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DWR: Lake Oroville update: Routine spillway inspections scheduled; Geotechnical investigation; Feather River floating classrooms; Current lake operations; and more …

September 21, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: Routine Spillway Inspections Scheduled Following another wet winter requiring flood control releases from Oroville...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Celebrating Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Week 2024

Delta Conservancy

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 21, 2024

From the Delta Conservancy: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Week, taking place this year from September 22 through 28, is a celebration...

PRESS RELEASE: Sites Reservoir project clears legal hurdle thanks to streamlining law

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Policy and regulation

September 20, 2024

From the Office of the Governor: The Sites Reservoir project just cleared another major hurdle after Governor Gavin Newsom had...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 9/15-9/20: Sites Reservoir permitting process hits a snag; Kings County judge rules against state Water Board in SGMA case; Tule groundwater basin put on probation, with two exceptions; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

September 20, 2024

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/20: CA already drier than a year ago as La Niña risk looms; Trump’s big vendetta against the tiny delta smelt; Ten years after SGMA, what’s next?; Tiny threat, big impact: Invasive snails thrive in Lake Tahoe; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 20, 2024

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SJV WATER: Ten years after the law known as SGMA changed California’s water world, what’s next?

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 20, 2024

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Monday marked the 10-year anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, (SGMA) which aims to...

GRIST: What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research

Grist

Water quality

September 20, 2024

By Joseph Winters, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Twenty years...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/19: AT&T agrees to settle case over abandoned lead cables beneath Lake Tahoe; Delta’s largest-ever tidal wetland restoration project completed; Is ‘weather whiplash’ our new normal?; Controversial landfill in wine country expected to close; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 19, 2024

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COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: AT&T agrees to settle case over abandoned lead cables beneath Lake Tahoe

Courthouse News Service

Water quality

September 19, 2024

The communications giant said it had agreed in 2021 to remove the cables, but paused that process to have further...

PRESS RELEASE: California Sportfishing Protection Alliance secures AT&T’s removal of toxic lead-containing phone cables from Lake Tahoe

CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance

Water quality

September 19, 2024

Press release from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance: Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California. September 18, 2024 – California Sportfishing Protection...

DWR NEWS: Levee breach marks completion of the Delta’s largest-ever tidal wetland restoration project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Ecosystems

September 19, 2024

Project Restores 3,400 acres of Habitat for Sensitive Fish Species While Also Reducing Flood Risk in the Central Valley From...

PRESS RELEASE: The Science Is In: Far More Water Can be Pumped Annually Than IWVGA Claims

Indian Wells Valley

Groundwater News

September 19, 2024

Press release from Indian Wells Valley Water District and Searles Valley Minerals The Indian Wells Valley Water District (District) and...

US FWS: Healthy habitat for hitch: Partnerships with tribe, state, others, critical to efforts

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Fish and wildlife

September 19, 2024

By John Heil, US Fish and Wildlife Service Recovering populations of Clear Lake hitch isn’t just a goal for the...

USDA ARS: How Thirsty Are Your Crops? Researchers use massive scales to study crop water use

US Department of Agriculture

Agriculture

September 19, 2024

From the USDA Agricultural Research Service People who grow plants know that potting flowers or putting vegetables in a raised...

NOTICE: Notification Level Recommendation for Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA) in Drinking Water

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 19, 2024

From the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA): The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is recommending that...