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April 30, 2024

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada’s senators joined federal lawmakers from six other western states Monday to demand additional funding...

NASA: Meat of the matter: Colorado River over-consumed

NASA/JPL

Colorado River

April 30, 2024

By Laura E.P. Rocchio The Colorado River has an accounting problem. More water is taken from the river than it...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/30: Water managers advise multipronged approach in face of climate change; 2023 snow deluge was a freak event, study says; As California cracks down on groundwater, what will happen to fallowed farmland?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 30, 2024

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COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water managers advise multipronged approach in face of climate change

Courthouse News Service

Planning and management

April 30, 2024

A region as massive and diverse as the Golden State requires many hands and smart planning to manage its water...

DAN WALTERS: As California cracks down on groundwater, what will happen to fallowed farmland?

Cal Matters

Agriculture

April 30, 2024

California water regulators are cracking down on the overuse of groundwater by farmers. Enforcement could prompt them to idle thousands...

PRESS RELEASE: Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group and California Sportfishing Protection Alliance announce Lake Tahoe lawsuit victory

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water quality

April 30, 2024

California’s Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board Permit Vacated The Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group and the California Sportfishing Protection...

NOW AVAILABLE: Final Fish & Aquatic Effects Analysis Independent Peer Review for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta science Water project operations

April 30, 2024

From the Delta Science Program: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Delta Science Program has completed...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/29: Apple helping restore Sacramento Valley floodplains; Feds say he masterminded an epic CA water heist; When extreme drought becomes commonplace; New EPA rules on ‘forever’ chemicals in tap water pose $1.8 billion challenge for OC; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 29, 2024

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EOS: When extreme drought becomes commonplace

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

April 29, 2024

As drought becomes a more regular occurrence, a new study looks at the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation’s preeminent drought...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: La Niña expected to return. What does that mean for CA?; 10 visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water supply; Water contractors disappointed, frustrated by small increases in allocations; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 28, 2024

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WATER DESK: Ten visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water supply

The Water Desk

Climate change

April 27, 2024

By Mitch Tobin, the Water Desk A recent federal synthesis of climate change research paints a grim portrait of snow’s...

SJV WATER: Water contractors disappointed, frustrated by small increases in allocations

SJV Water

Current Conditions

April 27, 2024

By SJV Water Increased water allocations from systems that move water from northern to southern California were met with disappointment...

NASA JPL: NASA-Led Study Provides New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers

NASA/JPL

Planning and management

April 27, 2024

By NASA JPL The novel approach to estimating river water storage and discharge also identifies regions marked by ‘fingerprints’ of...

NOW AVAILABLE: Draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan

State Water Board

Planning and management

April 27, 2024

The Bureau of Reclamation has submitted the draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan to the State Water Board pursuant to Board...

NEW RESOURCES: Water Right and Reporting Requirement Fact Sheets Available from the Water Board

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 27, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board: New fact sheets describing general information about California water rights and reporting requirements...