BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Phil Isenberg with ‘A guide for the perplexed’ Maven Event coverage December 15, 2016Phil Isenberg is the former chair and vice chair of the Delta Stewardship Council. Prior to that, he served as...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Dr. Clifford Dahm on Data, Decisions, Delta Science Program, and Delta Directions Maven Event coverage December 15, 2016Dr. Clifford Dahm is an internationally recognized expert in aquatic ecology, climatology, and restoration biology, and he is professor emeritus...
Governor Brown to Climate Scientists: “We Will Persevere” Maven Other News Item December 14, 2016From the Office of the Governor: Rallying thousands of scientists at one of the largest international gatherings of its kind,...
THIS JUST IN … California Water Commission Adopts Regulations to Guide Proposition 1 Funding for New Water Storage Projects Maven Breaking News December 14, 2016From the California Water Commission: California today made significant progress in providing funding for public benefits associated with new water...
Support objective water reporting by making a tax-deductible donation to Maven’s Notebook Today Maven Uncategorized December 14, 2016Dear Readers, Thank you for reading Maven’s Notebook and affirming the value of our verbatim, unbiased, and comprehensive reporting. We...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Best management practices for SGMA implementation; Water loss audit regulation Maven Meetings December 13, 2016Best management practices for implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act due by end of year; A look at the...
REACTIONS to passage of WRDA Maven Other News Item December 12, 2016Late Friday night, the Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act, a bill that contained controversial California water provisions. Here’s...
Subtropical moisture plume bringing heavy Sierra Nevada precip; widespread active weather this week Maven Other News Item December 10, 2016Ongoing atmospheric river event bringing heavy rainfall in Sierra Nevada From Daniel Swain at Weather West: “I’ll cut to the...
THIS JUST IN … Congress sends major California water policy bill to President Obama, despite Sen. Barbara Boxer’s objections Maven Breaking News December 10, 2016From the Los Angeles Times: “Over Sen. Barbara Boxer’s objections, the Senate voted 78 to 21 Friday evening to pass...
Water supply index forecast for December 1, 2016 Maven Other News Item December 9, 2016From the Department of Water Resources: A Water Year 2017 Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast for conditions as of December...
THIS JUST IN … Congressman Costa urges Senate and President to support House-passed California water bill Maven Breaking News December 8, 2016From the office of Congressman Jim Costa: Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the U.S. House...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Felicia Marcus on the use of science in complex public policy decision making Maven Event coverage December 8, 2016The Bay Delta Science Conference, held in November in Sacramento, brought together more than a thousand scientists, engineers and resource...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Dr. Peter Moyle on academic research, Delta smelt, and public policy: a personal history Maven Event coverage December 7, 2016Protection of the Bay-Delta ecosystem is at a pivotal point. The system has endured devastating drought cycles and often competing...
METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON BAY-DELTA: Status on California Water Fix cost allocation discussions Maven Meetings December 6, 2016Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held its last meeting of the calendar year on November 17, 2016. The majority...
THIS JUST IN … Costa applauds WRDA bill; Huffman slams the effort; Boxer blasts the GOP push; and NRDC says safe drinking water for Flint shouldn’t be at expense of CA jobs or environment Maven Breaking News December 5, 2016Costa Applauds Introduction of Bill Language to Fix California’s Broken Water System From the Office of Congressman Jim Costa: Today,...
