FEATURED ARTICLES – Page 15 – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

February 12, 2021

This webinar discusses the benefits of successful collaboration between groundwater sustainability agencies implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and...

NEVADA IRRIGATION DISTRICT considers joining voluntary agreement efforts in the Delta watershed

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Meetings

February 3, 2021

Presentation at NID’s January board meeting focuses on the benefits of water supplier’s participation in the voluntary agreement process At...

PLANNING & CONSERVATION LEAGUE: The Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan: Where is it at?

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Event coverage

February 3, 2021

Panel at PCL’s Environmental Assembly focuses on the lack of progress on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan update and...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for February 1st

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Water conditions

February 1, 2021

Prepared exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani The first major storm of the season passed through last week providing...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Screening process for eligible water storage projects; Commission continues conveyance conversation

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Meetings

January 28, 2021

Screening process for potential new Water Storage Investment Program projects At the December 2020 meeting, the California Water Commission approved...

FEATURE: The What, Why, and How of Groundwater Modeling

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Best of the Notebook

January 27, 2021

Abishek Singh, Ph.D., is Vice President of Intera’s Western Region based out of Los Angeles. His professional experience has focused...

WATER ASSN OF KERN COUNTY: DWR Director Karla Nemeth gives an update on the Delta Conveyance Project

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Event coverage

January 26, 2021

The Delta Conveyance Project is the Newsom Administration’s plan to construct a tunnel and other facilities that would carry water...

STATE WATER BOARD: Results from the 2019 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California

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Meetings

January 21, 2021

Data shows 686,000 acre-feet of water was recycled in 2019, far short of the state’s 2020 goal Recognizing the importance...

SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans

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Best of the Notebook

January 13, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Critically overdrafted groundwater basins submitted their Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) in January 2020, and high and medium priority subbasins...

DELTA ADAPTS: Climate change vulnerability assessment looks at climate impacts to Delta as a place, agriculture, recreation, and infrastructure

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Meetings

January 12, 2021

Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future is the Delta Stewardship Council’s effort to conduct the first-ever climate change vulnerability...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Determining the public benefits of conveyance projects

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Meetings

January 6, 2021

The California Water Commission is in the process of assessing the state’s role in financing commands projects that could help...

DELTA AGENCY UPDATES: Carbon capture in the Delta is up; Recreation in the Delta, not so much …

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Meetings

January 5, 2021

The Delta Stewardship Council’s December meeting included updates from the Delta Conservancy and the Delta Protection Commission. Activities of the...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for January 1st

Robert Shibatani

Water conditions

January 4, 2021

Prepared for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani Federal and State reservoirs in California have lost about 132,000 AF since the...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementation of the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit

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Meetings

December 23, 2020

At the December meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners heard a briefing on the implementation of the Incidental...

DELTA WATERMASTER: Preparing for possible dry times ahead in the Delta

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Meetings

December 22, 2020

At the December meeting of the State Water Board, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave his semi-annual update to the Board. ...

WEBINAR: Successful collaboration between IRWM and SGMA

NEVADA IRRIGATION DISTRICT considers joining voluntary agreement efforts in the Delta watershed

PLANNING & CONSERVATION LEAGUE: The Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan: Where is it at?

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for February 1st

CA WATER COMMISSION: Screening process for eligible water storage projects; Commission continues conveyance conversation

FEATURE: The What, Why, and How of Groundwater Modeling

WATER ASSN OF KERN COUNTY: DWR Director Karla Nemeth gives an update on the Delta Conveyance Project

STATE WATER BOARD: Results from the 2019 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California

SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans

DELTA ADAPTS: Climate change vulnerability assessment looks at climate impacts to Delta as a place, agriculture, recreation, and infrastructure

CA WATER COMMISSION: Determining the public benefits of conveyance projects

DELTA AGENCY UPDATES: Carbon capture in the Delta is up; Recreation in the Delta, not so much …

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for January 1st

CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementation of the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit

DELTA WATERMASTER: Preparing for possible dry times ahead in the Delta

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation