Prepared exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani As we enter the last month of this water year, it looks...
Written by Robert Shibatani for Maven’s Notebook We’re now in what some call the summer’s anvil, the heart of the...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With depleted reservoirs and limited water supplies across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom last week expanded the drought emergency order to nine additional counties and signed an executive order calling on all Californians to voluntarily reduce...
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...
Prepared Exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani Summer is officially only 3 weeks away, but it looks like we are heading straight into another drought year. Warnings and reports of another drought are being echoed across agency, media, and...
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...
The monthly reservoir report is authored by hydrologist Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook. Continued warnings about California’s pending dry-year and potential extended drought are headlining the news. Rain has been sparse over the past month; less than half-an-inch at...
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...
Statewide, the snowpack’s SWE is 16.5 inches, or 59 percent of average for April 1st From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the fourth snow survey at the Phillips Station snow course....
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...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert “We need a Miracle March,” Kern County almond grower Don Davis says, expressing the concern of many farmers as California drops deeper into drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor said last week 85% of the state...