If you enjoy this website, here’s the list of organizations and people to thank … Maven Website announcements January 14, 2016Maven’s Notebook gratefully acknowledges all of those who contributed to make continued operation of this website possible Dear Readers, I...
State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 2: Water quality and contaminant effects on species and water supply; The Bay-Delta food web; Delta landscape restoration Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality January 14, 2016Stephanie Fong discusses what we know and don’t know about contaminants; Dr. Wim Kimmerer on Delta food web changes; and...
State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 1: Implementing One Delta, One Science; Delta water management – Where are we and where should we go? Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 13, 2016Dr. Peter Goodwin on the challenges and opportunities of implementing the Delta Science Plan, and Dr. Jay Lund on water...
Ducks Unlimited, Restore the Delta react to Governor’s budget proposal Maven Policy and regulation January 8, 2016Reactions to Governor Brown’s budget proposal for emergency drought response funding and implementing the California Water Action Plan with other...
What’s in the Governor’s proposed budget for emergency drought response and implementation of the California Water Action Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 7, 2016The Governor released his proposed budget this morning. Here’s what’s in the budget for emergency drought response and the California...
Greener Products for Bluer Waters: California’s Safer Consumer Regulations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater quality January 7, 2016New regulations shift responsibility to manufacturers to seek safer alternatives for harmful ingredients in consumer products The Safer Consumer Products...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water Woes Force LA’s Hunt for Liquid Gold Courthouse News Service Planning and management January 6, 2016By Sean Duffy, Courthouse News Service California’s order to cut urban water use by 25 percent after four years of...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Storm Water State Water Board Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation January 6, 2016From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today adopted an innovative statewide Storm Water...
Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: The importance of local agency and stakeholder participation Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 6, 2016A Local Government Commission webinar focuses on SGMA implementation on the local level covering land use issues, stakeholder participation, and...
This just in … State’s Conservation Falls Slightly, But Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor’s Mandate State Water Board Policy and regulation January 5, 2016Monthly Conservation average decreases for second month in a row; Per Person water use declines statewide with lowest average ever...
Delta Stewardship Council votes to make first amendment to the Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 5, 2016Council votes to exclude single-year transfers from the covered actions process At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council,...
2015 year in review, briefly … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 31, 2015As the year draws to a close, the data is in! Here’s how the year stacked up … There were...
Last chance to make a tax-deductible donation to Maven’s Notebook in 2015, and make an investment in California’s water future Maven Website announcements December 31, 2015A donation to Maven’s Notebook is an investment in a better future for California water. (Click here to jump to...
This just in … Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago, But It’s Still Too Soon To Know Whether Drought Will Be Broken Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions December 30, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the winter’s first media-oriented manual snow survey...
This just in … Most Property Owners and Water Suppliers Comply With State Water Board’s Russian River Informational Order; Complaints Issued for the Rest State Water Board Policy and regulation December 21, 2015State Water Board issues 1881 complaints; violations carry potential fines of $500/day From the State Water Resources Control Board: Approximately...
