Written by hydrologist Robert Shibatani Summer is here and while temperatures across much of the State have returned to “normal”...
Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water this year and which remain in good shape. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters In Los Angeles, people have been hearing about...
Prepared Exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani Summer is officially only 3 weeks away, but it looks like we...
Agriculture and M&I water users allocation reduced; 5% allocation for CVP agricultural water service contractors both north-of-Delta and south-of-Delta confirmed...
Hold placed on North-of-Delta Agriculture Service Contractors due to worsening drought conditions Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an update to the initial Central Valley Project 2021 water supply allocation for agricultural water service contractors north-of-Delta. Allocation amounts are based...
The monthly reservoir report is authored by hydrologist Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook. Continued warnings about California’s pending dry-year...
By Dave Kranz, Ag Alert The first half of the 2021 water year neared its end with the declaration of...
The monthly reservoir report is written by hydrologist Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook. California’s March (“water”) Madness didn’t pan out as we had hoped, but the water supply status is also not as dire as many would like us...
Statewide, the snowpack’s SWE is 16.5 inches, or 59 percent of average for April 1st From the Department of Water...
State Water Project allocation drops to 5%; CVP South of Delta 5% not available for delivery until further notice. DWR...
By Danny Merkley, California Farm Bureau Federation Each March, those of us involved in water policy commemorate National Groundwater Awareness Week. Because groundwater represents such a precious resource to California farmers and ranchers, Farm Bureau works to promote groundwater awareness...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert “We need a Miracle March,” Kern County almond grower Don Davis says, expressing the concern...
Statewide snowpack SWE 61 percent of the March 2 average From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of...
Prepared Exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani The much-anticipated storms of February have come and gone. Despite early optimism, the storms were modest at best, providing only temporary hydrologic relief. Precipitation and accumulated reservoir inflows-to-date as well as current...