The monthly reservoir report is written by hydrologist Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook. California’s March (“water”) Madness didn’t pan out as we had hoped, but the water supply status is also not as dire as many would like us...
The session began with Karen Kayfetz, program manager at the Delta Science Program, discussing what it means to practice adaptive management and the work that her staff at the Delta Science Program do to provide support and leadership for the...
Last year was a milestone year for SGMA, with the critically-overdrafted basins required to submit their first groundwater sustainability plans to DWR by January 31st of 2020. The Department is currently reviewing these groundwater sustainability plans and will release assessments...
Integrating consumptive use with environmental flows is a core challenge for water management. Regulatory methods for protecting instream flows have evolved over the decades. Currently, California is engaged in a robust conversation about these approaches as the state grapples with...
In this issue: RESEARCHStatistical Evaluation of Behavior and Population Dynamic Models Predicting Movement and Proportional Entrainment Loss of Adult Delta Smelt in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River DeltaJosh Korman, Edward S. Gross, Lenny F. Grimaldo[DOI] [URL] Leveraging Delta Smelt Monitoring for...
