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July 11, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: This is a brief status report on our progress in the first half of...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/10: Temperature records shattered as intense heat wave drags on; The challenges of implementing SGMA ten years in; $10 billion climate bond heads to the ballot; Colorado River water rights sale by private company might set a dangerous precedent; and more …

July 10, 2024

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ACWA: The challenges of implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act ten years in

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

July 10, 2024

A decade after the introduction of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), significant strides have been made in managing California’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/9: CA Supreme Court reverses CPUC on water surcharges; Why this historic heat wave refuses to break; Carquinez Strait: Where Sierra snow meets the SF Bay; Guide to Prop 4: CA Climate bond; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 9, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/8: The cost of extreme heat in California; California’s new permanent water restriction will hit these 3 areas hardest; Hoping to reduce Colorado River dependency, Southern California bets big on wastewater recycling; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 8, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 30-July 5: State Water Board implements new efficiency regulations; The science behind CA’s worsening heat waves; Lake Oroville’s capacity has shrunk by 3%; $10-billion climate bond will go before voters in November; and more …

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Weekly Digest

July 5, 2024

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

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Water Board implements new efficiency regulations; The science behind CA’s worsening heat waves, explained; Court battle over Sinking Friant-Kern Canal grinds on; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 5, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/3: Temperatures to challenge all-time highs; Fourth of July fireworks spark increased wildfire risk; Funding restored for Bay-Delta agreements; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 3, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/2: Kaweah’s new groundwater plan may be enough to negate state action; DWR studies feasibility of returning chinook salmon to historic habitat along the Feather River; Draining groundwater and pocketbooks in the Cuyama Valley; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 2, 2024

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DWR NEWS: Using innovative approach, DWR studies feasibility of returning chinook salmon to historic habitat along the Feather River

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Fish and wildlife

July 2, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: Along the North Fork of the Feather River, the Department of Water Resources (DWR)...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/1: $10B climate bond breaks through political gridlock; Temperatures to top 110 as July begins; Orange County agencies set to launch hunt for new source of tap water; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 1, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Landmark Supreme Court ruling in Chevron case could curb environmental protections in California; California heat wave could be the start of a brutal month; Environmental group sues Navy and EPA over radioactive waste cleanup at San Francisco shipyard; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 30, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jun 23-28: A legal battle could determine fate of groundwater regulation in rural San Joaquin Valley; Stanford study shows where – and why – recharge is uplifting sunken ground; Group sues U.S. Forest Service over Arrowhead bottled water operation; Lake Oroville is not as big as everyone thought; and more …

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Weekly Digest

June 28, 2024

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/28: Group sues Forest Service over Arrowhead bottled water operation; Lake Oroville not as big as everyone thought; Storing and managing water for the environment is more efficient than mimicking natural flows; DWR releases its periodic reviews of nine alternative GSPs; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 28, 2024

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SGMA: DWR releases its periodic reviews of nine alternative GSPs

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Groundwater News

June 28, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR, the Department) today released nine periodic reviews...

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NOTICE: Bulletin 74: Progress on the California Well Standards Update

DAILY DIGEST, 7/10: Temperature records shattered as intense heat wave drags on; The challenges of implementing SGMA ten years in; $10 billion climate bond heads to the ballot; Colorado River water rights sale by private company might set a dangerous precedent; and more …

ACWA: The challenges of implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act ten years in

DAILY DIGEST, 7/9: CA Supreme Court reverses CPUC on water surcharges; Why this historic heat wave refuses to break; Carquinez Strait: Where Sierra snow meets the SF Bay; Guide to Prop 4: CA Climate bond; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 7/8: The cost of extreme heat in California; California’s new permanent water restriction will hit these 3 areas hardest; Hoping to reduce Colorado River dependency, Southern California bets big on wastewater recycling; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 30-July 5: State Water Board implements new efficiency regulations; The science behind CA’s worsening heat waves; Lake Oroville’s capacity has shrunk by 3%; $10-billion climate bond will go before voters in November; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Water Board implements new efficiency regulations; The science behind CA’s worsening heat waves, explained; Court battle over Sinking Friant-Kern Canal grinds on; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 7/3: Temperatures to challenge all-time highs; Fourth of July fireworks spark increased wildfire risk; Funding restored for Bay-Delta agreements; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 7/2: Kaweah’s new groundwater plan may be enough to negate state action; DWR studies feasibility of returning chinook salmon to historic habitat along the Feather River; Draining groundwater and pocketbooks in the Cuyama Valley; and more …

DWR NEWS: Using innovative approach, DWR studies feasibility of returning chinook salmon to historic habitat along the Feather River

DAILY DIGEST, 7/1: $10B climate bond breaks through political gridlock; Temperatures to top 110 as July begins; Orange County agencies set to launch hunt for new source of tap water; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Landmark Supreme Court ruling in Chevron case could curb environmental protections in California; California heat wave could be the start of a brutal month; Environmental group sues Navy and EPA over radioactive waste cleanup at San Francisco shipyard; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/28: Group sues Forest Service over Arrowhead bottled water operation; Lake Oroville not as big as everyone thought; Storing and managing water for the environment is more efficient than mimicking natural flows; DWR releases its periodic reviews of nine alternative GSPs; and more …

SGMA: DWR releases its periodic reviews of nine alternative GSPs