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...
California Water Commission: Update on the Groundwater Sustainability Plan and Alternative Regulation Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 21, 2015A look at potential regulation content: Governance, coordination agreements, and sustainable groundwater management planning At the December meeting of the...
Sturgeon, nutrients, salmon genetics, and California black rails in the latest edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal Maven Delta science December 18, 2015In the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Journal: Research Articles Sturgeon in the Sacramento–San Joaquin...
Saving salmon in a changing California Maven Best of the NotebookFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 17, 2015Dr. Peter Moyle lays out a six-point plan for helping salmon adapt to California’s warm future We don’t have to...
Gimme Shelter: How habitat restoration can help improve salmon resiliency to climate change Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 17, 2015Food supplies and temperature refuges are some of the ways habitat restoration can help salmon adapt to climate change, says...
This just in … State Water Board Approves Revised Order to Protect Fish, Delta Salinity, and Public Health and Safety Maven Policy and regulation December 16, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: “The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) last night approved an...
Juvenile Chinook challenges in the Central Valley: baked, boiled or bass food? Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 16, 2015The predator issue: Just how bad is it? Dr. Sean Hayes discusses the results of recent studies on the San...
