SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater discharges to San Francisco Bay Maven Delta scienceWater quality November 16, 2023The issue of water quality in the Delta has become increasingly important in recent years. The drought has made the...
NOAA FISHERIES: New funding and coordinated action to help bring California salmon back from the brink NOAA Fisheries EcosystemsScience November 6, 2023NOAA and its partners are implementing dozens of projects to benefit endangered Central California Coast coho salmon. By NOAA Fisheries...
WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Update on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 25, 2023In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the...
AG ALERT: Rural land grab in Solano County prompts hearing Ag Alert Agriculture September 5, 2023By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation Alarmed by a company that they say has been operating in the shadows...
DELTA COUNCIL: Delta Conveyance Project update Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 15, 2023The Delta Stewardship Council met in July at Peter’s Steakhouse in Isleton. On the agenda was an update on the...
GRIST: It’s not just oceans that are rising. Groundwater is, too. Grist Climate changeGroundwater News March 29, 2023By Julia Kane, Lina Tran, & Diana Kruzman, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: An overview of the San Francisco Estuary Blueprint Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 28, 2022The document is a collaborative five-year roadmap that outlines 25 actions to address chemical, physical, biological, and social-ecological processes in...
RISING VOICES: Building Water Trust: Nuestra Casa Tackles Water Justice in the Bay Area The Water Hub Policy and regulation September 22, 2022In our regular Maven’s Notebook Q&A, the Water Hub checks in with advocates in California to talk about water issues...
EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL: Helping Property Owners Manage Their Streams Earth Island Journal Planning and management August 1, 2022California Urban Streams Partnership shows Contra Costa County homeowners how to be stewards of their watersheds. By Jessica Hall, Earth...
ESTUARY NEWS: Suisun Marsh: A Bastion for Fish Nate Seltenrich Climate changeDelta scienceNotebook News and Features April 6, 2022By Nate Seltenrich Rising seas are coming for Suisun Marsh, and without careful management some of its most critical habitats...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Half a dozen horizontal levees in the works Knee Deep Times Climate changeEcosystems February 25, 2022By Ariel Rubissow-Okamoto, Knee Deep Times The buzz about horizontal levees began more than five years ago, when the East...
THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit filed to require Marin MWD to comply with CEQA for proposed Richmond Bridge pipeline and water purchase Press Release/Notice Water rights and water law December 3, 2021Press release from the North Coast Rivers Alliance: The North Coast Rivers Alliance has consistently requested MMWD to comply with...
FEATURE: Unifying Restoration Across the San Francisco Estuary: A Profile on Ecologist Letitia Grenier Robin Meadows Notebook News and Features October 19, 2021Written by Robin Meadows San Francisco Estuary Institute ecologist Letitia Grenier has already led projects on working with nature toward...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Pressed by drought and climate change, a California city turns to desalination Courthouse News Service Water supply augmentation September 1, 2021The San Francisco Bay Area city of Antioch hopes to end 50 years of water quality issues caused by state...
CAL MATTERS: Water shortages: Why some Californians are running out in 2021 and others aren’t Cal Matters Current ConditionsPlanning and management June 23, 2021Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water this...
