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CAL MATTERS: State may adopt wetlands protections rescinded by Trump administration Cal Matters Policy and regulation July 30, 2017In what is becoming a standard call-and-response rejoinder, a California water agency is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...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Update on State Water Board activities Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 29, 2017From the State Water Resources Control Board: Unmanaged Area Identification Map The State Water Board has developed an interactive Unmanaged...
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:...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Water District posts second white paper on project operations Maven Delta Conveyance Project July 23, 2017Metropolitan Water District has posted its second white paper on the California Water Fix, Modernizing the System: California Water Fix...
REACTIONS: Water agencies and stakeholder groups react to certification of the California Water Fix environmental documents Maven Delta Conveyance Project July 21, 2017Water agencies praise the move; Restore the Delta vows litigation Earlier today, the Department of Water Resources held a press...
THIS JUST IN … California WaterFix Reaches Key Milestone as State Environmental Review Is Certified Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project July 21, 2017From the Department of Water Resources: Clearing another major milestone toward the modernization of the state’s water delivery system, the...
USGS: Electromagnetic surveys in the sky and on land give a view of what’s below earth’s surface USGS Groundwater News July 20, 2017Electromagnectic surveying is helping the California Water Science Center to study geology and groundwater throught California. From the USGS: It’s...
FLOWS SYMPOSIUM, Part 4: Examples of Managed Flow Regimes – Possible Models for the Delta?; Panel Discussion Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features July 20, 2017In January of 2013, a symposium hosted by Delta Science Program and the UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown appoints new Director of the Department of Water Resources Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation July 19, 2017From the Office of the Governor: Grant Davis, 54, of Petaluma, has been appointed director of the California Department of...
FLOWS SYMPOSIUM, PART 3: Hydrographs and Ecological Functions in the Present-day Landscape of the Sacramento River; Ecological Response to the Unregulated Spring Flow Regime in the Sierra Nevada Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features July 19, 2017In January of 2013, a symposium hosted by Delta Science Program and the UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and...
