California Irrigation Institute – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

March 11, 2021

Water managers forecast future water demand for a variety of purposes, including planning future water purchases or building new infrastructure....

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Secretary Crowfoot on the Newsom Administration’s water priorities

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February 23, 2021

At the 2021 California Irrigation Institute Conference, the keynote speaker was Wade Crowfoot, the Secretary of the California Natural Resources...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: David Orth gives his observations on how sustainable groundwater management is playing out in the San Joaquin Valley

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March 19, 2020

David Orth is the principal of New Current Water and Land, which offers strategic planning, program implementation, and water resource...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Borrego Valley’s strategy for a negotiated resolution under SGMA

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March 11, 2020

Presentation at the California Irrigation Institute conference highlights this critically-overdrafted basin’s creative approach to meeting the requirements of SGMA The...

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Implementation strategies for SGMA

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February 26, 2020

Hydrologist Derik Williams discusses the different paths GSAs are taking to get to sustainability, plus the three things every GSP...

DR. GLENDA HUMISTON: Managing our Lands to Manage our Water

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March 13, 2019

Dr. Glenda Humiston is Vice President of Agriculture & Natural Resources for the University of California. At the 2019 California...

DR. BRAD UDALL: Is the Colorado River in Crisis?

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February 20, 2019

Dr. Udall discusses the Colorado River’s hydrology, climate change impacts, shortage risk, and the Drought Contingency Plan Dr. Brad Udall...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Implications of SGMA implementation: Growers’ perspectives

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Best of the Notebook

April 13, 2017

How will sustainable groundwater management play out on the ground? Will land be fallowed? Can yields be somehow increased to...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Implementing SGMA – How Are We Getting There?

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April 12, 2017

Panel presentations highlight how the Sacramento Valley, Madera County, Monterey County, and Ventura County are working to establish Groundwater Sustainability...

DR. JAY FAMIGLIETTI: Drought vs. Chronic Water Scarcity and Implications for Sustainability

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April 11, 2017

The Epic California Drought as Viewed from Space Dr. Jay Famiglietti is a hydrologist and a professor of earth system...

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CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE CONFERENCE: Urban and Agricultural Water Use in California, 1960 – 2015

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Secretary Crowfoot on the Newsom Administration’s water priorities

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: David Orth gives his observations on how sustainable groundwater management is playing out in the San Joaquin Valley

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Borrego Valley’s strategy for a negotiated resolution under SGMA

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Implementation strategies for SGMA

DR. GLENDA HUMISTON: Managing our Lands to Manage our Water

DR. BRAD UDALL: Is the Colorado River in Crisis?

PANEL DISCUSSION: Implications of SGMA implementation: Growers’ perspectives

PANEL DISCUSSION: Implementing SGMA – How Are We Getting There?

DR. JAY FAMIGLIETTI: Drought vs. Chronic Water Scarcity and Implications for Sustainability

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation