April 2024 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central

DAILY DIGEST, 4/30: Water managers advise multipronged approach in face of climate change; 2023 snow deluge was a freak event, study says; As California cracks down on groundwater, what will happen to fallowed farmland?; and more …

April 30, 2024 769

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COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water managers advise multipronged approach in face of climate change

Courthouse News Service

News

April 30, 2024 285

A region as massive and diverse as the Golden State requires many hands and smart planning to manage its water...

DAN WALTERS: As California cracks down on groundwater, what will happen to fallowed farmland?

Cal Matters

News

April 30, 2024 301

California water regulators are cracking down on the overuse of groundwater by farmers. Enforcement could prompt them to idle thousands...

PRESS RELEASE: Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group and California Sportfishing Protection Alliance announce Lake Tahoe lawsuit victory

Press Release/Notice

Press Release/Other

April 30, 2024 114

California’s Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board Permit Vacated The Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group and the California Sportfishing Protection...

NOW AVAILABLE: Final Fish & Aquatic Effects Analysis Independent Peer Review for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Delta Stewardship Council

Science Announcement

April 30, 2024 189

From the Delta Science Program: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Delta Science Program has completed...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/29: Apple helping restore Sacramento Valley floodplains; Feds say he masterminded an epic CA water heist; When extreme drought becomes commonplace; New EPA rules on ‘forever’ chemicals in tap water pose $1.8 billion challenge for OC; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 29, 2024 1362

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EOS: When extreme drought becomes commonplace

American Geophysical Union

News

April 29, 2024 149

As drought becomes a more regular occurrence, a new study looks at the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation’s preeminent drought...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: La Niña expected to return. What does that mean for CA?; 10 visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water supply; Water contractors disappointed, frustrated by small increases in allocations; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 28, 2024 1047

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WATER DESK: Ten visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water supply

The Water Desk

News

April 27, 2024 251

By Mitch Tobin, the Water Desk A recent federal synthesis of climate change research paints a grim portrait of snow’s...

SJV WATER: Water contractors disappointed, frustrated by small increases in allocations

SJV Water

News

April 27, 2024 1025

By SJV Water Increased water allocations from systems that move water from northern to southern California were met with disappointment...

NASA JPL: NASA-Led Study Provides New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers

NASA/JPL

News

April 27, 2024 230

By NASA JPL The novel approach to estimating river water storage and discharge also identifies regions marked by ‘fingerprints’ of...

NOW AVAILABLE: Draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 27, 2024 211

The Bureau of Reclamation has submitted the draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan to the State Water Board pursuant to Board...

NEW RESOURCES: Water Right and Reporting Requirement Fact Sheets Available from the Water Board

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 27, 2024 196

From the State Water Resources Control Board: New fact sheets describing general information about California water rights and reporting requirements...

NOTICE: Public Comment Period Opens for Six Resubmitted Groundwater Sustainability Plans Given ‘Incomplete’ Determinations in October 2023

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 27, 2024 18

From the Department of Water Resources: On October 26, 2023, the Department of Water Resources (Department) released six Incomplete determinations...

NOTICE: San Joaquin River Restoration Program to release pulse flow for salmon

Press Release/Notice

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 27, 2024 42

From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Starting this evening, the San Joaquin River Restoration Program (Program) will release a...

Month: April 2024

DAILY DIGEST, 4/30: Water managers advise multipronged approach in face of climate change; 2023 snow deluge was a freak event, study says; As California cracks down on groundwater, what will happen to fallowed farmland?; and more …

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water managers advise multipronged approach in face of climate change

DAN WALTERS: As California cracks down on groundwater, what will happen to fallowed farmland?

PRESS RELEASE: Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group and California Sportfishing Protection Alliance announce Lake Tahoe lawsuit victory

NOW AVAILABLE: Final Fish & Aquatic Effects Analysis Independent Peer Review for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

DAILY DIGEST, 4/29: Apple helping restore Sacramento Valley floodplains; Feds say he masterminded an epic CA water heist; When extreme drought becomes commonplace; New EPA rules on ‘forever’ chemicals in tap water pose $1.8 billion challenge for OC; and more …

EOS: When extreme drought becomes commonplace

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: La Niña expected to return. What does that mean for CA?; 10 visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water supply; Water contractors disappointed, frustrated by small increases in allocations; and more …

WATER DESK: Ten visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water supply

SJV WATER: Water contractors disappointed, frustrated by small increases in allocations

NASA JPL: NASA-Led Study Provides New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers

NOW AVAILABLE: Draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan

NEW RESOURCES: Water Right and Reporting Requirement Fact Sheets Available from the Water Board

NOTICE: Public Comment Period Opens for Six Resubmitted Groundwater Sustainability Plans Given ‘Incomplete’ Determinations in October 2023

NOTICE: San Joaquin River Restoration Program to release pulse flow for salmon

USBR: Start of 2025 water year is a reminder of the need for caution and preparedness

DWR Statement on Fall X2 action

REPORT: Sustainable Conservation publishes key report on accelerating ecological restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond

NREL: The (in)visible plastic pollution problem

PRESS RELEASE: California’s Direct Potable Reuse Regulations flow into action

DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Decision to reduce water flows in the Delta sparks debate over imperiled fish; Is California getting drier?; New report on accelerating restoration in the Sacramento Valley; The (in)visible plastic pollution problem; and more …