CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized Maven News and Features December 18, 2018Recent developments propose significant changes to project operations that are not reflected in the modeling, they say Several letters were...
REACTIONS: Water agencies and organizations react to voluntary settlements and the State Water Board vote to adopt new flow standards for San Joaquin River tributaries Maven News and Features December 13, 2018In a meeting yesterday that began at 9:30am and went into the evening, the State Water Board voted 4-1 to...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Drought, climate change, and restoration resiliency Maven News and Features November 29, 2018John Durand looks at the effects of the 2012-2016 drought on the Delta from the environmental, economic, and stakeholder perspectives...
Cal WaterFix Appeal hearing begins at the Delta Stewardship Council Maven News and Features October 24, 2018Hearing on whether the California Water Fix is consistent with the Delta Plan is expected to last three days Today,...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Developing a Delta habitat restoration adaptive management program Maven News and Features October 11, 2018Presentation covers what is adaptive management, why is it important, and why an adaptive management program is needed Habitat restoration...
FloodMAR: Using floodwaters for groundwater recharge Maven News and Features August 8, 2018Kamyar Guivetchi on the importance of the Flood MAR concept and what DWR and other state agencies are doing to...
Successful Groundwater Sustainability Planning Maven News and Features July 11, 2018Dudek hydrogeologist Jill Weinberger discusses groundwater sustainability planning and lessons learned California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires all groundwater...
State Water Board officials discuss release of Bay Delta Plan update documents Maven News and Features July 6, 2018Earlier today, the State Water Board released the draft final documents for the Bay Delta Plan update for the Lower...
REACTIONS: Organizations and officials react to release of Bay Delta Plan update documents Maven News and Features July 6, 2018Earlier today, the State Water Board released the draft final documents for the Bay Delta Plan update for the Lower...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Developing Tiered Environmental Flow Criteria Using a Functional Flows Approach for California Streams Maven News and Features April 1, 2018Establishing environmental flow targets to protect aquatic communities is a priority for numerous programs in California including in the Delta....
Earthquake Resilience of Southern California’s Water Distribution Systems Maven Best of the Notebook January 3, 2018All the major water infrastructure bringing in water to Southern California cross the San Andreas fault at least once, sometimes...
NEWS FEATURE: Hunting down the ghost boats of the Delta Maven News and Features December 8, 2017They lie washed up on the side of levees, they sit silently moored in the quiet sloughs of the Delta,...
RADIO SHOW: Uncertain Future for $17 Billion Delta Tunnels Project After Water Districts Pull Support Maven News and Features October 31, 2017Secretary John Laird and journalist Paul Rogers discuss the project Last week, KQED’s Forum radio show, hosted by Michael Krasny,...
DWR groundwater levels report shows mixed results Maven News and Features October 16, 2017Although Spring 2017 groundwater levels have mostly recovered from last year, most have not yet recovered to pre-drought conditions Although...
More reliable water supplies for California: Building a diverse regional water supply portfolio Maven News and Features September 27, 2017New resource page at Maven’s Notebook highlights the factors impacting California’s water supply and the range of solutions for developing...
