CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Salty buildup: The threat to California’s water Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality August 9, 2017Panel discusses the pervasive problem of salinity and irrigated agriculture, and what can be done about it Salinity is a...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Deadlines to Respond to Part 2 Scheduling and SVWU Motion Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 9, 2017From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Resources Control Board: Part 2 Hearing Schedule Request On...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Announces New Executive Director State Water Board Policy and regulation August 8, 2017Former Federal Official Eileen Sobeck Brings 40 Years of Government Experience From the State Water Resources Control Board: After a...
DPR scientists tackling troubling urban pesticide runoff Department of Pesticide Regulation Policy and regulationWater quality August 8, 2017From the California Department of Pesticide Regulation: Agricultural pesticide runoff grabs headlines, but did you know that urban pesticide use...
WEBSITE NEWS: New daily and weekly email service options make it easy to keep up to date with the latest California water news Maven Website announcements August 7, 2017From full service to once a week, new email options from Maven’s Notebook let you choose how often you receive...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: DWR Letter: Public Availability of Sufficient Information to Notice Part 2 of the California WaterFix water rights change petition hearing Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 7, 2017From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: Letter from the Department of Water Resources to...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster’s quarterly report, California Water Fix biological opinions Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations August 3, 2017Agenda items at the Delta Stewardship Council’s July meeting included a quarterly report from Micheal George, the Delta Watermaster, and...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Bay Delta Committee hears presentation on California Water Fix operations Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 2, 2017Second white paper focuses on project operations, water reliability, and regulations At the Metropolitan Water District’s joint committee meeting of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists Fight Giant Water Project for Las Vegas Courthouse News Service Colorado River August 1, 2017Groundwater pumped through a proposed water pipeline from central Nevada to Las Vegas could have permanent and devastating effects on...
GUEST COMMENTARY: The Twin Tunnels Water Project Jeopardizes the Affordability of Your Water Rates, say Don Nottoli and Oscar Villegas Delta Counties Coalition CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project July 31, 2017From the Delta Counties Coalition, Don Nottoli and Oscar Villegas write, “One of the most monumental and potentially devastating decisions...
CAL MATTERS: State may adopt wetlands protections rescinded by Trump administration Cal Matters Policy and regulation July 30, 2017In what is becoming a standard call-and-response rejoinder, a California water agency is considering rules to protect state wetlands after...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter for July 27 denying Sacto Valley water users’ request to hold open part 1 of the hearing Maven Delta Conveyance Project July 28, 2017From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Resources Control Board: On July 10, 2017, the Sacramento...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Sharing Groundwater: A Robust Framework and Implementation Roadmap for Sustainable Groundwater Management in California Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 26, 2017“If you focus with pride in building the best water allocation system you possibly can have, rather than saying SGMA...
QUESTION: Delta Stewardship Council endorses Delta Plan amendment on conveyance, storage, and operations, but what does that mean? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 26, 2017What is the effect of the amendment on the California Water Fix project? Randy Fiorini and Osha Meserve weigh in...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Water wasted to sea?; Is extinction inevitable for Delta and longfin smelt?; Adaptive management in the Delta; and more … Maven Delta science July 24, 2017The July 2017 issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science is now available online. In this month’s edition:...
