DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: What to expect during the potential ‘super El Niño’; State Water Board weighs status of six aquifer plans; CA to squander record rains, snowpack in deluge of regulations, GOP lawmakers say; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 13, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Clean Water, Complicated Laws: What To Do When You Receive a Clean Water...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/12: Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future?; House panel dives head-first in drought, flood issues during Tulare hearing; San Joaquin Valley eyes historic snowpack with trepidation; Banks, pension funds and insurers have been turning CA’s scarce water into enormous profits; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 12, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … GRACAST: The Pulse of an Aquifer: Making Sense of Geophysical Data in California’s San...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/11: Could sightings of jelly-like creatures on CA beaches signal El Niño on the horizon?; An epic 31 atmospheric river storms transformed California, but why?; Still no full allocation despite record snowpack; Lake Tahoe’s clarity the best it’s been since 1980s; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 11, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water at 9am. Click here for...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/10: Epic snow and rain threatens disaster; Fishery commission closes salmon season; North Coast Water Board approves new Klamath fish hatchery; The Bay Area’s economy of mud; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 10, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Wildfire-Stormwater Nexus from 4pm to 4:30pm. Presented by the UCLA Water Resource...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/7: These maps show how CA’s extremely stormy winter unfolded; PFMC approves salmon fishing ban for much of West Coast; Sonoma County introduces slate of new regulations for water wells; Kern groundwater sustainability agencies work to reverse ‘inadequate’ status; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 7, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … USGS Drought Science for the Colorado River Basin: What do we have? How do...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/6: After floods in CA comes a scale for ‘atmospheric rivers’; Dramatic photos show how storms filled California reservoirs; Biden gives CA more than $690 million to improve water quality and infrastructure; With ‘horizontal levee,’ Palo Alto brings new approach to sea-level rise protection; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 6, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Seeing the Forest: For the Wildlife from 12pm to 1pm. Join us for...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/5: CA’s thirsty future: The role of vapor pressure deficit; After record rains and snow, could Californians face record quakes?; Dan Walters: California’s water battles continue despite record rain and snow; Imperial Valley: As river runs dry, desert region is at a crossroads; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 5, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WET Talk 11: Dr. Jay Lund: Save it for a Sunny Day: Water Storage...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/4: Sierra mountains blanketed in historic snowpack; Will there be more storms in April?; Costa introduces Bill to restore San Joaquin Valley Canals; A wet winter won’t stave off the Colorado River’s water cuts; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 4, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include a drought...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/3: Will Monday’s big snow tally break a 1952 record?; San Luis fills for just third time in 12 years; Wastewater treatment facilities could be a solution for cities’ organic waste challenges; Acres of L.A. County sewage sludge threaten to contaminate Tulare Lake floodwaters; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 3, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The SSMP Community Engagement Committee will meet at 11:00 a.m. for a virtual...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño looms; Largest reservoirs close to total capacity but one remains low; Ninth Circuit urged to save salmon dying in Sacramento River; By smallest of margins Mono Lake avoids water diversions quadrupling; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 2, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/31: The science behind the endless storms drenching California; This winter’s floods may be ‘only a taste’ of the megafloods to come; Wet winter rains optimism for salmon releases; Bill proposes using satellites to study water consumption in West; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 31, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Here’s the science behind the endless storms drenching California this winter “This winter...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/30: Another San Joaquin Valley groundwater plan appears headed for rejection; Harder pushes funding to fight nutria; Accelerating new California water storage projects; 25.8 billion gallons of stormwater captured in SoCal; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 30, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … HYBRID EVENT: What is the Future of Agriculture in California? from 8:30am to 5:00pm. ...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/29: Reclamation increases CVP allocation; Newsom cuts funding for floodplains; Voluntary Agreement highlights habitat questions; Will this winter’s megastorms end the Bay Area’s toxic algae problem?; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 29, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Drinking Water Professional Community Webinar on EPA’s Proposed PFAS NPDWR from 11am to...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/28: New winter storm could push California’s snowpack to record high; Map shows unusual impact California storms are having on the ocean; Farms that haven’t flooded from storms still facing harvesting challenges; California’s ‘phantom lake’ returns with a vengeance, unearthing an ugly history of water; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 28, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9am. Click here...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/27: Another strong weather system to bring rain, snow; Salmon populations expected to rebound thanks to drought-busting winter; Valadao to Biden admin: Why hold CA dams hostage?; Proposed legislation would make groundwater adjudications more fair; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 27, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 5pm. Agenda items include Election of...