DR. PETER MOYLE: Delta fishes: Introduction to a dynamic fauna Maven Best of the Notebook June 2, 2022Dr. Peter Moyle is a distinguished professor emeritus and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis. ...
RISING VOICES: Water, food, soil, and California’s need for holistic climate policy The Water Hub Guest contributors June 1, 2022Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues impacting...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for June 1 Robert Shibatani Water conditions June 1, 2022Written by Robert Shibatani Summer is here, well, not officially… But as California prepares itself for the “business-end” of what...
WEBINAR RECORDING: California water futures: What are they? And what are they not? Maven Webinars May 31, 2022Since their introduction last year, the California Water Index and California water futures has stirred controversy – and even legislation...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE: With the deadline looming for the GSPs deemed incomplete, the State Water Board prepares for possible intervention Maven Meetings May 17, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In January of 2022, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released their assessments of the groundwater sustainability plans for...
URBAN WATER INSTITUTE: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley: Farmers’ perspective Maven Best of the Notebook May 12, 2022The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, was passed in 2014 during a period of critically dry years; the legislation...
DELTA SCIENCE UPDATE: Juvenile Chinook salmon antipredator behavior; Science Action Agenda, Review of the Delta monitoring enterprise Maven Meetings May 11, 2022At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen highlighted research on juvenile salmon...
FEATURE: Wetland Responses to Restoration and Management Maven Best of the Notebook May 5, 2022Dr. John Durand is a research scientist at UC Davis, where he studies estuarine food webs and fishes. He has...
CENTRAL VALLEY WATER BOARD: CV-SALTS program to focus on enforcement Maven Meetings May 3, 2022“You can’t just dare the board to come after you. You have to pay your fees, and you have to...
UPDATE: Delta Stewardship Council denies appeal of Lookout Slough project Maven News and Features May 2, 2022At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council during a public hearing, the Council voted to deny the appeal...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for May 1 Robert Shibatani Water conditions May 2, 2022The rains that bring May flowers sort of fizzled after what looked momentarily promising… Across California, federal CVP reservoir storage...
STATE WATER BOARD: PFAS in California Maven Meetings April 28, 2022Staff presents results from the ongoing statewide PFAS investigations Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are a group of manufactured...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Voluntary agreements: Are the promises enough or is it just a signpost on the way to more litigation? Maven Event coverage April 27, 2022Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...
GUEST COMMENTARY: As the drought worsens, there are two plans to protect water: one keeps water flowing for now, the other for decades to come Guest Contributor Guest contributors April 26, 2022Guest commentary by Ruth Martinez (Ducor Water Board Member) and Roger Dickinson (Co-author of SGMA) The California town of Ducor,...
PACIFIC FOREST TRUST: Seeing the Forest for the Water Maven Best of the Notebook April 20, 2022When an ecologist, a geographer, and an engineer walk into a watershed bar, what do they talk about? Most of...
