DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: Ecosystem Restoration Progress Update Maven Meetings January 11, 2017Panel discusses the progress made on ecosystem restoration projects in the Delta At the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meeting...
DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: Linking Best Available Science with Decision Making Maven Meetings January 10, 2017Presentations on the State of Bay Delta Science 2016, San Francisco Estuary Institute’s A Delta Renewed The second of two...
DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: The Science Enterprise Workshop: Supporting and implementing collaborative science Maven Meetings January 9, 2017Committee of state, local, and federal agencies discusses integrated modeling, what can be learned from other science enterprises in the...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Lessons from the ocean for integrating science in policy decisions Maven Event coverage January 5, 2017At the Bay-Delta Science Conference held in November of 2016, theme of the conference was “Science for Solutions: Linking Data...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Dr. Jeff Michael on the benefit and costs of the Delta tunnels Maven Meetings January 4, 2017Dr. Michael says the California Water Fix is worse than the status quo: ‘An extremely costly solution with limited benefits...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Update on the Science and Management of Aquatic Weeds in the Delta Maven Meetings January 3, 2017Panel highlights actions of multiple agencies to control the invasive aquatic weeds that clog the Delta’s waterways Invasive aquatic vegetation...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Managing for Sustainability: Are you ready for permanent water rationing? Maven Guest contributors December 28, 2016Commentary written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association: Poised to seize control of water...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Phil Isenberg with ‘A guide for the perplexed’ Maven Event coverage December 15, 2016Phil Isenberg is the former chair and vice chair of the Delta Stewardship Council. Prior to that, he served as...
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...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Best management practices for SGMA implementation; Water loss audit regulation Maven Meetings December 13, 2016Best management practices for implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act due by end of year; A look at the...
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...
METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON BAY-DELTA: Status on California Water Fix cost allocation discussions Maven Meetings December 6, 2016Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held its last meeting of the calendar year on November 17, 2016. The majority...
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...
STATE WATER BOARD: Stormwater strategy update Maven Meetings November 17, 2016Implementation has begun on identifying barriers to stormwater capture and use, addressing urban pesticides, and identifying funding opportunities Stormwater runoff...
