California water news

October 3, 2024 111

PRESS RELEASE: Klamath Dam removal comes to a close (with before and after photos)

October 3, 2024 79

NOAA FISHERIES: Final step in Klamath River dam removal opens path for returning salmon

NOAA Fisheries

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

October 3, 2024 69

GOVERNOR NEWSOM: California makes major strides for water supplies and climate resilience over the past year

October 3, 2024 48

PRESS RELEASE: 30th anniversary of the historic Water Board decision to protect Mono Lake shows that additional action is needed

October 3, 2024 32

USBR: Start of 2025 water year is a reminder of the need for caution and preparedness

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Agency News

October 2, 2024 253

DWR Statement on Fall X2 action

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

October 2, 2024 198

REPORT: Sustainable Conservation publishes key report on accelerating ecological restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond

Sustainable Conservation

Reports

October 2, 2024 85

NREL: The (in)visible plastic pollution problem

News Science

October 2, 2024 75

PRESS RELEASE: California’s Direct Potable Reuse Regulations flow into action

October 2, 2024 79

Latest news from around the web

DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: Klamath Dams removal complete – with before & after pictures; CA makes major strides for water supplies and climate resilience; Direct Potable Reuse regulations now in effect; 30th anniversary of the historic Water Board decision to protect Mono Lake; and more …

October 3, 2024 382

IN THIS POST ...On the calendar today …Klamath Dam removal is complete …California completes largest dam removal in US historyKlamath...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Decision to reduce water flows in the Delta sparks debate over imperiled fish; Is California getting drier?; New report on accelerating restoration in the Sacramento Valley; The (in)visible plastic pollution problem; and more …

October 2, 2024 652

DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: State appeals Kings County judge’s groundwater injunction; State cancels/modifies Fall X2 for this year; Valley Water evaluating desalination project through its Water Supply Master Plan process; and more …

October 1, 2024 545

DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: How shifting baselines transform nature and challenge restoration; Study finds Central Valley residents continually exposed to ‘toxic soup’ of pesticides; Happy New Water Year 2025! – Wet, dry, or just plain weird?; and more …

September 30, 2024 689

ONLY ON MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Here today, forgotten tomorrow: How shifting baselines transform nature and challenge restoration

September 30, 2024 230

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How the fight against Auburn Dam advanced flood control in California

September 24, 2024 736

DAVID SEDLAK: Water for All: Global solutions for a changing climate

September 12, 2024 173

NEWS AND FEATURES

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California completes largest dam removal in US history

Courthouse News Service

October 3, 2024 111

The Klamath River dam removal unblocked nearly 400 miles of waterways in a big win for local Native American tribes....

PRESS RELEASE: Klamath Dam removal comes to a close (with before and after photos)

October 3, 2024 79

NOAA FISHERIES: Final step in Klamath River dam removal opens path for returning salmon

October 3, 2024 69

GOVERNOR NEWSOM: California makes major strides for water supplies and climate resilience over the past year

October 3, 2024 48

PRESS RELEASE: 30th anniversary of the historic Water Board decision to protect Mono Lake shows that additional action is needed

October 3, 2024 32

Groundwater

SJV WATER: State appeals Kings County judge’s groundwater injunction

October 1, 2024 215

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board announced Monday it is appealing a Kings County judge’s...

SJV WATER: Tulare County irrigation districts try to ‘right the ship’ toward groundwater sustainability. But will it be enough?

September 26, 2024 148

SJV WATER: Most well owners in Kings County will soon have to meter and register wells under local – not state – rules

September 25, 2024 193

AG ALERT: State Water Board agrees on probation for Tule Subbasin

September 25, 2024 153

NOW AVAILABLE: DWR Releases Second and Third Papers on Depletions of Interconnected Surface Water

Agency News

September 21, 2024 175

Delta

PRESS RELEASE: Westlands Water District supports use of adaptive management

October 1, 2024 80

From Westlands Water District: Westlands Water District is encouraged by the recent decision to employ adaptive management as part of...

PRESS RELEASE: State and federal agencies cancel action to protect Delta smelt

October 1, 2024 335

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Contractors applaud California’s use of adaptive management in the Bay-Delta for 2024

October 1, 2024 198

Colorado River

PRESS RELEASE: IID’s Colorado River Agreement to Raise Lake Mead by 10+ Feet

September 27, 2024 131

IID inked a landmark conservation agreement on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to conserve up...

USBR: Fish release tries to tip the scales in favor of endangered species

Agency News

September 13, 2024 238

AG ALERT: Imperial Valley goes dry as farmers act to protect river

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

August 28, 2024 640

Science

NREL: The (in)visible plastic pollution problem

News Science

October 2, 2024 75

WaterPACT Project to quantify and reduce plastic waste in US rivers By Anna Nixon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Rivers...

NOAA FISHERIES: West Coast chinook salmon get a new genetic reference database

Science

September 27, 2024 121

NOAA FISHERIES: The Elwha River restoration: A case study in adaptive management for salmon recovery

Science

September 6, 2024 221

USGS: Wildfires are increasing concentrations of mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams

Science

August 5, 2024 120

SCIENCE FEATURE: Using an adaptation pathways approach to explore the solution space and accelerate adaptation

Delta science Science

August 1, 2024 89

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENT: Army Corps to host New Bullards Bar and Oroville Dam Water Control Manual Update information meeting October 15

October 1, 2024 307

Press release from the Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a public...

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

Delta Stewardship Council

October 1, 2024 44

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This notice serves to inform water right permit and license holders with Standard...

NOW AVAILABLE: 2024 Delta Plan Five-Year Review Report

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

September 28, 2024 40

Delta Stewardship Council adopts 2024 Delta Plan five-year review report From the Delta Stewardship Council: As required by the Delta...

DWR: Lake Oroville update: Routine spillway inspections scheduled; Geotechnical investigation; Feather River floating classrooms; Current lake operations; and more …

September 21, 2024 143

From the Department of Water Resources: Routine Spillway Inspections Scheduled Following another wet winter requiring flood control releases from Oroville...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Celebrating Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Week 2024

September 21, 2024 70

From the Delta Conservancy: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Week, taking place this year from September 22 through 28, is a celebration...

NOTICE: Notification Level Recommendation for Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA) in Drinking Water