UC SANTA CRUZ: Shasta Dam releases can be managed to benefit both salmon and sturgeon, study finds

UC Santa Cruz

Water project operations

August 20, 2019

Optimal scenario for releasing water into the Sacramento River can meet the needs of endangered winter-run chinook salmon, threatened green...

DELTA CONVEYANCE UPDATE: Valley Water board ponders their participation level, discusses an Delta conveyance environmental stakeholder committee

Maven

Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

August 20, 2019

At the August meeting of the Board of Directors of Valley Water (formerly the Santa Clara Valley Water District), staff...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: It’s Vital: Delta Smelt Reproduction and Resilience

Maven

Delta science

August 15, 2019

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations...

LOCALIZING CALIFORNIA WATERS: Erik Ekdahl on Water Management in the Uncertain Future

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law

August 14, 2019

Water management in California has always been challenging, with the state’s variable climate that alternates between drought and floods that...

CAL MATTERS: Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like

Cal Matters

Water quality

August 9, 2019

By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters It was more than a year after the seabird died and washed up on a...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Open Data: Making Connections for Better Science, Synthesis, and Service

Maven

Delta science

August 8, 2019

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations...

EXPLAINER: Overview of the State Water Project

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations

August 8, 2019

Presentation Covers the History, Physical Features, Statutory Authorities, Contractual Terms, Significant Legal Decisions, and Cost Allocation Framework of the State...

PERSPECTIVES: The SOURCE Interview with Brenda Burman, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner

Maven

Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features

August 7, 2019

Finding solutions for shortages on Colorado River This post, written by Lynn Lipinski, first appeared in SOURCE Magazine and is...

THE CONVERSATION: Drilling deeper wells is a band-aid solution to US groundwater woes

The Conversation

Groundwater News

August 6, 2019

By Debra Perrone, University of California, Santa Barbara and Scott Jasechko, University of California, Santa Barbara With memories of the wettest...

Draft environmental documents for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, plus an update on the biological opinions

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations

August 6, 2019

Explainer post on what these environmental documents are all about and how they interface with the biological opinions, plus an...

GUEST COMMENTARY: What Does Climate Change Really Mean to California’s Water Resources?

Robert Shibatani

Climate changeCommentary

August 6, 2019

Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani Whether you are a water utility manager, elected official, or homeowner, future water availability is...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Grabs Oversight of Mojave Water Pipeline Project

Courthouse News Service

Planning and management

August 1, 2019

A business hoping to cash in on an untapped aquifer beneath the Mojave Desert will have to clear extra environmental...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Developing Sustainable Management Criteria

Maven

Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

July 31, 2019

Minimum thresholds, measurable objectives, undesirable results: A panel of consultants discuss the specifics of how their GSAs determined sustainable management...

NEVADA CURRENT: Science sidelined at Interior, House panel told

Nevada Current

Policy and regulation

July 26, 2019

by Robin Bravender, Nevada Current The Trump administration has been sidelining researchers and suppressing climate change science at the U.S....

COMMENTARY: Earthquakes can dry water supply. Californians must prepare

Cal Matters

Planning and management

July 25, 2019

Living in earthquake country makes planning and emergency preparedness critical. Taking steps to prepare for the worst is important. Understanding...