DAILY DIGEST, 6/18: Under new groundwater plans, report estimates 12,000 domestic wells could run dry; Algae in California Aqueduct causes water challenges in Dos Palos; Dan Walters on the end game for state budget; EPA won’t regulate perchlorate; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 18, 2020WEBINAR: WOTUS and Maui – Parallel Developments Impact the Clean Water Act and Source Water Protection Webinar from 10am to...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/17: Spring-run chinook return to San Joaquin River despite low water year; State Water Board sets definition for microplastics in drinking water; New report puts spotlight on drinking water policy advances and challenges; How to address groundwater planning gaps; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 17, 2020FREE WEBINAR: The California Fish Passage Advisory Committee (Cal FishPAC) is holding a webinar from 9am to 10:15 am. The...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/16: Groundwater accountability sparks clash of Central Valley ag titans; Budget includes funding for Salton Sea; 4 key data management milestones to ensure water sustainability; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 16, 2020ONLINE MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9:30am. Agenda items include an update on the Board’s actions...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/15: What’s the dam problem with deadbeat dams?; CA’s estuaries go virtual this summer; IID and farmer Michael Abatti square off over the Imperial Valley’s water; CA lawmakers take up budget in tense economic times; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 15, 2020WEBINAR: Engaging diverse communities around water, climate, and the environment from 11:45am to 1:15pm. This series of public webinars on...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA Legislature must pass balanced budget by Monday. Will they?; Draft study looks at San Diego’s conveyance options for Colorado River water; COVID-19 pandemic is unleashing a tidal wave of plastic waste; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 14, 2020CA Legislature must pass balanced budget by Monday. Will they?: “The State Senate Budget Committee met Friday to vote on...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/12: Unusually warm May contributes to expanding drought in the West; Climate change threatens U.S. mortgage market; Trump executive order: environmental streamlining or political quagmire?; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 12, 2020ONLINE MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 11:30am. Agenda items include: Discussion and potential action regarding the DISB’s...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/11: Could the answer to groundwater resources come from high in the sky?; Farmers to get more water, but not enough; The fish food story; Recent cyber attacks highlight emerging cyber risks in the water industry; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 11, 2020FREE WEBINAR: A Toolbox for Fish Passage Engineering from 9am to 10am. Presented by Cal Fish PAC. Click here to...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/10: Delta dispute casts shadow on water supplies; Water’s not the issue; Some water restored for Klamath Basin farmers; EPA’s chemical regulation authority at stake with fluoride case; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 10, 2020WEBINAR: To Be (a Point Source) or Not To Be (a Point Source): Implications of the County of Maui Supreme...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/9: Central Valley water districts take aim at each other’s groundwater plans; Reclamation announces Shasta non-critical water year; Snow in Tahoe, fire below: ‘Juneuary’ in NorCal; Billions to clean up contaminated water…who’s going to pay for that? ; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 9, 2020ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING: Franks Tract Futures from 3pm to 5pm. At this meeting, DFW will give a project update, present...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: Groundwater management and safe drinking water in the San Joaquin Valley; Building effective water data platforms; Plans released to drain Santa Clara County’s largest reservoir; Green stormwater infrastructure: Good jobs and healthy communities; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 8, 2020Public Webinar for Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. More information on the documents...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA communities battle for rights to water; As government scales back water quality protections, surfers pick up the slack; CA climate programs see bottom fall out of main funding source; UC: Pandemic has impacted Calif. food, ag, environment; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 7, 2020 The Great Divide: California communities battle for rights to water: “An ongoing struggle between two communities less than a...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/5: EcoRestore: 5 years, thousands of acres of restored habitat; Water Board seeks to fund 26 new personnel through increased fees; Most Trump enviro rollbacks will take years to be reversed; San Diego CWA approves detachment conditions resolution; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 5, 2020NOTE: STARTS TODAY: Water Protection Speakers Series To Focus on Native People Fighting For California’s Rivers and Food Systems EcoRestore:...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/4: State, feds in talks over water; In a dry year, Valley water sales get an extra dose of scrutiny; State Water Board gives Reclamation an ‘F’ grade for refusing to save salmon; Below the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: More garbage; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 4, 2020WEBINAR: Principles of Riverscape Health & Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration from 9am to 10am. In this webinar we will immerse you...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/3: Improving atmospheric forecasts with machine learning; Where the worst wildfire activity is expected this summer; Sea otters used to live in the bay — should we bring them back?; Construction to begin soon on Schafer Dam; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 3, 2020FREE WEBINAR: Water and food security in the face of COVID-19: Finding robust solutions: This webinar will explore the implications...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: Dam safety; Tule Red Restoration Project; Restoring post-fire pine forests in the West; E.P.A. limits states’ power to use the Clean Water Act to oppose energy projects; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 2, 2020Tribal Regional Water Management, Part 3 from 9am to 12pm. This meeting will discuss funding and technical assistance opportunities for...
