DAILY DIGEST, 8/9: Will Kings County be the first region sent to state’s groundwater “cop”?; Valadao leads request for water documents from Interior; CA’s water chief steps up to fight historic drought; Droughts in California are a historic certainty; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 9, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … JOINT LEG HEARING: Water is Life: Addressing California Tribal Water Issues beginning at...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/8: In dry CA, salty water creeps into key waterways; Dan Walters: Old issue plagues Newsom’s Delta tunnel project; CA leaking: people, pipes, and prices; Peter Moyle: Fish by fish, bird by bird; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 8, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: SAFER: Overview of Proposed Updates to the Drinking Water Cost Assessment Model...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New money vs. old power in San Joaquin Valley; Will a rare ‘triple dip’ La Niña yield another dry winter?; The battle for safe drinking water in the Central Valley; Southern Calif. water districts look at Colorado River cuts; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 7, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Water wars in a drying California: New money vs. old power in...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/5: Court victory for clean water and state regulators in California; CA family creates drinking water out of thin air; Cadiz water to benefit Salton Sea, Torres Martinez Tribe; Arizona, California farmers draft their Colorado River conservation strategy; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 5, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL TOUR: Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) from 10am to 11am. Join...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/4: The future of desalination; Critically low water levels at Lake Shasta; Burned-out boat pulled from the Delta, what about the other 50?; Drought and old pipes could slow Colorado River to a trickle; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 4, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Draft biological goals for the Lower San Joaquin River from 1pm...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: Water use dips, but still short of Newsom’s goal; Desert groundwater agency to pay $8,500 per acre-foot for valley water rights; CA Reps respond to Delta tunnel plan; Cutback in Eel River diversions expected to prompt new curtailments for Russian River water rights; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 3, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Great Basin Water Summit from 9am to 4pm. The Summit will feature...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/2: Worsening drought drives California water prices to all-time high; Ruling: State can seek enviro safeguards for Oroville Dam beyond federal regulations; San Francisco Estuary Partnership releases 2022 Estuary Blueprint; Beyond PFAS to plastics: The emerging contaminant that lies ahead; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 2, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/1: Dan Walters: Can Newsom finally win long Delta water conflict?; As our climate permanently changes, how is CA fighting aridification?; What is fossil water? Geology and renewability; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 1, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Dan Walters: Can Newsom finally win long Delta water conflict? “Will the fifth...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: With conservation trending in the right direction, Newsom rallies water agencies to do more; Two Sierra fires have very different outcomes. Why?; Two new decisions on the Potter Valley diversion from the Eel River; Beneath L.A. is a sea of water. Can it quench our thirst?; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 31, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … With conservation trending in the right direction, Governor Newsom rallies local water...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/29: More on the Delta Conveyance Project; Move afoot in Congress to block Delta tunnel project; State Water Board’s SAFER program responds to State Auditor report; Making every drop of water count at Central Valley refuge; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 29, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board at 9am. Agenda items include the monthly...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/28: California outlines plan for scaled-back Delta water tunnel; CA drought official quits, blasting Newsom for ‘gut wrenching’ inaction; Water woes are biggest worry as drought drags on; Central Valley’s two major dam projects moving forward; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 28, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. The meeting will begin with a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/27: Audit: State Water Board lacks urgency in addressing failed water systems; The future of San Joaquin Valley farming could be ‘dryland farming’; Feds double water supply for Valley farms, cities; Fates of fish and flow of the Eel River still uncertain; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 27, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board Meeting from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include updates...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/26: Latest blow in Boswell-Vidovich water war could bring state control over region’s groundwater; Report cites ways to extend California’s urban water supplies; DWR to release draft environmental impact report for Delta tunnel this week; Folsom Lake’s water level is dropping quickly. Here’s why; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 26, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Farmland in Transition: The San Joaquin Valley from 11am to 12:15pm. As...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/25: How low CA’s reservoirs are; Why has agriculture been so slow to embrace the use of grey water?; Water recycling explained; The Colorado River drought is the first climate disaster the U.S. legally has to deal with; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 25, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: State Water Board’s Racial Equity Action Plan: Mecca/Zoom from 4:30pm to...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Drought drying up Mono Lake; DWR on Delta Conveyance: A fresh look yields a new project; Tire manufacturers support alternatives analysis for critical tire safety additive 6ppd; Why murdering overgrown swamp rats is the environmental success CA deserves; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 24, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Mono Lake was supposed to have been saved from going dry. Now,...
