MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for January 1st Robert Shibatani Current Conditions January 4, 2021Prepared for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani Federal and State reservoirs in California have lost about 132,000 AF since the...
Happy New Year! Maven Website announcements January 1, 2021We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book...
THIS JUST IN … Late December storms not enough to offset California’s dry fall Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions December 30, 2020Statewide, snowpack is just 52% of average for this date From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of...
It’s not too late to support Maven’s Notebook – and get a tax deduction for 2020! Maven Website announcements December 28, 2020Dear readers, As part of the California water community, you know Maven’s Notebook and the California Water Library are all...
Happy holidays from Maven’s Notebook! Maven Website announcements December 25, 2020May you be blessed with laughter, peace, and love throughout this holiday season and the new year. Thank you for...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementation of the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations December 23, 2020At the December meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners heard a briefing on the implementation of the Incidental...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Preparing for possible dry times ahead in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law December 22, 2020At the December meeting of the State Water Board, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave his semi-annual update to the Board. ...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California water agencies are feeling the pandemic’s financial pinch. But the water will keep flowing. Guest Contributor Commentary December 21, 2020Guest commentary by Danielle Blacet-Hyden, deputy executive director of the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA): As the COVID-19 pandemic continues...
CAL MATTERS: Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ Cal Matters Water quality December 20, 2020These chemicals are everywhere. They last forever. They’re expensive to get rid of. And many Californians don’t even know they’re...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: SGMA and the Human Right to Water Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 17, 2020Natalie Cochran is a water resources planner at Woodard Curran who has spent the last two and a half years...
YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Rights and Resources in a Changing Climate Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 16, 2020From the Klamath waters to the Western desert valleys, recent court rulings highlight the important and evolving role of tribal...
SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Signs of optimism; Integrating bird conservation in the Delta; Salmon life-cycle models; and sturgeon habitat use Maven Delta science December 16, 2020In this edition: EDITORIAL Signs of Optimism Beyond 2020Samuel N. Luoma[DOI] [URL] ESSAY Getting Our Heads Above Water: Integrating Bird...
PNNL: Error correction means California’s future wetter winters may never come Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Climate changeScience December 15, 2020Correcting for the double-ITCZ bias, a persistent error in many climate models, reveals that future U.S. Southwest winters will be...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Rock, Paper, Physics: SGMA and Water Transfers Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 15, 2020At the 3rd Annual Western Groundwater Congress, Anona Dutton with EKI Environment and Water gave a presentation on water transfers...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: White House Waters Down Definition of Critical Habitat for Endangered Species Courthouse News Service EcosystemsPolicy and regulation December 15, 2020With Inauguration Day looming, the lame-duck Trump administration continues to spend political capital on weakening the Endangered Species Act, the...
