planning and management Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

January 30, 2020

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Green infrastructure can be a resilient, multi-benefit approach to address issues such as urban runoff pollution and climate change adaptation. A substantial number of stormwater green infrastructure proje... Read More...

ACWA PANEL DISCUSSION: The building blocks of success in the Delta

Maven

December 18, 2019

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DeDe D'Adamo, Karla Nemeth, and Susan Tatayon give their thoughts about going forward in the Delta in a panel discussion moderated by Ellen Hanak The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the complex and fragile hub... Read More...

STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation

Maven

December 5, 2019

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Dr. Rachel Johnson discusses the interconnectedness of the San Francisco's freshwater, estuarine, and marine systems The San Francisco Estuary is an important habitat for native fishes at different life stages... Read More...

FELICIA MARCUS: One Delta, one estuary–Connecting California through water

Maven

December 4, 2019

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In her address to the State of the Estuary conference, Felicia Marcus spoke about the connections of the Delta to all Californians and the importance of working together and more broadly to solve the challengin... Read More...

ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms

Maven

May 22, 2019

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Aerial view at Lake Oroville showing low water level, July 20, 2015. (DWR) Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowp... Read More...

California Water Plan Update 2018: Managing water resources for sustainability

Maven

December 26, 2018

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The draft of the update, just under 50 pages, is a much more trimmed down version of its predecessors and includes cost estimates and funding options; public comment period through January 21st Kamyar Guivetch... Read More...

DR. JEFF MOUNT: Making groundwater a centerpiece of managing the droughts of the future

Maven

October 24, 2018

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Four essential policy reforms are needed to reduce the social, economic, and environmental costs of future droughts, says Dr. Mount California’s climate is changing. Hotter temperatures, a shrinking snowpack, ... Read More...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The Delta Conservation Framework: Realizing a Vision for a Sustainable Delta by 2050

Maven

October 18, 2018

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In 2016, Department of Fish and Wildlife committed to lead agencies and the Delta stakeholder community in an inclusive planning effort to advance the conservation of the Delta, Yolo Bypass and Suisun Marsh fol... Read More...

California Water Plan Update 2018: Envisioning Statewide Water Sustainability

Maven

November 29, 2017

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The update to the California Water Plan will be a much shorter and more succinct document than it's predecessors - and will be finalized by the end of 2018 The California Water Code establishes the California ... Read More...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Overview of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the San Francisco Estuary

Maven

November 1, 2017

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Otherwise known as the Estuary Blueprint, the plan has 32 actions designed to improve water quality and promote estuarine health The National Estuary Program (NEP) was established to identify, restore, and pro... Read More...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Overview of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan

Maven

October 25, 2017

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The update to the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan was adopted by the Central Valley Flood Protection Board in August of 2017. At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Mike Mierzwa, C... Read More...

DR. DAVID SEDLAK: Whither the Fourth Water Revolution?

Maven

September 13, 2017

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Water 4.0: Developing a water supply portfolio for the future At the 10th annual OC Water Summit held in June, the keynote speaker was Dr. David Sedlak, Co-director of Berkeley Water Center and Director of Ins... Read More...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The future of Delta management

Maven

March 2, 2017

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Panel at the California Water Law Symposium features Jay Lund, Ellen Hanak, Phil Isenberg, and Erik Vink The Delta is many things to California: It is the largest estuary on the West Coast and is home to hundr... Read More...

California Water 2.0: Department officials chart their progress on the California Water Action Plan

Maven

January 27, 2016

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Felicia Marcus, Mark Cowin, Gordon Burns, and Chuck Bonham discuss their department's roles and progress on implementation of the California Water Action Plan Click to read the California Water Action Plan. ... Read More...

The promise and pitfalls of regional planning for special status species

Maven

January 28, 2015

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Panel discusses the pros and cons of Habitat Conservation Plans and Natural Community Conservation Plans In recent years in an effort to avoid 'postage stamp' conservation, many regional planning efforts have ... Read More...

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Salmon predation in the Delta

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 3: Panel discussion on options for moving forward

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

ANECITA AGUSTINEZ, DWR TRIBAL POLICY ADVISOR: The Language of Water

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

ACWA PANEL DISCUSSION: The building blocks of success in the Delta

STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation

FELICIA MARCUS: One Delta, one estuary–Connecting California through water

ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms

California Water Plan Update 2018: Managing water resources for sustainability

DR. JEFF MOUNT: Making groundwater a centerpiece of managing the droughts of the future

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The Delta Conservation Framework: Realizing a Vision for a Sustainable Delta by 2050

California Water Plan Update 2018: Envisioning Statewide Water Sustainability

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Overview of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the San Francisco Estuary

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Overview of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan

DR. DAVID SEDLAK: Whither the Fourth Water Revolution?

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The future of Delta management

California Water 2.0: Department officials chart their progress on the California Water Action Plan

The promise and pitfalls of regional planning for special status species

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