DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study investigates link between clothes dryers and microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe Desert Research Institute Water quality July 20, 2020From the Desert Research Institute: Last year, Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the League to Save Lake Tahoe detected microplastics...
US FWS: Water hyacinth acts like ‘plastic wrap’ on the Delta US Fish and Wildlife Service Ecosystems July 16, 2020Looking at the water hyacinth’s lovely lavender flowers and lush green leaves, it’s easy to see why it was brought here...
TIM QUINN: Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Lessons for the Future Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 16, 2020Tim Quinn spent more than ten years as the executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies and more...
MONGABAY: ‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food, water, air Mongabay Water quality July 15, 2020By Elizabeth Claire Alberts, Mongabay In 1997, Charles Moore was sailing a catamaran from Hawaii to California when he and...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Understanding the human dimensions of social agro-ecological systems: What motivates farmer decision-making and policy change? Maven Delta scienceGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation July 15, 2020Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California Almonds and Salmon – Contrasts in Sustainability Guest Contributor Commentary July 15, 2020Guest commentary written by David Zeff, a native of the Central Valley, a Marin County attorney, an avid salmon fisherman...
THIS JUST IN … Delta Conveyance Project Scoping Summary Report Now Available Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project July 10, 2020From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has published a Scoping Summary Report for the proposed Delta...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Building Socioecological Resilience by Confronting Environmental Injustice: A Participatory Approach Maven Delta science July 9, 2020Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...
GSA SUMMIT: Lessons learned from the 2020 GSPs: Perspectives from the critically overdrafted basins Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 8, 2020The implementation phase of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has now begun for the basins designated as critically-overdrafted. Getting to...
GSA SUMMIT: Reflections on the 2020 GSP process Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 7, 2020At the end of January of this year, the state’s critically overdrafted groundwater basins submitted their adopted groundwater sustainability plans...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for July Robert Shibatani Current Conditions July 6, 2020Prepared by Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook As of June 30, 2020 The ability of the State to “ride”...
Happy Fourth of July! Maven Website announcements July 3, 2020Happy 4th of July!Wishing you a peaceful and enjoyable holiday … Maven’s Notebook is going to take a pause for...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Engaging Diverse Communities around Water, Climate, and the Environment Maven Delta science July 2, 2020Sea Grant is a federal and state partnership between NOAA and 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes...
FEATURE: The state of California’s environment Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 1, 2020Friends of the River co-founder Mark Dubois and current Executive Director Eric Wesselman discuss the protections for California rivers and...
NOW AVAILABLE: Nitrate Control Program: Final Community Engagement Guidance Document Maven Fact Sheets/Tools/InfoPolicy and regulation July 1, 2020From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: Below is the final version of the State Water Board Office of Public...
