Making conservation a California way of life Maven Event coverage August 16, 2017Symposium presentation looks at the Brown administration’s proposed framework for water conservation After several years of drought, in May of...
CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Salty buildup: The threat to California’s water Maven Best of the Notebook August 9, 2017Panel discusses the pervasive problem of salinity and irrigated agriculture, and what can be done about it Salinity is a...
DPR scientists tackling troubling urban pesticide runoff Maven News and Features August 8, 2017From the California Department of Pesticide Regulation: Agricultural pesticide runoff grabs headlines, but did you know that urban pesticide use...
WEBSITE NEWS: New daily and weekly email service options make it easy to keep up to date with the latest California water news Maven News and Features August 7, 2017From full service to once a week, new email options from Maven’s Notebook let you choose how often you receive...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster’s quarterly report, California Water Fix biological opinions Maven Meetings August 3, 2017Agenda items at the Delta Stewardship Council’s July meeting included a quarterly report from Micheal George, the Delta Watermaster, and...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Bay Delta Committee hears presentation on California Water Fix operations Maven Meetings August 2, 2017Second white paper focuses on project operations, water reliability, and regulations At the Metropolitan Water District’s joint committee meeting of...
GUEST COMMENTARY: The Twin Tunnels Water Project Jeopardizes the Affordability of Your Water Rates, say Don Nottoli and Oscar Villegas Maven Guest contributors July 31, 2017From the Delta Counties Coalition, Don Nottoli and Oscar Villegas write, “One of the most monumental and potentially devastating decisions...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Sharing Groundwater: A Robust Framework and Implementation Roadmap for Sustainable Groundwater Management in California Maven Best of the Notebook July 26, 2017“If you focus with pride in building the best water allocation system you possibly can have, rather than saying SGMA...
QUESTION: Delta Stewardship Council endorses Delta Plan amendment on conveyance, storage, and operations, but what does that mean? Maven News and Features July 26, 2017What is the effect of the amendment on the California Water Fix project? Randy Fiorini and Osha Meserve weigh in...
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...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Santa Clara Valley Water District starts preparations for making a decision Maven Meetings July 17, 2017The Santa Clara Valley Water District provides wholesale water supply, flood protection and stream stewardship for the Silicon Valley covering...
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...
