THIS JUST IN … Public Comment Opens for Groundwater Sustainability Plans Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News January 31, 2020DWR releases list of GSPs available for public comment on the SGMA portal Groundwater sustainability plans received earlier this month...
THIS JUST IN … Late January Storms Bring Needed Precipitation but Snowpack Remains Below Average Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions January 30, 2020Statewide snowpack’s water equivalent is 12 inches, or 72 percent of the January 30 average From the Department of Water...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management January 30, 2020Green infrastructure can be a resilient, multi-benefit approach to address issues such as urban runoff pollution and climate change adaptation....
WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality January 29, 2020Presentation at Kern County event discusses the implementation of the newly-adopted salt and nitrate management plan for the Central Valley...
ROBERT SHIBATANI COMMENTARY: The Final Demise of Unimpaired Flows Robert Shibatani Commentary January 28, 2020We can Thank Climate Change… Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani Some ideas have the uncanny ability of persevering! Like a...
THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding – and climate change is making them stronger The Conversation Hydrology January 27, 2020By Tom Corringham, University of California, San Diego Ask people to name the world’s largest river, and most will probably...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Project Allocation Increases to 15 Percent Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions January 24, 2020From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an increase in 2020 State...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Delta ag drainage and subsidence, contaminants in Cache Slough, Delta smelt entrainment, tidal marsh restoration Maven Delta scienceScience January 24, 2020Estuary Pearls is a collection of short articles on science activities in the Delta and is published by the San...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 23, 2020A joint workshop hosted by the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Board provides details on how incoming...
METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE: The Newsom Administration’s draft Water Resilience Portfolio Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 22, 2020On January 3, State agencies released a draft Water Resilience Portfolio which outlines more than 100 integrated actionable recommendations in...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Tout Improved Odds for Survival of Colorado River Fish Courthouse News Service Colorado River January 21, 2020Touting successful conservation efforts in recent decades, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it will reclassify a Colorado...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom Wades Into Decades-Long Bid to Wring More Water for California Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation January 21, 2020California governors couldn’t complete, leaving environmentalists to wonder whether the state’s blueprint for climate change is legitimate. By Nick Cahill,...
CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD: Update on the San Joaquin River Restoration Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management January 21, 2020Historically, the San Joaquin River has supported large chinook salmon populations. However, since the Bureau of Reclamation’s Friant Dam on...
REACTIONS: Organizations and water agencies react to DWR’s issuance of a Notice of Preparation for the Delta conveyance project. Maven Delta Conveyance Project January 16, 2020Yesterday, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released its Delta Conveyance Notice of Preparation which begins the preparation of...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2020Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...
