DAILY DIGEST, 9/19: Rep. Harder to introduce legislation to stop Delta tunnel project; Much-needed rain helps Mosquito Fire containment; Oil industry records of freshwater use make accurate accounting impossible; The tiny corner of California that isn’t in drought; and more …


In California water news today …

Central Valley congressman introducing legislation to prevent Delta Tunnel project from gaining ground

The battle for California’s water supply is scheduled to take center stage at the nation’s capitol on Monday, as Central Valley Congressman Josh Harder is set to take the strongest step yet to stop the state’s proposed giant water tunnel from gaining ground.  “The Delta Tunnels is like a zombie project. Every time we kill it, Sacramento politicians bring it back. Once again, they’ve been trying the same playbook for 60 years,” Harder said.  The congressman said he is going to introduce a new bill on Monday, called the Stop the Delta Tunnels Act, that would forbid the Secretary of Army from issuing a permit related to the project, effectively stopping all federal support for the Delta Conveyance Project. … ”  Read more from KCRA here: Central Valley congressman introducing legislation to prevent Delta Tunnel project from gaining ground

Taste of winter, much-needed rain arrives in California

While Southern California has been on the receiving end of multiple rounds of rain in recent days and weeks, continued dry weather in the northern two-thirds of the state has led to persistent drought conditions, as well as numerous wildfires. However, AccuWeather forecasters say a potent storm system will stall offshore for a couple of days and allow for a steady soaking rain in Northern California. For a select few areas at high elevations, a bit of wet snow may even be possible.  The culprit is an area of low pressure over the Pacific Ocean, which has been slowly strengthening in recent days. As this low pressure system gradually moves inland during the first few days of the week, it will bring moist Pacific air inland with it, providing the ingredients necessary for widespread rain for much of the Golden State.  “In Central and Northern California, rainfall may be heavy at times. On top of that, it should be a slow-moving feature, with rain lasting for a prolonged period of time in many areas,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Mike LeSeney explained. … ”  Read more from AccuWeather here: Taste of winter, much-needed rain arrives in California

Mosquito Fire update: Rain helps containment and several evacuation orders are lifted

Containment of the Mosquito Fire in Placer and El Dorado counties jumped this weekend as rain showers fell on the region. The fire is 34% contained, Cal Fire said in a Sunday morning update, up from 21% the day before. The fire grew slightly from Saturday and has now burned 74,748 acres. “As rain showers are forecasted to continue through the day and become heavier overnight, crews will look for opportunities to make containment progress as it is safe to do so,” Cal Fire officials wrote in their update.  The area of the fire could receive up to 2 inches of rain over the next few days, the National Weather Service said. ... ”  Read more from the Sacramento Bee here: Mosquito Fire update: Rain helps containment and several evacuation orders are lifted

SEE ALSO‘Starting to look a lot better’: Rain aids Mosquito fire battle, but brings flood, mudflow risk, from the LA Times

Drought-wracked California allows oil companies to use high-quality water. But regulators’ error-strewn records make accurate accounting nearly impossible

Kern County Oil Field; photo by Babette Plana

Last month, with California in the grips of a megadrought, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a plan centered on “the acute need to conserve water” in the face of a drier, hotter future caused by climate change. The plan outlines actions to “transform water management” and calls on California residents to step up and do their part to conserve water.  Yet the plan does nothing to limit use of California’s dwindling water supplies by one of the primary drivers of climate change: the oil and gas industry.   An Inside Climate News analysis of data collected by the California Geologic Energy Management Division, or CalGEM, shows high-quality water is being diverted from state domestic and agricultural supplies, predominantly in Kern County, to extract viscous crude from some of the world’s most climate-polluting oilfields.  The analysis also reveals deep problems with the quality of the data collected by CalGEM that make it very difficult to establish the quantities of water used to produce oil—despite a 2014 law that was supposed to overhaul the industry’s water-use reporting in order to provide greater transparency. … ”  Read more from Inside Climate News here:  Drought-wracked California allows oil companies to use high-quality water. But regulators’ error-strewn records make accurate accounting nearly impossible

Drought forces farmers to scale back and others to fold as economists warn of price hikes

