AG ALERT: Markets, water availability prove key in land values Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News April 7, 2021By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Despite market unknowns created by the pandemic and lower commodity prices, California agricultural land values...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Ensuring the reliability of the State Water Project, part 2: Assessing climate change vulnerabilities and addressing aging infrastructure Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations April 7, 2021One of the California Water Commission‘s statutory responsibilities is to conduct an annual review of the construction and operation of...
RULING: State Water Board’s AHO issues ruling on motions to quash in Kings River case Maven Water rights and water law April 7, 2021Ruling from the State Water Board’s Administrative Hearings Office: On December 2, 2020, the Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) of the...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Ensuring the reliability of the State Water Project, part 1: Strategic priorities and programs Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management April 6, 2021One of the California Water Commission’s statutory responsibilities is to conduct an annual review of the construction and operation of...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for April 1st Robert Shibatani Current Conditions April 2, 2021The monthly reservoir report is written by hydrologist Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook. California’s March (“water”) Madness didn’t pan...
ESTUARY VOICES PODCAST: Two Leaders Seek to Humanize and Connect Estuary Management Maven Science Podcasts April 2, 2021Two leaders discuss new priorities and challenges in updating the 2016 Estuary Blueprint, the only plan that details actions to...
THIS JUST IN … Statewide Snowpack Well Below Normal as Wet Season Winds Down Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions April 1, 2021Statewide, the snowpack’s SWE is 16.5 inches, or 59 percent of average for April 1st From the Department of Water...
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 1: Revisiting the Foundations and Planning for the Future Maven Delta science March 31, 2021Although the 2009 Delta Reform Act now legally requires adaptive management for all restoration efforts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta;...
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 2: The Practice of Adaptive Management Planning Maven Delta science March 31, 2021The session began with Karen Kayfetz, program manager at the Delta Science Program, discussing what it means to practice adaptive...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: California’s rainy season is becoming shorter and sharper Maven Climate changeDelta scienceHydrology March 31, 2021At the March meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a new research paper on the changing...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Beyond Acknowledgements, It’s Time We Act on Learning and Teaching Indigenous Knowledge Guest Contributor Commentary March 30, 2021Commentary written by Puanani Faleofa Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian), Water and Land Protector We need more water and land protectors....
DELTA COUNCIL: Consistency Determination for Lookout Slough Project appealed Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 29, 2021The Department of Water Resources filed its Certification of Consistency for the Lookout Slough Tidal Habitat Restoration and Flood Improvement...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 25, 2021Last year was a milestone year for SGMA, with the critically-overdrafted basins required to submit their first groundwater sustainability plans...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation Groups Hopeful Biden Will Reverse Trump’s Environmental Record Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation March 25, 2021The election of Joe Biden sparked a wave of optimism in wildlife advocacy organizations that the worst is over, but...
AG ALERT: Board discusses potential winery wastewater fees Ag Alert Agriculture March 24, 2021By Christina Souza, Ag Alert As the State Water Resources Control Board moves forward with new regulations on wastewater discharge...
