MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for July 1 Robert Shibatani Current Conditions June 30, 2022Written exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani As we enter summer’s anvil, where are we reservoir storage wise? Relative...
DR. JAY LUND: Smarter Gambling with Water – Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features June 30, 2022At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Jay Lund, the immediate past chair of the Delta Independent...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Voluntary Agreements Update Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 29, 2022At a December 2018 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, the Board was considering one of the highest-profile,...
DWR NEWS: DWR and CDFW Release Fish Into the Wild Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlife June 28, 2022From DWR News Oroville’s Feather River Fish Hatchery (FRFH) released over 11.3 million young Chinook salmon smolts into the waters...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Charley Wilson, Southern California Water Coalition Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management June 28, 2022The Southern California Water Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, comprised of leaders from a variety of businesses, cities, agricultural...
DWR: New Data Viewer Allows Public to See the Hidden Groundwater Basins Beneath our Feet and Helps Decision Makers Prepare for Drought Impacts Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News June 27, 2022By the Department of Water Resources: With California in the third year of a severe drought and facing continued extreme...
THIS JUST IN … A water specialist in California, environmentalist Jonas Minton, has died Maven Website announcements June 23, 2022From Sacramento Bee: “Jonas Minton, a California water policy expert and environmentalist who maintained a high profile around the Capitol...
DWR: Groundbreaking marks largest floodplain salmon rearing habitat project in California history Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems June 23, 2022By the Department of Water Resources: Federal and state agencies broke ground today on a project that will become the...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: Update on Delta Conveyance Project environmental documents Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features June 23, 2022The environmental documents, due mid-summer, are about 3200 pages plus appendices In April of 2020, the Delta Independent Science Board...
AG ALERT: Salinas County: Landowners safeguard river but get stuck with fees Ag Alert Agriculture June 22, 2022By Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau Farming in the Salinas Valley, the Salad Bowl of...
AG ALERT: Waters of the U.S. rule needs clarity, farm groups say Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 22, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson told leaders of the Environmental Protection Agency and the...
AG ALERT: Costs spike, fields go fallow in Klamath Ag Alert Agriculture June 22, 2022By Kathy Coatney, Ag Alert The Klamath Basin has dealt with reduced water for decades, but this year is particularly...
AG ALERT: On-farm recharge pioneer invested in water savings Ag Alert Groundwater News June 22, 2022By Lisa McEwen, Ag Alert Don Cameron sparked curiosity in 2010 when he began a multi-phase project intended to capture...
AG ALERT: Farm, business groups call for action on water projects Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 22, 2022By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Agriculture and business groups are imploring Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to set clear...
CAL MATTERS: Tunnel vision: What’s next for the governor’s plan to replumb the Delta? Cal Matters Delta Conveyance Project June 22, 2022It’s no quick fix. The scaled-down tunnel — which would bypass the Delta and funnel more water south — still...