California Water Commission: SGMA Implementation – Update on the draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) regulation Maven Meetings May 11, 2016Department of Water Resources staff review all the comments received on the draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan regulations, and discuss possible...
Felicia Marcus: California Water 2016 and beyond: ‘It’s a steep hill but we can get there if … ‘ Maven Best of the Notebook May 10, 2016Felicia Marcus addresses the California Water Policy Conference, emphasizing the need for people skills to face the future: “It has...
Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast for May 1st, 2016 Maven News and Features May 10, 2016From the Department of Water Resources: DWR staff have finished the May 1, 2016 Water Supply Index (WSI) and Bulletin...
California Water Fix Aquatic Science Peer Review, Part 2: Supporting analyses for target aquatic species; Panel’s initial recommendations Maven Meetings May 5, 2016Presentations take an in-depth look at the analyses for salmonids, sturgeon, Delta smelt, and longfin smelt; panel gives initial recommendations...
California Water Fix Aquatic Science Peer Review, Part 1: Overview of the project and the endangered species consultation process Maven Meetings May 4, 2016Presentations give overview of the California Water Fix project, and an in-depth review of the Section 7(a)(2) consultation process The...
Planning & Conservation League Symposium: What is happening in the Delta this year? Maven Event coverage April 19, 2016Panelists share different perspectives on the troubled estuary At the Planning and Conservation League’s annual symposium held earlier this year,...
Adaptive Management in Action: The South San Francisco Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Maven Event coverage April 14, 2016The largest wetlands restoration project on the West Coast, the project provides a working example for an adaptive management framework...
Delta Stewardship Council addresses Delta conveyance and water storage operations Maven Meetings April 13, 2016Council votes to start work on potential Delta Plan amendment, which would include additional regulatory policies and/or recommendations to address...
Delta Watermaster reports to the Stewardship Council on the results of last year’s voluntary reduction program among Delta farmers Maven Meetings April 12, 2016The farmers achieved a 32% reduction in diversions At the March meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael...
Large coalition of interest groups send letters to State Water Board and US EPA urging the feds to step in and set new Bay-Delta water quality standards by the end of 2017 Maven News and Features April 8, 2016“There is more than enough information available for the Board to adopt scientifically justified, more protective new standards,” the letters...
Delta Watermaster reports to the Delta Protection Commission on the consumptive use study and the voluntary diversion reduction program Maven Meetings April 5, 2016Also, DWR’s Paul Marshall updates Commission on the effectiveness drought barrier Attending a Delta Protection Commission meeting is, among other...
Integrated ecosystem modeling for adaptive management: Lessons from 40 years of decision support in the Great Lakes Maven Event coverage March 31, 2016Limnotech’s Dr. John Wolfe presents two case studies from the Great Lakes which utilized integrated modeling and adaptive management to...
Legislative hearing: Pending Delta decisions and their potential economic and other impacts on San Francisco and the Bay Area, part 2 Maven Legislative Hearings March 30, 2016Bay Area stakeholders have their say On March 11, the Senate Select Committee on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta held an...
Legislative hearing: Pending Delta decisions and their potential economic and other impacts on San Francisco and the Bay Area, part 1 Maven Legislative Hearings March 29, 2016Secretary John Laird discusses Cal Water Fix with respect to the Bay Area; State Water Board’s Diane Riddle updates on...
Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay-Delta: Brief update on California Water Fix timeline and Delta drought operations Maven Meetings March 28, 2016 Timeline for California Water Fix extends well into 2017; separate presentation looks at...
