A regional-scale view of climate impacts on California’s salmon habitats Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features December 16, 2015 Dr. Nathan Mantua discusses how climate change and seasonal weather patterns influence coastal and marine salmon habitats Earlier this fall,...
Conserving Chinook salmon at the southern end of their range: Challenges and opportunities Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 15, 2015NOAA Fisheries Rachel Johnson opens salmon symposium with a look at the outmigration and life history diversity strategies that have...
NRDC Report: Is California Doing Enough to Manage Drought? Maven Policy and regulation December 14, 2015Report Card Assesses State Efforts in 5 Key Areas and Identifies Where Brown Administration is Failing From the Natural Resources Defense...
Prop 1 Funding for storage projects: An overview of the Water Storage Investment Program Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 14, 2015Paula Landis with the Water Commission discusses the details of the emerging program, including the goals and objectives, addresses common...
Bruce Babbitt: Water in the West: Then and Now Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 10, 2015The former US Secretary of the Interior shares his thoughts on groundwater management, the Delta, and more … At the...
Delta Stewardship Council discusses flows and fishes in the Delta, adopts Delta conveyance principles, and addresses single year transfers Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 9, 2015At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, a panel of scientists discussed the Delta Independent Science Board’s recent...
Secretary John Laird delivers update on California Water Action Plan at ACWA convention Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 8, 2015Secretary Laird talks about how the administration is moving forward on Prop 1 funding, groundwater management, drought, the Delta, and...
Groundwater problems and prospects, part 8: Economic issues and challenges of groundwater resources Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 7, 2015Dr. Richard Howitt says in the Central Valley, groundwater is all about economics This year’s California Water Policy Seminar Series,...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Pt 3: Implementing One Delta, One Science; Flows and Fishes Report Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 3, 2015Committee hears about progress made on collaborative science in the Delta; Dr. Steven Brandt presents the Fishes and Flows report...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Pt 2: An update on California Eco Restore and the Yolo Bypass Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 2, 2015Agency officials discuss the progress made towards Eco Restore’s goal of 30,000 acres; Committee is also updated on the ongoing...
Reactions: Kern County Water Agency, State Water Project Contractors, and So Cal Water Committee issue statements on 10% SWP Allocation Maven Current Conditions December 2, 2015After yesterday’s announcement of an initial 10% State Water Project allocation, the following statements were issued: From the Kern County...
How much federal money is spent in the San Francisco Bay and Delta relative to other important ecosystems around the country? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 1, 2015Hint: Funding for Delta programs falls far short of other important ecosystems How much does the federal government spend in...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, pt 1: Delta Challenges: Complex, Chaotic or Simply Cantankerous Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 1, 2015The Committee discusses the challenges facing the Delta, and what their respective agencies are doing to address them As implementation...
Dr. Kaveh Madani: Water – Think Again Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management November 27, 2015In this TEDx talk, Dr. Kaveh Madani shares his approach to the global water crisis “Water. It’s the most essential...
SGMA implementation: A first look at the emerging Groundwater Sustainability Plan and Alternatives Regulation Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 23, 2015The regulation will address required components of groundwater sustainability plans and how those plans will be evaluated With the first...
