If you enjoy this website, here’s the list of organizations and people to thank … Maven News and Features January 14, 2016Maven’s Notebook gratefully acknowledges all of those who contributed to make continued operation of this website possible Dear Readers, I...
State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 2: Water quality and contaminant effects on species and water supply; The Bay-Delta food web; Delta landscape restoration Maven Event coverage January 14, 2016Stephanie Fong discusses what we know and don’t know about contaminants; Dr. Wim Kimmerer on Delta food web changes; and...
State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 1: Implementing One Delta, One Science; Delta water management – Where are we and where should we go? Maven Event coverage January 13, 2016Dr. Peter Goodwin on the challenges and opportunities of implementing the Delta Science Plan, and Dr. Jay Lund on water...
Water Supply Index (WSI) Forecast for January 1, 2016 Maven News and Features January 12, 2016From the Department of Water Resources: A Water Year 2016 Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast for conditions as of January...
Ducks Unlimited, Restore the Delta react to Governor’s budget proposal Maven Other News Item January 8, 2016Reactions to Governor Brown’s budget proposal for emergency drought response funding and implementing the California Water Action Plan with other...
What’s in the Governor’s proposed budget for emergency drought response and implementation of the California Water Action Plan Maven News and Features January 7, 2016The Governor released his proposed budget this morning. Here’s what’s in the budget for emergency drought response and the California...
Greener Products for Bluer Waters: California’s Safer Consumer Regulations Maven Event coverage January 7, 2016New regulations shift responsibility to manufacturers to seek safer alternatives for harmful ingredients in consumer products The Safer Consumer Products...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Storm Water Maven Breaking News January 6, 2016From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today adopted an innovative statewide Storm Water...
Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: The importance of local agency and stakeholder participation Maven Event coverage January 6, 2016A Local Government Commission webinar focuses on SGMA implementation on the local level covering land use issues, stakeholder participation, and...
This just in … State’s Conservation Falls Slightly, But Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor’s Mandate Maven Breaking News January 5, 2016Monthly Conservation average decreases for second month in a row; Per Person water use declines statewide with lowest average ever...
Delta Stewardship Council votes to make first amendment to the Delta Plan Maven Meetings January 5, 2016Council votes to exclude single-year transfers from the covered actions process At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council,...
Parade of East Pacific storms to affect all of California as subtropical jet strengthens Maven Other News Item January 2, 2016Long-awaited pattern change finally at our doorstep From Daniel Swain at the California Weather blog: “A handful of modest weather...
2015 year in review, briefly … Maven News and Features December 31, 2015As the year draws to a close, the data is in! Here’s how the year stacked up … There were...
Last chance to make a tax-deductible donation to Maven’s Notebook in 2015, and make an investment in California’s water future Maven Uncategorized December 31, 2015A donation to Maven’s Notebook is an investment in a better future for California water. (Click here to jump to...
This just in … Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago, But It’s Still Too Soon To Know Whether Drought Will Be Broken Maven Breaking News December 30, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the winter’s first media-oriented manual snow survey...
