Overview of mine remediation in the Bay-Delta Ecosystem Maven Delta scienceWater quality August 24, 2016California is making progress on remediating abandoned mine sites, says Carrie Austin, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board The California...
The use – and misuse – of science in water resource policy and management Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science July 28, 2016‘Normative science’ has a corrosive effect on the entire scientific enterprise, says Dr. Robert Lackey These days, scientists in environmental...
The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal now available Maven Delta science July 21, 2016Special issue includes the first five chapters of the State of Bay Delta Science 2016 and more … The latest...
Delta smelt symposium, part 4: Panel discussion: What is the path forward among considerable uncertainty? Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features July 8, 2016Panel of experts share their visions and options for the future of the Delta and longfin smelt Coverage of the...
Delta smelt symposium, part 3: The path forward: Climate change, recovery planning, and restoration Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features July 7, 2016Presenters discuss climate change, extinction, artificial propagation and stocking, and tidal marsh restoration Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt...
Delta smelt symposium, part 2: Causal links to population declines and data gaps Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features July 6, 2016Could it be water exports, predation, food web, contaminants, drought … ? Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt symposium,...
Symposium coverage, part 1: Delta and longfin smelt: Is extinction inevitable? Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 5, 2016Part 1 of coverage of symposium covers what we know and don’t know about the Delta and longfin smelt Is...
Factors that influence salmon predation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features May 26, 2016NOAA’s Dr. Sean Hayes reviews the results of studies of salmon predation in the San Joaquin River At the April...
Adaptive management of the nutrient problem in the Delta: Integrating science and policy Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater quality May 12, 2016Dr. Lisa Thompson discusses the upgrades to Sacramento’s wastewater treatment plant; highlights a new study on the effects of wastewater...
California Water Fix Aquatic Science Peer Review, Part 2: Supporting analyses for target aquatic species; Panel’s initial recommendations Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectDelta scienceNotebook News and Features May 5, 2016Presentations take an in-depth look at the analyses for salmonids, sturgeon, Delta smelt, and longfin smelt; panel gives initial recommendations...
California Water Fix Aquatic Science Peer Review, Part 1: Overview of the project and the endangered species consultation process Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectDelta scienceNotebook News and Features May 4, 2016Presentations give overview of the California Water Fix project, and an in-depth review of the Section 7(a)(2) consultation process The...
Factors controlling the abundance and distribution of species in the Bay-Delta system Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science April 20, 2016At a recent State Water Board meeting, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Cliff Dahm summarizes four recent scientific reports on the...
Optimizing reservoir operating rules, Effects of ending groundwater overdraft in the Central Valley, Reconciliation ecology on the Yolo Bypass, and more in the latest edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Journal Maven Delta science March 24, 2016In the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Journal: Essay Which Way to the Brave New...
Improving adaptive management in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 17, 2016Report looks at how adaptive management is perceived and used in the Delta, and how it might be applied more...
Delta Independent Science Board: Water Supply Reliability Panel Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features March 9, 2016A look at the operations of the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project ‘Water supply reliability’: It’s a...