DELTA ISB: Water Supply Reliability Estimation: an overview Best of the Notebook January 20, 2021 210
DELTA ISB: What we know and don’t know about the Delta foodweb Best of the Notebook January 14, 2021 143
SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans Best of the Notebook January 13, 2021 424
YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Rights and Resources in a Changing Climate Best of the Notebook December 16, 2020 287
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Rock, Paper, Physics: SGMA and Water Transfers Best of the Notebook December 15, 2020 210
Delta Stewardship Council’s drought panel: “Unprecedented conditions may result in unprecedented actions.” Maven Best of the Notebook January 27, 2014 1459
ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms Maven Best of the Notebook May 22, 2019 695Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowpack, higher...
DR. BRAD UDALL: Is the Colorado River in Crisis? Maven Conferences and Seminars February 20, 2019 935Dr. Udall discusses the Colorado River’s hydrology, climate change impacts, shortage risk, and the Drought Contingency Plan Dr. Brad Udall...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Upgrading the water grid Maven Conferences and Seminars January 30, 2019 333In September of 2018, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Managing Drought in a Changing Climate:...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Drought, climate change, and restoration resiliency Maven News and Features November 29, 2018 472John Durand looks at the effects of the 2012-2016 drought on the Delta from the environmental, economic, and stakeholder perspectives...
DR. JEFF MOUNT: Making groundwater a centerpiece of managing the droughts of the future Maven Best of the Notebook October 24, 2018 1001Four essential policy reforms are needed to reduce the social, economic, and environmental costs of future droughts, says Dr. Mount...
DR. JAY FAMIGLIETTI: Cape Town: A Harbinger of Future Water Crises for California Cities and Farms? Maven Conferences and Seminars October 17, 2018 528The headlines declared that Cape Town was on the brink of disaster. A drought in the Western Cape province of...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Water Year 2016 in review; Overview of Delta levee assessment district feasibility study Maven Meetings November 16, 2016 162A retrospective look at water operations during Water Year 2016; plus an overview of the Delta Protection Commission’s Delta Flood...
Deconstructing the current California drought Maven Best of the Notebook November 3, 2016 469Dr. Michael Dettinger takes a data dive into the impacts of the California drought California, currently in its fifth (and...
NEWS WORTH NOTING: As sixth year of drought looms, Metropolitan plans to meet region’s 2017 imported water needs Maven News Worth Noting October 11, 2016 140As Sixth Year of Drought Looms, Metropolitan Plans to Meet Region’s 2017 Imported Water Needs Water-saving efforts by consumers, businesses...
Webinar: Managing Drought: Lessons from Australia Maven Conferences and Seminars August 24, 2016 381A look at Australia’s strategies and programs that cut urban water use in half Australia and California, despite being on...
David Sedlak: 4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought Maven Best of the Notebook August 9, 2016 2504David Sedlak talks about how cities can build reliable water supplies that can withstand drought and climate change As the...
Jeanine Jones: Current water conditions and preparing for 2017 Maven Conferences and Seminars May 31, 2016 870DWR’s Deputy Drought Manager Jeanine Jones talks about statewide water conditions and the implications for state water management At the...
Panel discussion: “Fixing” California’s water rights system Maven Best of the Notebook May 25, 2016 1009Panel of prominent attorneys discusses how the state’s water rights system performed in the drought and what changes, if any,...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts ‘Stress Test’ Approach to Water Conservation Regulation Maven Breaking News May 18, 2016 606From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today adopted a statewide water conservation approach...
Delta Stewardship Council: 2016: El Nino and Beyond: A look at water operations in the year ahead Maven Conferences and Seminars May 18, 2016 363John Leahigh with the State Water Project, David Guy with the Northern California Water Association, and Ara Azdherian with the...