FLOWS SYMPOSIUM, Part 4: Examples of Managed Flow Regimes – Possible Models for the Delta?; Panel Discussion Maven Event coverage July 20, 2017In January of 2013, a symposium hosted by Delta Science Program and the UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and...
FLOWS SYMPOSIUM, PART 3: Hydrographs and Ecological Functions in the Present-day Landscape of the Sacramento River; Ecological Response to the Unregulated Spring Flow Regime in the Sierra Nevada Maven Event coverage July 19, 2017In January of 2013, a symposium hosted by Delta Science Program and the UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and...
FLOWS SYMPOSIUM, PART 2: What Do We Mean by “Natural Functional Delta Inflow” in a Regulated and Modified System?; Delta Inflows of the Past: Lessons for Connecting Landscape Elements Maven Event coverage July 18, 2017In January of 2013, a symposium hosted by Delta Science Program and the UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and...
FLOWS SYMPOSIUM, PART 1: The science of natural functional flows to the Delta: In-stream flow science for sustainable river management Maven Event coverage July 17, 2017In January of 2013, a symposium hosted by Delta Science Program and the UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and...
METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: California Water Fix, Workshop #1 – Infrastructure Maven Event coverage July 14, 2017Metropolitan Committee members hear presentation on the first of three white papers on the Cal Water Fix project as they...
METROPOLITAN’S SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: Longfin smelt science efforts, California Water Fix update Maven Event coverage July 6, 2017Committee members also discuss cost allocation At the June 27th meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, committee members heard about...
CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Water Rights in an Era of “Permanent” Conservation Mandates: Are Reports of Their Death Greatly Exaggerated? Maven Event coverage June 14, 2017By complying with a state-directed water budget formula, will agencies be forced to strand their water rights or infrastructure investments?...
PANEL: The groundwater-surface water nexus & the State Water Resources Control Board Maven Event coverage June 1, 2017The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act enacted a program for statewide management of groundwater, defining new roles for...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Committee members discuss Delta Plan amendments, prepare for California Water Fix decision Maven Event coverage May 31, 2017Completion of the biological opinions expected by June 9th At the May meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta,...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Water Quality & Allocation: State Water Board Overview & the Delta Water Quality Control Plan Maven Event coverage May 24, 2017Panel discussion touches on State Water Board’s authorities and the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan The State Water Resources...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan update, California Water Fix proceedings Maven Event coverage May 3, 2017At the April meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Committee members heard an update on the State Water...
PANEL DISCUSSION: ESA & Climate Change: Collision Course? Maven Event coverage April 26, 2017 With a new administration in Washington, DC that has taken a different view of environmental regulation, changes in the...
FELICIA MARCUS on the State Water Board 50th anniversary: ’50 is the new 30’ Maven Event coverage April 19, 2017Felicia Marcus was appointed to the Board by Governor Brown in 2012, and designated as the Board Chair shortly after. ...
JUSTICE RONALD B. ROBIE: The State Water Resources Control Board: How it All Started Maven Best of the Notebook April 18, 2017Justice Ronald B. Robie has had a profound influence on the development of water and environmental law in California. Justice...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Implications of SGMA implementation: Growers’ perspectives Maven Best of the Notebook April 13, 2017How will sustainable groundwater management play out on the ground? Will land be fallowed? Can yields be somehow increased to...