DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: A typology of drought decision making Maven Delta science November 4, 2021At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, during the Lead Scientist report, Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article...
AG ALERT: Flows to increase; water districts cry foul Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 3, 2021By Christina Souza The Newsom administration has informed regional water districts that it will move forward with a plan to...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality November 3, 2021Within the Central Valley, over seven million acres is in irrigated agriculture, and depending on the conditions, water discharged from...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for November 1st Robert Shibatani Current Conditions November 2, 2021Prepared by Robert Shibatani The 2021-22 Water Year has started off with a bang! Record precipitation totals during last week’s...
DAN WALTERS: Farmers lose two skirmishes in California water war Cal Matters CommentaryPolicy and regulation October 31, 2021Environmentalists and their allies have scored two wins over agricultural interests in the decades-long conflict over how much water can...
Survivor Salmon that Withstand Drought and Ocean Warming Provide a Lifeline for California Chinook NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlifeScience October 28, 2021NOAA Fisheries recovery goals include reintroduction to save the late-migrating fish In drought years and when marine heat waves warm...
USGS: Groundwater flow to Colorado River may decline by a third over the next 30 years USGS Colorado River October 28, 2021First model of “Baseflow” reflects possible climate change By the USGS: A new study projects that a hot and dry...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The Science of Non-native Species in a Dynamic Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science October 28, 2021The San Francisco Bay-Delta is one of the most invaded estuaries in the world, with non-native species now a large...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Survivor salmon that withstand drought and ocean warming provide a lifeline for California Chinook UC Santa Cruz Delta scienceFish and wildlifeScience October 28, 2021Late migration of outgoing juvenile fish is a crucial life history strategy for survival of spring-run Chinook salmon during drought...
AG ALERT: Water saving for dairy farms starts with feed crops Ag Alert Agriculture October 27, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert As dairy farmers endure the worst drought in decades, University of California Cooperative Extension researchers...
AG ALERT: Satellites track water use to aid crop efficiency Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News October 27, 2021By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert As California weathers another drought, tools that can help farmers and ranchers maximize the water...
STATE WATER BOARD: Summary of results from the 2020 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation October 27, 2021In 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to the Recycled Water Policy to promote recycled water...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trashed by Trump, habitat protections for endangered species get new life Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation October 26, 2021The Biden administration moved Tuesday to dissolve two rule changes from the Trump era that lightened protections for endangered species....
BERKELEY LAB: Managing water resources in a low-to-no-snow future Berkeley Lab Science October 26, 2021With mountain snowpacks shrinking in the western U.S., new Berkeley Lab study analyzes when a low-to-no-snow future might arrive and...
FEATURE: Preparing Scientists and Policy Makers for a Future Under Climate Change Elyse De Franco Climate changeDelta sciencePolicy and regulation October 26, 2021Written by Elyse De Franco Writing in the June 2021 issue of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science, a group...
