THIS JUST IN … Attorney General Becerra Secures Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Over Failure to Protect California’s Ecosystems Maven Breaking News May 12, 2020From the Office of the Attorney General: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement in response to...
NOTICE: Update on State Water Project (SWP) Contract Amendment for Delta Conveyance Negotiations and Documents Notice Maven Other Announcements May 11, 2020From the Department of Water Resources: On April 30, 2020, the negotiators finalized an Agreement In Principle (AIP) for the...
NOTICE: Appeal Filed for Lower Yolo Ranch Restoration Project Certification of Consistency Maven Other Announcements May 11, 2020From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Solano County Water Agency has filed an appeal with the Delta Stewardship Council (Council)...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/11: Trump’s latest comments on California water; Voluntary agreements derailment frustrating with water fight; How reliable are Groundwater Sustainability Plans?; Attempted cyberattack highlights vulnerability of global water infrastructure; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 11, 2020Trump’s wild rant about California water transcribed (and translated): Dan Bacher writes, “Donald Trump’s recent rant about California water, based...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Research suggests origin of Salton Sea not ‘accidental’; It’s time to plan for drier Western rivers; Reclamation seeks input on proposed Friant-Kern Canal capacity fixes; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 10, 2020 Well-known Salton Sea origin story questioned by new research, suggesting it wasn’t ‘accidental’: “The origin of California’s largest lake...
NOTICE: Resources and Information on Water Shutoffs from the State Water Board Maven Other Announcements May 9, 2020From the State Water Board: We are writing to share information related to COVID-19 impacts on water and on the...
INPUT WANTED: Voluntary information request to inform proposed water loss performance standards Maven Other Announcements May 9, 2020Notice from the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is required to...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/8: Judge throws water on California bid to slow Delta pumping; Fox Canyon water market goes live; How do salmon always find their way home?; Phosphorus in our pee — the new gold?; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 8, 2020Delta Independent Science Board Teleconference Meeting from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include the Delta Lead Scientist’s report which will...
WATER SUPPLY INDEX for May 1st: Check out the new Tableau dashboards! Maven Other Announcements May 8, 2020From the Department of Water Resources: (Note: scroll down to “Important Links” for links to new Tableau dashboards. Take me...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/7: While Calif.’s water wars head to court, Feds show they’re still at the table; Water rate hike in rural town becomes tax battle royale; Prediction tool shows how forest thinning may increase snowpack; Regulating microplastics in drinking water; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 7, 2020WEBINAR: Implementation Guidance for the State Wetland Definition and Procedures for the Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters...
DR. LAUREL LARSEN: Just pour water on it? Melting the Wicked Witch of the West and other challenges with restoration science Maven Science on the Notebook May 7, 2020The USGS and Delta Stewardship Council have been recruiting the next Delta Lead Scientist who is appointed by the Council...
SCIENCE NEWS: New threat facing Lahontan Cutthroat Trout at Independence Lake: hybridization; Scanning for lifeforms: The Aquatic eDNAtlas Project; Understanding microbiomes in salmon hatcheries; and more … Maven Science News May 7, 2020New threat facing Lahontan Cutthroat Trout at Independence Lake: hybridization: “The news out of UC Davis last spring knocked California...
THIS JUST IN … DOI Press Release: Governor Newsom Continues to Recklessly Jeopardize the Water Supply and Security of Millions of Californians Maven Breaking News May 6, 2020Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued this press release: This morning, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation Brenda...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/6: The state of the salmonids in California; Why not a western alignment for Delta conveyance?; Term 91 curtailments expected; other water rights curtailments unlikely; State Water Board adopts safe and affordable drinking water fund policy; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 6, 2020WEBINAR: Lagunitas Creek Habitat Restoration from 10am to11am. This webinar will focus on The Lagunitas Creek restoration project that was...
FEATURE: The state of the salmonids in California Maven Best of the Notebook May 6, 2020Webinar takes a deep dive into the state of salmon and steelhead, and provides recommendations for resiliency In 2005, the...