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January 29, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Will California keep getting hit with rains this year? Here’s what to...

NEW TOOL: Public Release of Source Water Protection Web App

January 28, 2023

From the GAMA Team at the State Water Resources Control Board: The Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program has...

NOTICE: of 180-Day Temporary Permit Application T033347 / Permit Order 21440 – Yolo County

January 28, 2023

The Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District filed temporary water right permit application T033347 with the State Water...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan 22-27: SWP allocation rises to 30%; ‘Vigorous’ storm in the forecast; Water Board criticized for Delta water deal; and more …

Weekly Digest

January 27, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 1/27: DWR increases State Water Project allocation to 30%; ‘Vigorous’ storm expected next week; DWR approves Groundwater Sustainability Plans for four NorCal basins; As the Colorado River shrinks, Washington prepares to spread the pain; and more …

January 27, 2023

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

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM: 2023 Restoration Allocation & Default Flow Schedule released

January 26, 2023

From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: The Bureau of Reclamation has released an initial Restoration Allocation & Default Flow...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/26: California’s Delta water dilemma; Central Valley water leaders call for improved infrastructure; When the rain and snow could return to Northern California; The Colorado River is overused and shrinking; and more …

January 26, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 1/25: Storm deluge stirs hope for water supply; Calif. Water company shifts TCP cleanup costs to polluters; Madera Co. ditches plan to tinker with groundwater penalties; Water crisis not registering as a priority with Californians; and more …

January 25, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include updates on the...

METROPOLITAN ONE WATER COMMITTEE: Potential of increased water efficiency, reuse, stormwater capture; $100 million for water transfers; SoCal water update, and more …

Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

January 25, 2023

With the installation of Adán Ortega as the Chair of the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors, there have been...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/24: NASA measures underground water flowing from Sierra to Central Valley; Lake Oroville spillway work expected between May and October; Making the Friant-Kern Canal whole again; L.A. County flood-control dams at risk of overflowing after Jan. storms; and more …

January 24, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: January 2023 Southwest Drought Briefing from 12pm to 12:35pm. Winter is the season...

DELTA WATERMASTER: Michael George retires, recounts the progress made in his two terms

Website announcements

January 24, 2023

Delta Watermaster Michael George was appointed in 2015, the second to serve in the position created in 2009 by the...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/23: La Niña shows signs of ending. Is El Niño next?; Conservation groups criticize Water Board’s side deals for Delta water; Oil wells guzzle CA water while nearby residents can’t use tap; Folsom Lake expected to fill this summer; and more …

January 23, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Snowpack is robust, but experts worry hot, dry weather coming; No Delta smelt found in fall fish survey; Water district roiled by bitter infighting, criminal charges against GM; Constituents want McCarthy to do more on water; and more …

January 22, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The West’s snow boom could ease the water crisis. But experts worry...

NOTICE: Update to Resources Related to the Water Unavailability Methodology for the Delta Watershed