Chris Austin’s home on the internet
I am passionate about California water issues
- ... some might say obsessed ...
I travel around the state a lot
- ... and I take a lot of pictures ...
This is Mavens Manor ...
- Chris Austin's home on the internet
These are my websites ...
Maven's Notebook
I did say I’m passionate about California water issues and this is the result: the most comprehensive, crazy-best, up-to-the-minute website for California water news and information. If you are passionate about California water too, then Maven’s Notebook is the website for you.
Maven's Photoblog
I like to travel and wherever I go, I have my camera. I often drag my family and the dog out to the most remote corners of our state – from the deserts of the south to the rivers of the north. If I take all these pictures, then I feel I need to do something with them, so I show them to you here on my photoblog.
Maven's Photo Library
I take a lot of pictures … seriously. A lot of California water infrastructure, agriculture, and landscapes of California, with a few other things thrown in. Most of them are loaded up at flickr. Need to use a photo? Just ask!
These are some of my favorite projects ...
Articles
9 Californians who play key roles in water policy
Published at E&E Publishing, January 19, 2016 Written by Debra Kahn After four years of a crushing drought, Californians are hoping El Niño storms bring relief this winter. But whether they replenish the state’s reservoirs and rebuild its crucial snowpack remains to be seen, with many experts cautioning that the state’s water deficit is too
Read MoreOpening speech for the community conference, “How blue is your valley? Your voice, your future”; held April 24,2015
Welcome to the conference! I want to thank Roger Moore and the Environmental Section of the State Bar for inviting me to speak today, and I want to thank all of you for coming to find out more about my favorite subject, water. My name is Chris Austin, otherwise known as Maven, and I publish
Read MoreTHANK YOU FOR VISITING!
- DAILY DIGEST: ‘Under the radar’ hearings grind on for Delta tunnels; Vanishing salmon could doom tribe’s culture; Expansion of Los Vaqueros Reservoir wins regional backing; Trump administration moves to shrink marine sanctuaries, repeal Clean Water Rule; and more …
- NEWS WORTH NOTING: New report on considerations for local groundwater markets; DWR releases PSP for Prop 1 water desalination grants; Public opinion poll shows high level of confidence in San Diego’s water supply reliability
- DAILY DIGEST: Feds say Delta tunnels won’t push fish over the brink; How California got its first groundwater market; The Kings River flooded from snowmelt that couldn’t be measured or predicted; and more …
- REACTIONS to the release of the biological opinions for the California Water Fix project
- BLOG ROUND-UP: Can Sacramento Valley reservoirs adapt to flooding with a warmer climate?; What could be the next big thing in infrastructure?; The changing face of water leadership; Secrets of salmon success in the Sac Valley; and more …