Media call: Agency officials discuss their role in addressing the drought Maven News and Features April 1, 2015This afternoon, agency officials held a media call to discuss their roles in addressing the drought as laid out in...
Droughts, climate change, and dams: Reconciling a future for California’s native fishes Maven Event coverage April 1, 2015Dr. Peter Moyle lays out a statewide aquatic conservation strategy for saving California’s native fishes in the face of climate...
Capitol Weekly Water 2015: Senator Lois Wolk: ‘Drought is the new normal: We need to prepare for it and our policies have to reflect that.’ Maven Speeches and profiles March 31, 2015In her keynote address at Capitol Weekly’s Water 2015 conference, Senator Lois Wolk says drought is the new normal and...
Understanding California’s Bay Delta in 63 Photos Maven FEATURED ARTICLES March 31, 2015 Take a photo tour of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta … From yours truly, posted at KCET: “In the world...
Groundwater problems and prospects #3: Sharing groundwater: Legal issues and challenges Maven Event coverage March 26, 2015Attorney David Aladjem and Professor Richard Frank explain the substantive provisions of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act California Water Policy...
Panel discussion: The impacts of climate change on water resources Maven Event coverage March 25, 2015Peter Gleick, Noah Diffenbaugh, Wade Crowfoot, and Solomon Hsiang discuss the current drought and climate change, focusing on water resources,...
Capitol Weekly: California urged to resolve delta, water issues — fast Maven News and Features March 25, 2015From yours truly, published at Capitol Weekly: “Disputes over California’s fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta, the troubled heart of the...
Pat Mulroy to California: Fix the Bay Delta Maven Speeches and profiles March 24, 2015Keynote speaker Pat Mulroy opens California Water Policy Conference with a stern warning: California must fix the Bay Delta, because...
Guest Commentary: Potential for ag conservation is far less than Pacific Institute/NRDC report claims, says Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Maven Guest contributors March 23, 2015Mike Wade at the California Farm Water Coalition offers this rebuttal to last Friday’s flashback post, Dr. Peter Gleick on...
Groundwater Problems and Prospects, Part 2: The story behind the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Event coverage March 19, 2015Assembly policy consultant Tina Cannon Leahy, ACWA’s Cindy Tuck, and the California Water Foundation’s Kate Williams talk about the unusual...
Responding to drought: Options for demand-side management (or … which water conservation programs actually work?) Maven Event coverage March 18, 2015Pricing, programs, pleading, prohibiting, pressuring, and plastering … what’s the most effective approach to get consumers to use less? UC...
Legal options for water providers in times of drought Maven Event coverage March 17, 2015The Water Code, Prop 218, Prop 26 and more … Attorney Kelly Salt reviews the legal provisions in the State...
The Delta Landscapes project: Creating a spatial framework to inform restoration planning Maven Event coverage March 16, 2015A new report uses landscape metrics in both the historical and contemporary Delta to help define, design, and evaluate functional,...
Groundwater Problems and Prospects, part 1: An overview of groundwater Maven Best of the Notebook March 12, 2015Graham Fogg covers the fundamentals of groundwater, including different types of overdraft, sustainable yields, and basin salt balance, as well...
Flood management oversight hearing, part 2: The Who, What, Where & Why of Flood Control in the Central Valley Maven Best of the Notebook March 11, 2015Legislators hear from the multiple agencies and organizations with flood management responsibilities in the Central Valley In the Central Valley,...
