Tunnel opponents call on Gov. Brown to abandon doomed BDCP Delta tunnels; say EPA, agencies’ criticisms are unresolvable Maven Delta Conveyance Project November 12, 2014From Restore the Delta, this press release: Restore the Delta (RTD), Friends of the River (FOR) and California Water Impact...
Dr. Peter Goodwin: Six things the Delta science community has learned in the last two years Maven Best of the NotebookDelta sciencePolicy and regulation November 12, 2014Dr. Peter Goodwin is an internationally recognized expert in ecohydraulics, ecosystem restoration, and the enhancement of river, wetland and estuarine...
California Water Quality Monitoring Council: Toward an Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Framework Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality November 12, 2014Monitoring and assessment are crucial to environmental decision making by helping managers track the outcomes of their management actions. However,...
Terraforming California 2.0: Dr. Anke Mueller-Solger on collaborating and cooperating in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 11, 2014Dr. Anke Mueller-Solger is the Associate Director for Projects at the U.S. Geological Survey. Prior to joining the USGS last...
Deputy Secretary Michael Connor opens Bay Delta Science Conference: ‘Policy making and scientific research must advance hand in hand with each other’ Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 10, 2014The 8th Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference, held October 28 through 30th, 2014 in Sacramento, brought together over 1000 scientists, managers...
Delta Stewardship Council: October update on the Delta Levee Prioritization Strategy Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 7, 2014At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Supervising Engineer Dustin Jones provided the council with a monthly update...
Agencies and organizations react to the passage of Proposition 1 Maven Policy and regulation November 5, 2014Yesterday, voters approved Proposition 1, the water bond, by a significant margin. Here’s what agencies and organizations had to say,...
Felicia Marcus: California Water: Where We Are, and Where We Ought to Go Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater quality November 5, 2014Each year, the Environmental Law Section of the California State Bar holds their annual conference at the Tenaya Lodge at...
Legal update: Delta smelt and whooping crane cases show ‘increasing pressure mounting against the Endangered Species Act in the courts’ Maven Policy and regulation November 5, 2014At the October 30th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, legal intern Cody Phillips briefed the council members on recent...
This just in … Per Capita Daily Water Use Numbers Released By The State Water Board; Statewide Water Conservation Gains Leveling Off State Water Board Policy and regulation November 4, 2014From the State Water Resources Control Board: Despite recent rains and cooler weather throughout much of the state, California’s drought...
Congressman George Miller on the Delta and water policy: “I think we’ve turned a bit of a corner.” Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 4, 2014On September 24th, the ‘Bay + Delta + Water: Better Together’ conference brought over 200 elected officials, agency leaders, and...
Mountain Counties showcases water technology Guest Contributor Water supply augmentation November 4, 2014This post was written by guest contributor Roberta Long. Heaven-sent rainfall greeted guests on Wednesday, Oct. 15, when Mountain Counties...
Climate change and paleoclimatology: Putting California’s drought in a long-term perspective Maven Best of the NotebookHydrologyNotebook News and Features November 3, 2014The University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) has developed a series of webinars titled Insights: Water and Drought...
Dr. David Sunding and Josue Medellin-Azuara on the economics of drought Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features October 31, 2014At the San Gabriel Valley Water Forum held at the beginning of October in Pomona, Dr. David Sunding gave a...
California Water Commission: A progress report on DWR’s System Reoperation Study Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations October 30, 2014At the October meeting of the California Water Commission, Ajay Goyal, Chief of the Department of Water Resources Surface Storage...
