Happy holidays from Maven’s Notebook! Maven Website announcements December 25, 2020May you be blessed with laughter, peace, and love throughout this holiday season and the new year. Thank you for...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementation of the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations December 23, 2020At the December meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners heard a briefing on the implementation of the Incidental...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Preparing for possible dry times ahead in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law December 22, 2020At the December meeting of the State Water Board, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave his semi-annual update to the Board. ...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California water agencies are feeling the pandemic’s financial pinch. But the water will keep flowing. Guest Contributor Commentary December 21, 2020Guest commentary by Danielle Blacet-Hyden, deputy executive director of the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA): As the COVID-19 pandemic continues...
CAL MATTERS: Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ Cal Matters Water quality December 20, 2020These chemicals are everywhere. They last forever. They’re expensive to get rid of. And many Californians don’t even know they’re...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: SGMA and the Human Right to Water Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 17, 2020Natalie Cochran is a water resources planner at Woodard Curran who has spent the last two and a half years...
YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Rights and Resources in a Changing Climate Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 16, 2020From the Klamath waters to the Western desert valleys, recent court rulings highlight the important and evolving role of tribal...
SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Signs of optimism; Integrating bird conservation in the Delta; Salmon life-cycle models; and sturgeon habitat use Maven Delta science December 16, 2020In this edition: EDITORIAL Signs of Optimism Beyond 2020Samuel N. Luoma[DOI] [URL] ESSAY Getting Our Heads Above Water: Integrating Bird...
PNNL: Error correction means California’s future wetter winters may never come Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Climate changeScience December 15, 2020Correcting for the double-ITCZ bias, a persistent error in many climate models, reveals that future U.S. Southwest winters will be...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Rock, Paper, Physics: SGMA and Water Transfers Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 15, 2020At the 3rd Annual Western Groundwater Congress, Anona Dutton with EKI Environment and Water gave a presentation on water transfers...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: White House Waters Down Definition of Critical Habitat for Endangered Species Courthouse News Service EcosystemsPolicy and regulation December 15, 2020With Inauguration Day looming, the lame-duck Trump administration continues to spend political capital on weakening the Endangered Species Act, the...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: What happens when rain falls on desert soils? An updated model provides answers Desert Research Institute Hydrology December 14, 2020In the bigger picture, this study was motivated by the very practical question of what happens to rainwater when falling...
Make a tax-deductible donation to Maven’s Notebook and make an investment in California’s water future! Maven Website announcements December 13, 2020If you read Maven’s Notebook, you know you can count on getting the most comprehensive aggregation of California water news,...
SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES JOURNAL: SGMA in CA: A Grand Experiment in Environmental Governance Maven Groundwater News December 12, 2020In this edition of the Society and Natural Resources Journal: Sustainable Groundwater Management in California: A Grand Experiment in Environmental...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Defend Permanent Water Contracts to Benefit Agriculture Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation December 10, 2020Defending the decision to give farm irrigation districts permanent access to low-cost, federally pumped water in California, a Justice Department...
