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...
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...
Stormwater and MS4 Permits in Southern California – Clean It, Conserve It, But How to Pay for It? Maven Event coverage November 17, 2016If regulatory issues can be solved, stormwater can be a valuable resource, says Monrovia City Manager Oliver Chi Storm water...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Event coverage November 9, 2016Secretary Karen Ross, Thad Bettner, and Eric Averett discuss how implementation of the state’s historic groundwater legislation is progressing as...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Environmental impacts, the Endangered Species Act, and extinction Maven Event coverage November 8, 2016Phil Isenberg, Jeff Mount, and Kate Poole discuss the Endangered Species Act and the state’s approach to ecosystem restoration Although...
REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 3: How are cities looking at water? Maven Best of the Notebook October 27, 2016Pat Mulroy, LA DWP’s David Pettijohn, and Ventura Water’s Shana Epstein discuss their strategies for providing water to their customers...
REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 2: Where will water come from? Maven Best of the Notebook October 26, 2016Jeffrey Kightlinger, Mark Gold, and Dr. Richard Howitt weigh in on where Southern California and the West will find water...
REIMAGINING THE CADILLAC DESERT, Part 1: Are we in a forever drought? Maven Best of the Notebook October 25, 2016Climate scientist Bill Patzert gives an overview of our water reality Marc Reisner’s “Cadillac Desert” masterfully chronicled how early settlers...
DR. PETER MOYLE & DR JASON BAUMSTEIGER: Assessing extinction in freshwater fishes Maven Best of the Notebook September 29, 2016Drs. Moyle and Baumsteiger lay out a proposal for determining when to declare a species extinct The extinction of a...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Water agency officials discuss the California Water Fix Maven Event coverage September 28, 2016Can the conflict over the Delta tunnels be solved? Officials from Northern, Central, and Southern California discuss the tunnels and...
ANNE CASTLE: Our worn out water security blankets Maven Best of the Notebook September 21, 2016The Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Department of the Interior cautions we can no longer rely...
Israel-California Water Conference: California agriculture panel discussion Maven Event coverage September 14, 2016Officials discuss drought, regulations, technology, and the future of California agriculture Over the past several decades, Israel had made large...
Israel-California Water Conference: The challenge of thinking one drop ahead Maven Event coverage September 13, 2016State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus and Israeli Water Authority Senior Deputy Director Tamar Shor discuss water management in California...
Alternative monitoring approaches for large Bay-Delta estuarine wetland restoration projects Maven Event coverage September 8, 2016Adapting to uncertainty or novelty during accelerated climate change In recent years, many tidal wetland restoration projects have become larger...
