What’s the Potential for Increased Groundwater Replenishment in California? Maven Best of the Notebook January 17, 2018Panel at ACWA highlights state efforts to scale up Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge, survey on groundwater recharge in the Central...
PANEL: Legal issues associated with water conservation mandates Maven Event coverage January 10, 2018As the legislature contemplates how to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life”, a panel discusses some of the legal...
PANEL: Water agencies concerned about proposed expansion of ‘waters of the state’ Maven Event coverage December 14, 2017Proposed definition of wetlands and procedures would greatly expand state permitting program, potentially affect recharge basins and constructed facilities, water...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY CONFERENCE: Agency officials speak to resilience and water policy in keynote addresses Maven Event coverage December 13, 2017DWR Director Grant Davis, State Board member Steve Moore, and SFPUC’s Steven Ritchie address conference attendees Every two years, the...
ACWA CONFERENCE: The Department of Interior’s priorities for water Maven Event coverage December 5, 2017Deputy Assistant Austin Ewell speech at ACWA conference covers a wide range of topics, including the Water Fix, implementing the...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Overview of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the San Francisco Estuary Maven Event coverage November 1, 2017Otherwise known as the Estuary Blueprint, the plan has 32 actions designed to improve water quality and promote estuarine health...
DR. BRUCE HERBOLD: Delta Flows and the effects of water transfers Maven Event coverage September 21, 2017Dr. Bruce Herbold is a retired EPA fish biologist and now a consultant on the same issues. In this presentation...
DR. ANDY FISHER: Enhancing groundwater recharge with stormwater Maven Best of the Notebook September 20, 2017Dr. Andy Fisher discusses how distributed stormwater recharge projects in the Pajaro Valley can help to address groundwater overdraft Dr....
DR. DAVID SEDLAK: Whither the Fourth Water Revolution? Maven Event coverage September 13, 2017Water 4.0: Developing a water supply portfolio for the future At the 10th annual OC Water Summit held in June,...
PANEL DISCUSSION: D-1641: How the water quality control planning process works Maven Event coverage August 30, 2017Attorneys panel with Tess Dunham, Anna Brathwaite, and Larry Caster discusses the water quality control planning process, the San Joaquin...
A conversation with journalist Lois Henry Maven Event coverage August 29, 2017Lois Henry talks about fracking, Nickel water, and more in a facilitated conversation with Tom Philp On Sunday, Lois Henry...
OC WATER SUMMIT: Southern California stormwater update Maven Event coverage August 24, 2017Flood control measures that were put in place decades ago have changed the landscape of the Los Angeles and Santa...
Making conservation a California way of life Maven Event coverage August 16, 2017Symposium presentation looks at the Brown administration’s proposed framework for water conservation After several years of drought, in May of...
CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Salty buildup: The threat to California’s water Maven Best of the Notebook August 9, 2017Panel discusses the pervasive problem of salinity and irrigated agriculture, and what can be done about it Salinity is a...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Sharing Groundwater: A Robust Framework and Implementation Roadmap for Sustainable Groundwater Management in California Maven Best of the Notebook July 26, 2017“If you focus with pride in building the best water allocation system you possibly can have, rather than saying SGMA...
