California water news

October 10, 2024 40

SJV WATER: New UC Davis clinic hopes to give small valley farmers some legal fire power to defend their groundwater stake

October 10, 2024 61

AG ALERT: Done right, flooding fields can be efficient

Ag Alert

October 9, 2024 204

AG ALERT: State Water Board approves boost in rates for 2024-25

Ag Alert

October 9, 2024 95

NIDIS: GPS for drought monitoring: leveraging the power of satellites to quantify regional water deficits

NIDIS

October 9, 2024 32

CAL MATTERS: ‘Dirty Delta’: California’s largest estuary is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against people who fish there?

Cal Matters

October 9, 2024 141

SJV WATER: State grilling prompts Tulare County groundwater agency to make changes

October 9, 2024 76

SJV WATER: Whether pumping cuts come from state or locals, cuts are coming to Tulare County farmers

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

October 9, 2024 93

DWR: DWR releases groundwater conditions update highlighting first decade of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Agency News

October 9, 2024 76

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

Press Release/Other

October 1, 2024 436

Latest news from around the web

DAILY DIGEST, 10/10: New UC Davis clinic hopes to help small valley farmers with SGMA; Scientists implement creative measures to save dwindling salmon populations; The shifting landscape of water rate setting; and more …

October 10, 2024 193

IN THIS POST ...On the calendar today …In California water news today …New UC Davis clinic hopes to give small...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/8-9: The Delta is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against people who fish there?; S.F. is at war over an environmental case headed to the Supreme Court; Whether pumping cuts come from state or locals, cuts are coming to Tulare County farmers; State Water Board approves boost in rates for 2024-25; and more …

October 9, 2024 685

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 782

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Valley residents already struggling with dry wells faced another problem this summer: Superheated tank water; Delta Conveyance Project Proposed Geotechnical Activities Delta Plan Consistency; As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles; Q&A with LADWP’s new board president on priorities & challenges; and more …

Delta Stewardship Council

September 29, 2024 551

ONLY ON MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

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

September 30, 2024 274

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

September 24, 2024 767

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

September 12, 2024 182

NEWS AND FEATURES

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Certification of Consistency filed for Delta Conveyance Project geotechnical activities

October 10, 2024 40

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been...

SJV WATER: New UC Davis clinic hopes to give small valley farmers some legal fire power to defend their groundwater stake

October 10, 2024 61

AG ALERT: Done right, flooding fields can be efficient

October 9, 2024 204

AG ALERT: State Water Board approves boost in rates for 2024-25

October 9, 2024 95

NIDIS: GPS for drought monitoring: leveraging the power of satellites to quantify regional water deficits

October 9, 2024 32

Groundwater

SJV WATER: New UC Davis clinic hopes to give small valley farmers some legal fire power to defend their groundwater stake

October 10, 2024 61

By Hannah Frances Johansson Nicole Larson is afraid for small farmers. Before enrolling as a law student at University of...

SJV WATER: State grilling prompts Tulare County groundwater agency to make changes

October 9, 2024 76

SJV WATER: Whether pumping cuts come from state or locals, cuts are coming to Tulare County farmers

October 9, 2024 93

DWR: DWR releases groundwater conditions update highlighting first decade of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Agency News

October 9, 2024 76

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

October 1, 2024 256

Delta

CAL MATTERS: ‘Dirty Delta’: California’s largest estuary is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against people who fish there?

Cal Matters

October 9, 2024 141

By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION: The Delta Supports State-Boosted Sustainable Ag: What Does That Look Like?

September 26, 2024 130

WATER BLUEPRINT FOR THE SJV: Update on Fall X2

Press Release/Other

September 21, 2024 242

Colorado River

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

September 27, 2024 136

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 244

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

August 28, 2024 658

Science

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

NOAA Fisheries

September 27, 2024 148

Upgraded research tool allows scientists to pinpoint the origin of individual salmon. From the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries...

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

September 6, 2024 237

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

August 5, 2024 121

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

Delta science Science

August 1, 2024 92

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

July 26, 2024 240

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRESS RELEASE: Notice of Availability Of Friant-Kern Canal Pump-Back Project Draft Environmental Impact Report

Press Release/Notice

October 10, 2024 13

Press release from the Friant Water Authority The Friant Water Authority (FWA) has released a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft...

NOTICE: New SGMA Reporting Requirements for Groundwater Extractors in the Tule Subbasin

State Water Board

October 10, 2024 8

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This notice is to inform you of new reporting requirements for groundwater extractors...

NOTICE of assignment of Santa Clara Valley Water District petitions to State Water Board’s Administrative Hearings Office

State Water Board

October 10, 2024 7

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On May 12, 2015, Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) filed with...

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

Delta Stewardship Council

October 1, 2024 56

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 52

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 153

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

Press Release/Notice

September 21, 2024 72

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

Press Release/Notice