June 2019 Issue of ESTUARY News – Water, Environment, Climate, Equity Maven Delta science June 19, 2019The June issue of Estuary News is now available online. This issue explores the rainbow flavors of infrastructure — green,...
SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Ten Essential Bay‒Delta Articles; Geospatial tools and water budgets for the Delta; 20th century outflow and salinity intrusion; Management of invasive water hyacinth Maven Delta science June 17, 2019In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science journal: ESSAY Ten Essential Bay‒Delta Articles Ted Sommer, J....
WOTS Up? An Update Regarding Regulation of Waters of the State and Waters of the United States Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 12, 2019Attorney Mary Lynn Coffee unpacks the new wetland regulations and Waters of the State rule, plus a look at the...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster Quarterly Update Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 6, 2019Report has good news on Delta water rights and measurement of diversions, but not so good news in the South...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater sustainability goals and challenges Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features June 5, 2019Groundwater managers working in four critically-overdrafted basins discuss how their planning efforts are going In basins all over California, groundwater...
CA WATER COMMISSION: DWR’s Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features May 30, 2019Assessment looks at six categories of vulnerability: wildfire, extreme heat, sea level rise, long-term persistent hydrologic changes, short-term extreme hydrologic...
MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Delta conveyance Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features May 29, 2019At the May meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Steve Arakawa, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager, updated...
ELLEN HANAK: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features May 29, 2019Ellen Hanak delivers four priorities for managing the implementation of SGMA in the San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley...
ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation May 22, 2019Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowpack, higher...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Feather River Fish Hatchery Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features May 16, 2019The Feather River Fish Hatchery is a State Water Project facility that was built in conjunction with the construction of...
CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Tribal Groundwater Rights and SGMA: A New Underlying Tension? Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 15, 2019Panel discussion moderated by DWR Tribal Advisor Anecita Agustinez discusses tribal involvement in GSAs, the benefits of tribal participation in...
CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Reasonable Use or Waste: A Developing Dichotomy Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law May 8, 2019Panel discussion explores the evolution of the doctrine of reasonable use and considers how the doctrine will, or will not,...
REACTIONS: Water agencies, environmental organizations, legislators, and Delta stakeholders react to single-tunnel Delta conveyance project *UPDATED* Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation May 2, 2019Today, Natural Resources Agency announced that the Department of Water Resources will cease pursuit of permits for a twin tunnel...
REACTIONS: Organizations and water agencies react to Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Plan Maven Policy and regulation April 30, 2019Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order directing the Secretaries of Natural Resources, California Department of Food and Ag, and...
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 4: Case studies from the Bay Delta system Maven Delta science April 25, 2019Presentations highlight the Montezuma Wetlands Project and the Nigiri Project Adaptive management is widely regarded as an effective approach to...
