DAILY DIGEST, 3/11: 2020 megafires create risks for CA’s water supply; How DWR helps locals protect groundwater; Is this the end of forests as we’ve known them?; Deep-sea ‘Roombas’ will comb ocean floor for DDT waste barrels near Catalina; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST March 11, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Using Tableau Server to visualize Water Board data from 12pm to...
CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE CONFERENCE: Urban and Agricultural Water Use in California, 1960 – 2015 Maven Event coverage March 11, 2021Water managers forecast future water demand for a variety of purposes, including planning future water purchases or building new infrastructure....
DAILY DIGEST, 3/10: A ‘megadrought’ in CA: The effects of extreme weather on Lake Oroville; Editorial: Newsom should kill plan to drain state reservoirs; Implications of CA’s water futures market; When it comes to U.S. climate, what’s normal is about to change; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST March 10, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … A ‘megadrought’ in California: The effects of extreme weather on Lake Oroville...
DELTA WATERMASTER UPDATE: Preparing for a dry year in the Delta; Addressing problems in the South Delta Maven Meetings March 10, 2021At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the councilmembers on the efforts underway...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/9: Storm on the way, but drought persists; Operating dams to better manage big storms can build resiliency; Incorporating blue carbon science into climate policy solutions; Trump’s water rule now enforced nationally; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST March 9, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Habitat Projects that Benefit Threatened Fish in the Russian River Watershed...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/8: Pattern shift to bring snow and rain to California as multiyear drought builds in the West; Managing water and crops with groundwater salinity; Fewer salmon in the sea in 2021; Microplastics’ hidden contribution to snow melting; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST March 8, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Getting Warmer? Ocean Temperatures off the California Coast from 6pm to...
GUEST ARTICLE: Why the Sacramento region’s watershed is ‘super,’ and a buffer against climate change Maven Guest contributors March 8, 2021Guest article written by Jeff Harris, a council member for the city of Sacramento and Bruce Houdesheldt, vice mayor of...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Will March bring more drought misery or a miracle?; Multi-agency collaboration restores critical habitat for native species; Former FWS biologist now leads SoCal water agency; PFAS in pesticides: ‘A problem of epic proportions’; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST March 7, 2021[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California is bone dry. Will March bring more misery or a miracle?...
NOTICE: Announcing the Final 2021 Nationwide Permit (NWP) Regional Conditions for California, Nevada, and Utah Maven Other Announcements March 6, 2021From the US Army Corps: On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published the notice in...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/5: New report: U.S. dams, levees get D grades; How bad is the drought? Depends on who you ask; Prioritizing forest management; Are clean rivers too expensive? Ninth circuit will decide; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST March 5, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE EVENT: 2021 Western Water Symposium from 9am to 12:30pm. This event will...
PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Overview of the peer review of the proposed water loss standards Maven Other Announcements March 5, 2021The State Water Resources Control Board will hold a public stakeholder workshop to receive input prior to initiation of the...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/4: 17 key environmental bills on the 2021 legislative agenda; Snow, rain returning to NorCal; Q&A: “Buzz” Thompson on CA water market; Where to see NorCal’s most spectacular waterfalls; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST March 4, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: You Got Your Landscape Area Data from DWR…Now What? (Part 1)...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Farm to Fish: Lessons from a Multi-Year Study on Agricultural Floodplain Habitat, plus an update on activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Science on the Notebook March 4, 2021At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen discussed a new report on the...
NOTICE: Combined Well Standards Reposted to DWR Website Maven Other Announcements March 4, 2021From the Department of Water Resources: The Combined Well Standards, DWR Bulletin 74-81 and 74-90 are once again available for...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/3: This year likely to be critically dry, officials say; Will scandal save Delta communities?; Many opposing views on California’s new water futures market; 2021-2022 CA Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Introduced?; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST March 3, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Independent Science Board meets from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Agenda items...