With One Threat Nearly Tamed, a Related Question: What Does the Bay Most Need to Be Saved From? Maven Science News May 6, 2022From Bay Nature: If you look up the Arrowhead Marsh along the Oakland shoreline on Google Maps, the arrowhead shape...
Introducing the Landscape Scenario Planning Tool Version 2.0 Maven Science on the Notebook May 6, 2022From the San Francisco Estuary Institute: In partnership with the Delta Stewardship Council, the San Francisco Estuary Institute has developed...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/5: April showers may bring May flowers, but winter snow is water in the bank; Dairy farmers concerned over water scarcity; Webinar recap: A restored California is a resilient California; AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 5, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: SAFER: 2022 Drinking Water Needs Assessment Results from 9am to 12pm. This workshop...
FEATURE: Wetland Responses to Restoration and Management Maven Best of the Notebook May 5, 2022Dr. John Durand is a research scientist at UC Davis, where he studies estuarine food webs and fishes. He has...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/4: Are CA’s drought rules enough to halt the ‘alarming challenges’ ahead?; No relief from drought thanks to La Niña; Reclamation takes further action to help Lake Powell; Desal report from state Coastal Commission is nonsensical, says the OC Register; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 4, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: California Water Plan Policy Advisory Committee Meeting from 9am to 12pm. The...
NOTICE: May 3 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed Maven Other Announcements May 4, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: This post contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and...
White papers providing a synthesis of knowledge relating to Delta Smelt biology in the San Francisco Estuary, emphasizing effects of flow Maven Science News May 4, 2022From the Interagency Ecological Program: FLOAT-MAST (Flow Alteration – Management Analysis and Synthesis Team), 2022. White papers providing a synthesis...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/3: Valley could see a “mass migration” of farmworkers as land is fallowed under SGMA; Why farmers often pay higher water rates and fees during drought; Beyond “paper” water: The complexities of fully leveraging tribal water rights; Why Morro Bay is struggling to remove a trio of smokestacks; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 3, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: A Restored California is a Resilient California from 9am to 10:30am. This...
CENTRAL VALLEY WATER BOARD: CV-SALTS program to focus on enforcement Maven Meetings May 3, 2022“You can’t just dare the board to come after you. You have to pay your fees, and you have to...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Reclamation announces 2023 funding opportunity for Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Maven Funding opportunities May 3, 2022From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a funding opportunity for the fiscal year 2023 WaterSMART...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: 2022 Nonpoint Source (NPS) Grant Program – Clean Water Act section 319(h) Maven Funding opportunities May 3, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: This is notification that the Request for Proposals for the 2022 Nonpoint Source...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/2: Kings Co. Supervisor emerges as pricey proxy fight over water; Newsom takes stance on prickly enviro issues; In the face of megadroughts, L.A. is transforming how it uses water; Senators to unveil climate-focused water infrastructure bill; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 2, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Delta Lead Scientist Ask Me Anything at 12:00pm. Join Delta Lead Scientist...
UPDATE: Delta Stewardship Council denies appeal of Lookout Slough project Maven News and Features May 2, 2022At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council during a public hearing, the Council voted to deny the appeal...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for May 1 Robert Shibatani Water conditions May 2, 2022The rains that bring May flowers sort of fizzled after what looked momentarily promising… Across California, federal CVP reservoir storage...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Newsom: Desalination project should be approved; Two SLO towns must halt new development due to lack of water, state agency says; What La Niña means for California this summer; How mermaids in the desert launched the career of Bureau of Reclamation commissioner; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 1, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Newsom: Desalination project should be approved — “We need more damn tools...