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DAILY DIGEST, 2/2: New Delta carbon market could boost Bay Area water security; FEMA releases additional funds for Oroville spillways; LADWP responds to LA Times article; Wildfires in CA already nearly triple the statewide average; and more …

February 2, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include consideration...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/1: State still aiming for 55 GPD water conservation target; Is CA still heading for a multi-year drought?; The Western US a hotspot for snow droughts; Study: Moratoria on utility shutoffs reduced covid-19 infection rates; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 1, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Despite rainfall, state still aiming for 55 gallon per person water conservation...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Storm stats are in and it’s not over yet; A tale of two GSAs; LADWP ends free water deal for Long Valley ranchers; Shrinking Lake Mead inches closer to water shortage declaration; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 31, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Storm train to chug along in West through midweek “Following a storm...

SGMO NEWS: Joint DWR-State Water Board general SGMA webinar; SGMA water year type dataset now available; How to report domestic wells going dry; and more …

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 30, 2021

Updates from the Department of Water Resources’ Sustainable Groundwater Management Office. NEW Joint DWR-State Water Board General SGMA Webinar on...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/29: New research points to over reliance on managed aquifer recharge; OEHHA releases the Human Right to Water Tool; Drought looms if we don’t get a lot more rain; Biden swings WOTUS pendulum; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 29, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/28: Flash floods remain a threat with more rain & snow coming; Water year 2021: How are we doing?; California’s PFAS journey; Mapping ground subsidence; Biden targets Trump deregulation of ag; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 28, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the 2020 Delta Stewardship...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Screening process for eligible water storage projects; Commission continues conveyance conversation

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 28, 2021

Screening process for potential new Water Storage Investment Program projects At the December 2020 meeting, the California Water Commission approved...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/27: Kings River floodwater dispute goes to the state; Farmers’ planting plans hinge on water, pandemic; Atmospheric river arrives; President Biden to take action to uphold commitment to restore balance on public lands and waters; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 27, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The Delta Conservancy Board meets from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items...

FEATURE: The What, Why, and How of Groundwater Modeling

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

January 27, 2021

Abishek Singh, Ph.D., is Vice President of Intera’s Western Region based out of Los Angeles. His professional experience has focused...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/26: How a water war on the Kings River could alter the Valley as we know it; Advocates for fish, and canoeing, win a round in debate over Tuolumne River flows; CA salmon deaths traced to thiamine deficiency; Big storm arrives tonight; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 26, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Subsidence – What Groundwater Users and Managers Need to Know from...

WATER ASSN OF KERN COUNTY: DWR Director Karla Nemeth gives an update on the Delta Conveyance Project

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 26, 2021

The Delta Conveyance Project is the Newsom Administration’s plan to construct a tunnel and other facilities that would carry water...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/25: Atmospheric river means massive snow coming to the West; The Klamath River and the grassroots movement to save it; Feds reassess Klamath Project water delivery obligations; Biden administration: Will farmers see another WOTUS redo?; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 25, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook from 11am to 12:00pm. The California-Nevada Drought...