or we won’t make it," she says. The Californi... Read More...

Dr. Peter Gleick: The (past, present, and) future of water

Maven

March 8, 2016

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Dr. Gleick shares his vision for a sustainable water future for California, and gives his recommendations on how to achieve it At the February 27th Planning and Conservation League annual symposium, The Future... Read More...

Governor Brown speaks at ACWA California Water 2.0 event about the Delta tunnels, drought, and climate change

Maven

January 14, 2016

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It's a very different world we live in, he says: "We can protect the natural systems, but we have to engineer our way forward" This morning, Governor Brown spoke at the ACWA event, California Water 2.0: What's... Read More...

DR. GEETA PERSAD: Climate change and the future of California's water

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

Removal of mercury from surface waters using coagulation

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

PERSPECTIVES: Interview with Susan Tatayon, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council

ACWA CONFERENCE: Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth on the Department’s efforts to confront the challenges ahead

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT: Can California successfully integrate groundwater and surface water under SGMA?

Governor Brown addresses ACWA conference, emphasizes that now is the time to get things done

WATER SMART INNOVATIONS: Speeding up innovation in the water industry

Israel-California Water Conference: The challenge of thinking one drop ahead

Mary Nichols: Exploring the water-energy nexus

California’s water future: Converging threats, strategic responses

Randy Fiorini: The Delta Plan: Putting the pieces together

Phil Isenberg with parting words of advice: ‘Whether the tunnels are built or not, the underlying problems must be addressed’

Dr. Glenda Humiston: One million more acre-feet of water per year …

Secretary John Laird: An argument for the Delta tunnels: Essential truths and myths about California water

Felicia Marcus: California Water 2016 and beyond: ‘It’s a steep hill but we can get there if … ‘

Dr. Peter Gleick: The (past, present, and) future of water

Governor Brown speaks at ACWA California Water 2.0 event about the Delta tunnels, drought, and climate change