Speeches and profiles – 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...

Droughts, climate change, and dams: Reconciling a future for California's native fishes

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

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: 16 years of SFEWS, Monitoring contaminants in the Delta, Modeling South Delta entrainment, and more …

ESTUARY NEWS: Coverage of State of the Estuary conference: Water, environment, climate, equity

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health

STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation

Water Marketing, Groundwater Banking & Drought Management in California

GROUNDWATER MARKETS: A case study of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Market

FEATURE: Integrated Hydrologic Model Development and Evaluation for Non-Modelers

PERSPECTIVES: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on Oroville Dam, the Governor’s water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, the Voluntary Agreements, and more …

DAM REMOVAL: Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

PANEL DISCUSSION: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’

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’