August 2016 – Page 2 – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

August 16, 2016

MWH Facilitator Lisa Buetler discusses how the California Water Plan is approaching California’s ‘wicked’ water problems California’s water system is...

California Water Fix hearing: Tunnel opponents request another extension

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August 12, 2016

Motion requests the deadline for Part 1B documents to be moved to 30 days after close of Part 1A hearings...

This just in … San Luis-Delta Mendota Water Authority responds to environmental groups request regarding Delta smelt

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August 11, 2016

From Jason Peltier at the San Luis-Delta Mendota Water Authority: As environmental special interests request the State Water Resources Control...

Overview of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan 2017 update

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Meetings

August 11, 2016

Staff from Central Valley Flood Protection Board and DWR brief the Delta Stewardship Council on the update to the Central...

Delta Watermaster Michael George gives his quarterly report to the Delta Stewardship Council

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Meetings

August 10, 2016

Report covers SB-88 implementation, recent water rights rulings, the New Delta Accords, and the status of the update to the...

This just in … Environmental groups ask California officials to save endangered fish in San Francisco Bay Estuary from extinction

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Breaking News

August 9, 2016

From Defenders of Wildlife, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Bay Institute: With the critically endangered Delta smelt on...

David Sedlak: 4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought

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Best of the Notebook

August 9, 2016

David Sedlak talks about how cities can build reliable water supplies that can withstand drought and climate change As the...

California Water Fix releases biological assessment

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August 3, 2016

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and DWR Release Revised Draft Species-by-Species Analysis From the California Water Fix website: The California Department...

Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee discusses California Water Fix and the state’s Delta smelt strategy

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Meetings

August 3, 2016

Staff also presents an overview of Metropolitan’s science efforts in the Delta At the July meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee...

Radio show: Delta tunnel project under scrutiny as hearings begin

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News and Features

August 2, 2016

John Laird, Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, and Jay Lund discuss the California Water Fix on KQED’s Forum Last week, KQED Radio’s Forum...

Fishing groups win lawsuit to overturn Delta water delivery contracts

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August 1, 2016

From the law offices of Stephan C. Volker: On July 25, 2016 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled...

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California Water Crisis: Solutions to wicked problems at massive scales

California Water Fix hearing: Tunnel opponents request another extension

This just in … San Luis-Delta Mendota Water Authority responds to environmental groups request regarding Delta smelt

Overview of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan 2017 update

Delta Watermaster Michael George gives his quarterly report to the Delta Stewardship Council

This just in … Environmental groups ask California officials to save endangered fish in San Francisco Bay Estuary from extinction

David Sedlak: 4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought

California Water Fix releases biological assessment

Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee discusses California Water Fix and the state’s Delta smelt strategy

Radio show: Delta tunnel project under scrutiny as hearings begin

Fishing groups win lawsuit to overturn Delta water delivery contracts

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: August 2016