DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: New page at Maven’s Notebook provides explainers and resources for evaluating the draft environmental documents Maven News and Features August 10, 2022What is it? How will they build it? Can they keep the fish out? In late July, the California Department...
WEBINAR SUMMARY: Environmental governance in the Delta Maven Science August 4, 2022In the spring of 2022, the Delta Science Program hosted a series of lunchtime webinars focused on governance in the...
FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It Robin Meadows News and Features August 3, 2022Written for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The first time a reporter asked public health researcher Gina Solomon if wildfires...
DELTA COUNTIES FORUM: Delta tunnel opponents express their concerns, push for alternatives Maven Event coverage July 26, 2022The Delta Counties Coalition (DCC) is an alliance of the California Counties of Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Jon Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at the Baykeeper and longtime Delta scientist Maven 5 Questions July 19, 2022After completing degrees from Cornell University, University of Michigan, and the University of New Mexico, Dr. Jon Rosenfield returned to...
GUEST ARTICLE: Building Blocks – Tools for Creating an Environmental Block of Water Barry Nelson Guest contributors July 18, 2022Commentary by Barry Nelson, a water policy consultant who has been involved in Bay-Delta issues for more than thirty years...
FEATURE: Knocking Out Yellow Starthistle Can Boost Groundwater Supplies Robin Meadows Best of the Notebook July 6, 2022Written exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The litany of harms from yellow starthistle, California’s most aggressive invasive weed...
DR. JAY LUND: Smarter Gambling with Water – Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation Maven Best of the Notebook June 30, 2022At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Jay Lund, the immediate past chair of the Delta Independent...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Charley Wilson, Southern California Water Coalition Maven 5 Questions June 28, 2022The Southern California Water Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, comprised of leaders from a variety of businesses, cities, agricultural...
DR. PETER MOYLE: Delta fishes: Introduction to a dynamic fauna Maven Best of the Notebook June 2, 2022Dr. Peter Moyle is a distinguished professor emeritus and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis. ...