Science News – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

July 14, 2022 37

Article by Rosemary Hartman and the IEP Data Utilization Work Group Here at IEP, we collect a lot of data,...

Atmospheric rivers help coastal wetlands build up sediment

July 13, 2022 31

From EOS: Extreme precipitation from hurricanes and atmospheric rivers can lead to increased flooding in the world’s coastal zones, where...

NOW AVAILABLE: DISB Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation Related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

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June 22, 2022 54

The Delta Independent Science Board has published its Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation Related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. ...

The Failed Recovery Plan for the Delta and Delta Smelt

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Science News

May 30, 2022 58

By Dr. Peter Moyle at the California Water Blog: Few native species are as controversial as Delta Smelt. It is...

Worth Waiting For: The Advantages of Late-Migrating Spring-Run Chinook

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Science News

May 30, 2022 15

From FishBio: Rare traits and behaviors within a population often get less attention, but might sometimes be the perfect ingredient...

SCIENCE STORIES: Hide and Seq: Environmental DNA sequencing to monitor species in the San Francisco Estuary

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Science News

May 13, 2022 28

From the IEP: On any given day in the San Francisco Estuary (SFE) it’s a common sight to see scientists...

With One Threat Nearly Tamed, a Related Question: What Does the Bay Most Need to Be Saved From?

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Science News

May 6, 2022 19

From Bay Nature: If you look up the Arrowhead Marsh along the Oakland shoreline on Google Maps, the arrowhead shape...

White papers providing a synthesis of knowledge relating to Delta Smelt biology in the San Francisco Estuary, emphasizing effects of flow

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Science News

May 4, 2022 35

From the Interagency Ecological Program: FLOAT-MAST (Flow Alteration – Management Analysis and Synthesis Team), 2022. White papers providing a synthesis...

INFO SHEET: A Primer on Delta Salinity: Natural and Human Influences

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Science News

April 23, 2022 43

Produced by the Delta Science Program for the Delta Salinity Management Workshop, April 26-27, 2022....

INFO SHEET: Delta Water Management and Regulations

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Science News

April 23, 2022 35

Produced by the Delta Science Program for the Delta Salinity Management Workshop, April 26-27, 2022....

INFO SHEET: Emergency Drought Barriers

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Science News

April 23, 2022 33

Produced by the Delta Science Program for the Delta Salinity Management Workshop, April 26-27, 2022....

INFO SHEET: Franks Tract Futures

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Science News

April 23, 2022 31

Produced by the Delta Science Program for the Delta Salinity Management Workshop, April 26-27, 2022....

Simplified Salmon: The Reduced Resilience of the California Salmon Fishery

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Science News

April 11, 2022 31

From FishBio: “Keep it simple” is a commonly applied principle of design, but when it comes to ecosystems “keep it...

New FISHBIO Publication Rethinks Steelhead Monitoring in California’s Central Valley

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Science News

March 21, 2022 34

From FishBio: The rivers of California’s Central Valley are home to one of the southernmost populations of Oncorhynchus mykiss, a...

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: March 2022

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Science News

March 18, 2022 30

In this edition: Variation in Juvenile Salmon Growth Opportunities Across a Shifting Habitat MosaicLaura Coleman, Rachel Johnson, Flora Cordoleani, Corey...

Open your mind and open your data!

Atmospheric rivers help coastal wetlands build up sediment

NOW AVAILABLE: DISB Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation Related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

The Failed Recovery Plan for the Delta and Delta Smelt

Worth Waiting For: The Advantages of Late-Migrating Spring-Run Chinook

SCIENCE STORIES: Hide and Seq: Environmental DNA sequencing to monitor species in the San Francisco Estuary

With One Threat Nearly Tamed, a Related Question: What Does the Bay Most Need to Be Saved From?

White papers providing a synthesis of knowledge relating to Delta Smelt biology in the San Francisco Estuary, emphasizing effects of flow

INFO SHEET: A Primer on Delta Salinity: Natural and Human Influences

INFO SHEET: Delta Water Management and Regulations

INFO SHEET: Emergency Drought Barriers

INFO SHEET: Franks Tract Futures

Simplified Salmon: The Reduced Resilience of the California Salmon Fishery

New FISHBIO Publication Rethinks Steelhead Monitoring in California’s Central Valley

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: March 2022

WEBINAR SUMMARY: Environmental governance in the Delta

FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It

THIS JUST IN … June 2022 Urban Water Conservation Update: Water use trending down

THIS JUST IN … Public Comment Period Opens for Additional Resubmitted Groundwater Sustainability Plans with ‘Incomplete’ Determinations

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for August 1

UPDATE: August 2 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

NOTICE of Proposed Transfer – El Dorado Irrigation District

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Groundwater Protection Targets

NOTICE: July 26 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

NOTICE of Staff-level Public Workshop and Board Consideration of Adoption – Restoration Projects Statewide Order

NOTICE: Correction to July 19 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

NOTICE of a decision to accept funds from the California Department of Water Resources, Division of Operations and Maintenance

NOW AVAILABLE: FY 2020-2021 Delta Crosscut Budget Report

NOTICE: State Water Board holds four workshops, seeks input on Racial Equity Action Plan ideas

NOTICE: July 19 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Delta Conservancy Announces Climate Resilience, Community Access, and Natural Resource Protection Funding

Announcement: Water Now’s Project Accelerator applications are open!

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Two Fish Passage Funding Opportunities Open Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, One Focused on Indian Tribes

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: $193 Million in Grant Funding Now Available for Water Infrastructure and Resilience Projects

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New money vs. old power in San Joaquin Valley; Will a rare ‘triple dip’ La Niña yield another dry winter?; The battle for safe drinking water in the Central Valley; Southern Calif. water districts look at Colorado River cuts; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/5: Court victory for clean water and state regulators in California; CA family creates drinking water out of thin air; Cadiz water to benefit Salton Sea, Torres Martinez Tribe; Arizona, California farmers draft their Colorado River conservation strategy; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/4: The future of desalination; Critically low water levels at Lake Shasta; Burned-out boat pulled from the Delta, what about the other 50?; Drought and old pipes could slow Colorado River to a trickle; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: Water use dips, but still short of Newsom’s goal; Desert groundwater agency to pay $8,500 per acre-foot for valley water rights; CA Reps respond to Delta tunnel plan; Cutback in Eel River diversions expected to prompt new curtailments for Russian River water rights; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/1: Dan Walters: Can Newsom finally win long Delta water conflict?; As our climate permanently changes, how is CA fighting aridification?; What is fossil water? Geology and renewability; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 7/31-8/5: Wildfire and plastic water pipes; Environmental Governance in the Delta, Water use dips but still short of Newsom’s goal, plus all the top water news and more …