FEATURE: Water wars! What are they good for? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPodcasts and webinarsPolicy and regulationWebinars April 21, 2021A recap of the webinar featuring Tim Quinn, formerly with ACWA, Tracy Quinn with the NRDC, and author John Fleck...
AG ALERT: Drought spreads water shortages throughout state Ag Alert Agriculture April 21, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The 2020-21 California drought has led to significant water cutbacks, compelling farmers to fallow ground...
US FWS: Revitalizing California’s floodplains benefits people and wildlife US Fish and Wildlife Service Ecosystems April 20, 2021By Meghan Snow, US Fish & Wildlife Service Throughout California’s history, rivers have been diverted, rerouted and contained by concrete....
DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: Villapudua presses Newsom over drought emergency; Research inside hill slopes could help wildfire and drought prediction; Klamath Drainage District exercises state permit for diversion of water; Battle lines set over proposal to drill for natural gas in Suisun Marsh; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 20, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include an update...
NOTICE: End of Negotiations for State Water Project Contract Amendment for Delta Conveyance Maven Water project operations April 20, 2021From the Department of Water Resources: On March 29, 2021, DWR (The Department of Water Resources) and Public Water Agencies...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: Could a super typhoon bring late-season rain to parched CA?; Is CA suffering a decades-long megadrought?; Changes to Shasta water release designed to protect salmon; Interstate water wars are heating up along with the climate; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 19, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Could a super typhoon bring late-season rain to parched California? Here’s one...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Klamath Drainage District begins water deliveries, Reclamation orders it to cease; Reclamation adjusts Sacramento River operations; New prospectors seek to reopen Nevada County mine; Central Coast Water Board approves Ag Order 4.0; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 18, 2021[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Klamath Drainage District begins water deliveries, Reclamation orders it to cease “The...
NEW BOOK: Rewilding Agricultural Landscapes Press Release/Notice WATER SHELF April 17, 2021A California Study in Rebalancing the Needs of People and Nature As the world population grows, so does the demand...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/16: Three states, one river and too many straws; Costa, Feinstein introduce bill to restore Valley canals; Hurtado introduces the State Water Resiliency Act of 2021; Peter Gleick on the drought; Karuk Tribe critical of Klamath River water plan; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 16, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Southwest Drought Briefing from 10am to 11am. The most recent U.S. Drought...
COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Raising Shasta Dam threatens McCloud River, sacred tribal lands and salmon Cal Matters CommentaryEcosystems April 15, 2021The Biden administration should issue a ruling that the Shasta Dam project is not feasible because of tribal rights and...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/15: Klamath Project to receive historically low water allocation; Central Coast’s Ag order 4.0 adoption deadline this Friday; New front in Santa Barbara County’s pot wars; Permit terms might kill Huntington Beach desal project; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 15, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water meets upon adjournment...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: 2022 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan update, Recreation and tourism in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 15, 2021At the March meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the councilmembers were briefed on the 2022 on the Central Valley...
AG ALERT: Klamath Basin farmers anticipate little to no water Ag Alert Agriculture April 14, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With a water allocation announcement expected this week from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Klamath...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/14: Met wants Sac Valley water and has $44M to spend; Newsom inks $536 million wildfire package; Creating a place for nature in the San Joaquin Valley; Sediment mismanagement puts reservoirs and ecosystems at risk; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 14, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Landscape Area Measurement Study Meeting from 9am to 12pm. At this...
DELTA ISB: Harmful Algal Blooms in the Delta (and elsewhere) Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceWater quality April 14, 2021Harmful algal blooms (or HABs) occur when colonies of algae, under the right conditions, grow out of control and produce...