October 2016 – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Dr. David Sunding defends economic benefits of the tunnels to the San Diego County Water Authority

October 31, 2016

Dr. Sunding says California Water Fix is ‘essentially like an insurance policy’ to prevent erosion of existing water supplies At...

REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 3: How are cities looking at water?

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Best of the Notebook

October 27, 2016

Pat Mulroy, LA DWP’s David Pettijohn, and Ventura Water’s Shana Epstein discuss their strategies for providing water to their customers...

REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 2: Where will water come from?

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Best of the Notebook

October 26, 2016

Jeffrey Kightlinger, Mark Gold, and Dr. Richard Howitt weigh in on where Southern California and the West will find water...

CALIFORNIA WEATHER BLOG: Unusually active October continues across California, but winter doesn’t look so promising

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Other News Item

October 26, 2016

From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: “October in California is unlike autumn virtually anywhere else in North America. It’s...

REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 1: Are we in a forever drought?

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Best of the Notebook

October 25, 2016

Climate scientist Bill Patzert gives an overview of our water reality Marc Reisner’s “Cadillac Desert” masterfully chronicled how early settlers...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Seeks Comment on Draft Science Report for Sacramento River and Delta Flow Requirements

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Breaking News

October 19, 2016

Public comment accepted through December 16, 2016; public hearing to be held December 7 State Water Resources Control Board staff...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Laying the foundation for an ecosystem restoration amendment to the Delta Plan

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Meetings

October 19, 2016

Panel discussion features presentations on SFEI’s upcoming report, A Delta Renewed, and DFW’s Delta Conservation Framework effort In April of...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Changes to State’s Groundwater Basin Boundaries

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Breaking News

October 18, 2016

Sets Stage for Sustainable Local Groundwater Management From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR)...

WATER SMART INNOVATIONS: Speeding up innovation in the water industry

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Best of the Notebook

October 18, 2016

Paul Brown says three things are necessary to spur technological innovation: avoiding the optimization trap, removing standardization as a barrier,...

GUEST COMMENTARY: A vision of California with 2 meters of sea level rise

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Guest contributors

October 18, 2016

Website project seeks to help people think different about life in a climate changed world Written by David Zetland: Most...

Newly updated Delta and Statewide Planning Projects page

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Uncategorized

October 18, 2016

California Water Plan, California Water Action Plan, Bay Delta Plan, Delta Plan, California Water Fix, and more … this handy...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Are we trying to survive or thrive?

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Guest contributors

October 17, 2016

Successful long-term water management requires a comprehensive, integrated strategy, says John Kingsbury Written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the...

SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Primary production in the Delta, Zooplankton, Delta outflow, and more from the State of Bay Delta Science

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Science Publications

October 13, 2016

The latest issue of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science is now available online. In this edition: ESSAY Primary Production...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Update on the Delta smelt resiliency strategy

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Meetings

October 12, 2016

In July, the Natural Resources Agency released the Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy, a set of immediate and near-term management actions...

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on California Water Fix, Tule Red Tidal Restoration Project

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Meetings

October 11, 2016

At the September meeting of the Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Delta, committee members were given an update...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Dr. David Sunding defends economic benefits of the tunnels to the San Diego County Water Authority

REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 3: How are cities looking at water?

REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 2: Where will water come from?

CALIFORNIA WEATHER BLOG: Unusually active October continues across California, but winter doesn’t look so promising

REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 1: Are we in a forever drought?

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Seeks Comment on Draft Science Report for Sacramento River and Delta Flow Requirements

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Laying the foundation for an ecosystem restoration amendment to the Delta Plan

THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Changes to State’s Groundwater Basin Boundaries

WATER SMART INNOVATIONS: Speeding up innovation in the water industry

GUEST COMMENTARY: A vision of California with 2 meters of sea level rise

Newly updated Delta and Statewide Planning Projects page

GUEST COMMENTARY: Are we trying to survive or thrive?

SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Primary production in the Delta, Zooplankton, Delta outflow, and more from the State of Bay Delta Science

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Update on the Delta smelt resiliency strategy

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on California Water Fix, Tule Red Tidal Restoration Project

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: October 2016