Recent extreme temperatures in California and years of prolonged drought has created a bone-dry landscape in states across the country, ravaging crops and causing them to die off. Some farmers and economists are now warning that consumers are going to soon see price hikes for certain items and less food on store shelves.  With nearly half of the western region of the U.S. experiencing severe drought conditions, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, and almost every area now classified as abnormally dry, some farmers are planting less while some ranchers are having to sell off cattle early and purchase less.  “You can’t all of a sudden cut your income in half, especially when most of your costs continue to stay there and continue to do that year over year,” rancher Stan Van Vleck said. ... ”  Read more from Fox Business here: Drought forces farmers to scale back and others to fold as economists warn of price hikes

The tiny corner of California that isn’t in drought

As of Thursday, 99.77% of California is experiencing drought, according to tracking by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Just one (very small) corner of the state is left out.  The drought map of California shows shades of orange, red, and even dark burgundy for the driest parts of the state. But if you look to the far northwest, where the state borders Oregon and the Pacific Ocean, there’s a tiny patch of yellow to be found in Del Norte County.  Del Norte County, with a population around 28,000, is perhaps best known for its lush coastal redwood forest. About two-thirds of the county is experiencing drought, but one-third – the furthest northwest sliver of the county – is not. That small area accounts for the entirety of California’s 0.23% of drought-free territory. … ”  Read more from KTLA here: The tiny corner of California that isn’t in drought

Removing grass may increase urban heat, study finds

The Southern Nevada Water Authority runs what is likely the longest-running program to motivate homeowners to replace water-thirsty grass with desert landscaping, but a new study says that while the move may save water, the price could be a superheated city.  In a new study, a team of researchers investigated the microclimate effects of three common landscape types in an arid region of Phoenix, Arizona.  Scientists found that desert landscaping had the lowest water requirement but the highest temperatures. Air temperatures in the desert landscape plot averaged 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit  higher than in the other two landscape types.  “Removing turf grass from the landscape is an excellent approach for saving water, but if we remove all the turf grass, the temperature will go up,” said the study’s lead author Rubab Saher, a postdoctoral research associate at the Desert Research Institute. … ”  Read more from the Nevada Current here: Removing grass may increase urban heat, study finds

Chapman Conference advances water solutions

The main takeaway from the Chapman University Water Abundance Conference held Thursday, Sept. 15, at the school’s campus is: California’s water issues are difficult but can be solved.  The all-day event’s presentations and discussions are online for free here and worth watching. The event occurred in the midst of the third year of yet another drought, shortly after the severe 2012-16 drought.  Mathematics professor and university President Daniele Struppa kicked off the conference by noting water is “not just a scientific problem,” so the need is “connecting science and society by bringing different disciplines together,” such as meteorologists, sociologists, and politicians.  Advancing that theme was the conference’s moderator, Steven Greenhut, the western region director of the R Street Institute think tank and author of the recent book, “Winning the Water Wars: California can meet its water needs by promoting abundance rather than managing scarcity.” … ”  Read more from the Epoch Times here (free registration may be required):  Chapman Conference advances water solutions

Without mentioning China, California close to blocking foreign buyers from its farmland

California’s legislature has passed a bill banning foreign entities from buying its agricultural land, a move that is part of reignited discussions about whether the United States should block parties from unfriendly countries from buying farmland.  The California bill makes no mention of China, and Governor Gavin Newsom has until the end of the month to sign it into law. But on a national scale, some experts and politicians are concerned that China’s increasing investments in U.S. agriculture pose a threat to the country’s security. Other analysts told VOA Mandarin that those concerns are overblown, saying there is little evidence to suggest that China’s actions are harmful. … ” Continue reading at the Voice of America here: Without mentioning China, California close to blocking foreign buyers from its farmland 

California has provided incentives for methane capture at dairies, but the program may have ‘unintended consequences’

On summer afternoons, thousands of dairy cows at Bar 20 dairy in Kerman, California, seek shelter from the blazing sun under the shade of open-walled barns. The scene is typical in the San Joaquin Valley, an agricultural region that produces more milk than any other part of the country. … Less typical, though, is the 25 million-gallon pond at the southeast corner of the dairy, covered in a large dusty gray tarp that balloons and shrinks with the day’s fluctuating temperature. … California, a state proud of its booming dairy industry, has allocated more than $350 million to build digesters like this one on dairy farms in a bid to capture methane and stem climate change. But the technology presents a major paradox: Emerging research suggests that after the digesters process the manure, it emits ammonia, which can travel long distances to contaminate water and soil and threaten ecosystems. … ”  Read more from Inside Climate News here: California has provided incentives for methane capture at dairies, but the program may have ‘unintended consequences’

