PANEL DISCUSSION: Water agency officials discuss the California Water Fix Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features September 28, 2016Can the conflict over the Delta tunnels be solved? Officials from Northern, Central, and Southern California discuss the tunnels and...
CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION: September update on the Water Storage Investment Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 28, 2016Public comment period closes on October 3rd; Another round of public comment expected At the California Water Commission’s September 16th...
GUEST COMMENTARY: New proposed instream flows: Are these supportable by a changing upstream hydrologic regime…? Robert Shibatani Climate changeCommentary September 28, 2016Guest commentary written by Robert Shibatani In the often volatile arena that is California water, the focus on river flows...
California Water Fix hearings: Motion filed to exclude Westlands testimony from the hearing Maven Delta Conveyance Project September 22, 2016Westlands submitted case-in-chief is irrelevant to Part 1B of the hearing, Protestants say As the California Water Fix hearings resume...
ANNE CASTLE: Our worn out water security blankets Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features September 21, 2016The Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Department of the Interior cautions we can no longer rely...
This just in … State Water Board Releases Draft Flow Objectives for San Joaquin River; Salinity Objectives for the Southern Delta State Water Board Policy and regulation September 15, 2016From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff today released a...
Getting to the Bottom of It: An Overview of the Environmental Monitoring Program’s Benthic Monitoring in the Delta Maven Delta science September 15, 2016DWR’s Dr. Betsy Wells takes a look at the creatures that live on the bottom of the Delta Creating a...
This just in … Californians for Water Security Statement in Response to Release of ‘Outdated’ Draft Economic Analysis Californians for Water Security Delta Conveyance Project September 14, 2016This just in from Californians for Water Security: Today, Californians for Water Security issued the following statement in response to...
Israel-California Water Conference: California agriculture panel discussion Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features September 14, 2016Officials discuss drought, regulations, technology, and the future of California agriculture Over the past several decades, Israel had made large...
Israel-California Water Conference: The challenge of thinking one drop ahead Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features September 13, 2016State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus and Israeli Water Authority Senior Deputy Director Tamar Shor discuss water management in California...
Alternative monitoring approaches for large Bay-Delta estuarine wetland restoration projects Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features September 8, 2016Adapting to uncertainty or novelty during accelerated climate change In recent years, many tidal wetland restoration projects have become larger...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Join California’s Fight to Save Salton Sea Courthouse News Service Ecosystems September 2, 2016By Matthew Renda, Courthouse News Service President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer and California Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled several...
How the San Francisco Bay Regional Monitoring Program integrates research and monitoring of mercury and methylmercury Maven Delta scienceWater quality September 1, 2016Dr. Jay Davis highlights studies to determine where the greatest potential exists to address methylmercury in the San Francisco Bay...
This just in … New Strategy to Improve Conditions for Delta Smelt Shows Promising Results Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlife August 31, 2016Comprehensive Approach Seeks to Reverse Decline in Smelt Population From the Department of Water Resources: The initial monitoring of a...
Drought, climate change, and California water management Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and Features August 31, 2016Climate change will stress all aspects of our water management system, particularly the Delta; however, multiple strategies do exist to...
