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From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation released late yesterday the Biological Assessment for the re-initiation of consultation on the coordinated long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. The document was transmitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for consideration in developing new biological opinions covering CVP […]

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Dear Readers, Happy New Year to you!  May 2019 be a year of peace and prosperity for us all. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ON MY WEBSITE ADVISORY GROUP? The new version of WordPress is here! – that’s the software that runs my websites.  This new version is a major update, giving the platform a lot of new features and […]

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Dear readers, Hard to believe, but 2018 is almost over… and if there’s one thing that stands out, it’s that *water* is even more contentious today than even a year ago. Why? Well, the recent California wildfires have focused everyone’s attention on the fact that California is drying out… water is becoming more scarce–from global warming. to the overuse of […]

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Applications due January 24, 2019 For more information, click here! EPA is soliciting applications pursuant to Section 319 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) from eligible tribes and intertribal consortia to develop and/or implement watershed-based plans and implement watershed projects that will result in significant steps towards solving Nonpoint Source (NPS) impairments on a watershed-wide basis. Eligible entities are strongly […]

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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 2019. Wishing you every happiness this holiday season and throughout the coming year! With warmest regards, Maven Maven’s Notebook will return tomorrow with […]

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Dear readers, This morning around 8am, Maven’s Notebook served up its 3,000,000th page view since its inception in 2012! A big thank you to everyone who has read a page at Maven’s Notebook, and for those who tweet and Facebook my posts. Website traffic for the Notebook has grown this year, with total website page views already 100,000 more than […]

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From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been submitted to the Delta Stewardship Council (Council): Certification Number: C201810 Covered Action Title: Yolo Habitat Conservation Plan / Natural Community Conservation Plan Certifying Agency: Yolo Habitat Conservancy Certification Date: 11/20/2018 The certification of consistency and any associated documents are now […]

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Day 1 of the workshop on the Delta Stewardship Council staff’s draft determination has ended with Chair Randy Fiorini calling on the Department of Water Resources to withdraw the consistency determination, calling it ‘premature’.  Withdrawing now would allow the Department to reenter the early consultation process, or they could take their chances and wait until the vote in December, he […]

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From the Delta Stewardship Council: Smith Canal Gate Project (C20187) The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been submitted to the Delta Stewardship Council (Council):   Certification Number: C20187 Covered Action Title: Smith Canal Gate Project Certifying Agency: San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency Certification Date: 10/31/18   The certification of consistency and […]

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From the Delta Stewardship Council: Grizzly Slough Floodplain Restoration Project And McCormack-Williamson Tract Restoration Project (North Delta Project) (C20186) The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been submitted to the Delta Stewardship Council (Council): Certification Number: C20186 Covered Action Title: Grizzly Slough Floodplain Restoration Project And McCormack-Williamson Tract Restoration Project (North Delta Project) […]

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