DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Could “angel investors” buy a piece of the Friant-Kern Canal?; How a marsh restoration could help preserve Tahoe’s clarity; Water hyacinth acts like ‘plastic wrap’ on the Delta; CA all-in on effort to preserve Salton Sea; and more .. Maven DAILY DIGEST July 19, 2020Could “angel investors” buy a piece of the Friant-Kern Canal? “An investor funding proposal that could substantially increase the Friant-Kern...
NOTICE: Issuance of Water Quality Certification for Yuba River Development Project Maven Other Announcements July 18, 2020From the State Water Board: On July 17, 2020, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)...
DAILY DIGEST: PacifiCorp can’t wash its hands of Klamath Dams, FERC rules; New study finds media coverage could discourage SGMA participation; Scientists in CA accidentally discover bacteria that eats metal in aquifer; USEPA’s temporary policy suspending enforcement terminates August 31, 2020; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST July 17, 2020WEBINAR: How Water Reuse Creates New Ways to Manage Wastewater Discharge from 11am to 12:30pm. Case studies from Bay Area...
NOTICE: Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom (FHAB) reports updated in last 7 days Maven Other Announcements July 17, 2020
THIS JUST IN … FERC throws curveball in Klamath Dam removal Maven Breaking News July 16, 2020From the Associated Press: “Federal regulators on Thursday threw a significant curveball at a coalition that has been planning for...
REGISTER TODAY: Virtual Regulatory Program Workshop: Mitigation Banking Program Maven Science Announcement July 16, 2020From the US Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, will hold the next Regulatory...
NEW FACT SHEETS on pesticides from the DPR’s Groundwater Protection Program Maven Other Announcements July 16, 2020The Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Groundwater Protection Program (GWPP) has created two fact sheets that are now posted to our...
NOTICE: Issuance of Final Water Quality Certification for the Upper North Fork Feather River Hydroelectric Project Maven Other Announcements July 16, 2020From the State Water Board: On July 15, 2020, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board (State...
DAILY DIGEST: Bigger, badder storms coming in years ahead, and CA is right in their path; Garamendi secures wins for CA water in Water Resources Development Act; Calvert denounces Democrats for defeating water storage amendments; Trump admin weakens ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental protection acts; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST July 16, 2020WEBINAR: Environmental DNA: a cool new science that will benefit your ecological restoration from 9am to 10am. Stantec, has been...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: State and Federal Grant Websites Maven Other Announcements July 16, 2020The California State Library, in partnership with DWR and other state grantmaking agencies, has launched the California Grants Portal – your one destination...
TIM QUINN: Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Lessons for the Future Maven Best of the Notebook July 16, 2020Tim Quinn spent more than ten years as the executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies and more...
SCIENCE NEWS: Coho climate challenge: identifying at-risk populations; Chinook salmon declines related to changes in freshwater conditions; Forecast errors and uncertainties in atmospheric rivers; Rising sea levels and river delta growth; and more … Maven Science News July 16, 2020Coho climate challenge: identifying at-risk populations: “A wealth of data about the past can make it easier to predict the...
DAILY DIGEST: Reclamation’s Burman urges cooperation on water; SGMA enters crucial period; Court issues ruling in Staten Island management case; Coastal flooding to steadily increase, says new federal report; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST July 15, 2020FREE WEBINAR: FishPAC Connectivity Case Study: Deer Creek Irrigation Dam, Dunn Creek from 9am to 10:15am. This webinar will illustrate...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Understanding the human dimensions of social agro-ecological systems: What motivates farmer decision-making and policy change? Maven Science on the Notebook July 15, 2020Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California Almonds and Salmon – Contrasts in Sustainability Maven Guest contributors July 15, 2020Guest commentary written by David Zeff, a native of the Central Valley, a Marin County attorney, an avid salmon fisherman...