Watershed Outreach – Summer 2022

With summer wrapping up and a new school year upon us, we decided it was a good time to reflect on outreach done by researchers at the Center for Watershed Sciences (CWS) at UC Davis. Some of the outreach was organized by the Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee while others took initiative and pursued their own outreach. CWS researchers understand the great value of outreach to inspire new generations of scientists, and how it can be used as a tool to expand access to outdoor sciences across diverse communities. We hope you enjoy reading about our efforts and please reach out or comment below if you have opportunities for engagement! We are always looking for new ways to engage the public! … ”  Continue reading at the California Water Blog here:  Watershed Outreach – Summer 2022

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In commentary today …

The country that is showing the world how to save water

Seth M. Siegel, author of “Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World” and “Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink,” writes, “Scorching temperatures and reports of water scarcity are grabbing headlines, as drought caused by climate change creates long-term problems for farmers and communities in the United States and around the world. Without adequate supply of water, farmers are being forced to plant less in order to conserve the water they will need to get through yet another year of prolonged drought. The consequences will be higher food prices here, but also social instability in countries important to the US.  As frightening and as insurmountable a challenge as chronic and growing water shortages may seem, there are solutions at hand that can save us from crisis.  A small country in one of the driest regions in the world is among those that have developed policies and techniques to provide water in cities and farms alike. That country is Israel. And with drought becoming the new normal, policymakers would be wise to take a look at what Israel has done, and to begin the process of creating their own water-resilient societies that are less dependent on rainfall that may never return. … ”  Read more from CNN here: The country that is showing the world how to save water

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In regional water news and commentary today …

NORTH COAST

Commentary:  Why the recent “Big Win” for the Klamath River is actually a big loss

Felice Pace, editor of the KlamBlog, writes, “The early September article in the Medford Mail Tribune was unequivocal:  “The federal government will invest $162 million over the next five years to restore the health of the Klamath Basin, including $26 million this year. Endangered suckers and salmon in the Klamath Basin have a greater shot at survival thanks to federal funds awarded this week.” Really? We have been engaging in “restoration” within the Klamath River Basin since at least passage of the Klamath Act in 1980. Over several decades, hundreds of millions of dollars have been expended on “restoration” projects for salmon in the lower Basin and suckers in the Upper Basin. Klamath River Basin restoration has now been institutionalized as an ongoing program of the US Bureau of Reclamation and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. … ”  Read more from the KlamBlog here: Commentary:  Why the recent “Big Win” for the Klamath River is actually a big loss

MOUNTAIN COUNTIES

Tahoe weather rollercoaster once again – rain, upper elevation snow, then highs in the 70s

An early season storm is bringing much cooler conditions along with chances for rain and high elevation snow through Wednesday. These cooler and wetter conditions will help limit smoke impacts. The Lake Tahoe Basin saw unseasonably high temperatures in the 90s, then a week of 50s and 60s and rain, and once again the region will see dry and warmer conditions returning later in the week through next weekend. … ”  Read more from South Tahoe Now here: Tahoe weather rollercoaster once again – rain, upper elevation snow, then highs in the 70s

SACRAMENTO VALLEY

Building Shasta Dam flooded out a California Tribe. Why are they still not included in the dam’s history?

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates Shasta Dam, uses its Visitor Center to share a comprehensive history of the Dam’s construction and purpose. What that history omits is any mention of the Winnemem Wintu, a local Tribe that was flooded out of their homes along the McCloud River when the Dam was built. Leaving the Tribe out of the Visitor Center’s official narrative is intentional, scholars and Tribal members say, because it helps deny legal claims to their ancestral waters and lands now. In recent years, the Visitor Center has become the center of ongoing tensions over how the Dam’s history is told. … ”  Read more from Shasta Scout here: Building Shasta Dam flooded out a California Tribe. Why are they still not included in the dam’s history?

