NEVADA CURRENT: Colorado River crisis requires confronting sacred cow Nevada Current Colorado River July 21, 2022Capping pool size is a drop in the bucket, experts say by Dana Gentry, Nevada Current A cap on the...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Water Law “Update” Or Revolution? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law July 21, 2022Panel discusses recommendations to update California water laws to address drought and climate change California’s prolonged drought and the increasing...
DWR NEWS: Delta Conveyance: A Fresh Look Yields a New Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project July 21, 2022From DWR News: Modernizing how California moves water supplies across the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta can’t be done by repeating the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Despite more stored water than in 2021, California will keep closing spigots Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law July 20, 2022The prospect of extreme drought is driving the Golden State’s conservation efforts. By Kevin Winter, Courthouse News Service As drought...
THE CONVERSATION: The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems The Conversation Ecosystems July 19, 2022By Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since...
THE CENTER SQUARE: After $100 million Huntington Beach denial, what’s the future of desalination in California? The Center Square Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation July 19, 2022By Madison Hirneisen and Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square After a high profile, decades-long battle to build a desalination...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Jon Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at the Baykeeper and longtime Delta scientist Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 19, 2022After completing degrees from Cornell University, University of Michigan, and the University of New Mexico, Dr. Jon Rosenfield returned to...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Climate change impacts, Juvenile production estimate, Entrainment of salmonids at the pumps; and more … Maven Science July 18, 2022SFEWS is the primary applied research publication for the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. In this issue: Climate...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Finding Her Way to Fish Maven Science Podcasts July 18, 2022Denise Colombano is investigating how climate change could impact future habitat suitability and fish communities in the San Francisco Estuary....
GUEST ARTICLE: Building Blocks – Tools for Creating an Environmental Block of Water Barry Nelson Best of the NotebookCommentary July 18, 2022Commentary by Barry Nelson, a water policy consultant who has been involved in Bay-Delta issues for more than thirty years...
SJV WATER: Vulnerable domestic wells will be focus of $10 million farmland retirement grant in Madera County SJV Water Groundwater News July 14, 2022By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Three San Joaquin Valley water agencies are gearing up to spend $10 million each in...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Drivers of and trends in Delta water temperature Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features July 14, 2022At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen’s report focused on the effects of...
AG ALERT: Fertigation is ‘dialed in’ to deliver targeted nutrients Ag Alert Agriculture July 13, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The irrigation technology known as fertigation has been around for some time. But with increased...
Atmospheric rivers help coastal wetlands build up sediment American Geophysical Union Science July 13, 2022By Alexandra K. Scammell, American Geophysical Union Extreme precipitation from hurricanes and atmospheric rivers can lead to increased flooding in...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Stormwater (STORMS) program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWater supply augmentation July 13, 2022Traditionally, stormwater was viewed as a flood management problem in which the runoff needed to be conveyed as quickly as...
