PNNL leads investigation into hydropower’s evolving value to the grid and energy storage By Genoa Blankenship, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Across the United States, hydroelectric dams are capturing energy from river water to create electricity that powers everything from street lights to mega industrial...
Hold placed on North-of-Delta Agriculture Service Contractors due to worsening drought conditions Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an update...
The monthly reservoir report is authored by hydrologist Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook. Continued warnings about California’s pending dry-year and potential extended drought are headlining the news. Rain has been sparse over the past month; less than half-an-inch at...
At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen spotlighted a research article that studied ecological metrics for conservation planning and monitoring, introduced the new Sea Grant Science Fellows, and updated the Council on the...
Presentation by Dr. Ted Sommer, Lead Scientist at the Department of Water Resources, for the 2021 Bay-Delta Science Conference. Dr. Ted Sommer’s recommended reading list General Ariyama, J., Boisramé, G. F, & Brand, M. R. (2019). Water Budgets for the...
From the California Farm Bureau Federation: California farmers’ adoption of drip irrigation systems has contributed to greater farming efficiency, according to a recent report prepared by aerial imagery and analytics provider Ceres Imaging. The study says early detection of clogs...
