[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Facing possible state action, SJV groundwater agencies are scrambling to comply with...
By hydrologist Robert Shibatani As basins across California continue to drain, this year’s hydrology has reminded us of just how...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The partially refilled Tulare Lake is so large, with so much water spread over so much land, that it’s changing nearby weather. The lake stretches across the horizon as far as the eye can see...
Tribes say structural inclusion is key By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Federal and state officials have promised more tribal inclusion...
The Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a plan that will give it more flexibility in helping species recover when...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Growers in a chunk of land sandwiched between Highway 43 and Earlimart in the south valley learned earlier this week they are being booted out of the groundwater sustainability agency they had hoped would help...
By Ria Roebuck Joseph | The Center Square California is gearing up for the 2023 fire season with a host...
As rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the Northern Hemisphere will be hotspots for extreme rainfall events...
A new study suggests the threat of flooding rains, landslides and erosion has been underestimated, especially in high-elevation and snow-dominated regions. By Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News A global increase of extreme precipitation, well outside the range of natural variability,...
A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Many obstacles remain in SGMA implementation “Many challenges remain in implementing California’s Sustainable...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: Based upon measured and forecasted conditions during water year 2023, it is expected that the Extended Dry Period for the lower San Joaquin River will end on 30 September 2023. The standard water...
NOTICE: Lower San Joaquin River, Notice of Opportunity to Comment – Draft USBR 2024 Annual Work Plan
From the Bureau of Reclamation: The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has posted the Fiscal Year 2024 draft Annual...
By Tom Joyce, The Center Square U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, introduced a bill that he hopes will bolster water...
Press release from the Kings River Conservation District As Pine Flat Reservoir’s water storage increases and the lake level rises, it eventually reaches a point where the dam’s gated spillway, located at the highest operational point, is used. That level...