GUEST COMMENTARY: Managing for Sustainability: Are you ready for permanent water rationing?

John Kingsbury

Commentary

December 28, 2016

Commentary written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association: Poised to seize control of water...

THIS JUST IN … DWR publishes Best Management Practices for the sustainable management of groundwater

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater NewsReports

December 27, 2016

From the Department of Water Resources: Today, DWR published Best Management Practices (BMPs), a series of five documents that provide...

Merry Christmas from Maven’s Notebook!

Maven

Website announcements

December 25, 2016

Wishing you all the gifts of the season Peace, joy, hope Thank you for being a reader of Maven’s Notebook!...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Issues Update to State’s “Go-To” Groundwater Publication

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater NewsReports

December 23, 2016

Update will help local agencies meet Sustainable Groundwater Management Act requirements From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department...

REACTIONS: Governor Brown, water agencies, and organizations react to the release of the California WaterFix final environmental documents

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

December 22, 2016

Today, the California Natural Resources Agency posted the final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix project.  Here are reactions, starting...

Final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix now available online

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

December 22, 2016

From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: The Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS)...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Project Allocation Increased to 45 Percent

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

December 21, 2016

Storms Dent, Don’t End Drought From the Department of Water Resources: With reservoirs rising from December storms, the Department of...

There’s Still time to Support Maven’s Notebook in 2016!

Maven

Website announcements

December 19, 2016

Dear Friend of Maven’s Notebook, Your gift – whether a generous one-time gift or a monthly gift of $10 or...

REACTIONS to President Obama signing the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act

Maven

Policy and regulation

December 19, 2016

Last Friday, President Obama signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.  Here are reactions from organizations and...

THIS JUST IN … President Obama signs the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation

December 16, 2016

From the White House: Today I am signing the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act into law. It...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Phil Isenberg with ‘A guide for the perplexed’

Maven

Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 15, 2016

Phil Isenberg is the former chair and vice chair of the Delta Stewardship Council.  Prior to that, he served as...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Dr. Clifford Dahm on Data, Decisions, Delta Science Program, and Delta Directions

Maven

Delta scienceNotebook News and Features

December 15, 2016

Dr. Clifford Dahm is an internationally recognized expert in aquatic ecology, climatology, and restoration biology, and he is professor emeritus...

Governor Brown to Climate Scientists: “We Will Persevere”

Maven

Climate change

December 14, 2016

From the Office of the Governor: Rallying thousands of scientists at one of the largest international gatherings of its kind,...

THIS JUST IN … California Water Commission Adopts Regulations to Guide Proposition 1 Funding for New Water Storage Projects

CA Water Commission

Policy and regulation

December 14, 2016

From the California Water Commission: California today made significant progress in providing funding for public benefits associated with new water...

PNNL: Consider the probabilities

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Climate changeHydrologyScience

December 14, 2016

Future climate change projections often focus on the average impacts over time or space, or target changes in extreme climate...