UC SANTA CRUZ: Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds UC Santa Cruz Delta scienceEcosystemsScience May 20, 2021New understanding of relationship between stream flows and salmon survival provides a critical tool for balancing water needs in the...
YOSEMITE LAW CONFERENCE: Take me to the river: Evolving frameworks for environmental flows Maven Best of the NotebookEcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 24, 2021Integrating consumptive use with environmental flows is a core challenge for water management. Regulatory methods for protecting instream flows have...
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,...
THIS JUST IN … Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations Leads Suit Against State Water Board to Protect Salmon in the Water Quality Control Plan Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) Policy and regulation January 28, 2019Suit charges the Board with breaching federal Clean Water Act, California’s Porter Cologne Water Quality Act, and the Public Trust...
THIS JUST IN … New Scientific Report Offers 17 Ways to Restore California Delta Habitats Orange County Coastkeeper EcosystemsReports March 9, 2018New data-based ranking system measures effectiveness of restoration opportunities ORANGE COUNTY – March 9, 2018 – Today, Orange County Coastkeeper...
THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 1: How the health of the headwaters affects California’s water system Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features February 20, 2018The Mountain Counties Area spans over 15,700 square miles, encompassing most of the Sierra Nevada. Much of the state’s precipitation...
DR. GEOFFREY PETTS: In-stream Flow Science for Sustainable River Management Maven Science July 16, 2017The plenary lecture was given by Dr. Geoffrey Petts, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Westminster, a position he has held...
This just in … State Water Board adopts emergency fish flow regulations in three key Sacramento River tributaries: Mill Creek, Deer Creek, and Antelope Creek State Water Board Policy and regulation May 21, 2014From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) today adopted regulations that...
Endangered species and drought: Can we break out of the Endangered Species Act death spiral? Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features May 20, 2014 Professor Peter Moyle, former Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes, Professor Richard Frank and others discuss the impact...
