California Water Action Plan implementation coordination and progress; Integrating flood and ecosystem planning in the Yolo Bypass Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management January 7, 2015Janelle Beland and Kris Tjernell from the California Natural Resources Agency brief the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee on the...
This just in … State Water Board Reports improvement in urban water conservation rates for November; Individual water use also continues to decline according to per capita daily water use numbers State Water Board Policy and regulation January 6, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: Against the backdrop of early season rainfall that has delivered only a third...
Governor Brown’s inaugural address briefly mentions water; generates a trickle of reactions … Maven Policy and regulation January 6, 2015Today, Governor Brown Jr. took the oath of office as Governor of California for the fourth time, and delivered his...
Eric Garner on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: History in the making or another dead end? Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 5, 2015On January 1st, the new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act took effect. The statewide regulation of groundwater is one of the...
Felicia Marcus reappointed to the State Water Resources Control Board Maven Website announcements January 5, 2015From the Governor’s office: Felicia Marcus, 58, of Emeryville, has been reappointed member and chair of the California State Water...
Happy New Year from Maven’s Notebook! Maven Website announcements January 1, 2015Happy New Year from Maven!...
Maven’s Notebook in 2014: A record breaking year! Maven NEWS January 1, 2015Passage of new water legislation and the drought helped to make 2014 a phenomenal record breaking year here at Maven’s...
Celeste Cantu: A 21st-century relationship with water Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWebsite announcements January 1, 2015The 21st Century delivers unprecedented challenges to water, key to life, economy and the environment. Unless we examine our relationship with...
Survey Finds More Snow in Mountains, but Water Content Is Still Far Below Average for Date Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions December 31, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: The first manual snow survey of the Sierra snowpack this winter found more snow...
Senator Darrell Steinberg on legislative leadership: Getting to a two-thirds vote on the water bond and other seemingly impossible missions Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 29, 2014At the 2014 fall conference of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s luncheon was...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Maven’s Notebook! Maven Website announcements December 25, 2014Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!...
Peter Gleick: Solutions in a world of peak water limits Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 25, 2014For one week each October, Chicago Ideas Week brings together some of the world’s most outstanding speakers to present their...
Craig Wilson, the first Delta watermaster, reflects on his four years in office Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 23, 2014Just last week, the State Water Resources Control Board appointed Michael George to be the new Delta Watermaster. He’ll be...
Dr. Tracy Collier with the Delta ISB review of the BDCP Draft EIR/S, particularly regarding reliance on habitat restoration Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectDelta science December 22, 2014The Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) completed its review of the draft EIR/EIS for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP)...
Water agencies and Restore the Delta react to Bay Delta Conservation Plan revisions Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 21, 2014Last Friday, the California Natural Resources Agency announced changes to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, most notably the elimination of...
