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March 4, 2025

By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Discussions among Kern County agricultural water districts on whether to continue funding the Delta Conveyance...

SJV WATER: Legislation could provide new path for farmers in beleaguered Tulare County groundwater agency

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 4, 2025

Farmers in the embattled Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency may have the glimmer of a path forward thanks to a...

EDF: Groundwater Accounting Platform Adds Open-Source Access to Boost Sustainable Water Management

Press Release/Notice

Groundwater News

March 4, 2025

New public source code access will improve collaboration on groundwater management From the Environmental Defense Fund: The Groundwater Accounting Platform — an increasingly popular water management tool for growers and water resource professionals — has released its source code in...

COMMENTARY: From Carrot Kings to Small Pumpers: The Unequal Fight for Cuyama’s Water

Guest Contributor

Commentary Groundwater News

March 4, 2025

Guest commentary by Trudy Wischemann Last Tuesday I felt called to make another trip to Cuyama, solo this time. They...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court deals blow to wastewater regulations, nixing generic restrictions on discharge permits

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Water quality

March 4, 2025

The EPA warned the high court that narrowly tailoring permitting regulations would force the agency to delay projects. By Kelsey...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/3: Storm to bring rain from S.F. to L.A. this week; Rice fields fuel salmon migration; Newsom proclaims state of emergency ahead of wildfire season; LAFD did not alert DWP to more than 1,000 fire hydrants needing repair; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 3, 2025

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NOTICE: Reclamation announces a 60-day public comment period for Warren Act contract template providing for storage and/or conveyance of Non-Project Water

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 3, 2025

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation proposes a review of the contract template for utilization of excess...

NOTICE of Proposed Rulemaking – Water Measurement and Reporting Regulations Revisions

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 3, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is proposing to revise the regulations for...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Sierra Nevada snowpack 85% of normal, with more storms forecast; DOGE is hobbling Trump’s plan to unleash California’s water; How Executive Order N-16-25 enables recharge during floods; The American weather forecast is in trouble; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 2, 2025

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BOOK REVIEW: Planet Aqua: Rethinking Our Home in the Universe

Justin Scott-Coe

WATER SHELF

March 1, 2025

Visit the Water Shelf main page The concept of our planet being misnamed “Earth,” when in fact 75% of its...

SJV WATER: Madera County groundwater agency can collect fees and legal action will continue, judge rules

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 1, 2025

By Lois Henry; Freelance writer Hannah Johansson contributed to this article A lawsuit over whether the Madera County Groundwater Sustainability...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Third amended notice of public hearing and procedural ruling

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

March 1, 2025

This ruling addresses the request for supplemental information from DWR, the joint motion for cancellation and related requests, and other procedural matters. From the State Water Board Administrative Hearing Office The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or...

DWR: February storms help snowpack, but regional disparities remain

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

February 28, 2025

While recent storms brought statewide snowpack closer to average, dry conditions returned in late February From the Department of Water...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 23-28: Snowpack below normal as winter winds down; SWP, CVP allocations increased; Two Delta counties and other Delta agencies sue Delta Stewardship Council; DWR approves 15 groundwater sustainability plans in latest round of determinations; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

February 28, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/28: Snowpack below normal as winter winds down; Elon Musk’s DOGE layoffs hit California National Weather Service employees; State expands program that has provided free replacement water for over 1,800 nitrate-impacted wells; State Water Board developing statewide urban stormwater infiltration policy; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 28, 2025

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Year: 2025

SJV WATER: Wheeler Ridge board members weigh costs and benefits of Delta tunnel project

SJV WATER: Legislation could provide new path for farmers in beleaguered Tulare County groundwater agency

EDF: Groundwater Accounting Platform Adds Open-Source Access to Boost Sustainable Water Management

COMMENTARY: From Carrot Kings to Small Pumpers: The Unequal Fight for Cuyama’s Water

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court deals blow to wastewater regulations, nixing generic restrictions on discharge permits

DAILY DIGEST, 3/3: Storm to bring rain from S.F. to L.A. this week; Rice fields fuel salmon migration; Newsom proclaims state of emergency ahead of wildfire season; LAFD did not alert DWP to more than 1,000 fire hydrants needing repair; and more …

NOTICE: Reclamation announces a 60-day public comment period for Warren Act contract template providing for storage and/or conveyance of Non-Project Water

NOTICE of Proposed Rulemaking – Water Measurement and Reporting Regulations Revisions

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Sierra Nevada snowpack 85% of normal, with more storms forecast; DOGE is hobbling Trump’s plan to unleash California’s water; How Executive Order N-16-25 enables recharge during floods; The American weather forecast is in trouble; and more …

BOOK REVIEW: Planet Aqua: Rethinking Our Home in the Universe

SJV WATER: Madera County groundwater agency can collect fees and legal action will continue, judge rules

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Third amended notice of public hearing and procedural ruling

DWR: February storms help snowpack, but regional disparities remain

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 23-28: Snowpack below normal as winter winds down; SWP, CVP allocations increased; Two Delta counties and other Delta agencies sue Delta Stewardship Council; DWR approves 15 groundwater sustainability plans in latest round of determinations; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California’s biggest reservoir project in decades clears major obstacle; El Niño may bring more water to California than reservoirs can hold; The end is coming for California’s untouchable grass; Leaders debate Colorado water and river management; and more …