WEEKLY FEATURES Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan 9-15: SGMA challenges and opportunities, first lawsuits over GSPs; Climate change and the Delta; plus all the top stories of the week and more …

January 15, 2021

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A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email servi... Read More...

BLOG ROUND-UP: Governor’s budget prioritizes climate adaptation, protecting vulnerable communities; Salmon recovery work in the Sacramento Valley shows promise; Can Wall Street profit off the Colorado River?; and more …

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January 12, 2021

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Governor’s budget prioritizes climate adaptation, protecting vulnerable communities Deidre Des Jardins writes, "In July 2019, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board held one of many agency listening session... Read More...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan 3-8: Public benefits of conveyance projects, Carbon capture in the Delta, Climate change impacts on CA water supplies, all this week’s top news stories, and more …

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January 8, 2021

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A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email servi... Read More...

SCIENCE NEWS: Hot and crowded: Salmon spawning on the Stanislaus; A struggling California marsh gets an overhaul to prepare for rising seas; Researchers have built an automatic habitat loss detector; and more …

Maven

January 8, 2021

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Hot and crowded: where and when salmon spawn on the Stanislaus River "Salmon that lay their eggs in the Stanislaus River have evolved to take advantage of a narrow time window when spawning is most likely to... Read More...

BLOG ROUND-UP: Working together for a sustainable San Joaquin Valley; Delta smelt: 2020 status; Colorado River blues redux; and more …

Maven

January 5, 2021

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Working together to attain a sustainable San Joaquin Valley for future generations Paul Boyer writes, "As an organization that has helped over 6,300 families build their own homes through sweat equity in the S... Read More...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for January 1st

Maven

January 4, 2021

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Prepared for Maven's Notebook by Robert Shibatani Federal and State reservoirs in California have lost about 132,000 AF since the beginning of December. Overall north CVP storage still stands at 89% of the 15... Read More...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 27 – 31: All the week’s top water news stories

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December 31, 2020

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A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email servi... Read More...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 20 to 24: Preparing for possible dry times ahead in the Delta, Implementation of the SWP’s Incidental Take Permit, plus all the top news stories of the week

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December 24, 2020

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A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email servi... Read More...

BLOG ROUND-UP: Sacramento Valley blessings: water + land + sunlight; Lessons in American River hatchery management; The truth behind big, beautiful reforestation initiatives; and more …

Maven

December 22, 2020

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Our blessings in the Sacramento Valley: water + land + sunlight David Guy writes, "As we reflect on this tumultuous year, we have much to be thankful and a lot to learn. Along with the truly special people tha... Read More...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 13 thru 18: Tribal water rights and resources, SGMA, water transfers, and the human right to water; plus all the top water news stories of the week and more …

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December 18, 2020

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A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email servi... Read More...

SCIENCE NEWS: Dredging up the past at Antioch Dunes; Encountering an alien on a Point Reyes beach; Kokanee salmon egg collection; Methane in tidal marshes; and more …

Maven

December 17, 2020

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Dredging up the past at Antioch Dunes "Over thousands of years, the shifting sands of time built dunes that reached 120 feet high and stretched for 2 miles along the San Joaquin River, about 35 miles east of... Read More...

BLOG ROUND-UP: Grassroot farmers fight for water policies, Bringing water and land back together, Water wars by other means, Holiday gift ideas, and more …

Maven

December 15, 2020

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Grassroots group of CA farmers fight for common sense water policies Edward Ring writes, "The Great Valley of California, variously referred to as the Central Valley, or, north of the Delta as the Sacramento V... Read More...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 6-11: When SGMA isn’t working and it’s time to adjudicate; Conveyance projects and the human right to water; plus all the week’s top stories, and more …

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December 11, 2020

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A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email servi... Read More...

SCIENCE NEWS: Managing ecosystem restoration: what does success look like?; New insights on the genetics of chinook migratory behavior; Podcast with SFEI’s Julie Beagle on sea level rise; and more …

Maven

December 11, 2020

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Managing ecosystem restoration: what does success look like? "Restoration projects are getting larger and more complex due to population growth, climate change, and disaster response. In the last decade alone,... Read More...

BLOG ROUND-UP: A new vision for water policy; Ocean harvest: a threat to viability of CA’s wild salmon?; Celebrating healthy soils and more …

Maven

December 8, 2020

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A new vision for water policy in the 21st century Timothy Quinn writes, "California has a well-earned reputation for fighting over water. But, in what now seems like a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, ... Read More...

GROUNDWATER RIGHTS PRIMER: What Agencies & Project Developers Need to Know

MEETING: Delta Watermaster breaks down water use in the Delta, addresses implementation of reduced reliance on the Delta

FEATURE: How dynamic are property rights in water?

WATER QUALITY: A basic primer on water quality regulation

ACWA CONFERENCE: Adapting to Flood, Fire, and Drought: A Case Study of the American River

GSA SUMMIT: Addressing environment, disadvantaged communities, and domestic wells in the 2022 Groundwater Sustainability Plans

DAM REMOVAL UPDATE: Klamath Dams, Matilija Dam, and the Potter Valley Project

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan 9-15: SGMA challenges and opportunities, first lawsuits over GSPs; Climate change and the Delta; plus all the top stories of the week and more …

BLOG ROUND-UP: Governor’s budget prioritizes climate adaptation, protecting vulnerable communities; Salmon recovery work in the Sacramento Valley shows promise; Can Wall Street profit off the Colorado River?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan 3-8: Public benefits of conveyance projects, Carbon capture in the Delta, Climate change impacts on CA water supplies, all this week’s top news stories, and more …

SCIENCE NEWS: Hot and crowded: Salmon spawning on the Stanislaus; A struggling California marsh gets an overhaul to prepare for rising seas; Researchers have built an automatic habitat loss detector; and more …

BLOG ROUND-UP: Working together for a sustainable San Joaquin Valley; Delta smelt: 2020 status; Colorado River blues redux; and more …

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for January 1st

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 27 – 31: All the week’s top water news stories

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 20 to 24: Preparing for possible dry times ahead in the Delta, Implementation of the SWP’s Incidental Take Permit, plus all the top news stories of the week

BLOG ROUND-UP: Sacramento Valley blessings: water + land + sunlight; Lessons in American River hatchery management; The truth behind big, beautiful reforestation initiatives; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 13 thru 18: Tribal water rights and resources, SGMA, water transfers, and the human right to water; plus all the top water news stories of the week and more …

SCIENCE NEWS: Dredging up the past at Antioch Dunes; Encountering an alien on a Point Reyes beach; Kokanee salmon egg collection; Methane in tidal marshes; and more …

BLOG ROUND-UP: Grassroot farmers fight for water policies, Bringing water and land back together, Water wars by other means, Holiday gift ideas, and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 6-11: When SGMA isn’t working and it’s time to adjudicate; Conveyance projects and the human right to water; plus all the week’s top stories, and more …

SCIENCE NEWS: Managing ecosystem restoration: what does success look like?; New insights on the genetics of chinook migratory behavior; Podcast with SFEI’s Julie Beagle on sea level rise; and more …

BLOG ROUND-UP: A new vision for water policy; Ocean harvest: a threat to viability of CA’s wild salmon?; Celebrating healthy soils and more …