CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE CONFERENCE: Urban and Agricultural Water Use in California, 1960 – 2015 Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 11, 2021Water managers forecast future water demand for a variety of purposes, including planning future water purchases or building new infrastructure....
AG ALERT: Range managers employ beavers, benefiting forage Ag Alert Ecosystems March 10, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert A century and a half after their ranks were decimated to make coats and hats...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/10: A ‘megadrought’ in CA: The effects of extreme weather on Lake Oroville; Editorial: Newsom should kill plan to drain state reservoirs; Implications of CA’s water futures market; When it comes to U.S. climate, what’s normal is about to change; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 10, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … A ‘megadrought’ in California: The effects of extreme weather on Lake Oroville...
DELTA WATERMASTER UPDATE: Preparing for a dry year in the Delta; Addressing problems in the South Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 10, 2021At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the councilmembers on the efforts underway...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/9: Storm on the way, but drought persists; Operating dams to better manage big storms can build resiliency; Incorporating blue carbon science into climate policy solutions; Trump’s water rule now enforced nationally; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 9, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Habitat Projects that Benefit Threatened Fish in the Russian River Watershed...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/8: Pattern shift to bring snow and rain to California as multiyear drought builds in the West; Managing water and crops with groundwater salinity; Fewer salmon in the sea in 2021; Microplastics’ hidden contribution to snow melting; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 8, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Getting Warmer? Ocean Temperatures off the California Coast from 6pm to...
GUEST ARTICLE: Why the Sacramento region’s watershed is ‘super,’ and a buffer against climate change Guest Contributor Climate changeCommentary March 8, 2021Guest article written by Jeff Harris, a council member for the city of Sacramento and Bruce Houdesheldt, vice mayor of...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Will March bring more drought misery or a miracle?; Multi-agency collaboration restores critical habitat for native species; Former FWS biologist now leads SoCal water agency; PFAS in pesticides: ‘A problem of epic proportions’; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 7, 2021[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California is bone dry. Will March bring more misery or a miracle?...
NOTICE: Announcing the Final 2021 Nationwide Permit (NWP) Regional Conditions for California, Nevada, and Utah Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS March 6, 2021From the US Army Corps: On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published the notice in...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/5: New report: U.S. dams, levees get D grades; How bad is the drought? Depends on who you ask; Prioritizing forest management; Are clean rivers too expensive? Ninth circuit will decide; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 5, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE EVENT: 2021 Western Water Symposium from 9am to 12:30pm. This event will...
AG ALERT: Klamath farmers confront dry year, legal challenge Ag Alert AgricultureWater project operations March 4, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In the latest challenges to farming in the Klamath Basin, farmers have learned that the...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/4: 17 key environmental bills on the 2021 legislative agenda; Snow, rain returning to NorCal; Q&A: “Buzz” Thompson on CA water market; Where to see NorCal’s most spectacular waterfalls; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 4, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: You Got Your Landscape Area Data from DWR…Now What? (Part 1)...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Farm to Fish: Lessons from a Multi-Year Study on Agricultural Floodplain Habitat, plus an update on activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Delta science March 4, 2021At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen discussed a new report on the...
NOTICE: Combined Well Standards Reposted to DWR Website Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS March 4, 2021From the Department of Water Resources: The Combined Well Standards, DWR Bulletin 74-81 and 74-90 are once again available for...
AG ALERT: Barring ‘miracle,’ farm water will be in short supply Ag Alert AgricultureCurrent Conditions March 3, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert “We need a Miracle March,” Kern County almond grower Don Davis says, expressing the concern...
