Eric Garner on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: History in the making or another dead end? Maven Best of the Notebook January 5, 2015On January 1st, the new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act took effect. The statewide regulation of groundwater is one of the...
Maven’s Notebook in 2014: A record breaking year! Maven FEATURED ARTICLES January 1, 2015Passage of new water legislation and the drought helped to make 2014 a phenomenal record breaking year here at Maven’s...
Celeste Cantu: A 21st-century relationship with water Maven FEATURED ARTICLES January 1, 2015The 21st Century delivers unprecedented challenges to water, key to life, economy and the environment. Unless we examine our relationship with...
Senator Darrell Steinberg on legislative leadership: Getting to a two-thirds vote on the water bond and other seemingly impossible missions Maven Best of the Notebook December 29, 2014At the 2014 fall conference of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s luncheon was...
Peter Gleick: Solutions in a world of peak water limits Maven FEATURED ARTICLES December 25, 2014For one week each October, Chicago Ideas Week brings together some of the world’s most outstanding speakers to present their...
Craig Wilson, the first Delta watermaster, reflects on his four years in office Maven FEATURED ARTICLES December 23, 2014Just last week, the State Water Resources Control Board appointed Michael George to be the new Delta Watermaster. He’ll be...
When it comes to fish habitat, offers they can refuse Maven FEATURED ARTICLES December 22, 2014From Estuary News: “The numbers are daunting: 8,000 acres to be restored to fish-friendly tidal habitat in order to comply...
Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 3: Panel discussion on options for moving forward Maven Best of the Notebook December 17, 2014Groundwater adjudications, notoriously expensive and time consuming, emerged as an issue during the development and ultimate passage of the Sustainable...
Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 2: Case Study on the Antelope Valley Adjudication Maven Best of the Notebook December 16, 2014The Antelope Valley groundwater adjudication case is the current poster child for how painfully long and expensive groundwater adjudications can...
Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 1: Justice Robie with an overview on how groundwater disputes are resolved in California Maven Best of the Notebook December 15, 2014In August of this year, Governor Brown signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requiring local officials for the first time...
Delta Stewardship Council, November meeting wrap-up: Delta Levee Investment Strategy and other meeting notes Maven Meetings December 11, 2014Coverage of the Delta Stewardship Council’s November meeting wraps up today with the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Monthly Update, and...
Winter Season Preview: Is the Delta ready? Maven Meetings December 10, 2014A ‘monster’ storm is bearing down on Northern California, the likes of which we’ve not seen in years, reports say. ...
Delta Protection Commission hears about the Delta Levee Investment Strategy and DWR’s Drought Contingency Plan Maven Meetings December 9, 2014At the November meeting of the Delta Protection Commission, Cindy Messer from the Delta Stewardship Council gave a presentation on...
2014-15 Winter Season Outlook Maven Meetings December 8, 2014When it comes to the upcoming winter season, there are many questions. Will it be wet or dry? What about...
The House Rules Committee debates HR 5781, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 Maven Legislative Hearings December 7, 2014The only debate on HR 5781 California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 apparently was in the House Rules Committee...
