FEATURED ARTICLES

September 30, 2020

Presentation covers the preliminary cost estimate, the preliminary benefits analysis, the agreement in principle for the State Water Project Delta...

CALIFORNIA RESERVOIR REPORT for September 30

Robert Shibatani

Water conditions

September 30, 2020

Prepared by Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook September 30, 2020 The 2019-2020 water-year (WY) is drawing to a close. ...

GUEST COMMENTARY: The Gulf Hurricane is a Call to Action to Protect Californians from Catastrophic Floods

September 24, 2020

Guest commentary by Mayor Michael Tubbs of Stockton and former state senator Mike Machado: 2020 has taught us that one...

GUEST COMMENTARY: From “Wicked” to “Complex”: A New Lead Scientist’s Outlook on Growing Our Understanding of Delta Science

September 23, 2020

By Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen “My first exposure to the story of water in California came through a...

MET COMMITTEE: Collaboration on the Colorado River between Mexico and the US brings benefits for both countries

September 23, 2020

Hey, are you ready for a good water news story? In 2007, Mexico and the United States agreed to establish...

GUEST COMMENTARY: SGMA and IRWM – Successful Integration: How SGMA and IRWM Can Utilize Each Other’s Strengths

September 22, 2020

Guest commentary from Soua Lee, Program Manager of the Kings Basin Water Authority, on behalf of the IRWM Roundtable of...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Almond growers are committed to finding water solutions that work for people, farms, and fish

September 17, 2020

This guest commentary is written by Don Cameron of Terranova Ranch: Back in late February and early March, California almond...

AG WATER PRICES: Groundwater Externalities and the Agricultural Response to Water Pricing

September 16, 2020

Dr. Ellen Bruno is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Ag and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. At...

WATER QUALITY: A basic primer on water quality regulation

Best of the Notebook

September 9, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In 2014, California passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (or SGMA), requiring local agencies to be formed and groundwater...

ECO RESTORE UPDATE: Five years in, program makes big gains on Delta habitat restoration

September 3, 2020

California EcoRestore is an initiative started in 2015 under the Brown Administration with the ambitious goal of advancing at least...

DELTA COUNCIL: Progress report on implementing AB 1668 and SB 606: Making conservation a California way of life

September 2, 2020

The Delta Reform Act expressly defined the state’s water policy priorities as they relate to the Delta, including the express...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Adapting to Flood, Fire, and Drought: A Case Study of the American River

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August 26, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The Governor’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative underscores the need for communities to maintain and diversify water supplies and to...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: The Delta Independent Science Board discusses the upcoming environmental review

August 25, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Back in April of 2020, the Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) submitted a letter to the Department of Water...

GSA SUMMIT: Addressing environment, disadvantaged communities, and domestic wells in the 2022 Groundwater Sustainability Plans