COURTHOUSE NEWS: Meeting of Colorado River users wraps with focus on Mexico and tribes Courthouse News Service News December 7, 2024 126
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water managers deadlocked on Colorado River Aspen Journalism News December 6, 2024 122
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River stakeholders puzzle over future distribution as waters dry up Courthouse News Service News December 6, 2024 57
PRESS RELEASE: Central Valley Water Board announces initial results from E. coli tracking study at Nevada County’s Wolf Creek State Water Board News December 6, 2024 203
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River stakeholders tackle climate change, water rights at annual conference Courthouse News Service News December 5, 2024 85
DAN WALTERS: California officials plan for a dry 2025 with grim water supply guesswork Cal Matters News December 5, 2024 264
SJV WATER: Kern County desert groundwater battle may head to state Supreme Court SJV Water News December 5, 2024 170
SJV WATER: Punjabi growers seek dialogue, answers from state water regulators SJV Water News December 4, 2024 158
GUEST COMMENTARY: Resilience and Readiness: Supporting final studies for Delta Conveyance Project while reflecting on our state water system’s past, present and future Guest Contributor Commentary December 4, 2024 144
CV-SALTS: Nitrate and Salt Control Programs end 2024 with significant progress CV Salinity Coalition News December 4, 2024 191
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Metropolitan Committee panel discussion considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project Maven Notebook News and Features December 3, 2024 282
DWR Announces Initial State Water Project Allocation for 2025 at 5% Department of Water Resources (DWR) News December 2, 2024 594
BOOK REVIEW: Water Management: Prioritizing Justice and Sustainability Justin Scott-Coe WATER SHELF December 1, 2024 176
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Meeting of Colorado River users wraps with focus on Mexico and tribes; Annual ocean indicators point to varied conditions for Pacific salmon; The future of Kern River hydroelectric power; Water rights agreement will save $20 million, help protect Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 8, 2024 327IN THIS POST ...In California water news this weekend …Meeting of Colorado River users wraps with focus on Mexico and...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/6: Understanding water available for recharge in the Central Valley; Why timing for the biggest rain and snowfall matters; The science of snowmaking – crafting Tahoe’s winter wonderland; Water managers deadlocked on Colorado River; and more … Daily Digest December 6, 2024 540
DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: CA farmers are hopeful Trump administration will deliver more water to fields; Finding water for the San Joaquin Valley; Kern County desert groundwater battle may head to state Supreme Court; CA conservation efforts have raised Lake Mead by 16-feet in two years, regulators say; and more … Daily Digest December 5, 2024 723
DAILY DIGEST, 12/4: EPA urges California to safeguard tribal cultural practices by preserving Delta flows; Groups work to widen SGMA engagement; Special session brings uncertainty to water policy for CA farmers; Trump’s first climate crisis; and more … Daily Digest December 4, 2024 834
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Metropolitan Committee panel discussion considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project December 3, 2024 282
NOW AVAILABLE: US FWS Biological Opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project November 21, 2024 617
STATE WATER BOARD: California on track to meet short-term goal for recycled water; longer-term goals more elusive November 21, 2024 549
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Meeting of Colorado River users wraps with focus on Mexico and tribes Courthouse News Service News December 7, 2024 126Decades of drought and development mean there’s even less water in the Colorado River to go around to numerous thirsty...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River stakeholders puzzle over future distribution as waters dry up News December 6, 2024 57
PRESS RELEASE: Central Valley Water Board announces initial results from E. coli tracking study at Nevada County’s Wolf Creek News December 6, 2024 203
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River stakeholders tackle climate change, water rights at annual conference News December 5, 2024 85
SJV WATER: Kern County desert groundwater battle may head to state Supreme Court SJV Water News December 5, 2024 170By Lois Henry, SJV Water A group of water users in Kern County’s Indian Wells Valley who disagree with how...
