THIS JUST IN … State Water Project Allocation Increases to 15 Percent Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions January 24, 2020From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an increase in 2020 State...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Delta ag drainage and subsidence, contaminants in Cache Slough, Delta smelt entrainment, tidal marsh restoration Maven Delta scienceScience January 24, 2020Estuary Pearls is a collection of short articles on science activities in the Delta and is published by the San...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 23, 2020A joint workshop hosted by the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Board provides details on how incoming...
METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE: The Newsom Administration’s draft Water Resilience Portfolio Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 22, 2020On January 3, State agencies released a draft Water Resilience Portfolio which outlines more than 100 integrated actionable recommendations in...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Tout Improved Odds for Survival of Colorado River Fish Courthouse News Service Colorado River January 21, 2020Touting successful conservation efforts in recent decades, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it will reclassify a Colorado...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom Wades Into Decades-Long Bid to Wring More Water for California Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation January 21, 2020California governors couldn’t complete, leaving environmentalists to wonder whether the state’s blueprint for climate change is legitimate. By Nick Cahill,...
CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD: Update on the San Joaquin River Restoration Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management January 21, 2020Historically, the San Joaquin River has supported large chinook salmon populations. However, since the Bureau of Reclamation’s Friant Dam on...
REACTIONS: Organizations and water agencies react to DWR’s issuance of a Notice of Preparation for the Delta conveyance project. Maven Delta Conveyance Project January 16, 2020Yesterday, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released its Delta Conveyance Notice of Preparation which begins the preparation of...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2020Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...
THIS JUST IN … Notice of preparation of environmental impact report for the Delta conveyance project *Updated with DWR press release* Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project January 15, 2020Scoping meetings to be held statewide in February The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released a Notice of Preparation...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Briefing on the 2019 update to the State of the Estuary Report Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management January 15, 2020The San Francisco Estuary Partnership periodically reports on the health of the estuary, producing the State of the Estuary report...
ANECITA AGUSTINEZ, DWR TRIBAL POLICY ADVISOR: The Language of Water Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 14, 2020This commentary is based on speakers notes from an ACWA Talk given by Anecita Agustinez at the ACWA Fall Conference...
WEBSITE REBUILD: Responding to survey comments and one more quick survey … Maven Website announcements January 13, 2020New website, where is it, you ask? Here’s an update. Thank you to all who took the time to answer...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 9, 2020When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks...
ACWA PANEL: Establishing groundwater allocations under SGMA Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 8, 2020As groundwater sustainability agencies prepare their plans to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), they will...
