DAILY DIGEST, 6/9: Central Valley water districts take aim at each other’s groundwater plans; Reclamation announces Shasta non-critical water year; Snow in Tahoe, fire below: ‘Juneuary’ in NorCal; Billions to clean up contaminated water…who’s going to pay for that? ; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 9, 2020ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING: Franks Tract Futures from 3pm to 5pm. At this meeting, DFW will give a project update, present...
SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Open Data Framework, Drought and the Delta 2012-16, Comparing and integrating fish surveys, and more … Maven Delta science June 9, 2020In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science Journal: ESSAY An Open Data Framework for the San...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Lower Yolo Ranch Restoration Project Appeal *UPDATED* Delta Stewardship Council Policy and regulation June 9, 2020ARTICLE UPDATE: On April 7, 2020, Westlands Water District filed a Certification of Consistency for the Lower Yolo Ranch Restoration...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: Groundwater management and safe drinking water in the San Joaquin Valley; Building effective water data platforms; Plans released to drain Santa Clara County’s largest reservoir; Green stormwater infrastructure: Good jobs and healthy communities; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 8, 2020Public Webinar for Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. More information on the documents...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA communities battle for rights to water; As government scales back water quality protections, surfers pick up the slack; CA climate programs see bottom fall out of main funding source; UC: Pandemic has impacted Calif. food, ag, environment; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 7, 2020 The Great Divide: California communities battle for rights to water: “An ongoing struggle between two communities less than a...
PUBLICATION: Decolonization: Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water Maven Policy and regulation June 5, 2020Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society is a journal that ‘seeks to explore the relationships between knowledges and tears down the...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/5: EcoRestore: 5 years, thousands of acres of restored habitat; Water Board seeks to fund 26 new personnel through increased fees; Most Trump enviro rollbacks will take years to be reversed; San Diego CWA approves detachment conditions resolution; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 5, 2020NOTE: STARTS TODAY: Water Protection Speakers Series To Focus on Native People Fighting For California’s Rivers and Food Systems EcoRestore:...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/4: State, feds in talks over water; In a dry year, Valley water sales get an extra dose of scrutiny; State Water Board gives Reclamation an ‘F’ grade for refusing to save salmon; Below the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: More garbage; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 4, 2020WEBINAR: Principles of Riverscape Health & Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration from 9am to 10am. In this webinar we will immerse you...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Predicting, Detecting, Understanding: Science to Inform Decision Making Maven Delta science June 4, 2020The USGS and the Delta Stewardship Council are recruiting the next Delta Lead Scientist who is appointed by the Council...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/3: Improving atmospheric forecasts with machine learning; Where the worst wildfire activity is expected this summer; Sea otters used to live in the bay — should we bring them back?; Construction to begin soon on Schafer Dam; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 3, 2020FREE WEBINAR: Water and food security in the face of COVID-19: Finding robust solutions: This webinar will explore the implications...
EXPLAINER: Water rights 101 Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law June 3, 2020California water law is complex, governed by both state and federal law, part property law and part environmental law. The...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT as of May 31 Robert Shibatani Current Conditions June 3, 2020Prepared exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani: As of May 31, 2020 The late-spring and summer months have arrived,...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: Dam safety; Tule Red Restoration Project; Restoring post-fire pine forests in the West; E.P.A. limits states’ power to use the Clean Water Act to oppose energy projects; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 2, 2020Tribal Regional Water Management, Part 3 from 9am to 12pm. This meeting will discuss funding and technical assistance opportunities for...
LETTER: State Water Board rejects Reclamation’s Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan Maven Planning and management June 2, 2020Yesterday, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board sent a letter to Ernest Conant at the Bureau...