SJV WATER: Punjabi growers seek dialogue, answers from state water regulators News December 4, 2024 158
CV-SALTS: Nitrate and Salt Control Programs end 2024 with significant progress News December 4, 2024 191
GUEST COMMENTARY: Resilience and Readiness: Supporting final studies for Delta Conveyance Project while reflecting on our state water system’s past, present and future Guest Contributor Commentary December 4, 2024 144By Charles Wilson, Executive Director of the Southern California Water Coalition We can’t escape our history. In 1984, the Southern...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Metropolitan Committee panel discussion considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features December 3, 2024 282
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmental groups claim California’s State Water Project will harm endangered fish and the environment News November 28, 2024 2833
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Meeting of Colorado River users wraps with focus on Mexico and tribes Courthouse News Service News December 7, 2024 126Decades of drought and development mean there’s even less water in the Colorado River to go around to numerous thirsty...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River stakeholders puzzle over future distribution as waters dry up News December 6, 2024 57
PRESS RELEASE: New report reveals climate threats, hidden costs of reservoirs Center for Biological Diversity Reports November 20, 2024 170
REPORT SUMMARY: Five Guiding Principles for Effective Voluntary Agreements Maven Reports November 14, 2024 388
REPORT SUMMARY: Accelerating Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond Maven Reports October 17, 2024 177
REPORT: Accelerating Ecological Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond Maven Reports October 2, 2024 64
REPORT SUMMARY: The Science of Non-native Species in a Dynamic Delta Maven Reports September 5, 2024 135
REPORT SUMMARY: The Economic Value of Efficiency for California Water Service: Lower Water Bills Maven Reports August 19, 2024 214
REPORT: Water Study provides overview of California Indian water rights Maven Reports August 14, 2024 346
DWR: New report estimates potential water losses due to climate crisis, actions to boost supplies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Reports July 31, 2024 432
Report from Stanford Law School Policy Lab and Stanford Doerr School makes recommendations to advance nature-based solutions Stanford University Reports July 31, 2024 133
DELTA CONSERVANCY: New Report Released on Delta Drought Response Pilot Program Delta Conservancy Reports July 30, 2024 171
NOAA FISHERIES: Recovery through reintroductions for California’s Central Valley salmon NOAA Fisheries Science November 27, 2024 676With rising temperatures and a greater demand on water resources, NOAA Fisheries has identified reintroduction, or the intentional movement and...
EOS: Soil Salinization: A Rising Threat to Ecosystems and Global Food Security Science November 15, 2024 144
THE CURRENT: Atmospheric rivers are shifting toward the poles, possibly following a long-term cycle Science November 8, 2024 5370
NOW AVAILABLE: Decision-making under Deep Uncertainty summary and synthesis Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTS November 21, 2024 37From the Delta Independent Science Board: To build an understanding of scientific tools and concepts that can increase the capacity...
NOW AVAILABLE: Final Delta Grand Challenges Essay Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTS November 21, 2024 49From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program is preparing to develop the third iteration of the Delta Science...
YOUR INPUT WANTED: Delta Adapts Draft Adaptation Plan Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTS November 21, 2024 39From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council has published a draft Adaptation Plan as part of its climate...
NOTICE of public hearing and procedural ruling for the Delta Conveyance Project Maven Agency NewsANNOUNCEMENTS November 19, 2024 186The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) will hold a public hearing...
NOTICE of Staff Workshop on Proposed Changes to the Water Measurement and Reporting Regulation State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS November 6, 2024 57From the State Water Resources Control Board: That State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff will hold a...
NOTICE: Revised Notice of Public Comment and Workshop on Draft Sacramento/Delta Updates to Bay-Delta Plan State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS November 4, 2024 68The State Water Resources Control Board has posted a revised notice of opportunity for public comment and workshop on draft...
FAQ: Update and Implementation of the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Watershed (Bay Delta Plan) State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS November 4, 2024 58
WATER CONSERVATION REGULATION: Upcoming Webinars for the Urban Water Use Objective Reporting Form State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS November 4, 2024 72From the State Water Resources Control Board: Urban retail water suppliers subject to the Making Conservation a California Way of...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Tap Dancing Through Data for Delta Drought Insights: An Interview with Rosemary Hartman October 15, 2024 342
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How floating wetlands could transform restoration in California’s Delta Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features November 13, 2024 2004Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended....
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fixing California Aqueduct subsidence: A multi-billion dollar problem Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features October 22, 2024 721The aqueduct capacity in certain areas of the Southern San Joaquin Valley is nearly reduced by half due to subsidence....
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Here today, forgotten tomorrow: How shifting baselines transform nature and challenge restoration Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features September 30, 2024 473Current water policies in the Delta encourage “shifting baselines” that gradually degrade ecosystems. But ongoing work on the Klamath River...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: We are still here: Partnering with Tribes on the Delta Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features August 28, 2024 470By Robin Meadows The first time Malissa Tayaba visited one of her ancestral village sites on the banks of the...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Trying yet again for fish friendlier exports from the Delta Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features August 12, 2024 755A new kind of Delta diversion could extract water at a slow enough rate, and across a wide enough area,...
FEATURE: From litigation to collaboration: How environmentalists and water agencies went from fighting over fish to helping them Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookScience July 15, 2024 1446By Robin Meadows A decade ago, California fish advocates and water suppliers seldom crossed paths except as entrenched opponents in...
