PACIFIC FOREST TRUST: Seeing the Forest for the Water Maven Best of the NotebookEcosystems April 20, 2022When an ecologist, a geographer, and an engineer walk into a watershed bar, what do they talk about? Most of...
AG ALERT: Russian River water curtailment likely to continue Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 20, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to ongoing drought and a limited water supply, farmers and ranchers in Mendocino and...
Happy Easter! Maven Website announcements April 17, 2022May your basket be full, your chocolates be sweet, and your blessings many. Maven’s Notebook is pausing for today, but...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Possible futures for a Delta island; Ag and urban water use; Estimating freshwater flows; fish monitoring; and more … Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience April 15, 2022This issue explores possible futures for a Delta island, and features research from the latest issue of San Francisco Estuary...
RISING VOICES: Envisioning Central Valley 2040 The Water Hub Climate changePolicy and regulation April 15, 2022Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates and organizers to talk about California’s water issues. For our April...
ESTUARY NEWS: Atmospheric Rivers Intensifying as World Warms: How the West Will Know What’s Coming Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and Features April 14, 2022Article written by Robin Meadows, Estuary News In just a few years, tracking the West Coast’s atmospheric rivers by airplane...
ANNOUNCEMENT: New Drought-Related Features Added to Domestic and Irrigation Well Dashboards on California’s Groundwater Live Maven Groundwater News April 14, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR, Department) has added two new drought-related features to...
WEBINAR RECORDING: Office Hours: Tribal engagement DWR’s Tribal Water Policy Advisor Anecita Agustinez Maven Webinars April 13, 2022Anecita Agustinez has served as the tribal policy advisor for the Department of Water Resources since August 2013. Agustinez has...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Daylighting Delta Data Maven Science Podcasts April 13, 2022Scientist Sam Bashevkin spends his time making the millions of data points collected by Delta researchers — where the fish...
STATE WATER BOARD: Urban water conservation numbers for February show state water use decreased by 0.5% Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features April 13, 2022Also, Staff preliminary analyses show water use rises with income; most water utilities have regressive rate structures At the April...
AG ALERT: Water cuts leave hard choices for farmers Ag Alert Agriculture April 13, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Hit with a third consecutive year of drought, farmers on the west side of the...
AG ALERT: Klamath farmers facing water cuts Ag Alert Water project operations April 13, 2022By Ag Alert Food production along the California-Oregon border will likely be significantly curtailed after the federal government announced Monday...
DWR NEWS: Challenges of Forecasting Water Supply in a Hotter Climate Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changePlanning and management April 11, 2022From DWR News On April 8, DWR published the Bulletin 120 and Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast update. The Bulletin...
SJV WATER: Kern County agricultural water district begins mining mountain stream under pilot program SJV Water Groundwater News April 8, 2022By Lois Henry, SJV Water Water flowing down the south fork of the Kern River began running through Lake Isabella...
NOTICE: Bureau of Reclamation submits Draft 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan Maven Water project operations April 8, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s draft 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan is...