— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee Restoration Subcommittee will meet from 1:30pm...
At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen began a series of reports...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … State gives thumbs down to most San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans “Groundwater plans for eight “critically overdrafted” subbasins in the San Joaquin Valley were deemed incomplete by the state Department of Water...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been...
From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released eight determinations on groundwater sustainability...
A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email service can add weekly email...
— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include a legislative update, Monthly DWR...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is one of the largest estuaries in North America, providing...
— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 9am. Council staff will present the 2021 Annual Report, Delta Watermaster Michael George will present his regular report, and the California Department of Water...
Legacy mercury contamination is problematic in California waterways due to historic gold and mercury mining. Even today, mercury from abandoned...
By Chris Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation Wendell Berry famously said that eating is an agricultural act. That makes all...
Restoration can help diversify salmon habitat and may stabilize fishing opportunities against climate shocks. From NOAA Fisheries: California’s native salmon have been harmed by more than a century of mining, dam building, floodplain reclamation, fishing pressure, hatchery practices, and introduced...
— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Conservancy Board will meet from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items...
From the State Water Board: Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 23, section 3858, the State Water Resources Control...
Can we look to the sky to address California’s water challenges? As California continues to grapple with frequent drought and overdrafted aquifers, satellite-based measurements offer a cost-effective way to generate high-resolution data on groundwater resources across a wide geographic area....