THE CONVERSATION: Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future The Conversation Colorado River July 10, 2019By Brad Udall, Colorado State University; Douglas Kenney, University of Colorado Boulder, and John Fleck, University of New Mexico As Midwest...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative Listening Session Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation June 26, 2019On April 29, 2019, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-10-19 that directed the secretaries of the California Natural Resources Agency,...
ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation May 22, 2019Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowpack, higher...
CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Reasonable Use or Waste: A Developing Dichotomy Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law May 8, 2019Panel discussion explores the evolution of the doctrine of reasonable use and considers how the doctrine will, or will not,...
DR. BRAD UDALL: Is the Colorado River in Crisis? Maven Climate changeColorado RiverNotebook News and Features February 20, 2019Dr. Udall discusses the Colorado River’s hydrology, climate change impacts, shortage risk, and the Drought Contingency Plan Dr. Brad Udall...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Restoration Planning for the Sacramento –San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh: Considering the Implications of Climate Change Maven Delta scienceEcosystems January 31, 2019The Delta Reform Act requires ‘taking into consideration the physical changes that have occurred in the past and the future...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: New Climate Change Data Tools Available Maven ANNOUNCEMENTSClimate changeGroundwater News December 18, 2018From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: Three, new climate change tools are now available on the...
DR. JEFF MOUNT: Making groundwater a centerpiece of managing the droughts of the future Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 24, 2018Four essential policy reforms are needed to reduce the social, economic, and environmental costs of future droughts, says Dr. Mount...
DR. BRUCE HERBOLD: Hydrographs and Ecological Functions in the Present-day Landscape of the Sacramento River Maven Delta scienceEcosystems July 16, 2017Dr. Bruce Herbold, Estuarine Ecology consultant, now retired from USEPA, began by saying he would be focusing on the Sacramento...
Reaction to the State’s resiliency strategy for Sacramento Valley salmon and steelhead Maven Fish and wildlifePlanning and management June 5, 2017State Resiliency Strategies Show Significant Promise to Improve Conditions for Fish in California Innovative and Comprehensive Approach Seeks to Improve...
THIS JUST IN … State Launches Aggressive Strategy to Aid Salmon, Steelhead in the Sacramento Valley CA Natural Resources Agency Fish and wildlifePlanning and management June 2, 2017Actions Aim to Reduce Threats to Iconic Species From the California Natural Resources Agency: With the latest science showing that...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate Change Wreaking Havoc on the West’s Key Water Supplies Courthouse News Service Colorado River May 15, 2017Fears over how climate change will manifest itself in the United States typically center on coastal areas, where predictions of...
PANEL DISCUSSION: ESA & Climate Change: Collision Course? Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features April 26, 2017 With a new administration in Washington, DC that has taken a different view of environmental regulation, changes in the...
State Water Board adopts climate change resolution State Water Board Climate changePolicy and regulation March 8, 2017Action focuses board on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience to climate change impacts From the State Water Resources...
Governor Brown to Climate Scientists: “We Will Persevere” Maven Climate change December 14, 2016From the Office of the Governor: Rallying thousands of scientists at one of the largest international gatherings of its kind,...
