Assembly joint informational hearing on California’s groundwater, part 3: Stakeholder perspectives on where should we go from here Maven Legislative Hearings March 21, 2014On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held...
Assembly joint informational hearing on California’s groundwater, part 2: Elements of successful groundwater management Maven Legislative Hearings March 20, 2014On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held...
Assembly joint informational hearing on California’s groundwater, part 1: Where are we now? Maven Legislative Hearings March 19, 2014On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held...
Groundwater at the Delta Stewardship Council, part 2: The State Water Board’s groundwater work plan, Stanislaus County regional efforts, and the California Water Foundation’s role Maven Meetings March 18, 2014There are a number of efforts underway at the state level to improve management of the state’s groundwater resources: the...
Groundwater at the Delta Stewardship Council, part 1: Subsidence in the Central Valley and an update on CASGEM Maven Best of the Notebook March 17, 2014Groundwater is taking a much-needed leading role in water policy these days, with the drought and several state-led efforts, such...
DWR’s Mark Cowin updates the California Water Commission on the drought, the water action plan, the BDCP, and groundwater management Maven Meetings March 5, 2014At the February 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Director of the Department of Water Resources Mark Cowin updated...
Groundwater and soil moisture conditions from GRACE data assimilation Maven News and Features January 7, 2014As part of a new experimental product, NASA scientists are generating groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators each week which...
In her own words: USGS hydrologist discusses subsidence in the Central Valley Maven Best of the Notebook November 22, 2013Groundwater withdrawals in the Central Valley have caused a 1200-square mile subsidence bowl that is affecting water conveyance and flood...
Phil Isenberg on the USGS Report: “Cutbacks in surface water deliveries because of drought or environmental concerns cannot sustainably be replaced or exceeded by continual groundwater extractions” Maven Uncategorized November 21, 2013Phil Isenberg, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council, issued the following statement regarding the release of the USGS’s latest report...
Press release: New USGS study: Renewed land subsidence poses risk to water infrastructure in California’s San Joaquin Valley Maven Other News Item November 21, 2013From USGS: “Extensive groundwater pumping from San Joaquin Valley aquifers is increasing the rate of land subsidence, or sinking. This...
State Water Board begins development of a groundwater workplan Maven Other News Item October 9, 2013Population growth and more intensive land use are projected to place increasing pressure on California’s water resources while at the...
Maven’s Minutes: Water storage part 3: Optimizing surface and groundwater resources – where do we go from here? Maven Legislative Hearings September 9, 2013California lacks a statewide sustainable groundwater management program, instead leaving groundwater under local control, and while there are a few...
Maven’s Minutes: Water storage, part 2: A look at California’s successful groundwater management and banking programs Maven Best of the Notebook September 3, 2013California has long relied on surface reservoirs to manage the state’s fluctuating water supply as evidenced by the over 1300...
White paper details the substantial role California's water sector can play in achieving the state's ambitious energy goals Maven News and Features September 24, 2012By shifting its timing and use of electricity, California’s water sector can help avoid the need to build new power...
