FEATURE: How a new satellite-based platform could transform water management in California Robin Meadows Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management August 30, 2023By Robin Meadows In 2015, when California was deep into a severe drought, state Senate Bill 88 tightened requirements for...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Delta Alternative Compliance Plan, Delta Drought Response Pilot Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management July 5, 2023At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Jay Ziegler updated the Council on the implementation of...
AG ALERT: Researchers turn to drones, satellites to track water use Ag Alert Agriculture October 5, 2022Like many other researchers, environmental engineering professors Erin Hestir and Joshua Viers of the University of California, Merced, are trying...
Office Hours: Proactive groundwater management strategies with Maurice Hall Maven Webinars April 6, 2022Maurice Hall leads EDF’s Water Program, focusing on developing collaborative water management approaches to meet ecosystem needs alongside the needs...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Curtailment/Reporting Orders in the Delta; Delta Alternative Compliance Plan; Pilot Program for Water Conservation and Quality Protection in the Delta; and more … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 9, 2022At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the Council on curtailment and reporting...
CCST BRIEFING: Remote Sensing Technologies and Water Resilience Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features January 26, 2022Can we look to the sky to address California’s water challenges? As California continues to grapple with frequent drought and...
AG ALERT: Satellites track water use to aid crop efficiency Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News October 27, 2021By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert As California weathers another drought, tools that can help farmers and ranchers maximize the water...
NASA’s OpenET: A Satellite-Based Water Data Resource NASA/JPL Planning and management October 21, 2021By Aries Keck, NASA Applied Sciences OpenET uses publicly available data to provide satellite-based information on evapotranspiration (the “ET” in...
DELTA WATERMASTER REPORT: Complaint alleging unlawful diversion in the Delta triggers investigation; Drought emergency regulation; Voluntary dry-year response program; and Open ET Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law October 20, 2021At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the council members on the activities...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: A Study Comparing Ways to Estimate Crop Evapotranspiration in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management June 13, 2018The Delta Watermaster leads a panel discussing a recent study that compared 7 different methods for estimating consumptive use of...
