DAILY DIGEST, 5/5: Delta Blues; Farmers hijack community water access despite groundwater act, activists say; Including water investments in infrastructure package challenging; May temp and precip outlook; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 5, 2020The State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include consideration of an MOU with CalTrans for...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/4: Billions in coronavirus aid not enough, say farmers; Dan Walters: State budget will take a very big hit; Heat, winds later this week fuel wildfire concerns; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 4, 2020via GIPHY Billions in coronavirus aid will go to farms. But farmers say it’s not enough to keep them afloat: ...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Ag groups ask Newsom to relax rules restricting water supplies; States sue EPA over rollback of Clean Water Rules; April Delta Conveyance Project update; Are almonds really as sustainable as we think, or just a waste of water?; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 3, 2020Agricultural organizations write Newsom, urging him to relax rules restricting water supplies: “To ensure next year’s food supply … California’s...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/1: Thin Sierra snowpack heralds expanding drought; Dry year, not politics, behind 15% water allocation; Can CA’s kelp forests be saved?; Which type of billion-dollar weather disaster has occurred most frequently in each state since 1980; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 1, 2020The Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 9am to consider authorizing to Commence California Environmental Quality Act Review of...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/30:California water wars heat up with multiple lawsuits filed; A recap of all the letters and lawsuits; State Water Board hosts virtual workshop on chromium-6; Ranchers sue Trump administration, arguing water rollback is federal overreach; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 30, 2020Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the Lead Scientist’s report, an update from the Delta Independent...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/29: Bernhardt: Newsom’s water gambit “potentially unlawful”; State’s low water allocation prompts frustration, suspicion; The world is on lockdown. So where are all the carbon emissions coming from?; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 29, 2020WEBINAR: Carbon is not the Enemy – Ecological Restoration Through the Soil Carbon Sponge from 10am to 11am: Brittney Clements,...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/28: Trump opens floodgates, and acrimony swamps Calif.; New research looks at farmers’ perception of fairness in SGMA implementation; Fishing and conservation groups say Westlands federal water contract deal is illegal; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 28, 2020 Delta Science Needs virtual discussion from 9:15am to 10:15am: In preparation for the Delta Science Needs workshop, the Delta...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/27: What’s flushed today can be a problem months from now; Researchers retracing the steps of a century-old expedition to see how CA’s birdlife has changed; From meadow to marsh, habitats may take a hit during pandemic; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 27, 2020WEBINAR: Climate Change and COVID-19: Can this crisis shift the paradigm? from 12pm to 1pm. This conversation will feature Berkeley...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Kavanaugh takes cues from Scalia in groundwater ruling; Can nature help curb climate change?; Water battle brewing in Klamath Falls; Legal analyses on Clean Water Act ruling, WOTUS, and more … Maven Daily Digest April 26, 2020Kavanaugh takes cues from Scalia in groundwater ruling: “The Supreme Court’s newest justice yesterday waded into the murky waters of...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/24: Early season heatwave in SoCal; drought intensifies in NorCal; Regional water boards have issued hundreds of approvals for compliance extensions; SCOTUS Clean Water Act test ‘devastating’ for industry; Marin Municipal Water District considers ‘very aggressive’ water purchase; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 24, 2020The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include an informational briefings on the Yolo Bypass Salmonid...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/23: As a dying Salton Sea spews harmful dust, Imperial Valley water wars heat up again; CA ranks small water agencies in the county, state for drought vulnerability; Coronavirus forces farmworkers to scramble for safe drinking water; Supreme Court hands environmentalists a win in water pollution case; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 23, 2020WEBINAR: The Conservation Lands Network: A bold regional vision and tools to increase the pace and scale of conservation in...
DAILY DIGEST, Earth Day: In new filing, Becerra seeks to halt Trump’s Valley water boost; Water suppliers must report usage; Water availability for San Joaquin Valley farms: a balancing act; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 22, 2020WEBINAR: Drought Preparedness and Response from 10am to 11am. Presented by the American Water Works Association. Click here to register....
DAILY DIGEST, 4/21: The extinction crisis devastating San Francisco Bay; California dam operators can’t dodge fish-endangerment claims; Changes in snowmelt threaten farmers in western U.S.; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 21, 2020FREE WEBINAR: Water Budget Handbook – An Interactive Public Webinar on Challenging Water Budget Topics from 9am to 11am, hosted...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/21: How a trickle of water is breathing life into the parched Colorado River Delta; Dan Walters: CA water war re-ignited; Congress, Trump urged to address Western water challenges; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 20, 2020WEBINAR: Impacts of Fresh Water Harmful Algal Blooms on Recreational Beneficial Uses from 12pm to 1pm. Hosted by the California...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Voluntary agreement framework is a starting point with an uncertain end; The improbable comeback of spring-run Chinook salmon in the San Joaquin River; Jared Blumenfeld podcast: The Farallones – California’s Gallapagos; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 19, 2020Framework for agreements to aid health of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is a starting point with an uncertain end: “Voluntary agreements...