Ruth Lake cleanup aims to ‘get the trash out of the splash’

Those who frequent Ruth Lake are invited to take part in a cleanup event on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Promising to “get the trash out of the splash,” the goal of the cleanup is to pick up years of litter found throughout the lake, according to organizers. Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at the Ruth Lake Marina before splitting off to meet “zone captains” throughout the lake. … ”  Read more from KRCR here: Ruth Lake cleanup aims to ‘get the trash out of the splash’

NAPA/SONOMA

Heat and drought cause ‘earliest ever’ wine harvest, but hope remains

In Portugal’s Douro Valley, the team at the Quinta do Vesuvio winery was stomping picked grapes in ancient stone lagares (troughs) in August. “Never in the history of this great estate, which dates to 1565, have grapes been trodden this early,” says Harry Symington, whose family has been producing premium ports in the Douro for five generations.  The nail-biting tale of the 2022 harvest—scorching heat and record-breaking drought that sped up ripening in vineyards from Germany to Paso Robles, Calif.—is another reminder of the power of climate change to upend the wine world.  Still, many winemakers are bullish. … ”  Read more from Bloomberg here: Heat and drought cause ‘earliest ever’ wine harvest, but hope remains

BAY AREA

Project to protect Bay Area drinking water from wildfires to begin

In an effort to protect the drinking water source for one million Bay Area residents from destructive wildfires, crews will soon work to masticate vegetation on Maple Way around watershed lands. In collaboration with Cal Fire, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, who oversees the SFPUC Peninsula Watershed, will hire contractors to mulch vegetation into small pieces. Reducing the size of vegetation growth will limit the risk of extreme fire around the watershed, the Edgewood County Park and surrounding private property, said Cal Fire. … ”  Read more from The Patch here: Project to protect Bay Area drinking water from wildfires to begin

CENTRAL COAST

Monterey County supervisors to address water supply issues

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors will hold its second regional water forum Tuesday to address water supply issues facing the region.The forum will provide an overview of current efforts regarding water management and sustainability, and to initiate a comprehensive discussion on regional water supplies and solutions. The goal is to look broadly at what will be needed to ensure water security in Monterey County. … ”  Read more from SF Gate here: Monterey County supervisors to address water supply issues

Carpinteria GSA Board Of Directors to consider fee appeals policy

The Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) is developing a groundwater fee appeal policy as required by Resolution No. 011 of the GSA Board. The policy will provide a mechanism for property owners subject to the groundwater fee to appeal the fee calculation for their property as it applies to the adopted groundwater fee for Fiscal Year 2023. Property owners are strongly encouraged to provide input and participate at public hearings on Sept. 28 and Oct. 12. The public hearings will be held during regular meetings of the Carpinteria GSA. The Board will discuss the policy matter and hear comments from the public. At the Oct. 12 meeting, the GSA Board is expected to consider adoption of the policy. ... ”  Read more from the Santa Barbara News-Press here: Carpinteria GSA Board Of Directors to consider fee appeals policy

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY

Once flooded ghost town reemerges because of drought

Old Kernville or Whiskey Flat was a mining town in California. According to SF Gate, this ghost town is “one of the wildest, most storied, tragedy-laden places to ever come out of the Old West and the Gold Rush era.”  SF Gate reported that towards the end of the Gold Rush in the 1860s, Lovely Rogers’ mule ran away and legend has it that when Rogers picked up a rock, it was 42 ounces of pure gold. Later, Adam Hamilton set up a makeshift saloon by the name of “Whiskey Flat,” which gave the town its name.  A chaotic and tumultuous mining town, this iconic Wild West town was known for being, well, wild. … ”  Read more from the Deseret News here: Once flooded ghost town reemerges because of drought

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Metropolitan completes pipeline repairs ahead of schedule

Residents and businesses in portions of Los Angeles County can resume limited watering outdoors – with conservation clearly in mind – after the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California completed urgent repairs on a major pipeline ahead of schedule, the agency announced today.  About 4 million people were called upon to stop outdoor watering for up to 15 days starting Sept. 6, while Metropolitan shut down its 36-mile Upper Feeder pipeline, a primary conduit of Colorado River water into Southern California, to repair a leak. Crews working around the clock were able to make the repairs and fully transition the pipeline back into service, nearly two days ahead of schedule. In response to the conservation call, Metropolitan estimates residents and businesses in the affected areas reduced water demands by about 30 percent during the shutdown. … ”

