Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, part 3: Interagency Crackdown on Aquatic Invasive Weeds in the Delta Maven Meetings June 3, 2015This past year, invasive weeds in the Delta were likely the worst it’s ever been, with the low flows due...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Part 2: The near-term future of water storage Maven Meetings June 2, 2015Chair of the Water Commission Joe Byrne discusses the specifics and the process for allocating the water bond’s $2.7 billion...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Pt. 1: Actionable Delta Science & a very brief update on Cal Water Fix and Cal Eco Restore Maven Meetings June 1, 2015The interagency committee charged with implementation of the Delta Plan endorses a list of high priority science actions for the...
Wolk, Bonham, and Cowin discuss the BDCP, Cal Water Fix, and Cal Eco Restore Maven Legislative Hearings May 27, 2015At a budget subcommittee hearing last week, Senator Wolk has some questions for Director Bonham and Director Cowin on the...
Memorial Day, 2015: Remembering Dorothy Green Maven Speeches and profiles May 25, 2015Environmental activist and founder of Heal the Bay is remembered for her warm spirit and tremendous contributions In a continuing...
The impact of new regulations on water rights in California Maven Event coverage May 22, 2015An overview of how new reporting requirements, frost protection regulations, water curtailments, and some pending litigation could affect water rights...
Jay Lund: Water storage and drought in California agriculture Maven Best of the Notebook May 20, 2015Dr. Jay Lund reviews water storage in California: Changing patterns and reasons for hope Earlier this year, the U.C. Davis...
Managing Forest Health for Water Resources Maven Event coverage May 13, 2015Successful forest management plans and a study that found that forest thinning can increase runoff by 20% demonstrate the benefits...
Assemblymember Marc Levine on California Water: The state legislature’s perspective Maven Speeches and profiles May 12, 2015The Chair of the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee talks about the current drought, Prop 1 funds, and what...
Governor Brown addresses ACWA Convention: “All the things that I do here are because they are problems and we need to deal with them. And if I don’t deal with it, somebody else will have to.” Maven Speeches and profiles May 10, 2015Governor Brown addresses ACWA convention, calling on California’s brain power and innovation to solve the state’s water issues, and touching...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Delta perspectives on drought management Maven Meetings May 7, 2015CCWD’s Leah Orloff and Delta farmer Steve Mello discuss how the drought is affecting operations within the Delta The April...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Water management actions and the status of Delta fisheries Maven Meetings May 6, 2015DWR Drought Manager Jeanine Jones with an update on hydrologic conditions; DWR Lead Scientist Ted Sommer with an update on...
Guest commentary: Using the Reasonable Use Doctrine to restrict riparian water use Maven Guest contributors May 6, 2015Commentary by Craig Wilson, the first Delta Watermaster and former Chief Counsel to State Water Board: The Governor recently stated...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Policy actions and priorities for addressing the ongoing drought Maven Meetings May 5, 2015Karla Nemeth from the Natural Resources Agency and Ellen Hanak from the PPIC discuss the state’s response to the drought:...
Maven in other places: California’s Water Supply: On Shaky Grounds? Maven News and Features May 1, 2015From KCET’s SoCal Connected, here’s a story I helped consult on and even appear in at one point … Get...
