DAILY DIGEST, 8/5: Court victory for clean water and state regulators in California; CA family creates drinking water out of thin air; Cadiz water to benefit Salton Sea, Torres Martinez Tribe; Arizona, California farmers draft their Colorado River conservation strategy; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 5, 2022 935— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL TOUR: Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) from 10am to 11am. Join...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/4: The future of desalination; Critically low water levels at Lake Shasta; Burned-out boat pulled from the Delta, what about the other 50?; Drought and old pipes could slow Colorado River to a trickle; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 4, 2022 758— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Draft biological goals for the Lower San Joaquin River from 1pm...
WEBINAR SUMMARY: Environmental governance in the Delta Maven Delta scienceScience August 4, 2022 139In the spring of 2022, the Delta Science Program hosted a series of lunchtime webinars focused on governance in the...
DWR NEWS: Going with the Flow: How Aquifer Recharge Reduces Flood Risk Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News August 3, 2022 2By DWR News On a small scale, aquifers — subsurface natural basins — have benefitted from man-made recharge for decades....
UPDATE: August 2 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS August 3, 2022 61From the State Water Resources Control Board: This update contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: Water use dips, but still short of Newsom’s goal; Desert groundwater agency to pay $8,500 per acre-foot for valley water rights; CA Reps respond to Delta tunnel plan; Cutback in Eel River diversions expected to prompt new curtailments for Russian River water rights; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 3, 2022 836— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Great Basin Water Summit from 9am to 4pm. The Summit will feature...
FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNews August 3, 2022 650Written for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The first time a reporter asked public health researcher Gina Solomon if wildfires...
DWR NEWS: A Summer of (Eco)Restoration Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News August 2, 2022 6By DWR News Summer 2022 is a season of ecological restoration for the Department of Water Resources (DWR). From June...
THIS JUST IN … June 2022 Urban Water Conservation Update: Water use trending down State Water Board Agency News August 2, 2022 528From the State Water Resources Control Board: Statewide water use in June was 7.6% lower than in June 2020, and...
NOTICE of Proposed Transfer – El Dorado Irrigation District Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS August 2, 2022 82From the State Water Resources Control Board: On July 20, 2022, El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) filed a petition for...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/2: Worsening drought drives California water prices to all-time high; Ruling: State can seek enviro safeguards for Oroville Dam beyond federal regulations; San Francisco Estuary Partnership releases 2022 Estuary Blueprint; Beyond PFAS to plastics: The emerging contaminant that lies ahead; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 2, 2022 956— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include...
EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL: Helping Property Owners Manage Their Streams Earth Island Journal News August 1, 2022 1California Urban Streams Partnership shows Contra Costa County homeowners how to be stewards of their watersheds. By Jessica Hall, Earth...
DAN WALTERS: Can Newsom finally win long Delta water conflict? Cal Matters Commentary August 1, 2022 12California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to succeed where his predecessors have failed, building a project to replumb the Sacramento-San...
THIS JUST IN … Public Comment Period Opens for Additional Resubmitted Groundwater Sustainability Plans with ‘Incomplete’ Determinations Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News August 1, 2022 298From the Department of Water Resources: On January 28, 2022, the Department released eight Incomplete determinations on groundwater sustainability plans...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/1: Dan Walters: Can Newsom finally win long Delta water conflict?; As our climate permanently changes, how is CA fighting aridification?; What is fossil water? Geology and renewability; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 1, 2022 854[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Dan Walters: Can Newsom finally win long Delta water conflict? “Will the fifth...