LETTER: Feinstein to California, Trump Administration: Work Together on California Water Elected Official Water project operations December 19, 2019From the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today called on Governor Gavin Newsom and Interior Secretary...
STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community Maven Best of the NotebookFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 19, 2019Dr. Christina Swanson takes a look at the status of the San Francisco Estuary’s fish community The San Francisco estuary...
THIS JUST IN … DWR Completes Prioritization of Groundwater Basins Under SGMA Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News December 18, 2019From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced completion of a multi-year process...
ACWA PANEL DISCUSSION: The building blocks of success in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation December 18, 2019DeDe D’Adamo, Karla Nemeth, and Susan Tatayon give their thoughts about going forward in the Delta in a panel discussion...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster quarterly report; Progress on the Delta’s climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategy; Carbon sequestration protocol; Delta ag update; and more … Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features December 17, 2019At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard a wide range of updates: first, Delta Watermaster...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: 16 years of SFEWS, Monitoring contaminants in the Delta, Modeling South Delta entrainment, and more … Maven Delta science December 13, 2019In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed News: EDITORIAL Sixteen Years of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality December 12, 2019In 2013, the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Safer Consumer Products regulations outlined a framework for the Department to regulate...
DR. MICHAEL KIPARSKY: Can Recharge Net Metering contribute to sustainable groundwater management? Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 11, 2019Dr. Michael Kiparsky is the founding director of the Wheeler Water Institute within the Center for Law, Energy, and Environment...
STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: Addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management December 5, 2019Dr. Rachel Johnson discusses the interconnectedness of the San Francisco’s freshwater, estuarine, and marine systems The San Francisco Estuary is...
FELICIA MARCUS: One Delta, one estuary–Connecting California through water Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation December 4, 2019In her address to the State of the Estuary conference, Felicia Marcus spoke about the connections of the Delta to...
THIS JUST IN … First State Water Project allocation set at 10 percent Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions December 2, 2019From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an initial State Water Project...
RESERVOIR AND WATER CONDITIONS for December 2, 2019 Maven Current Conditions December 2, 2019Here is a look at current reservoir and hydrologic conditions, curated from a variety of sources including the Department of...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Department of Water Resources’ new Division of Multi-Benefit Projects Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management November 27, 2019The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has been undergoing reorganization for several reasons, one of those being to create an...
CAL MATTERS: When it comes to wildfires, should California be more like Australia? Cal Matters Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds November 26, 2019The system Down Under fosters self-reliance, giving homeowners tools to protect themselves when expecting firefighters’ help is not realistic. By...
CA WATER COMMISSION: An update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (or SGMA) Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features November 26, 2019DWR’s Taryn Ravazzini updates the Commission on the Department’s activities, including major milestones, 2019 activities, and the Department’s technical and...
