PERSPECTIVES: The SOURCE Interview with Brenda Burman, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features August 7, 2019Finding solutions for shortages on Colorado River This post, written by Lynn Lipinski, first appeared in SOURCE Magazine and is...
Draft environmental documents for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, plus an update on the biological opinions Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations August 6, 2019Explainer post on what these environmental documents are all about and how they interface with the biological opinions, plus an...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Developing Sustainable Management Criteria Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 31, 2019Minimum thresholds, measurable objectives, undesirable results: A panel of consultants discuss the specifics of how their GSAs determined sustainable management...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Adventures in Decision-oriented Ecosystem Services Modeling Maven Delta science July 25, 2019Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits that humans gain from the natural environment – things such as food,...
PFAS EXPLAINED: The growing crisis of ‘forever chemicals’ Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality July 24, 2019PFAS are a group of chemicals that have become ubiquitous in consumer goods – and the environment. What are they...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Ecosystem services, conservation, and the Delta Maven Delta science July 18, 2019Second part of a three part series investigating ecosystem services and what it means for science in the Delta Ecosystems...
MET WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMM: Secretary Crowfoot talks about the water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, and more … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 17, 2019At the July meeting of Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee meeting, the bulk of the meeting was taken up...
Maven’s Notebook: Telling the story from start to finish Maven Website announcements July 11, 2019And Then What Happened? Only Maven’s Notebook Tells The California Water Story from Start to Finish! In early 2017, during...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Towards multi-functional resilient landscapes: environmental heterogeneity as a bridge among diverse ecosystem services Maven Delta science July 11, 2019Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits that humans freely gain from the natural environment and from properly-functioning ecosystems...
GSA SUMMIT: SGMA and Land Use Issues Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 10, 2019Panel discusses land use issues, including well permitting, land fallowing, general plans and SGMA, and more … Groundwater is intimately...
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PGM UPDATE: Not only about the fish: program creates water supply benefits Maven Fish and wildlife July 9, 2019In the Spring 2019 update from the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Not only about the fish: program creates water...
METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Governor’s water resilience portfolio and Delta conveyance planning efforts Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 2, 2019At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager Steve Arakawa updated the...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative Listening Session Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation June 26, 2019On April 29, 2019, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-10-19 that directed the secretaries of the California Natural Resources Agency,...
DELTA SCIENCE: Lead Scientist Dr. Callaway updates the State Water Board on science efforts in the Delta Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features June 20, 2019At the May 21st meeting of the State Water Board, Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway updated Board members of ongoing...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Questions of common supply: SGMA requirements for interconnected surface water and groundwater Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features June 19, 2019The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), passed in 2014, is California’s first statewide law that explicitly reflects the fact that...
