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...
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...
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...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Half a dozen horizontal levees in the works Knee Deep Times Climate change 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...
NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY: California’s Rising and Sinking Coast NASA/JPL Science October 23, 2020By NASA’s Earth Observatory Global sea level has been rising at a rate of 0.1 inches (3.3 millimeters) per year...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Newsom must do more than sue Trump to protect San Francisco Bay San Francisco Baykeeper Commentary March 5, 2020Guest commentary written by Dr. Jonathan Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at San Francisco Baykeeper: Last month, Governor Newsom finally made good...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features February 6, 2020An update on the development of a regional plan to monitor the restoration of tidal marshes in the San Francisco...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management January 30, 2020Green infrastructure can be a resilient, multi-benefit approach to address issues such as urban runoff pollution and climate change adaptation....
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2020Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 9, 2020When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks...
LIVING SHORELINES: Linking estuary habitats and building capacity to adapt to rising seas Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features November 14, 2019A living shoreline is a shoreline protection alternative that relies on the strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill, and...