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Rare yellow-legged frogs are returned to drought-hammered San Gabriel Mountains

Six biologists shouldered backpack coolers filled with 200 federally endangered frogs on Thursday morning and started trudging uphill across three miles of roadless wilderness on the northwestern flanks of the San Gabriel Mountains.  The inch-long juvenile Southern California mountain yellow-legged frogs were being carried on foot to a pair of remote spring-fed streams running through some of the wildest places left in Los Angeles County. No pavement. No campgrounds. No predatory trout. No trails. No footprints.  The foray was led by U.S. Geological Survey biologists Adam Backlin and Elizabeth Gallegos, who have been assessing the ecological effects of summer crowds and climate-driven heat waves, drought, wildfires and flooding across the mountains just north of Los Angeles for two decades. … ”  Read more from the LA Times here: Rare yellow-legged frogs are returned to drought-hammered San Gabriel Mountains

IMPERIAL/COACHELLA VALLEYS

Surfing in the desert? A developer’s plan for a surf lagoon sparks outrage

In a part of the Coachella Valley where exclusive neighborhoods wrap around lush golf courses and ponds, a stretch of open desert could be transformed into a new sort of artificial oasis.  A developer has plans for hundreds of homes and a resort featuring a surfing lagoon. If La Quinta’s City Council endorses the proposal, the sandy ground at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains would become the site of a 12-acre pool where surfers could take off on sculpted lines of peeling waves.  A group of residents has organized to fight the proposed wave pool, and one of their primary concerns is water. They argue that, with the Colorado River in a shortage and the Southwest getting hotter and drier with climate change, the area can’t afford to have millions of gallons of precious water filling the giant water feature. ... ”  Read more from the LA Times here: Surfing in the desert? A developer’s plan for a surf lagoon sparks outrage

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Along the Colorado River …

It’s the thirstiest crop in the US south-west. Will the drought put alfalfa farmers out of business?

On an early August morning in California’s Imperial Valley, tractors rumble across verdant fields of alfalfa, mowing down the tall grass and leaving it to dry in shaggy heaps under the hot sun. … The plant looms large in the desert south-west, not only because it’s the region’s biggest crop but also because it’s one of the thirstiest – its deep roots suck up water in a region scorched by a 22-year drought.  The large-scale production of alfalfa during a megadrought is, in a large part, possible because the Imperial Valley is the single biggest controller of rights to Colorado River water. Now, with the basin on the brink of the most severe water cuts in history, the alfalfa industry has been propelled to the center of longstanding debates over sustainable water use and the future of farming in the west. … ”  Read the full story at The Guardian here: It’s the thirstiest crop in the US south-west. Will the drought put alfalfa farmers out of business?

Arizona’s long-term conservation strategy is softening the blow of the Colorado River drought

It’s drier than it’s been in the Southwest for 1,200 years. And the fast-growing states there that rely on the Colorado River are seeing their water deliveries cut like never before. But as NPR’s Kirk Siegler reports, in Arizona, at least, few people appear to be panicking.  Tucson’s water manager, John Kmiec, is standing on a patch of desert shrub more than 330 miles from the shrinking Colorado River. Tucson gets the bulk of all of its drinking water from the river, but there’s no five alarm fire right here.  And now we have a shortage condition on the Colorado River. But it’s really not going to affect the Tucson basin. … ”  Read more from NPR here: Arizona’s long-term conservation strategy is softening the blow of the Colorado River drought

Commentary: Arizona must develop new water supplies now

Sean Hood, a litigator and water lawyer at Fennemore, writes, “Arizona is at a crossroads. Nearly 40% of Arizona’s annual water uses are supplied by the Colorado River. However, the outlook for Colorado River water availability – and Arizona’s junior allocation, in particular – is deeply concerning.  The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) has determined that there is insufficient water to support various projects in Central Arizona where development would otherwise naturally occur over the next several years (west Maricopa County and Pinal County). Additional water supplies will be needed to support the growth and economic prosperity we all want for our children and our grandchildren. Arizona must start today. … ”  Read more from Arizona Capital Times here: Commentary: Arizona must develop new water supplies now

