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April 5, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The “2021 Annual Performance Report: Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring in Areas of...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/4: ‘The truth is California does not have enough water’; CA Groundwater Conditions Report Water Year 2021; A small and unpretentious fish is sending a warning message; Feds slash water supplies for Valley communities; and more …

April 4, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Office Hours: Proactive groundwater management strategies from 12pm to 1pm. On April...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Snowpack virtually nonexistent in last survey of water year; Judge in pipeline battle says she can’t “stretch” laws to keep groundwater from leaving Kings County; Gov. Newsom’s drought order aims to slow ag well drilling; Dan Walters: California water war peace treaty? Not quite; and more …

April 3, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] April 1 snow survey … California snowpack virtually nonexistent in last survey of water year “Most Californians understand the...

NOTICE: State Water Board proposes new drought emergency regulation for Russian River watershed

April 2, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: With California experiencing a third consecutive year of drought, the State Water Resources...

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Reclamation adjusts operations from Friant Dam; Recreators along the San Joaquin River should monitor flow conditions and take caution

April 1, 2022

From the Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation will begin releases from Friant Dam near Fresno into the San Joaquin River today...

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM: Reclamation to deliver Friant Dam water for Exchange Contractors, Restoration Flows to be reduced

April 1, 2022

From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: On April 1, Reclamation will start deliveries to the San Joaquin River Exchange...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 27-April 1: Overview of the biops, ITP for SWP, CVP; Newsom issues drought executive order; Voluntary agreements unveiled; and all the top water news of the week

Weekly Digest

April 1, 2022

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/1: Sierra snowpack falls to one of lowest levels in 70 years; Reclamation reduces CVP M&I allocation to health and safety needs only; Droughts cutting into CA’s hydropower; Some Caldor Fire victims to resume paying water fees despite losing homes; and more …

April 1, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Where snowpack level stands after most critical survey of the year “California’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/31: Why MID and TID aren’t celebrating Newsom’s ‘historic’ treaty; California is about to see how how bad this drought really is; Incredible before and after photos show just how much Lake Powell has dried up; and more …

March 31, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Electrical Hydrogeology: Building Aquifer Conceptual Models from Airborne and Ground Electrical Datasets...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: How the State Water Project and Central Valley Project comply with the endangered species acts

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water project operations

March 31, 2022

Presentation provides an overview and details on the biological opinions and incidental take permit For the Central Valley Project and...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/30: Voluntary agreements and Sacramento River temperature plan unveiled; GSAs at epicenter of Friant Kern Canal subsidence limits pumping, charges fees; Coalition plans to protect Valley bird habitats; Governor’s new water saving order will have minimal effect on San Diego; and more …

March 30, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: “Reorienting to Recovery” CA Central Valley Salmon Recovery Project from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/29: Californians face water restrictions as drought intensifies; Gray calls for state audit over water loss; Water availability, regs spur farmland value chasm; Lake Powell continues to disappear as Colorado hits pause on plan to prop up levels; and more …

March 29, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Integrating Land Use and Water Management: Nationwide Planning and Practice from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/28: Is Monday’s storm the last shot at substantial rain for the season?; Valley agriculture needs “greenlash” to CA restrictions; Sites project could break ground in ’24; Arizona’s future water shock; and more …

March 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar at 11am. The California-Nevada Drought Early...

EYES ON EARTH: Aquatic Ecosystems, ECOSTRESS, and the Delta smelt