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...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Why not a western alignment? Maven News and Features May 6, 2020Congressman Garamendi pushes for consideration of a western alignment for Delta conveyance; DWR responds In his scoping comments for the...
NOW AVAILABLE: Local Government Commission’s New Virtual Engagement Best Practices Guide Maven Other Announcements May 6, 2020From the Local Government Commission: The current COVID-19 shelter-in-place conditions are shifting much of our work and engagement to virtual...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/5: Delta Blues; Farmers hijack community water access despite groundwater act, activists say; Including water investments in infrastructure package challenging; May temp and precip outlook; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 5, 2020The State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include consideration of an MOU with CalTrans for...
CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD: Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project Maven Meetings May 5, 2020Two centuries ago, the floor of the Central Valley was largely a marshy wetland. In the springtime, the snowpack would...
NOTICE: Water use reporting reminder for supplemental statements & reports of groundwater extraction Maven Other Announcements May 5, 2020From the State Water Resources Control Board: The deadline to submit Supplemental Statements of Water Diversion and Use or Reports...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/4: Billions in coronavirus aid not enough, say farmers; Dan Walters: State budget will take a very big hit; Heat, winds later this week fuel wildfire concerns; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 4, 2020via GIPHY Billions in coronavirus aid will go to farms. But farmers say it’s not enough to keep them afloat: ...