Commentary: Utility regulators, not the county, hold the solution to Rio Verde Foothills’ water woes

Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin writes, “The Rio Verde Foothills water crisis has attracted national attention, and one that I have worked on every day since I was appointed to office in December 2021.  The Rio Verde Foothills is unincorporated, which means that residents don’t automatically get water service from a city or town. Many Rio Verde Foothills residents have purchased water from water haulers who source water from a city of Scottsdale standpipe.  Based upon its current drought mitigation plan, however, Scottsdale will deny nonresidents access to the standpipe beginning Jan. 1, 2023. … ”  Continue reading at Arizona Central here: Commentary: Utility regulators, not the county, hold the solution to Rio Verde Foothills’ water woes

Dwindling Colorado River Basin key to New Mexico agriculture

Glen Duggins, who grows chile, alfalfa and vegetables, found himself praying for rain in June and feeling grateful to receive some water from the Colorado River Basin. A La Nina weather pattern had caused an exceptionally dry winter and spring, depleting the Rio Grande, the main water source for farmers to irrigate about 60,000 acres in this area of New Mexico. The water that carried them through the last arid weeks before the rains came was diverted from the Colorado River Basin through a federal system of tunnels and dams known as the San Juan-Chama Project. This water merges with the Rio Grande to augment regional supply. … ”  Read more from the Sacramento Bee here: Dwindling Colorado River Basin key to New Mexico agriculture

Flaming Gorge falls as drought felt higher up Colorado River

Tony Valdez wasn’t worried about being left high and dry when he bought Buckboard Marina three years ago, but that’s changed with the receding waters of Flaming Gorge Reservoir.  This year, he has already dredged 10 feet (3 meters) so boats could still use the marina. Now, with Flaming Gorge becoming a crucial emergency water supply for the region, Valdez worries the reservoir has nowhere to go but lower still.  “I mean, this is our natural resource and it’s going away,” he said. “Water is the most precious thing we have.”  As a 20-year drought creeps ever farther up the Colorado River Basin and seven Western states vie for their fair share of water under the century-old Colorado River Compact, this boating and fishing paradise on the Wyoming-Utah line is a new flashpoint. … ”  Read more from Cache Valley Daily here: Flaming Gorge falls as drought felt higher up Colorado River

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In national water news today …

New cyber incident reporting rules released

The Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA) has released a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the agency’s development of new critical infrastructure cyber incident reporting rules enacted by Congress earlier this year.  Congress approved the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act in March. The law directs CISA to develop rules requiring covered critical infrastructure owners and operators to report to CISA within 72 hours of a reasonable belief that they have experienced a cyberattack, or within 24 hours of making a cyber ransom payment. Water systems are not explicitly mentioned in the statute but could be subject to the reporting requirements based on how CISA decides to define covered entities. … ”  Read more from Water Finance & Management here: New cyber incident reporting rules released

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More news and commentary in the weekend edition …

This weekend in California water news …

  • West Coast storm to bring drought relief, an early taste of winter
  • Beneficial rains will slow California fires but only temporarily, experts say
  • Southern California wastes a lot of water despite historic drought. But it can teach the Bay Area one big lesson
  • State to hold virtual hearings on embattled Delta Tunnel project Sept. 22 & 28 as public weighs in
  • ‘An accident waiting to happen’: Attorney general announces $8 million settlement over Safeway gas station risks
  • Another California exodus: Dairy cows leave for greener pastures in Texas, Arizona as farms squeezed
  • Reviewing the effects of wildfires on water quality
  • California governor signs sweeping climate legislation
  • Los Vaqueros Reservoir Joint Powers Authority selects Taryn Ravazzini as first Executive Director
  • Eel River: Altered male fish could be key to controlling invasive pikeminnow
  • With rain in forecast, State Water Board lifts a third of Russian River restrictions
  • California Coastal Commission sets date for Cal Am desalination hearing
  • The Colorado River is drying up — but basin states have ‘no plan’ on how to cut water use
  • Sacketts seek new WOTUS test. It may not help them.
  • And more …

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Also on Maven’s Notebook today …

NOTICE of Temporary Suspension of Some Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT/PUBLIC WORKSHOP: State Water Board’s draft Racial Equity Action Plan

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