NOTICE: Invitation to Participate in SB 1157 Study Working Groups (Residential water use) Department of Water Resources (DWR) ANNOUNCEMENTS March 20, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) invites you to express interest in participating in...
CAL MATTERS: The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe: Famed alpine lake still murky after decades of efforts Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater quality March 19, 2025Reporting by Julie Cart, Data analysis by Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their...
EOS: Seismometers provide fuller picture of Los Angeles groundwater American Geophysical Union Groundwater News March 19, 2025A new method to evaluate deep aquifers shows even torrential rains haven’t fully replenished groundwater beneath Los Angeles. By Grace...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/19: March storms help Sierra snowpack inch closer to normal; Sites Reservoir allocated an additional $134 million in federal funding; Trump’s new EPA head for California, Southwest is Josh F.W. Cook; The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 19, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/18: Boat tours and ash scatterings help beleaguered salmon fleet stay afloat; Better accounting for CA’s water; CA wants to send more hazardous waste to local landfills; Push to close dam safety center spurs backlash; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 18, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DWR: DRIP Collaborative Second-Year Milestones: State-Led Drought Task Force Moves to Strengthen California’s Drought and Water Shortage Resilience Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management March 17, 2025From DWR: California’s increasingly severe droughts are not just a challenge for water managers — they fuel extreme wildfires, threaten...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: Rain and snow continues while reservoirs rise; Trump targets two CA national monuments for elimination; How to future-proof water systems in an era of extreme weather; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 17, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk; CA considers protecting wetlands from Trump order; Modernized procedures at Oroville Dam could improve flood safety, report finds; Lower basin states agree: The Trump administration needs to fix a key Colorado River dam; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 16, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
CAL MATTERS: A burning California landfill has made neighbors miserable for 3 years. Can lawmakers help? Cal Matters Water quality March 14, 2025A smoldering reaction under the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Southern California has made its neighbors’ lives miserable for almost three...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Puddles and ditches’: California considers protecting wetlands from Trump order Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 14, 2025President Trump — once again — will rein in the nation’s 53-year-old law protecting waterways. At stake are seasonal streams,...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 9-14: The long-awaited Delta tunnel strikes fear in locals; Study finds atmospheric rivers getting worse; New hope for saving winter-run salmon; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 14, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/14: Report: FIRO at Oroville and New Bullards Bar can increase region’s resilience to floods; Three SJV agencies may band together to tackle widespread sinking; How Trump is already adding to Colorado River water worries; EPA to review reach of Clean Water Act; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 14, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DWR: New report shows implementation of Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations at Lake Oroville and New Bullards Bar can increase region’s resilience to floods Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations March 14, 2025Benefits of the flexible water management strategy outlined in a new report By the Department of Water Resources: A new...
SJV WATER: Three troubled San Joaquin Valley subbasins may band together to tackle widespread sinking SJV Water Groundwater News March 14, 2025Water managers in the Tulare Lake, Tule and the Kaweah subbasins are discussing the possibility of creating a regional subsidence...
THE CONVERSATION: Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency − here’s why Maven Policy and regulation March 14, 2025By Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis In response to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency,”...
