California water news

September 17, 2024 329

CAL MATTERS: ‘Unlawful regulation’: State suffers big setback in water lawsuit filed by growers

Cal Matters

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

September 17, 2024 191

DWR NEWS: Improving the lives of Californians: DWR marks 10 years of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and progress made to protect water supplies

September 17, 2024 56

NOTICE: Sites Reservoir Project: Denial without prejudice of water quality certification

September 16, 2024 1476

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Sites Reservoir project hits troubled waters in permitting process

September 16, 2024 1108

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: The key to fix California’s inadequate water storage? Put water underground, scientists say

Inside Climate News

September 16, 2024 396

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Aquatic ecosystems aren’t immune to wildfire impacts, research shows

Inside Climate News

September 16, 2024 62

SJV WATER: Kings County judge rules against state Water Board in high-stakes groundwater case

SJV Water

September 13, 2024 950

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge erred in tossing challenge to California logging project, environmentalists tell Ninth Circuit

September 13, 2024 100

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Siskiyou County residents urge injunction amid claims of racially motivated water restrictions

September 13, 2024 1180

Latest news from around the web

DAILY DIGEST, 9/17: Sites Reservoir project hits troubled waters in permitting process; A decade after signing of California groundwater law, major challenges remain; Tackling cold-water droughts in a changing climate; Do you know what chemicals are in your drinking water pipes?; and more …

Daily Digest

September 17, 2024 1165

IN THIS POST ...On the calendar today …In California water news today …Sites Reservoir project hits troubled waters in permitting process‘Unlawful regulation’: State suffers big setback in water lawsuit filed by growersA decade after signing of California groundwater law, major...

Featured News

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board puts Tule Subbasin on probation

September 17, 2024 329

The board potentially could begin restricting water extractions in a year. The probationary status imposes only recording requirements and fees....

CAL MATTERS: ‘Unlawful regulation’: State suffers big setback in water lawsuit filed by growers

September 17, 2024 191

DWR NEWS: Improving the lives of Californians: DWR marks 10 years of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and progress made to protect water supplies

September 17, 2024 56

NOTICE: Sites Reservoir Project: Denial without prejudice of water quality certification

September 16, 2024 1476

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Sites Reservoir project hits troubled waters in permitting process

September 16, 2024 1108

Groundwater

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board puts Tule Subbasin on probation

September 17, 2024 329

The board potentially could begin restricting water extractions in a year. The probationary status imposes only recording requirements and fees....

CAL MATTERS: ‘Unlawful regulation’: State suffers big setback in water lawsuit filed by growers

September 17, 2024 191

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: The key to fix California’s inadequate water storage? Put water underground, scientists say

September 16, 2024 396

SJV WATER: Kings County judge rules against state Water Board in high-stakes groundwater case

September 13, 2024 950

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge tosses Napa winemaker’s fight over water wells

September 12, 2024 167

Delta

REPORT SUMMARY: The Science of Non-native Species in a Dynamic Delta

Notebook News and Features

Reports

September 5, 2024 116

The Delta is home to over 200 non-native species and is among the world’s most invaded estuaries. These species, introduced...

COMMENTARY: Failure to implement environmental laws shows what’s really in store for the endangered San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem

Commentary

September 5, 2024 355

LETTER: GOP Reps say preferred alternative for Delta water project operations inappropriately prioritizes environmental goals at expense of water supplies

September 4, 2024 881

Colorado River

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

Bureau of Reclamation News

September 13, 2024 202

By the Bureau of Reclamation Late this spring, more than 2,400 endangered fish made a 700-mile journey that ended in...

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

August 28, 2024 615

USBR: Innovative effort to restore native Apache trout gets a boost

August 20, 2024 6

Science

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

NOAA Fisheries

September 6, 2024 198

Elwha River restoration project offers valuable insights into the complex ecological processes involved in dam removal and river recovery. By...

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

August 5, 2024 114

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

Delta science Science

August 1, 2024 83

UC RIVERSIDE: Parched Central Valley farms depend on Sierras for groundwater

July 26, 2024 235

USGS: Using mixed telemetry methods to measure soil moisture for improving runoff forecasting in the Sierra Nevada

July 25, 2024 31

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOTICE: Sites Reservoir Project: Denial without prejudice of water quality certification

September 16, 2024 1476

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On September 16, 2024, the Chief Deputy Director for the State Water Resources...

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT/SCOPING for seawater desalination provisions in the Ocean Plan

Bureau of Reclamation News

September 13, 2024 130

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will accept written...

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Draft Environmental Assessment for implementation of Klamath Project operating procedures 2024-2029

Delta Stewardship Council

September 13, 2024 125

From the Bureau of Reclamation The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) manages the Klamath Project (Project),...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Delta Stewardship Council’s Draft Tribal and Environmental Justice Issue Paper

September 6, 2024 52

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council has released the public review draft of its Tribal and Environmental...

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM to release pulse flow for salmon spawning

Press Release/Notice

September 4, 2024 165

From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Starting early morning, Tuesday, September 10, the San Joaquin River Restoration Program (Program)...

SITES AHO RULING: Procedural Ruling Regarding Evidentiary Issues, Time Limits, and Site Visit in the AHO Proceeding on the Proposed Sites Reservoir Project

September 4, 2024 69

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This procedural ruling addresses the motions to supplement case in chief exhibits filed...

NOTICE: September 17, 2024, SGMA Public Board Hearing on Tule groundwater subbasin: Final Staff Report available

August 31, 2024 82

On September 17, 2024, the State Water Board will hold a public hearing to consider designating the Tule Subbasin as...

NOTICE: Public hearing on proposed reservoir project in Sacramento Valley continues in September

August 31, 2024 100

Sites Project Authority seeks water right for construction, storage The State Water Resources Control Board will continue a multi-day public...

Podcasts and webinars

WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Liquid Asset” by Buzz Thompson

August 23, 2024 92

WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Water for All” by David Sedlak⁠

August 3, 2024 88

SCIENCE IN SHORT: Environmental DNA: An Interview with Andrea Schreier

July 17, 2024 162

WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Water Always Wins” by Erica Gies

April 9, 2024 97

RIPPLE EFFECT: All the Water Books!

March 30, 2024 74

SCIENCE IN SHORT: Reversing Delta land subsidence with Steven Deverel

March 18, 2024 250

Best of the Notebook

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: DWR presents Delta Conveyance Project cost estimate and benefit cost analysis to Metropolitan Committee

June 19, 2024 430

At the June meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting, DWR Director Karla Nemeth was on...

FEATURE: Requiring water users to pay for ecological damage: A conversation with environmental lawyer Karrigan Börk

Robin Meadows

June 11, 2024 403

by Robin Meadows Water diversions can harm aquatic ecosystems, riparian habitat, and beaches fed by river sediment. But the people...

JEFFREY KIGHTLINGER: Southern California water challenges, explained

June 6, 2024 658

Jeffrey Kightlinger spent 15 years as Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Water District, the largest municipal water provider in...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Are farm fields a hidden source of microplastics?

Alastair Bland

May 30, 2024 551

By Alastair Bland I first tuned in to murmurs about plastic pollution in the late 1980s, when my mom would...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Water right enforcement in California

May 16, 2024 787

In August 2022, amidst a severe drought, the State Water Board ordered ranchers and farmers in Siskiyou County to cease...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Lights, sound…bubbles! New virtual barrier deters baby salmon from Delta death trap

Robin Meadows