REACTIONS to Secretary Jewell’s secretarial order directing federal actions on Cal Water Fix and the drought Maven Delta Conveyance Project January 5, 2017Yesterday, Secretary Jewell issued a Secretarial order, directing a number of things, including directing federal fish agencies to finish their...
CAL MATTERS: Sierra forests turned to brown Cal Matters Ecosystems November 25, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s high country...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Water Year 2016 in review; Overview of Delta levee assessment district feasibility study Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management November 16, 2016A retrospective look at water operations during Water Year 2016; plus an overview of the Delta Protection Commission’s Delta Flood...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Environmental impacts, the Endangered Species Act, and extinction Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 8, 2016Phil Isenberg, Jeff Mount, and Kate Poole discuss the Endangered Species Act and the state’s approach to ecosystem restoration Although...
Deconstructing the current California drought Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science November 3, 2016Dr. Michael Dettinger takes a data dive into the impacts of the California drought California, currently in its fifth (and...
REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 1: Are we in a forever drought? Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and Features October 25, 2016Climate scientist Bill Patzert gives an overview of our water reality Marc Reisner’s “Cadillac Desert” masterfully chronicled how early settlers...
THIS JUST IN … Friant Division Contractors file claim for damages over lack of water deliveries in 2014 Friant Water Authority Water rights and water law October 5, 2016Today, 17 Central Valley water agencies and the City of Fresno filed a claim for damages from the federal Bureau...
Israel-California Water Conference: California agriculture panel discussion Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features September 14, 2016Officials discuss drought, regulations, technology, and the future of California agriculture Over the past several decades, Israel had made large...
Israel-California Water Conference: The challenge of thinking one drop ahead Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features September 13, 2016State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus and Israeli Water Authority Senior Deputy Director Tamar Shor discuss water management in California...
Drought, climate change, and California water management Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and Features August 31, 2016Climate change will stress all aspects of our water management system, particularly the Delta; however, multiple strategies do exist to...
Webinar: Managing Drought: Lessons from Australia Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management August 24, 2016A look at Australia’s strategies and programs that cut urban water use in half Australia and California, despite being on...
Latest issue of the California Journal of Politics and Policy focuses on water in the West Maven Policy and regulation August 22, 2016The California Journal of Politics and Policy (CJPP) is an online journal of original scholarship, cutting edge research, and informed...
This just in … State Water Board Releases Statewide ‘Stress Test’ Data State Water Board Policy and regulation August 16, 2016Informational Orders Issued to Water Suppliers With Inadequate “Stress Test” Submissions From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State...
CAL MATTERS: Forests of fatalities: after 70 million tree deaths, worst “still to come” Cal Matters Ecosystems August 10, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Until recently, strolling...
David Sedlak: 4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and Features August 9, 2016David Sedlak talks about how cities can build reliable water supplies that can withstand drought and climate change As the...
