THIS JUST IN … Delta Conveyance Project Scoping Summary Report Now Available Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project July 10, 2020From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has published a Scoping Summary Report for the proposed Delta...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Building Socioecological Resilience by Confronting Environmental Injustice: A Participatory Approach Maven Delta science July 9, 2020Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...
GSA SUMMIT: Lessons learned from the 2020 GSPs: Perspectives from the critically overdrafted basins Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 8, 2020The implementation phase of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has now begun for the basins designated as critically-overdrafted. Getting to...
GSA SUMMIT: Reflections on the 2020 GSP process Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 7, 2020At the end of January of this year, the state’s critically overdrafted groundwater basins submitted their adopted groundwater sustainability plans...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for July Robert Shibatani Current Conditions July 6, 2020Prepared by Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook As of June 30, 2020 The ability of the State to “ride”...
Happy Fourth of July! Maven Website announcements July 3, 2020Happy 4th of July!Wishing you a peaceful and enjoyable holiday … Maven’s Notebook is going to take a pause for...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Engaging Diverse Communities around Water, Climate, and the Environment Maven Delta science July 2, 2020Sea Grant is a federal and state partnership between NOAA and 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes...
FEATURE: The state of California’s environment Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 1, 2020Friends of the River co-founder Mark Dubois and current Executive Director Eric Wesselman discuss the protections for California rivers and...
NOW AVAILABLE: Nitrate Control Program: Final Community Engagement Guidance Document Maven Fact Sheets/Tools/InfoPolicy and regulation July 1, 2020From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: Below is the final version of the State Water Board Office of Public...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster Update: Litigation in the Delta, Term 91, SB-88 implementation, and more … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 30, 2020At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave his quarterly update where he discussed...
LEGAL BRIEFS: Judge denies motion for injunction over Shasta operations; San Joaquin County alleges misrepresentations by Westlands in CVP contract Maven Water project operationsWater rights and water law June 26, 2020The Eastern District Court has issued a ruling in a lawsuit brought by Pacific Coast Federation Of Fishermen’s Associations over...
GUEST COMMENTARY: The Delta Tunnel is not a Social Justice Project Restore the Delta CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project June 26, 2020This guest commentary is written by Tama L. Brisbane, poet, With Our Words Inc. Stockton Poet Laureate Area Coordinator, California...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists challenge Trump rollback of water protections Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation June 25, 2020Legal challenges continue to mount over the White House rolling back protections for America’s waterways, with the latest brought in...
DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS, PART 2: What do managers need to know to effectively make decisions in the future Delta? Maven Delta science June 25, 2020Jennifer Pierre, Paul Souza, and Campbell Ingram discuss what their needs are for managing the Delta into the future: Will...
COMMENTARY/REBUTTAL AT CAL MATTERS: A social justice perspective of the Delta tunnel project Cal Matters CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project June 24, 2020Opponents of the Delta tunnel project never say their position will lead to higher food prices and can even lead...
