July 2016 – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

July 31, 2016

Metropolitan General Manager answers questions about the California Water Fix and other issues at a recent Sacramento Bee forum Recently,...

“A conversation about water” with Jeffrey Kightlinger

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July 31, 2016

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The use – and misuse – of science in water resource policy and management

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Best of the Notebook

July 28, 2016

‘Normative science’ has a corrosive effect on the entire scientific enterprise, says Dr. Robert Lackey These days, scientists in environmental...

July update on the Water Storage Investment Program

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Meetings

July 27, 2016

This month’s update covers the proposed revised schedule for development of the regulation, climate change analysis, the peer review process,...

Afternoon news flash: South of Delta water contractors avoid a shutdown at O’Neill Pumping Plant – for now …

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News and Features

July 22, 2016

San Luis Reservoir near record lows at 11% capacity With San Luis Reservoir reaching near record lows, south of Delta...

The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal now available

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Science Publications

July 21, 2016

Special issue includes the first five chapters of the State of Bay Delta Science 2016 and more … The latest...

California Water Fix: Paying for the Delta tunnels

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Event coverage

July 20, 2016

At Capitol Weekly’s Water 2016 conference, a panel discusses the fiscal impacts of the California Water Fix One the largest...

Headwaters Health: Obstacles and opportunities to advance forest management

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Event coverage

July 19, 2016

Panel at ACWA’s Spring Conference discusses forest restoration, biomass power plants, wildfires, and other upper watershed management issues Experts agree...

California’s water leaders rely on Maven’s Notebook… and Maven’s Notebook relies on you!

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July 17, 2016

Your support is needed to help keep this critical resource in operation The drought shows no signs of abating, and...

Update on DWR’s Reservoir Reoperation Study

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Meetings

July 13, 2016

DWR’s Ajay Goyal tells the Delta Stewardship Council that there are benefits to reoperation of the state’s system, but they...

CASGEM Report: DWR/Local Groundwater Monitoring Partnership Expands and Improves

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Other News Item

July 13, 2016

From the Department of Water Resources: The latest update on California’s efforts to track groundwater shows that 94 percent of...

This just in … State, Federal Agencies Launch Integrated, Multi-Pronged Effort to Help Delta Smelt

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Breaking News

July 12, 2016

Strategies Aimed at Improving Survival of Endangered Fish From the California Natural Resources Agency: Under a comprehensive strategy released today,...

California Water Fix and summertime water operations discussed at Metropolitan committee meeting

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Meetings

July 12, 2016

The Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears an update on the California Water Fix project, including the upcoming hearings,...

This just in … Westlands Water District and the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority file suit against Reclamation

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Breaking News

July 8, 2016

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Fails to Consider the Environmental Impacts of Biological Opinions Which Have Been Devastating Communities, they say...

Delta smelt symposium, part 4: Panel discussion: What is the path forward among considerable uncertainty?

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Event coverage

July 8, 2016

Panel of experts share their visions and options for the future of the Delta and longfin smelt Coverage of the...

“A conversation about water” with Jeffrey Kightlinger

“A conversation about water” with Jeffrey Kightlinger

The use – and misuse – of science in water resource policy and management

July update on the Water Storage Investment Program

Afternoon news flash: South of Delta water contractors avoid a shutdown at O’Neill Pumping Plant – for now …

The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal now available

California Water Fix: Paying for the Delta tunnels

Headwaters Health: Obstacles and opportunities to advance forest management

California’s water leaders rely on Maven’s Notebook… and Maven’s Notebook relies on you!

Update on DWR’s Reservoir Reoperation Study

CASGEM Report: DWR/Local Groundwater Monitoring Partnership Expands and Improves

This just in … State, Federal Agencies Launch Integrated, Multi-Pronged Effort to Help Delta Smelt

California Water Fix and summertime water operations discussed at Metropolitan committee meeting

This just in … Westlands Water District and the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority file suit against Reclamation

Delta smelt symposium, part 4: Panel discussion: What is the path forward among considerable uncertainty?

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation

Month: July 2016