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Citing the need for additional time to consider the information before them, the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Members, after more than four hours of deliberation and public comment, decided to put off the decision on participation in the full Cal Water Fix project until next week; they will take up the matter again on Tuesday, May 8th, at […]

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Met votes to support the two tunnel option 61% to 39% Breaking news alert will follow when I receive it … And more, of course, to come … This story has been updated … click here.     ——————————————– Sign up for daily email service and you’ll always be one of the first to know! Sign up for daily emails […]

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Streamlining Federal Permitting Key to Safe, Reliable Water Infrastructure From the Natural Resources Committee: Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held an oversight hearing on the state of the nation’s water and power infrastructure. “Water infrastructure is perhaps the most important, yet overlooked, form of infrastructure in our nation,” District Manager of Kennewick Irrigation District Charles Freeman stated. […]

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From the State Water Board’s Statewide Mercury Control Program for Reservoirs: The Statewide Mercury Control Program for Reservoirs publically released the Summary of Responses from the Water Chemistry and Fisheries Management Questionnaire and Workshops. The report summarizes statewide reservoir: physical characteristics water chemistry management (e.g. oxygenation, chemical controls) fisheries management activities (e.g. fish stocking, culling) owner’s preference for pilot test […]

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“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done.  One is called yesterday and the other is tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.”  –Dalai Lama Wishing you a happy and healthy 2018! From Maven Dear Readers: Hardly any new water news today, so nothing really to post.  In […]

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Dear readers, As part of the California water community, you know Maven’s Notebook and the California Water Library are all about providing the timely and relevant news and information about California water that you need. Time and again Maven’s Notebook readers and California Water Library users tell me how these resources inform their work, shift their perspective, and expanded their […]

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Happy holidays to you and yours! As I reflect back on the past year, I am truly grateful for your readership and support, and I look forward to serving you the very best in California water news in 2018. Wishing you every happiness this holiday season and throughout the coming year! With warmest regards, Maven Sign up for daily email service […]

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Website Advisory Group members and beta testers needed! Dear Readers, Earlier this fall, I reached a milestone with the launch the California Water Library, a project that was in development for more than a year.  However, it is just the beginning.  There is more development and continued expansion planned for the California Water Library, improvements to the Maven’s Notebook website, […]

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Dear Reader, When it comes to California’s water issues, you understand the importance of unbiased reporting. Whether it is coverage of the Oroville Dam incident, the passage of the WIIN Act, or the Grant Davis appointment at the Department of Water Resources, you can count on immediate, comprehensive, and impartial reporting from Maven’s Notebook. Today, policy makers and stakeholders continue […]

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