DAILY DIGEST, 4/14: West Pacific typhoon may help direct some substantial late-season precip to parts of CA; ‘More significant land fallowing’ expected this year with ongoing drought; Metropolitan Water District votes to fund Sites Reservoir Project; Can hunting survive in CA?; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST April 14, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Proposed Drought Emergency Regulation for the Russian River Watershed beginning at...
ESTUARY NEWS: Atmospheric Rivers Intensifying as World Warms: How the West Will Know What’s Coming Robin Meadows Best of the Notebook April 14, 2022Article written by Robin Meadows, Estuary News In just a few years, tracking the West Coast’s atmospheric rivers by airplane...
ANNOUNCEMENT: New Drought-Related Features Added to Domestic and Irrigation Well Dashboards on California’s Groundwater Live Maven Other Announcements April 14, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR, Department) has added two new drought-related features to...
WEBINAR RECORDING: Office Hours: Tribal engagement DWR’s Tribal Water Policy Advisor Anecita Agustinez Maven Webinars April 13, 2022Anecita Agustinez has served as the tribal policy advisor for the Department of Water Resources since August 2013. Agustinez has...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Daylighting Delta Data Maven Science Podcasts April 13, 2022Scientist Sam Bashevkin spends his time making the millions of data points collected by Delta researchers — where the fish...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: Water cuts leave hard choices for farmers; Innovative urban water strategies offer opportunity for drought relief; A glimmer of hope for small town’s long struggle for clean water; EPA hits reset on pesticides and endangered species work; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST April 13, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Stakeholder meeting from 10am to 12pm. The meeting...
STATE WATER BOARD: Urban water conservation numbers for February show state water use decreased by 0.5% Maven Meetings April 13, 2022Also, Staff preliminary analyses show water use rises with income; most water utilities have regressive rate structures At the April...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/12: CA could shrink water use in cities by 30% or more, study finds; New well regulations pose concerns for local water agencies; A farmer’s quest to beat California’s waves of drought and deluge; Challenges of forecasting water supply in a hotter climate; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST April 12, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Briefing: The Untapped Potential of California’s Urban Water Supply from 9am to...
Simplified Salmon: The Reduced Resilience of the California Salmon Fishery Maven Science News April 11, 2022From FishBio: “Keep it simple” is a commonly applied principle of design, but when it comes to ecosystems “keep it...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/11: Winnemem Wintu uses legal brief to argue for more just and equitable water stewardship; The reduced resilience of the CA salmon fishery; 42 million gallons of sewage entered L.A. waterways in past 15 years; How vulnerable to cyberattacks is US Water infrastructure?; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST April 11, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … OFFICE HOURS: Tribal Engagement with Anecita Augstinez from 12pm to 1pm. Join Maven’s...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Pattern flip to bring cooler temps, precipation; Expert says California fire season could start early as May due to heatwaves, drought; Could Berryessa provide Napa water in a pinch?; How rising sea levels could push up a ‘toxic soup’ into Bay Area neighborhoods; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST April 10, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Pattern flip to bring a cooldown to the Southwest, some rain, snow...
CDFW GRANTS: Draft 2022 Cannabis Restoration Grant Program Public Land Cleanup and Remediation Solicitation and Watershed Enhancement Solicitation Released for Public Review Maven Funding opportunities April 9, 2022From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: CDFW released its Cannabis Restoration Grant Program 2022 Draft Public Land Cleanup and...
BULLETIN 120 and Water Supply Index Forecast – April 1, 2022 Maven Water conditions April 9, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: DWR has finished the April 1, 2022 Water Supply Index (WSI) and Bulletin 120...
NOTICE: Draft Research proposals deadline for the Tracy Fish Facility Improvement Program FY23 projects Maven Science Announcement April 9, 2022Carl Dealy of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation would like to remind IEP stakeholders of the May 6, 2022 deadline...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 3-8: The California Environmental Flows Framework, Suisun Marsh: A bastion for fish; Plus all the top water news of the week Maven WEEKLY DIGEST April 8, 2022A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...