DELTA ISB: Water Supply Reliability Estimation: an overview Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science January 20, 2021Water supply reliability. It’s half of the co-equal goals of “providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting,...
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Maven Website announcements January 18, 2021“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he...
DELTA ISB: What we know and don’t know about the Delta food web Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science January 14, 2021The Delta Reform Act of 2009 established the Delta Independent Science Board (or Delta ISB), whose ten members are appointed...
SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 13, 2021[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Critically overdrafted groundwater basins submitted their Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) in January 2020, and high and medium priority subbasins...
DELTA ADAPTS: Climate change vulnerability assessment looks at climate impacts to Delta as a place, agriculture, recreation, and infrastructure Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features January 12, 2021Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future is the Delta Stewardship Council’s effort to conduct the first-ever climate change vulnerability...
STATE BUDGET: Governor Newsom submits budget proposal with funding included for wildfire and forest resilience, sustainable groundwater management, habitat restoration, and flood management Maven Policy and regulation January 8, 2021Governor Gavin Newsom today submitted his 2021-22 State Budget proposal to the Legislature totaling $227.2 billion. Here are some of...
CV-SALTS: Salt Control Program Notice to Comply letters sent to dischargers in the Central Valley Maven Policy and regulation January 8, 2021From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: On January 5, 2021, Notice to Comply letters for the Salt Control Program...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Climate change and California’s water resources Maven Climate changeDelta science January 7, 2021Dr. Laurel Larsen, the new Delta Lead Scientist, is in the process of moving from Finland to California, so at...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Determining the public benefits of conveyance projects Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 6, 2021The California Water Commission is in the process of assessing the state’s role in financing commands projects that could help...
CA FISH AND WILDLIFE JOURNAL: Effects of Fire on California’s Natural Resources Maven EcosystemsWildfires and watersheds January 6, 2021The California Fish and Wildlife Journal concludes the 2020 Special Issue installments with the winter quarter’s Special Wildland Fire Issue....
DELTA AGENCY UPDATES: Carbon capture in the Delta is up; Recreation in the Delta, not so much … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 5, 2021The Delta Stewardship Council’s December meeting included updates from the Delta Conservancy and the Delta Protection Commission. Activities of the...
Happy New Year! Maven Website announcements January 1, 2021We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book...
It’s not too late to support Maven’s Notebook – and get a tax deduction for 2020! Maven Website announcements December 28, 2020Dear readers, As part of the California water community, you know Maven’s Notebook and the California Water Library are all...
Happy holidays from Maven’s Notebook! Maven Website announcements December 25, 2020May you be blessed with laughter, peace, and love throughout this holiday season and the new year. Thank you for...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementation of the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations December 23, 2020At the December meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners heard a briefing on the implementation of the Incidental...
