WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 15-20: SGMA Implementation update: State Water Board prepares for intervention; Ag titan water feud in Kern County; Hurtado calls for a crackdown on water profiteering; and all the water news of the week Maven Weekly Digest May 20, 2022 148
DAILY DIGEST, 5/20: Hurtado wants feds to probe hedge funds’ acquisition of water rights; The West, reliant on hydro, may miss it during heat waves; USGS scientists explain how aquifer compaction is measured; Lake Tahoe to the Delta: Sacramento region plans 750-mile trail network; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 20, 2022 609
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE: With the deadline looming for the GSPs deemed incomplete, the State Water Board prepares for possible intervention Maven Meetings May 17, 2022 373
URBAN WATER INSTITUTE: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley: Farmers’ perspective Maven Event coverage May 12, 2022 266
DELTA SCIENCE UPDATE: Juvenile Chinook salmon antipredator behavior; Science Action Agenda, Review of the Delta monitoring enterprise Maven Meetings May 11, 2022 133
UPDATE: Delta Stewardship Council denies appeal of Lookout Slough project Maven News and Features May 2, 2022 173
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Voluntary agreements: Are the promises enough or is it just a signpost on the way to more litigation? Maven Event coverage April 27, 2022 377
ESTUARY PEARLS: Possible futures for a Delta island; Ag and urban water use; Estimating freshwater flows; fish monitoring; and more … Maven Estuary Pearls April 15, 2022 109
DAILY DIGEST, 5/20: Hurtado wants feds to probe hedge funds’ acquisition of water rights; The West, reliant on hydro, may miss it during heat waves; USGS scientists explain how aquifer compaction is measured; Lake Tahoe to the Delta: Sacramento region plans 750-mile trail network; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 20, 2022 609— IN THIS POST ... In California water news today …Hurtado wants feds to probe hedge funds’ acquisition of water...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/19: Accusations continue to fly between two valley ag titans in water feud; Hurtado calls for a crackdown on water profiteering; Met votes to participate in voluntary agreements; The Big Gulp 🌾💧🚜 You’ve got to flood it to save it; and more … DAILY DIGEST May 19, 2022 906
DAILY DIGEST, 5/18: Farmers across state face new water cuts; Governor Newsom highlights state and local action to combat drought; Sites Reservoir: Does drought-prone California need another reservoir?; Ridgecrest: Groundwater Authority begins plan to import water; and more … DAILY DIGEST May 18, 2022 1151
DAILY DIGEST, 5/17: PPIC policy brief: Tracking where water goes in a changing Delta; Hydropower’s future is clouded by droughts, floods and climate change; Court case to decide fate of Long Valley in rural Mono County; Federal cybersecurity agency seeks $80m to better protect water systems; and more … DAILY DIGEST May 17, 2022 641
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE: With the deadline looming for the GSPs deemed incomplete, the State Water Board prepares for possible intervention Maven Meetings May 17, 2022 373In January of 2022, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released their assessments of the groundwater sustainability plans for the...
URBAN WATER INSTITUTE: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley: Farmers’ perspective Maven Event coverage May 12, 2022 266The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, was passed in 2014 during a period of critically dry years; the legislation...
DELTA SCIENCE UPDATE: Juvenile Chinook salmon antipredator behavior; Science Action Agenda, Review of the Delta monitoring enterprise Maven Meetings May 11, 2022 133At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen highlighted research on juvenile salmon...
FEATURE: Wetland Responses to Restoration and Management Maven Science May 5, 2022 178Dr. John Durand is a research scientist at UC Davis, where he studies estuarine food webs and fishes. He has...
CENTRAL VALLEY WATER BOARD: CV-SALTS program to focus on enforcement Maven Meetings May 3, 2022 247“You can’t just dare the board to come after you. You have to pay your fees, and you have to...
UPDATE: Delta Stewardship Council denies appeal of Lookout Slough project Maven News and Features May 2, 2022 173At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council during a public hearing, the Council voted to deny the appeal...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for May 1 Robert Shibatani Water conditions May 2, 2022 193The rains that bring May flowers sort of fizzled after what looked momentarily promising… Across California, federal CVP reservoir storage...
STATE WATER BOARD: PFAS in California Maven Meetings April 28, 2022 185Staff presents results from the ongoing statewide PFAS investigations Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are a group of manufactured...
URBAN WATER INSTITUTE: Are we ready for a “black swan” event in the water business? Maven Best of the Notebook March 17, 2022 295Felicia Marcus, Pat Mulroy, Jeffrey Kightlinger, and Tom Kennedy discuss unexpected events and how the water industry can prepare for...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: State Water Project Operations Maven Best of the Notebook February 23, 2022 173At the January meeting of the Delta Independent Science Board, the board members heard a series of presentations on water...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: Central Valley Project operations overview Maven Best of the Notebook February 17, 2022 281At the January meeting of the Delta Independent Science Board, the board members heard a series of presentations on water...
PLANNING & CONSERVATION LEAGUE: Updating California Water Laws in the Face of Droughts/Climate Change Maven Best of the Notebook February 16, 2022 446California’s current system of water laws seems ill-equipped to respond to long-term droughts and climate change. One million Californians do...
SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION: Protecting Water Quality While Recharging Aquifers Maven Best of the Notebook February 10, 2022 309Over 600,000 Californians rely on nitrate-contaminated public supply wells for their household water needs. However, those numbers are even greater...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Sources and Sinks! What’s Going on With Mercury in Sacramento Valley Tidal Wetlands? Maven Best of the Notebook January 27, 2022 236Legacy mercury contamination is problematic in California waterways due to historic gold and mercury mining. Even today, mercury from abandoned...
